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The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:07 am
by 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. ::) :P ;)

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! ;D

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:17 am
by 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 ;)

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:55 am
by 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?

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:00 am
by 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..

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

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:34 pm
by BFMF
:P Too bad I don't have a wife. :)


You're too young for that stuff ;D

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:08 pm
by candle_86

You're too young for that stuff ;D


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

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:57 pm
by 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?

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:22 am
by 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.  ???

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:54 am
by flyboy 28
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I wanted to, we've been together for 4 years, and she said either ask me to marry you or im finding someone else.

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:42 am
by 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.

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:00 am
by 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... ;D...!

Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:56 pm
by Felix/FFDS
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Re: The Simpsons and the First Amendment

PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:21 pm
by 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... ;D

~

PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:38 am
by Scorpiоn
Looks like you may have a live-in lover soon , Andrew...
Lets hope that you fancy Blokes...;)...!

LOL...!

Paul... ;D...!

Amendment II

...only kidding... ;)...!

Paul... ;D

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.

;D ;D ;)

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

Cowboys....'n stuff...

PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:28 am
by 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.

;D ;D ;)

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


...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... ;D...!

Cheers, Scorp...;D...!

Paul....Herefordshire....Moooo.... 8)...!

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