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how did you become aware of obama?

Behaved
19-02-2009, 15:33
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.
Neo Art
19-02-2009, 15:34
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.

I....watch the fucking news?
Barringtonia
19-02-2009, 15:34
2004 Democrat convention, I think.
DrunkenDove
19-02-2009, 15:36
Daily show. Like pretty much everything else I know about politics.
Hotwife
19-02-2009, 15:36
2004 Democrat convention, I think.

Boring.
Free Soviets
19-02-2009, 15:36
i just assume things and attribute them to him, myself. he's my own make-believe politician.
Khadgar
19-02-2009, 15:36
I....watch the fucking news?

Going to have to go with Neo's answer.
Megaloria
19-02-2009, 15:38
Going to have to go with Neo's answer.

Agreed.
Ifreann
19-02-2009, 15:39
I don't watch the news. Well, ok, I do, but not that much. NSG keeps me up to date, I learned about the Dark Lord Sauron here.
Barringtonia
19-02-2009, 15:40
Boring.

:), fair enough, I did laugh,
Vault 10
19-02-2009, 15:42
Which one do you mean, Obama bin Laden or Barack Hussein Osama?
Megaloria
19-02-2009, 15:53
Which one do you mean, Obama bin Laden or Barack Hussein Osama?

Careful with that joke, it's an antique.
Pirated Corsairs
19-02-2009, 15:56
Another person here who watches/reads the news here. First heard about him in 2004.
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:04
2004 Democrat convention, I think.
i read in a book about him he gave the keynote speech there. i was in 10th grade then and did not watch the news much.
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:06
Which one do you mean, Obama bin Laden or Barack Hussein Osama?
BHO, president obama, POTUS, you know.
Ifreann
19-02-2009, 16:12
Careful with that joke, it's an antique.

Family Guy called, they want their line back.
Neo Art
19-02-2009, 16:17
Family Guy called, they want their line back.

The 90s called, it wants its catch phrase back.
Free Soviets
19-02-2009, 16:19
The 90s called, it wants its catch phrase back.

the 80s called. they said they miss you and wonder why you never call anymore.
Megaloria
19-02-2009, 16:20
the 80s called. they said they miss you and wonder why you never call anymore.

This is why I screen my calls.
South Lorenya
19-02-2009, 16:24
I said, "Let there be Obama!" And theer was Obama, and I saw him, and I said he was good. :p
Ifreann
19-02-2009, 16:28
The 90s called, it wants its catch phrase back.

Pfft, what's the 90s going to do, send some repo men with new and improved powers to enter my property and....
*sound of windows smashing*
*muffled voices and unintelligible yelling*
*gunshot*
Dumb Ideologies
19-02-2009, 16:29
In my US politics class in mid 2007 I first heard about him in detail, as we had a discussion about the merits and demerits of each individual candidate. Our conclusion was, amusingly enough, that the two main parties' candidates would almost certainly be Clinton and Giuliani :p
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 16:38
2007, yahoo news front page, "US politician complains after being announced on CNN as Osama", or something along the lines of that.
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:40
In my US politics class in mid 2007 I first heard about him in detail, as we had a discussion about the merits and demerits of each individual candidate. Our conclusion was, amusingly enough, that the two main parties' candidates would almost certainly be Clinton and Giuliani :p
i thought hillary would win for a while, until obama finally was keeping a slight lead. she was so close, closer than any other woman. bill clinton was good. as in good president, cause of the peace and prosperity
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:41
2007, yahoo news front page, "US politician complains after being announced on CNN as Osama", or something along the lines of that.
osama, obama. that rhymes
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 16:42
osama, obama. that rhymes

I hadn't noticed...
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 16:43
cause of the peace

You mean like the peace he dropped on Kosovo?
Hotwife
19-02-2009, 16:44
You mean like the peace he dropped on Kosovo?

Yes, without getting UN permission in advance.
Dumb Ideologies
19-02-2009, 16:45
osama, obama. that rhymes

:eek: Holy crap! Their names are almost the same! Why on Earth has no-one raised the question of whether Obama is a Muslim or a terrorist? :p
Dalmatia Cisalpina
19-02-2009, 16:49
2004 Democrat convention? When he was elected to the Senate? One of the two, and I definitely remember reading the Newsweek coverage.
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:49
You mean like the peace he dropped on Kosovo?
that was an abberation. it was mostly peaceful.
Pirated Corsairs
19-02-2009, 16:50
:eek: Holy crap! Their names are almost the same! Why on Earth has no-one raised the question of whether Obama is a Muslim or a terrorist? :p

That would be dirty campaigning and beneath the high standards of the Republican Party.
Neo Art
19-02-2009, 16:50
2004 Democrat convention? When he was elected to the Senate? One of the two, and I definitely remember reading the Newsweek coverage.

Most likely the 2004 convention.
Yootopia
19-02-2009, 16:54
My daily cast of Clairvoyance.
Ifreann
19-02-2009, 16:54
:eek: Holy crap! Their names are almost the same! Why on Earth has no-one raised the question of whether Obama is a Muslim or a terrorist? :p

Several have, but they've been quietly......taken care of.
Behaved
19-02-2009, 16:56
:eek: Holy crap! Their names are almost the same! Why on Earth has no-one raised the question of whether Obama is a Muslim or a terrorist? :p
actually, he has been called muslim. his dad was originally muslim. in indonesia, (he lived there a few years with his mama and stepdad) he went to muslim and catholic schools. obama rhymes with llama, drama, tama, lama and mama as well. i saw in a magazine interview with obama, a little kid (3 year old boy) went around saying "barack obama" and obama said "i do think obama sounds like mama" or something. we could call his wife mama obama, cause of malia and sasha.
Muravyets
19-02-2009, 16:57
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.
I became aware of Obama when I saw him on the television. He was campaigning for the Democratic candidacy at the time.
Trans Fatty Acids
19-02-2009, 17:25
I was at a party -- New Year's Eve 2000 or early 2001 -- and was talking to a friend of a friend who had worked on his campaign. She was still wearing a button and I asked her about it.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
19-02-2009, 17:26
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.

You are either very sheltered or very odd. Don't you, like, watch the news or read the newspaper?:confused:
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 18:47
You are either very sheltered or very odd. Don't you, like, watch the news or read the newspaper?:confused:

Knowing what I know about her, I'd have to go for the second one.
JuNii
19-02-2009, 18:53
back in 2006. when it was rumored that people wanted him to run for President.
Golugan
19-02-2009, 18:57
Back when he was elected Illinois Senator, because my family's originally from Illinois and my mom takes pride in being the Republican stereotype of liberals. I agree with Democrats more often than Republicans, but after a while the gushing gets really annoying.
Smunkeeville
19-02-2009, 19:01
I read his book in like 2000 for a book club. I didn't really make the connection between that and him until 2004.....and I was like "oh, that guy!"
Nanatsu no Tsuki
19-02-2009, 19:04
Knowing what I know about her, I'd have to go for the second one.

Odd or just not paying attention to the media?
The South Islands
19-02-2009, 19:05
I woke up and my pajamas were wet. MY parents sat me down and said "TSI, your body is changing. You're growing up. That sticky wet stuff, that's called Obama. You use that to get women pregnant and ruin your life."

My parents always explained things so bluntly.
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 19:10
Odd or just not paying attention to the media?

Odd.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
19-02-2009, 19:11
Odd.

Yeah, I think so too.
New Mitanni
19-02-2009, 19:12
When he ran for Senate in 2004 and managed to win using utterly reprehensible tactics, particularly publicizing Ryan's divorce proceedings.

Not surprisingly, the underhandedness and bad faith exhibited in 2004 have been life-long characteristics of he who has now become the Dark Lord.
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 19:13
I woke up and my pajamas were wet. MY parents sat me down and said "TSI, your body is changing. You're growing up. That sticky wet stuff, that's called Obama. You use that to get women pregnant and ruin your life."

My parents always explained things so bluntly.

TSI! Where've you been for ages?
Wilgrove
19-02-2009, 19:17
I....watch the fucking news?

^^This

2004 Democrat convention, I think.

and ^^This
VirginiaCooper
19-02-2009, 19:41
Late in 2008, (November, I think it was) I got this letter asking me to vote for the next Riverdance King. Obama sounded more Irish than McCain, so I circled that one and mailed it back.
Cannot think of a name
19-02-2009, 19:44
Prior to the Democratic convention a friend had an Obama banner on his blog and I was all, "Who's this cat? Well, doesn't matter...with that unfortunate name there's only so far he can get." But that dude had a knack for finding interesting people so I kept an eye out for him. Then he gave the speech at the convention and I started to get it.
Tmutarakhan
19-02-2009, 19:59
Which one do you mean, Obama bin Laden or Barack Hussein Osama?Obama lin Biden.
Johnny B Goode
19-02-2009, 20:16
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.

Time magazine article, early '07. It was speculating whether or not he would/could run for president.
Rambhutan
19-02-2009, 20:16
A telepathic stoat keeps me informed on the situation in the colonies.
Tmutarakhan
19-02-2009, 20:26
You are either very sheltered or very odd.
And I wonder: does anyone know if Behaved is a he or a she?
Dumb Ideologies
19-02-2009, 20:27
Let me tell you the story of how I really first met Obama

It was a family holiday in Australia. Anxious to ensure our vacation experience was befitting of our social status, we hired a boat and sailed off into the seas to enjoy the spectacular weather.

Suddenly, an unforecast storm blew up from the West, sending us careering into some inconveniently placed rocks. In the howling wind and driving rain, I desperately fought to keep the ship afloat. Yet my efforts, while thoroughly heroic, ultimately proved futile.

The boat went down, and my family and I were flung into the sea. Hungry sharks circled us, and we knew the end was nigh. I said my heartfelt goodbyes to my children and hoped our demise would be relatively painless, a vain hope no doubt, since sharks aren't known for their gentleness, as the wildlife shows inform us.

Though I've never been religious, in desperation I prayed to the Lord to send someone to help. Just then, I was blinded by a light so bright I had to close my eyes. When I reopened them a few seconds later, I saw a black man in a suit on the horizon walking across the water towards me. We truly thought we were hallucinating, I mean, a black guy in a suit? I looked around me, and suddenly saw that everything around us had stopped moving. The sharks were frozen still. The only movement was the confident stride of this man in our direction.

"Who are you?", I asked, bewildered and wondering if I what I was seeing was but the last halluccination of a dying mind.

"I am the hopebringer', he replied. Breaking into a winning smile, he told me that he toured the world rescuing American citizens in dangerous situations. He informed us that we could be transported right back to our hotel in the Obamacopter and the entire foolish trip would be wiped from our memories, except for a dim echo of gratitude that would compel us to vote for him when he stood for President.

"But we're British", I replied. "We can't vote for you".

"What?", he exclaimed angrily, "why didn't you say? This entire trip has been a massive waste of time"

"You'll still save us, right?", I asked hopefully.

"I'm sorry, love", Obama replied "but I've got an election to win, and I've got to put the citizens of America first."

Once more, I had to close my eyes as I was blinded by a great white light. I opened my eyes, and he was gone. Luckily, a small boat manned by a couple of Chinese tourists soon passed by. We stole their belongings, threw them overboard, and eventually reached safety, after much talented sailing by my fine self in the most challenging conditions.

Despite my intense commitment to the Republican campaign to stop the man who crossed me and my family being elected, including my inspired "he's a terrorist" propaganda campaign, the brainwashing was too strong, and the Dark Lord swept into power.

All I ask of you, citizens of the United States of America, is to look deep into your President's eyes and see his malevolent soul, his abuse of his holy powers for political ends. He isn't who you think he is.
King Arthur the Great
19-02-2009, 20:29
I, like America as a whole, became aware of Obama in a spontaneous moment of a desire for change. I wished for something different from W, and suddenly I was a facebook friend and supporter of Obama.
Trostia
19-02-2009, 20:41
He first appeared in a dream, or should I say a dream-like state of mind, in which he first appeared as a gleaming white figure. Then I realized those were his teeth. Eventually that's how he always appeared - gleaming white teeth, sheathed in flame. Teeth which could gnaw through anything, easily piercing through my soul itself. And yet I can never look away.
No Names Left Damn It
19-02-2009, 20:43
And I wonder: does anyone know if Behaved is a he or a she?

She's a she. And made a thread about it.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
19-02-2009, 20:44
And I wonder: does anyone know if Behaved is a he or a she?

Behaved is a she. She has remarked it enough times through the forum for me to remember. Oh, and she likes cats, that's why her AV is a cat. And she doesn't know what LOLCats is.
Lunatic Goofballs
19-02-2009, 20:47
Here on NationStates. Around 2006, the name Barack Obama came up here and people even then were saying that he could be a future President. I'm not sure anybody even then thought it would be in 2008. But apparently he was as skilled a politician as he seemed to be.
Trostia
19-02-2009, 20:55
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk173/clomata/darklord.jpg
the teeth of the dark lord
Tmutarakhan
20-02-2009, 05:00
She's a she. And made a thread about it.
Really? I hadn't heard :p
Gauntleted Fist
20-02-2009, 05:03
Something about two of my history teachers talking about Senate voting records. Don't remember when, but it was at least two years ago.
Saint Clair Island
20-02-2009, 05:08
That would be dirty campaigning and beneath the high standards of the Republican Party.

Maybe I'm just easily amused tonight, but this made me laugh.

As for Obama.... who? I've never heard of this "Obama" before.
Skallvia
20-02-2009, 05:21
I....watch the fucking news?

Daily show. Like pretty much everything else I know about politics.

A little of Both of These...^^^
Heinleinites
20-02-2009, 06:47
I didn't really notice him at first, because it's not unusual where I live to be approached by black men asking for change. But then he got on television, and started a cult or something and now he's president, apparently.
Alexandrian Ptolemais
20-02-2009, 08:24
I found out about obama in a study hall in the second part of my senior year of high school, which was early 2007. the teacher just suddenly said "Obama! young talented good-looking!" then he said something like what's his race? black? I did not learn more about obama until later. there has been much about obama here, so just wondering how everyone knows about him.

I first heard of him back in 2004 with the Democratic Primary speech that he made. I recall that everyone on this one board I belonged to at the time thought that he might be a shot in 2012 or 2016; the fact that he came up so quickly surprised me.

But then he got on television, and started a cult or something and now he's president, apparently.

Because the television fell for his cult.
Chernobyl-Pripyat
21-02-2009, 00:05
innernets.
Behaved
21-02-2009, 15:41
You are either very sheltered or very odd. Don't you, like, watch the news or read the newspaper?:confused:
i read the newspaper some. i live in new york state. remember i'm young. i'll be 20 in november of this year. i didn't pay much attention to media (TV news and newspaper) until i was in high school and even then it was later in high school. some may think i'm odd. i've been called unique, crazy, weird. from 2007 on, i noticed obama's name on tv and in the paper
Behaved
21-02-2009, 15:45
And I wonder: does anyone know if Behaved is a he or a she?
she. guys don't have kitten in a sweater avatars. what more do i need?
Behaved
21-02-2009, 15:49
Let me tell you the story of how I really first met Obama

It was a family holiday in Australia. Anxious to ensure our vacation experience was befitting of our social status, we hired a boat and sailed off into the seas to enjoy the spectacular weather.

Suddenly, an unforecast storm blew up from the West, sending us careering into some inconveniently placed rocks. In the howling wind and driving rain, I desperately fought to keep the ship afloat. Yet my efforts, while thoroughly heroic, ultimately proved futile.

The boat went down, and my family and I were flung into the sea. Hungry sharks circled us, and we knew the end was nigh. I said my heartfelt goodbyes to my children and hoped our demise would be relatively painless, a vain hope no doubt, since sharks aren't known for their gentleness, as the wildlife shows inform us.

Though I've never been religious, in desperation I prayed to the Lord to send someone to help. Just then, I was blinded by a light so bright I had to close my eyes. When I reopened them a few seconds later, I saw a black man in a suit on the horizon walking across the water towards me. We truly thought we were hallucinating, I mean, a black guy in a suit? I looked around me, and suddenly saw that everything around us had stopped moving. The sharks were frozen still. The only movement was the confident stride of this man in our direction.

"Who are you?", I asked, bewildered and wondering if I what I was seeing was but the last halluccination of a dying mind.

"I am the hopebringer', he replied. Breaking into a winning smile, he told me that he toured the world rescuing American citizens in dangerous situations. He informed us that we could be transported right back to our hotel in the Obamacopter and the entire foolish trip would be wiped from our memories, except for a dim echo of gratitude that would compel us to vote for him when he stood for President.

"But we're British", I replied. "We can't vote for you".

"What?", he exclaimed angrily, "why didn't you say? This entire trip has been a massive waste of time"

"You'll still save us, right?", I asked hopefully.

"I'm sorry, love", Obama replied "but I've got an election to win, and I've got to put the citizens of America first."

Once more, I had to close my eyes as I was blinded by a great white light. I opened my eyes, and he was gone. Luckily, a small boat manned by a couple of Chinese tourists soon passed by. We stole their belongings, threw them overboard, and eventually reached safety, after much talented sailing by my fine self in the most challenging conditions.

Despite my intense commitment to the Republican campaign to stop the man who crossed me and my family being elected, including my inspired "he's a terrorist" propaganda campaign, the brainwashing was too strong, and the Dark Lord swept into power.

All I ask of you, citizens of the United States of America, is to look deep into your President's eyes and see his malevolent soul, his abuse of his holy powers for political ends. He isn't who you think he is.
cool story. you oughta submit it to a literary magazine.
No Names Left Damn It
21-02-2009, 15:51
cool story. you oughta submit it to a literary magazine.

They'll probably steal it. Like Obama stole my children.
Behaved
21-02-2009, 16:01
oh, and by the way that teacher is a social studies teacher.
Ashmoria
21-02-2009, 16:21
I, like America as a whole, became aware of Obama in a spontaneous moment of a desire for change. I wished for something different from W, and suddenly I was a facebook friend and supporter of Obama.
me too.

the really odd thing being that i was not then nor am i now a member of facebook.
Behaved
21-02-2009, 16:35
me too.

the really odd thing being that i was not then nor am i now a member of facebook.
i don't have facebook. i play online,i do quizzes online, i do web searches, email, im, voyforums and this.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
21-02-2009, 16:40
I first became aware of Obama about 14 years ago. I'd been hearing noises in the bushes near my house for months (at this point I was still in High School). Then one night, I looked out my window and caught a glimpse of something rushing across the backyard. He ran on two legs, like a man, but his stride was all wrong; he took huge, circular steps like when a cartoon characters starts running as fast as possible.
That's all I managed to see before he vanished behind the tree line. As I would later discover, Obama can move at speeds in excess of 70 mph (31 m/s) when startled.
After that night, I had several other Obama sightings. Sometimes he would be digging through the garbage in search of old copies of Newsweek or the New York Times, which he would then read, delicately fold, and place in the recycling bin.
Other times, I'd see him scampering along rooftops installing solar paneling and rain water collectors. It was while secretly watching him do this that I discovered Obama's most peculiar power: his ears are capable of enlarging several times, allowing him to glide short distances (15 meters or so) through the air, provided he has a running start.
After almost a year, I finally managed to confront Obama. He said, "I am sorry, but now that you know I exist, I can no longer remain here for there can be no faith where there is proof."
"But," I said, "Think of all the good you've done! This town needs you, I'm sorry-"
"There is no use in arguing. It is as it must be." And with that, and a twinkle of his eye, Obama disappeared. Within four months the entire town was overrun by biker gangs and my family had to move away to escape.
Behaved
21-02-2009, 17:04
I first became aware of Obama about 14 years ago. I'd been hearing noises in the bushes near my house for months (at this point I was still in High School). Then one night, I looked out my window and caught a glimpse of something rushing across the backyard. He ran on two legs, like a man, but his stride was all wrong; he took huge, circular steps like when a cartoon characters starts running as fast as possible.
That's all I managed to see before he vanished behind the tree line. As I would later discover, Obama can move at speeds in excess of 70 mph (31 m/s) when startled.
After that night, I had several other Obama sightings. Sometimes he would be digging through the garbage in search of old copies of Newsweek or the New York Times, which he would then read, delicately fold, and place in the recycling bin.
Other times, I'd see him scampering along rooftops installing solar paneling and rain water collectors. It was while secretly watching him do this that I discovered Obama's most peculiar power: his ears are capable of enlarging several times, allowing him to glide short distances (15 meters or so) through the air, provided he has a running start.
After almost a year, I finally managed to confront Obama. He said, "I am sorry, but now that you know I exist, I can no longer remain here for there can be no faith where there is proof."
"But," I said, "Think of all the good you've done! This town needs you, I'm sorry-"
"There is no use in arguing. It is as it must be." And with that, and a twinkle of his eye, Obama disappeared. Within four months the entire town was overrun by biker gangs and my family had to move away to escape.
where do you live? great story
Ashmoria
21-02-2009, 17:07
i don't have facebook. i play online,i do quizzes online, i do web searches, email, im, voyforums and this.
then it is also quite odd that you are a friend of obama on facebook.

its a confluence of the amazing powers of facebook and obamania.
New Stalinberg
21-02-2009, 17:24
He was on Conan when Conan was in Chicago.

I sure do miss funny Conan...
Nanatsu no Tsuki
21-02-2009, 20:01
i read the newspaper some. i live in new york state. remember i'm young. i'll be 20 in november of this year. i didn't pay much attention to media (TV news and newspaper) until i was in high school and even then it was later in high school. some may think i'm odd. i've been called unique, crazy, weird. from 2007 on, i noticed obama's name on tv and in the paper

I am going to fly to NY and adopt you!!! You're like a cute kitten!!!:fluffle:
Rambhutan
21-02-2009, 20:03
He was on Conan when Conan was in Chicago.

I sure do miss funny Conan...

Move to California then, I understand they made him Governor.
Behaved
22-02-2009, 22:24
then it is also quite odd that you are a friend of obama on facebook.

its a confluence of the amazing powers of facebook and obamania.
king arthur the great is the facebook friend of obama. i am nobody's facebook friend.
Behaved
22-02-2009, 22:31
why do people tell crazy obama stories? dumb ideologies and H N Fiddlebottoms VIII have told the wildest tales.
Ashmoria
22-02-2009, 22:43
king arthur the great is the facebook friend of obama. i am nobody's facebook friend.
how would you know, youre not on facebook
Behaved
22-02-2009, 22:54
how can someone not on facebook be anyone's facebook friend?
Ashmoria
22-02-2009, 23:29
behold the power of obamania+facebook!
Knights of Liberty
23-02-2009, 00:18
Him being a state senator in my state had a lot to do with it.
Neesika
23-02-2009, 00:24
Family Guy called, they want their line back.

The 90s called, it wants its catch phrase back.

the 80s called. they said they miss you and wonder why you never call anymore.

I enjoyed.

Now all of you, make out.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
23-02-2009, 00:47
why do people tell crazy obama stories? dumb ideologies and H N Fiddlebottoms VIII have told the wildest tales.
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.
Cameroi
23-02-2009, 09:06
the first mention i'd ever heard of him, was sometime back before the 2004 election, when Travis T Hip mentioned the name, and suggested him as an actual real and rather intriguing possibility as a candidate for president. it wasn't until several years later that i even had the slightest idea of anything about him. his appearance or any of it.

then when he started actually running for the nomination, it was like how i remembered about John F Kennedy back when i was first entering highschool and too young to personally vote. except of course now that i could.

i'm glad we ended up with him instead of the other guy. there may have been others, probably were and are, who would have been even better, but would anyone have actually voted for them? almost no one ever does.

and of course, the corporate mafia still basically has a gun to the heads of everyone who ever does get in. that's what they all act like mostly. and i guess its because money rather then people actually seems to be running things. and for all its pretensions to the contrary, money is never very far sighted.
Ben Damasco
23-02-2009, 09:21
He's the current president of the United States. The first African-American president. Also, I believe he was a college professor, so if one the players was a student...
Behaved
23-02-2009, 20:06
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.
i saw a caricature of obama. they gave him big ears. did people call him odumbo cause his ears stick out like dumbo the elephant's?
Behaved
23-02-2009, 20:07
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.
you don't like my avatar? i thought it was cute.
DaWoad
23-02-2009, 20:19
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.

[Scottish Brogue] Auch laddie there's nothing wrong with a li'el insanity m'lad tha a few guid bottles o scotch wilna cure[/Scottish brogue]
Behaved
23-02-2009, 21:07
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.
scots are british. a scottish guy said his passport called him british but he was born in scotland. he was proud to be scottish, so i believed him about his birth.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
23-02-2009, 21:11
scots are british. a scottish guy said his passport called him british but he was born in scotland. he was proud to be scottish, so i believed him about his birth.

Scots are Scots.
Rambhutan
23-02-2009, 21:14
[Scottish Brogue] Auch laddie there's nothing wrong with a li'el insanity m'lad tha a few guid bottles o scotch wilna cure[/Scottish brogue]

Wow, a talking shoe!
Hydesland
23-02-2009, 21:14
Scots are Scots.

No, actually, that's incorrect.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
23-02-2009, 21:20
No, actually, that's incorrect.

How come not?
Saint Clair Island
23-02-2009, 21:20
Why are you apparently a cat wearing people clothes?
That's just the way this wild and mixed up Universe works. Besides, my story was definitely true.
Dumb Ideologies story, on the other hand, is an obvious fabrication. British people vacationing in Australia? Utter madness. The only people who voluntarily go to Australia are New Zealanders looking for a slightly less wretched existence and criminally insane Scots.

Horsefeathers. I've been by your old place a few times and didn't see a single biker gang. I bet you didn't really have any Obama sightings.

And for all you know, DI's family is actually made up of criminally insane Scots who dragged her out there against her will. We require more information before we can determine the true habits and appearances of the Obama. Like, Trostia's thing with the teeth was obviously photoshopped, so we can discount it from factuality.
Behaved
23-02-2009, 21:20
Wow, a talking shoe!
lol shoes don't talk
Hydesland
23-02-2009, 21:22
How come not?

Scots are in fact South Korean. I cannot believe you are ignorant of this fact.
Rambhutan
23-02-2009, 21:23
lol shoes don't talk

They have tongues
Hotwife
23-02-2009, 21:24
well, a shitload of people showed up, blocked traffic for a couple of days, and left 150 tons of garbage on the Mall.

Then I got a bill, saying that I and my children would have to come up with an additional 10,000 dollars a piece to pay for other peoples' stupidity...
Saint Clair Island
23-02-2009, 21:24
Scots are in fact South Korean. I cannot believe you are ignorant of this fact.

Scots? You mean, like, Irish?
Nanatsu no Tsuki
23-02-2009, 21:27
Scots are in fact South Korean. I cannot believe you are ignorant of this fact.

:eek2:
Oh lords! How did I not know!! How did I not know!!!!
Hotwife
23-02-2009, 21:31
:eek2:
Oh lords! How did I not know!! How did I not know!!!!

Wake up and smell the kimchi...
Hydesland
23-02-2009, 21:31
Scots? You mean, like, Irish?

Same difference eh? http://forums.jolt.co.uk/customavatars/avatar892848_2.gif
Nanatsu no Tsuki
24-02-2009, 01:16
Wake up and smell the kimchi...

Ew, not you. Please, spare me that sensory offense!