Nobody in the United States knows what either a "meter" or a "kilogram" is. The whole reason why we fought the Cold War was so we wouldn't have to learn the metric system.
Dave BarryKarate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.
Dave BarryWashington is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" because it sounds better than "The Incessant Nagging Drizzle State."
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