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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
Very funny Mark - since you're having a friendly (I hope) dig at us metric FEEBLE referees - it's my turn to have a laugh at the expense of Americans:
- George Dubya Bush (do I need to say any more?)
- Heston and the NRA - when you have a high school shooting, don't ban guns, give teachers guns! (Great idea!)
- Calling your NBA, Baseball, Football (etc) competition winners "World Champions" last time I checked world championships were (by definition) open to all countries - not one or two!
And that's just a starting point 
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Personally, I don't think appreciate your remarks about our country. Poking fun at the Metric System or a basketball association is one thing. You don't read any remarks from us about Australia. Of course, we can start.
1- For your information, it's George W. Bush. You may think it's fun to joke about him but he's held our country together over the past 8 months. Who's the President of Australia right now, hmmmm?
2- There are people with different opinions everywhere. It's a very, very small percentage of Americans who would support teachers having guns. But whether we agree with it or not, they have a right to express that view.
3- World Champions are the best at what they do. Considering that the NBA Champion is the best basketball team in the world, why shouldn't they be considered World Champions? Or haven't you noticed that the players in the world outside of the USA are coming to the NBA to play?
You may not like us, but the world would be a hell of a place without us.
[Edited by BktBallRef on May 3rd, 2002 at 11:28 AM]
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For crying out loud - lighten up a little, don't get so carried away with your own importance. My comments were intended to be good natured digs at a couple of the things that I personally (and many people I know) find amusing about the USA. To clarify:
1. Yes Bush Jnr has done a fantastic job under difficult circumstances - that doesn't take anything away from the fact that he also made some of the most ridiculous comments pre-election.
2. I didn't say that all Americans support the NRA, nor do I have a problem with those that do. I simply find it amusing that
some people seem to think the best solution for students with guns is more guns.
3. Regardless of whether the NBA is the strongest competition in the world or not, the NBA Champions are
NOT World Champions. By definition World Champions are those that have defeated teams that represent other nations. Yes any NBA team would possibly defeat any national team, and Team USA is the current Senior Men's World Champion - however the Los Angeles Lakers (or any other NBA team) are not (and never will be) the World Champions.
For those that took offence at my attempt at humour - I appologise, however I really do feel that you need to lighten up a little.