Good morning, ModBlog, and happy election day to the Americans among us! Let’s kick things off on a patriotic-ish tip today — reader Sarah Glasgow sends in these tattoos by Rachael at Genuine Tattoo Co. in Bloomington, Indiana. We’ve got Sarah’s favorite amendment (maybe), after the jump.
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Totally with Klem on that one.
C’est pas un lieu commun celui de leur naissance
Ils plaignent de tout coeur les pauvres malchanceux
Les petits maladroits qui n’eurent pas la présence
La présence d’esprit de voir le jour chez eux
Quand sonne le tocsin sur leur bonheur précaire
Contre les étrangers tous plus ou moins barbares
Ils sortent de leur trou pour mourir à la guerre
Les imbéciles heureux qui sont nés quelque part
Les imbéciles heureux qui sont nés quelque part
bud ugly
i am american and i think this country blows across the globe like a low pressure cold front. i also think voting is lame as a game and that guns are pretty freakin boss for defending yourself against the govt
ps i heard obama has a similar tattoo as the top one but his says 50% American (because his dad is from africa). just kidding he is 100 per cent american, just like american football and mcdonalds apple pie
pps alex jones is the shit
Well, this is pretty dumb to “compare” 2 coutries…this is not a big dick contest…..I just feel that you should ALWAYS keep a critical eye on your country, and not think that what it offers you is necessarily the best. Travelling is a pretty good thing to do….and when you come back to your motherland, you can realize that( some of its specificity suxass, even if its painful to admit…
Just my final 2 cents on the topic
I don’t really understand it either.
Different countries have different laws and general ideals but I don’t understand why one would be so proud of their country, it’s just dividing us as humans. I am not an American, never been to America actually, so I am not singling out the US. I’m talking about countries in general.
I am very proud to be the human being that I am. Perhaps our past as humans doesn’t match the personal ideals that we have now but shouldn’t we just be proud of ourselves? It’s all very well to be proud of what your country has achieved but wouldn’t it be more productive to find pride in what connects us rather than the fact that there is water that separate us?
I may not have a whole lot of knowledge of history, or be very educated at all. But to me, the above makes sense…
%57 ur right ur very fuvkin dumb dont post here asnymoe u dont belohng
100% American with 8 stars and 9 stripes….haha!….unless you live on an Indian reservation, you probably aren’t 100% American…
Canada .. free health care 🙂
free health care and long waiting lines! but hey, at least if you get shot, you won´t bleed to death filling out insurance forms.
Who gets shot in Canada?
The first tattoo is brutal.
Cat : I love that the most brought up argument about “socialized medicine” is “long waiting lines”…
Sad but true
100% australian ftw
probably not
America is the greatest without a doubt. How many times has America saved France? Why is it that Canada and Mexico, and pretty much half the world has no need for a military? America. Face it, you can hate us all you want, but without us dumb rednecks and our guns you wouldn’t be living the life you live today.