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Bush’s pledge to do better
Now, more than six years later, it may be time to ask, “Is we improved?”
For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three nonfatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It’s just unacceptable. And we’re going to do something about it.
--G.W. Bush, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; May 14, 2001
Sounds about right
There’s a site out there that is supposed to answer the question “what’s your blog’s reading level?” When you download the resulting badge (right) it attempts to put a spammy link on your page. Because of this I’ve removed all links to the site, but you can find it by searching.
For what it’s worth (nothing), my other blogs, right reading, frisco vista, and buried mirror score “high school,” while seven junipers has graduated to “college (undergrad).”
I see a lot of sites boasting of scoring “genius,” but to get that score you would have to be doing something very wrong.
Make your own flag
You can construct your flag from parts of existing flags at We Are Multicolored. But wouldn’t it be easier to do it from scratch? Anyway, here’s mine. The blue, from Cape Verde, represents the sea and sky. The white band, also from CV, represents peace. The Quetzal, from Guatemala, represents liberty.
What American Accent Do You Have?
TC:
| What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak “Standard English straight out of the dictionary” but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like “Are you from Wisconsin?” or “Are you from Chicago?” Chances are you call carbonated drinks “pop.” |
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| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
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CC (below):
| What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak “Standard English straight out of the dictionary” but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like “Are you from Wisconsin?” or “Are you from Chicago?” Chances are you call carbonated drinks “pop.” |
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| The Midland |
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| The Northeast |
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| Philadelphia |
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| Boston |
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| North Central |
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| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
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EJC (below):
| What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central
“North Central” is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw “Fargo” you probably didn’t think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot. |
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| Boston |
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| Philadelphia |
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| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
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Xensen Simpson
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