No offense taken. The article was just in all light heartedness. Like I said before. I think the US is a great country. Although being the greatest all depends on where your own personal roots are. For me I think thank Canada is the greatest country..... somewhere there are a couple Billion Chinese people who feel their nation is the greatest. It's all about location ;0)

Just few points though... also just light hearted/ semi serious. Like the US there are areas that are more and less diverse in Canada. In my part of bc it feels like our largest population is East Indian and korean. Caucasians are a minority right in my area. There are parts that are very very diverse.

Concerning the article... There is definitely bias there. As an article written by somebody from the USA would be, however I don't believe the size of the population comes into play as it it is all about over-all percentages and statistics. So if the numbers were smaller. Say the USA had 10 people total and canada had 5. Out of the 10 americans 3 had a good standard of living, whereas in Canada 4 people had a good standard of living.... percentage ways Canada would be considered to have a better standard over all... regardless of the number of people in the country.

But... back to my original point. This wasn't meant as a feud starter ;0) I don't want America to do poorly. I want America's economy to turn around and to do well. We're pretty closely tied together and if you do poorly... sooner or later it will have great impact on our economy.

Happy fourth of July you wonderful football playing, burger eating, gadget loving, soaring eagle, flag waving, fireworks lighting people.

Don't forget to put some of that income aside for when mother nature flattens all that hard earned gadgetry.
Happy 4th!

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@Kevin:

Um... talking about goats on rides:

You're right... saved games don't need that much space.... think outside the box.... it could be used for far more than saves.

Mine are Connery, Daniel Craig, Moore, Brosnan, Dalton (hated!!!!! Dalton) , and of course..... may it he forever be struck from memory George Lazenby.

Harmonix Music Systems was previously responsible for developing the Guitar Hero series, while RedOctane manufactured the peripherals and owned the rights to the series. However, in June 2006, RedOctane was bought by Activision, while in September 2006, Harmonix was purchased by MTV Networks. As a result of the two purchases, Harmonix would no longer be able to develop future Guitar Hero games. Instead, Neversoft, a subsidiary of Activision, would take over development; the company released Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on October 28, 2007.[12][13]
Rock Band was first announced on April 1, 2007.[14] Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos said in the announcement that Rock Band "takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold.

Harmonix... the creators of both rock band and the original guitar hero or the ones who are... how do did you put it, "trying to compete in a genre that it existed in first."

@carmen89:
" wow you are stupid, aren't you"
We're using the big words now are we?

WOW... Even if I am a dick.... which... being human I sure I am on a continuous basis... but you just showed us all what a classy lady you are suggesting that you would go into a defenseless infants room and smoke in her face....gosh... the lucky guy that bags you.

All the intense talk of freedom and your rights... but as soon as somebody expresses there right to express their extreme disgust for a filthy habit you're up in arms. What about the right to not be around smokers... and I don't mean having to pick certain restaurants so I don't have to be around the cancer fumes... I mean the right to drive in traffic and not have it coming into my car... sitting in my own condo and not having it waft up to my floor... See... your freedoms are encroaching on my freedoms.

That concept of freedom can become an absurdity very quickly. What about a sex fiend... it's his freedom and right to experience the giggles he gets from any sex he wishes surely.... even if that means entering a home at gunpoint and having his way with each member of the family... over the top.... The truth is in such an extreme situation his freedom encroaches on the freedom and rights of that family to have a safe home.... When smoke enters my home from my neighbors it may not be on the same scale... but it's the same

Look I apologize for my rudeness and harshness yesterday.... should never post when you're already pissed off about a bunch of other things going on... not that you care about my apologies I'm sure... but just something to think about freedom is a much broader concept than just doing what ever I want whenever I want to... we live as part of a community whether we feel part of that community or not your freedoms and choices affect you... as yours do me. I drive a car use cellphones whatever... The difference these are tools that I need to survive... to earn a wage.

Look it's clear we'll never agree... "you win"... The sun's out... I can't sit in front of this screen anymore... there's an entire real world out there.... have a good one