Americans: We should paint the White House black and still call it the White House. That way all the other countries would be like "Hey, that house isn't white, why is it called the White House?", and then we can all have some good laughs as our economy fails, amirite?

it was black at one point... When we burned it!! fuck yeah canada

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I believe that was the British.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

well canada was a british colony at that point but we were still the ones to torch washington

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Okay, I suppose that makes sense, I just always heard people say "British." The only mention of Canada I ever hear about during that time period was the USA's epic fail invasion.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Most textbooks say it was the British because Canada was not an independent country until 1867 and therefore still part of Britain's Dominion, so while it technically was the British simply because of the matter of independence and namesake, it was really the Canadians who burned it when retaliating after the Americans torched York (modern day Toronto)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's actually pretty funny how Canadians burned down the White House, yet Americans still have the "all Canadians are nice" stereotype.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

We watched a video in History class about how Canadians thought they were the ones to burn the White House, and my teacher was making fun of them and saying how they just wanted to take credit for what the British did, until one girl raised her hand and said she was Canadian. Then he shut up.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

here's a video that sums up the war of 1812 pretty wellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ety2FEHQgwM

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah, that was the exact video!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

that was very inaccurate.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That song is awesome, but one thing really bugged me: "The only war the US ever lost"....um, no. The US won the War of 1812.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

no they lost it...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The US did not win the war of 1812, they went in trying to invade canada (and do a bunch of other shit but whatever) and they got pushed back. That doesn't qualify as a win. You know whats cool? all the wars canada and the USA fought on the same side (WWI WWII,etc.) we won all the wars the US fought without Canada (vietnam, Iraq, etc.) the US lost, and the only war we fought against each other (1812) Canada won. And people still say the US is the most powerfull nation..

by Anonymous 11 years ago

U.S won the war of 1812 technically, but no side gained anything.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah, everyone who fought in that war pretended that they were the ones who won it, but it was really a tie.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

(flynspaghettimonster) No. They had no victory over Canada, but you can't call that a loss as the real conflict was against the British Empire as a whole. It actually ended in a peace agreement, so neither side won or lost.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

(flynspaghettimonster) Also, if you're going to measure power by just counting how many wars a nation has won or lost, you have no idea what it means for a nation to be powerful. First of all, all of those wars were in the past, and are irrelevant to the country's present power. Second, the US is considered more powerful than Canada because it has a more advanced military, a bigger economy, and greater global influence.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Also in the war of 1812 it wasn't really Canadians fighting. It was a mixture of Canadian and British troops led by British generals founded by British money...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah, and Native American tribes supported the British too. It was a lot more than just the US invading Canada and needing to retreat.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I kidding about the more powerful part. The US has a ridiculous military.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I apologize then, it's a bit hard to detect sarcasm/jokes through unspoken text.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

no worries by the way, you seem like a pretty agreeable guy, especially for the internet. Just thought I'd say that.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well thanks, I try to be a bit more civilized than the average internet hobo. And while I would argue with you on a few things, you seem like a pretty nice guy too.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Could you guys maybe message each other? I'm getting a ton of notifications because of your conversation...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's a problem with the new comment system, not our fault. You can just switch your notification settings if it's that big of a deal.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I know it's a problem with the new comment system, but I can't just switch my settings. I would have to turn off notifications for **all** replies to my comments. It would be easier if you guys continued your conversation through messaging.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

i fucking love this post. needs more up votes.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Needs POTD.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

NO! NEVER!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't understand why you wouldn't want this funny post to be POTD. I'm suggesting it for POTD then.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

what about the Golden Gate Bridge?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

We should rename it the Crimson Gate Bridge, replace it with pure gold and cry tears of sorrowful joy as we witness our own citizens tear it apart piece by piece, further worsening our economy

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://ctrlv.in/84337

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That is not a cat.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

yes

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Canada...what is that???

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I think it's a disease.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Negative, Red. It is a Sicillian pastry....

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Silly Jules... It's definitely one of those brown popsicles that look like they should taste like chocolate but end up tasting like vanilla, and your all "aww what the hell" but then you realize its all ok because the popsicle stand has a buy one get one free deal, so you get another "not-Canadian" chocolate popsicle with chocolate filling and then its all better. your still a little peeved that this pseudo-chocolate popsicle still exists, but your too busy enjoying the real chocolate Popsicle in your hand to care. thats canada.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

... That's a race joke, right? /s

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You bet your bottom dollar it is. To think...over 400 jerks voted this up. >_>

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I guess 12 people didn't know that was sarcasm.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I smell POTD in your future... Smells pretty fine.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I love the smell of POTD in the morning. Smells like... victory.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://ctrlv.in/84046

by Anonymous 11 years ago

haha i think everyone on this site should just use ActionMan's emotes from now on

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Can someone explain this to me? My friends and I don't know what the heck you're trying to pull here. o.o

by Anonymous 11 years ago

what part do you not understand?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

did you try reading it?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's basically just saying "hey, look a funny joke" to cover up the failing economy. But then there's the underlying message of black Obama being the reason for the failing economy, which I don't think was intended, but who knows?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

it wasn't, there was no direct making fun of the government or race in this post.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

haha I figured I was just kidding

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yes

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://ctrlv.in/84341

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Isn't the fact that Rhode Island isn't an island confusing enough?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's also really small. HAHA POINT AT IT AND LAUGH!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

IT'S SO SMALL, I CAN'T EVEN FIND IT TO POINT AT IT! HAHAHAHA!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Rhode Island's full name is the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Rhode Island is techinocally the state's biggest Island, Aquidneck Island, and the rest is Providence Plantations but people refer to it as Rhode Island for short. Yeah yeah its small, but its beautiful and an easy place to win a HS state championship title. Plus we got one of the nations worst state economies :D

by Anonymous 11 years ago

**RHODE ISLAND FUCK YEAH**

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Way to ruin the fun, Miss Technical. Rhode Island is a small non-island state, although it is called an island. **The end.**

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Rhode Island actually has an island called Rhode Island though. Now let's point and laugh at LyJa's spelling of "technically". OH HAHAHA TECHINOCALLY! HAHAHA!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Don't forget one of our countries highest unemployment rates! HELL YEAH RHODE ISLAND

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I actually don't live in RI anymore :( I lived in Cumberland, though. Very Very close to Providence, right on the border of MA.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

How... Is this funny?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Because it makes you go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLetOMcwx7Q&feature=youtube_gdata

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Master Plan By Dwight: Let us all work together to make this youtube video go viral. Then while Fawkes is sad about how she has turned into the new Rebecca Black, we can have something to laugh about while the earth melts because of global warming.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

personally i found it funny, but my judgment is biased.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

In response to both of you, I understand that it's like, "Hahaha we're so awesome. Oh wait, we're not." I just don't find that humorous. Is there something I'm missing?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's not like that at all. It's just that it would be sincerely funny to do something like that for no reason and confuse people, and at the same time it would distract people from our failing economy. I'm explaining it poorly...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Thanks for trying to explain it, even though you don't think you did so well. So it's funny because we're doing something random to distract from our failure?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

We should really start focusing on the more important things in America, such as women's rights and free... LAWL i cant do this xD

by Anonymous 11 years ago

And we should call the Pentagon the Triangle :P

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Wow... I spent so much time trying to think of something like that, like putting a lock on the freedom tower or putting a silver gate on the ends of the golden gate bridge... but that one is what I was looking for.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Congratulations, Craig!

by Anonymous 11 years ago