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Thread #129466 Message #2929993
Posted By: mousethief
17-Jun-10 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: US bigots attack British Company (oil spill)
Subject: RE: BS: US bigots attack British Company (oil spill)
Gee, why should people be mad at BP except that they hate the English? Hmm. Couldn't have anything to do with the 40k barrels of oil (I think that's the latest estimate--correct me if I'm wrong) pumping into the Gulf of Mexico and ultimately coming to shore on American shores? Nah, that couldn't be it. It must be national chauvinism.
Listen to yourself!
Why would people say "British Petroleum" if they weren't spiteful of the British? Hmm. Couldn't be because that was the name of the company for time immemorial, and they got used to saying it and weren't aware of hte name change, and have a hard time remembering the name change anyway because once you get into the habit of using a certain term it's bloody hard to get back out of it? Nah, that couldn't be it. It must be natural chauvinism.
Holy fucking shit. Do you have two brain cells to rub together?