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Subscribe to commentsPookieBadMuffinSep 22nd 2009 3:10PM
Racism. Right. I'm sure. Do you have any idea what that word evens means?
I'll try to remember this the next time I imitate my friend's British accent. We all know how sensitive they are. They just become enraged when you talk with a "British-y" accent. The Aussies, too. Just furious. Shrimp. Barbie. Mate. All that. Brutal. Then you make with the Fosters beer and surfboard talk and they want to beat the tar out of you. Can I say tar? Hmmm.
I wonder if Jennifer Lee knows when a French person is talking on the phone vs. someone pretending to be French? What about a southerner from Atlanta or someone from New York City just pretending to be one?
Good grief.
ericSep 22nd 2009 6:54PM
YOU LIE... crap I'm a racist.
First off, everyone in this world needs to lighten the *&!^% up. I am Asian American and find this stuff hilarious. Don't tell me that just by reading this stuff that we are insulting an entire nation. This is not cross burning and hangings, this is not internment camps. this is light hearted humor. The creator has the freedom of speech while the user has the freedom to ignore the apps they don't like.