Colleen,
First, we did OK in the election! Also, as it seems I am the only one to actually read the post so far, I feel a bit of a rebuttal is in order.
Most people outside our borders (98.63852%) are not aware that Tony Blair is an assumed name for an American icon- Alfred E. Newman, and is actually controlled from Texas! We have actually fostered all the so called "dialects" used over in our colonies in an effort to stop all the fighting that has been going on over there for centuries!
We dropped the song "God save the Queen" because of the obvious English reference to Elton John, and created our own "manly" song, so there!It even sounds good when women sing it! As to Football, ours is-of course- a "Manly" game that allows anyone to escape the ghetto or prison, as long as they are very big, as opposed to a bunch of little guys running around in shorts! I really don't think that other stuff will ever catch on.
Now, as to guns....well, everyone should have a few, or lots for that matter! The more the better, and I personally like the larger calibers, Just think what would happen to a carjacker if grandma stuck a .45 double stack Paraordnance in his nose instead of her car keys! Wow, and what good business for the dry cleaners!
I really just think you got a little too close the that bubbling cauldron of "Witches brew" at your Halloween party, so My advice is to just go lay down for a few days and everything will be OK.
Oh, if you ever want to go shooting, why don't you & Alan just give me a call, as I have a lot of 'um
Also, I really doubt if all Americans will see your post because I think a small percentage of our population hasn't joined ClubCobra yet, but you never know!!
Oops, I hear someone coming, so I will do the manly thing and...... boogie!!
John Russell