At 11:00 PM 9/5/96 +1000, you wrote:

It's really funny when they say "Are you on the east/west coast?"

to me.

I say, "Yep, on the east coast. Though more south-east." They don't

seem

to understand that there is more than one east/west coast in the world.
When I eventually tell them what the time here is, they stop and

blink at

me as if I said the sky was pink or something. It's not like

America's the

center of the world or anything... :p

That's because to most merkens, the world is bounded by Canada, Mexico, 

'Merkins... From 'Merka.

Whatever...

Got to spell it right!

the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. As far as most are concerned, 
there's nothing out beyond Hawaii. Blame their media and education for 
being so insular.

And their government ... and the cheap rip off of the Loch Ness monster
on the worst X-Files episode ever ... And all the 'Merkin patriots ...
And all the natural disasters in that country ... And all the violence
and crime ... And Hollywood ... And ID4 ... (yay! the only part in the
movie where people clapped was when they showed a whole 5 seconds of 
Sydney!) ... And whatever other stupid thing I can think up to blame...

Really sticking it to them tonight, aren't we? ;}

I'm just in a good mood tonight. ^_~

Personally, I cheered when the White House got blown into ity-bity 
toothpick sized pieces. It was *very* satisfying@ ;}

They didn't show it for long enough ... *pout* But we did all laugh
at the country bumpkins being patriotic ... and we thought it was
funny when that drunkard 'Merkin pilot killed himself.

Sheesh ... the people who made that movie ... why didn't they hire
writers?!?!? They paid the SFX people what they should have paid
the writers! That plot SUCKED!

Kun-chan...

Actually the SFX were done about four months before the movie was released.
I guess this is why there is only one type one jet fighter in the movie.

--Paul the Hentai Knight--