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• blaw0

  There's no laugh-track or cartoon dad getting into zany adventures in "The Office"! Of course it's not going to do well in the States.
  fate_redux
  (Jun 7 05, 06:44)
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  ha!
  that reminded me of this:

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  What conclusion do you think an alien culture would draw about American culture based only on what they saw in television commercials?
  —Bob H., Springtown, Tex.

  They would think we are smelly and sick, our homes are luxurious and dirty, our cars are new and clean, our household appliances talk back to us, our women are wise, our men are bunglers, our kids are always adorable and our pets are smarter than we are.
  ~marilyn vos savant, april 17, 2005

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