The Simpsons and the First Amendment

[Scorpiоn]

Apparently people can name more Simpsons characters than what is protected by the first amendment.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060301/ap_ ... eedom_poll

So what?  Is this the best thing these polling joints have to do?  If you do anything over a steady, repetitive basis, of course you're going to know it better than something you see only every once in awhile!  My sister watches the Simpsons religiously and I've stopped watching TV altogether (I used to watch the Simpson plenty tho') and I'd wager both of us could name almost all the major characters.  I can name four of the five things protected by the first amendment (speech, press, religion, assembly, ?), but I wouldn't expect anyone else to.

The Media:, always stirring up a fuss and spelling inevitable doom and the downfall of decent society.

Edit: Before anyone berates society, this is also the same reason why people can remember an AC/DC lyric as opposed to their wives birthday. Ha!  Claim catastrophe now!

[BFMF]

It's like the old saying, "use it or lose it".

I remember studying Government when I was younger, and I used to know, or atleast be familiar with all of that. But that was a good 8 years ago, and I don't remember the details. In fact, even the major stuff is a little hazy


Last fall when I took a semester of college, it had been atleast 4 years since I had done any math, and I even had a hard time remembering how to do basic math. Fortunantly, it came back rather easily for me

[candle_86]

You know I fully agree, whats the honest point, the importance of our amendments is nver stressed after your done with School, how do they expect ppl to rember it. The problem is not ppl caring, the problem is no common use of the idea, i promise if there was a practical use for it in every day we would use it, we all use it for most of our days, but honestly how often do we petion?

[flyboy 28]

Edit: Before anyone berates society, this is also the same reason why people can remember an AC/DC lyric as opposed to their wives birthday.

..I'm on the hiiiiiighway to hell *dun dun* On the hiiiighway to hell..

Too bad I don't have a wife.

[BFMF]

:P Too bad I don't have a wife.

You're too young for that stuff

[candle_86]

You're too young for that stuff

I'm about to have a wife, and its freakin scary. 18 and getting married, someone should slap me

[BFMF]

I'm about to have a wife, and its freakin scary. 18 and getting married, someone should slap me

Don't you think that's a bit young? Why don't you wait a little while longer?

[candle_86]

Don't you think that's a bit young? Why don't you wait a little while longer?

I wanted to, we've been together for 4 years, and she said either ask me to marry you or im finding someone else.  ???

[flyboy 28]

[quote]

I wanted to, we've been together for 4 years, and she said either ask me to marry you or im finding someone else.

[candle_86]

Yea but I don't want to loose her so were getting married. she thinks i have a problem with commitment, its just i have a problem getting to involved at 18 but i guess she wins, cause i love her, well that and she is 20.

[Fozzer]

Don't you think that's a bit young? Why don't you wait a little while longer?

I wanted to, we've been together for 4 years, and she said either ask me to marry you or I'm finding someone else.  ???

Looks like you may have a live-in lover soon , Andrew...
Lets hope that you fancy Blokes......!

LOL...!

Paul... ...!

[Felix/FFDS]

[quote]

[Fozzer]

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

...only kidding... ...!

Paul...

[Scorpiоn]

Looks like you may have a live-in lover soon , Andrew...
Lets hope that you fancy Blokes......!

LOL...!

Paul... ...!

Amendment II

...only kidding... ...!

Paul...

II Amendment

Any resident of the Republic of Texas (AKA Texans) may, at their sole discretion, inflict upon the resident of the British Isles, Fozzer (AKA RPITA), a raiding of the pantry, pillaging of the garden and all manner of marmality for general recreation and esprit de corps.  Aforementioned reprisals may be executed in Germanic aircraft in response to any and/or all actions characteristic to PITAs.



PS: I think the ol' Stuka hasn't been out in awhile, eh?

[Fozzer]

II Amendment

Any resident of the Republic of Texas (AKA Texans) may, at their sole discretion, inflict upon the resident of the British Isles, Fozzer (AKA RPITA), a raiding of the pantry, pillaging of the garden and all manner of marmality for general recreation and esprit de corps.  Aforementioned reprisals may be executed in Germanic aircraft in response to any and/or all actions characteristic to PITAs.



PS: I think the ol' Stuka hasn't been out in awhile, eh?

...now, now Scorp...

Be nice to me or we will refrain from sending our white-faced Herefordshire cattle over to Texas for you to mince up and put in your fattening beefburgers.... ...!

You stop making "Country Music" and I will instruct the British Meat Marketing Board to increase the sales of our cattle to Texas...(perhaps)... ...!

Tee-Hee... ...!

Cheers, Scorp......!

Paul....Herefordshire....Moooo.... ...!

P.S. Do Texan Cowboys really love their "Chaps"... ...?