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What, you mean Georgia and

Atheist — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:29:07 +0000

In reply to There seem to be plenty of

What, you mean Georgia and Florida don't border Texas?

There seem to be plenty of

EmmaZahn — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:24:22 +0000

In reply to I could be showing my biases,

There seem to be plenty of them on I-75 and 41 in south Georgia and north Florida. So, yeah, your biases are showing.

I could be showing my biases,

Atheist — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:20:37 +0000

In reply to Not an opossum but almost as

I could be showing my biases, but I'm pretty sure that armadillos only merit the "almost as common [as possums]" label in Texas and (possibly) neighboring states.

Not an opossum but almost as

EmmaZahn — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:16:13 +0000

In reply to Freedom in America: as plain as the nose on your face

Not an opossum but almost as common as road kill, the poor armadillo gets no respect:

Switzerland has a very

David Seaton — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:32:50 +0000

In reply to You see it in Switzerland

Switzerland has a very special tradition of every adult male belonging to the Army and keeping their gear at home. Aside from that they are the most un-paranoiac, buttoned-downed people in the world. They could drive around in battle tanks and it wouldn't make any difference. They are a perfect example of a small, homogeneous collective with very strong cultural traditions ( a bit like the Japanese) where how to behave is practically engraved in the DNA. My idea is that the USA is precisely not that.

You see it in Switzerland

Obey — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:58:06 +0000

In reply to For which the Cubans and the

You see it in Switzerland quite frequently, David. Gun shops, shooting practice, guys walking around the supermarket with their assault rifle, it's part of the national tradition here. That isn't to say that they don't get their occasional crazed rampaging gunman shooting politicians. But they don't seem as worked up about it.

Oh damn ... hit post without

Lazy KGB — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:53:20 +0000

In reply to I'm more curious if those

Oh damn ... hit post without spelling review or links (and you can't edit in lazy mode, turns out).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/29/suspected-car-bomb-explodes-...

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/30/spain.car.bomb.second/ind...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings

I'm more curious if those

Lazy KGB — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:47:57 +0000

In reply to Now tell me No animals were

I'm more curious if those plucky Spaniards really think their gun control laws are keeping them safe in modern times.

Screw you, David, and the

CVille Dem — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:52:11 +0000

In reply to I confess that I changed the

Screw you, David, and the Wallaby you rode in on.

You're just jealous because you don't get the point, so you feel left out. Gee, I even typed this without having to move my lips at all.

Here ya go:

You know what saved him? Respect for the common good. Oh, well. The picture didn't work.

Actually, French gun laws

Atheist — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:07:05 +0000

In reply to Now tell me No animals were

Actually, French gun laws don't seem that different from US gun laws, although they stand on different footing. That said, laws notwithstanding, the French don't seem to have the same relationship with guns that we do.