In British airports, it is illegal to pick up abandoned baggage, as this is an act of terrorism. However, leaving baggage unattended is an act of terrorism, for obvious reasons.
RicoGrey said:Commonwealths are basically states that were ment to function with little goverment oversight, I am from The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. So IN THEORY we could operate without goverment looking over our shoulders, if need be.artanis_neravar said:OT: Kentucky is technically NOT a state in America, but rather a commonwealth. What does that mean?
IsraelRocks said:If it makes you feel any better she looked like thisCrazycat690 said:Right well I wasn't sure so thanks for the correction, but the other stuff is still fairly accurate I think =)IsraelRocks said:I'm going to assume that the president in Finland is the executive branch, so by that comparison Israel had a female PM( Israel's executive branch) in the early 70'sCrazycat690 said:Finland, first female president I think... we also were one of the first countries to give women the right to vote, second to New Zealand I believe. Also, when Finland became a independent country we were going to be a monarch, and make some prince from Germany our first king, but since they were blamded for WW1 we instead chose a president.
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It would make me feel better if our female president didn't look like Conan O'Brien...
Thanks to Michiel de Ruyter, great admiral and national hero - at the time at least.Whateveralot said:We are the only country to ever beat England at a (naval) war.
- The Netherlands
New Jersey is the most densely populated state, what is ambiguous about that?Gudrests said:Your from Jersey...im so sorry man. I live in NYC and really..most densely populated state? you mean like 1 area of Jersey? or as a whole?
I find it funny that everyone's saying that. "We have SOME smart people", "The majority of us aren't stupid."Eggsnham said:The vast majority of U.S. citizens AREN'T stupid. Believe it or not.
I think that's pretty interesting.
Also you`re the only country that has one of Yahtzee`s Mana Bars -_- damn you.PettingZOOPONY said:Other than internet and game ratings I will have to agree, when I visit family in Perth they take me to something new and cool as shit every damned day.pearcinator said:Australia is the best country in the world.
Thats a fact.
Haha!Such truth.fi6eka said:Some countries have a Mafia.
In Bulgaria, the Mafia has a country.
The vast majority of people I know in my country are Atheist, and last time I checked evolution was pretty much an accepted thing here.Artic Xiongmao said:I find it funny that everyone's saying that. "We have SOME smart people", "The majority of us aren't stupid."Eggsnham said:The vast majority of U.S. citizens AREN'T stupid. Believe it or not.
I think that's pretty interesting.
When HALF of your country starts realizing the world is not 6000 years old and evolution is not just a fantasy, I think everyone will revise our opinion about your country. And that's just one tiny example.
I bet that raised someone's ire.MetalDooley said:Ireland was the first country in the world to introduce a nationwide ban on smoking in workplaces and public buildings