Ask an American

[RFormica]

Ever wonder if the streets of New York really run with gold, and cooked geese fall from the sky? (SPOILER ALERT: THEY DON'T! New York is actually pretty gross.)

Ever wonder if Sonic is actually as good as it looks? (SPOILER ALERT: IT ISN'T! It's a gas station with gas-station quality food.)

Ever wonder what rednecks' lives are actually like? (OK, you can ask me that one... )

Ask an American!***


***No political questions, I don't want to start an argument.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

By "cooked geese" are you referring to the Canada Geese that were slaughtered in Washington D.C. "to manage the wetlands"?

If not, could you explain what that refers to?

 

[Borachio]

Hmm. Ask an American, eh?

How many guns do you possess?

And exactly how fat are you?

I think those two questions should just about cover it for now.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Ever shot someone ?
Ever been shot ?

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Ever shot someone ?
Ever been shot ?

 

[RFormica]

If not, could you explain what that refers to?

Well, a misconception in the late 1800s was that cooked geese with forks in them would fall out of the sky in NYC, that was how luxurious it was]

Ever shot someone ?
Ever been shot ?

No

How many guns do you possess?

0

And exactly how fat are you?

Well, that depends on what time of day it is

I could probably put on some good pounds after dinner

 

[Timsup2nothin]

By "cooked geese" are you referring to the Canada Geese that were slaughtered in Washington D.C. "to manage the wetlands"?

If not, could you explain what that refers to?

It refers to a ridiculous tale that New York, with all the 24/7 activity, pumps out so much heat that birds flying over get cooked in flight.

 

[Synobun]

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