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fandomhigh2012-09-06 07:56 am
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Yakko's World, Thursday, Period 2
Right after the bell, a rolled up map hanging in front of the board unrolled, revealing Yakko. Try not to think about the physics there. The map, as it turned out, was of the United States.
"We're going to start our trip through the world right here at what a lot of us call home. The US of A! Where we make movies about superheroes starring English people and our cartoons are drawn in Korea! Where our products are made in China and tech support for those products goes to India! Where imported Mexican colas are better than our regular colas that we invented! Where most of the families who live here today came from other continents within the last few hundred years!"
"Yes, when you're talking about America, you're talking about the entire world. And that's why it's a perfect place to start," Yakko said. "And also last night I forgot today was Thursday so I had to write something up that I could just wing without doing any research!"
"Here's the high points of the USA for people who don't know. First, our favorite sport is football, but not the football that the rest of the world plays. We call that soccer. Our football is a sport where you only touch the weird-shaped ball with your foot after something happens or when something fails to happen enough times. It makes no sense, but that doesn't stop us from loving it."
"As a nation, we don't eat very well. But that's because we're powerful enough to make food in labs. And by gum, if we can use something that would give us a high Scrabble score to make something tastier, we're going to do it! And you can't stop us!"
"Right now, the US is gearing up for a Presidential election, which the incumbent will probably win because incumbents usually win a second term. I'm not going to sit here and stump for anyone, though, because I'm no longer part of the Hollywood elite and nobody will let me back into the Lincoln Bedroom after what happened in Clinton's term."
"And finally, geography! Depending where you are, you can have near constant snow for half the year, mountains, deserts, rain, tornados, hurricanes, volcanos, tsunamis, earthquakes, or wide open plains with nothing but crops for miles and miles and miles. That's because we refuse to settle for just one climate or disaster. We have to have them all."
"There. Now you know everything you need to know to get around in America. Now let's watch some TV!"
"We're going to start our trip through the world right here at what a lot of us call home. The US of A! Where we make movies about superheroes starring English people and our cartoons are drawn in Korea! Where our products are made in China and tech support for those products goes to India! Where imported Mexican colas are better than our regular colas that we invented! Where most of the families who live here today came from other continents within the last few hundred years!"
"Yes, when you're talking about America, you're talking about the entire world. And that's why it's a perfect place to start," Yakko said. "And also last night I forgot today was Thursday so I had to write something up that I could just wing without doing any research!"
"Here's the high points of the USA for people who don't know. First, our favorite sport is football, but not the football that the rest of the world plays. We call that soccer. Our football is a sport where you only touch the weird-shaped ball with your foot after something happens or when something fails to happen enough times. It makes no sense, but that doesn't stop us from loving it."
"As a nation, we don't eat very well. But that's because we're powerful enough to make food in labs. And by gum, if we can use something that would give us a high Scrabble score to make something tastier, we're going to do it! And you can't stop us!"
"Right now, the US is gearing up for a Presidential election, which the incumbent will probably win because incumbents usually win a second term. I'm not going to sit here and stump for anyone, though, because I'm no longer part of the Hollywood elite and nobody will let me back into the Lincoln Bedroom after what happened in Clinton's term."
"And finally, geography! Depending where you are, you can have near constant snow for half the year, mountains, deserts, rain, tornados, hurricanes, volcanos, tsunamis, earthquakes, or wide open plains with nothing but crops for miles and miles and miles. That's because we refuse to settle for just one climate or disaster. We have to have them all."
"There. Now you know everything you need to know to get around in America. Now let's watch some TV!"
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Shut up, it's awesome.
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Listen to the Lecture
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For some strange reason.
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And failing.
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Watch TV!
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Hey, at least this was a tad more work than the philosophy class.
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So that would be Ace slipping out for five minutes to return with caramel and cinnamon flavors. And a very large diet Coke.
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Talk to Yakko
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