A cartoon

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by Chris Riddell as seen on the BBC webiste:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4737054.stm

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. priceless

Love the way the Brits see us. Notice we're sitting on (what I presume is) Tony Blair!! haha

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4. I don't know that it's necessarily Blair

the hand is holding a note that says "G8" - it may just be the idea of "Uncle Sam" squashing any positive attempts to affect change by the G8 in general.

[YOY]

2. Rather sad that this is the way they see us

I always try to make a difference whenever traveling abround to cut down the steriotype... It is a shame that the freeps who havn't ever had a passport are the generally accepted steriotype.

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3. The trouble is

the US IS overweight when it comes to consuming resources and such - as a group.

We are not all that clueless about evolution and such - but the vast majority of Americans seems rather oblivious about consumption habits. And having the gov't be clueless about global warming and Kyoto doesn't help.

At any rate - sad is right.

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5. Hell, we are just plain overweight.

Our obesity numbers are much higher than most of the rest of the world -- people who visit the US are often surprised to see so many overweight people. What's particularly disturbing is how many fat kids there are. Kids are now getting type 2 diabetes.

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6. there is that

I saw an article recently about kids in Japan becoming increasingly overweight also - so it does seem to be a growing phenomenon. Part of the lifestyle.

[Strelnikov_]

7. "A Million Little Barrels - A Story Of Addiction"