# BBC America **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955 "2003-08-08T09:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DariusMonsef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DariusMonsef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DariusMonsef)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/1 "2003-08-08T09:04:42Z")
I think this is my new favorite station. So Graham Norton & Faking it are a hoot. Are these shows big in the U.K.? **Edit** Ooohoooh and The Office. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/2 "2003-08-08T11:54:35Z")
Yup šŸ™‚ What else is on it? - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/3 "2003-08-08T14:46:20Z")
i love BBC its the best news i have ever read or seen ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/4 "2003-08-08T14:47:11Z")
Itā€™s because itā€™s English šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/5 "2003-08-08T14:53:21Z")
yeah they even use the u in colour like there should be ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/6 "2003-08-08T14:57:06Z")
No, there shodnā€™t be any excess "u"s in any words. Color, Favorite, Neighbor. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/7 "2003-08-08T15:09:45Z")
i like the uā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/8 "2003-08-08T15:12:39Z")
I like you too :love: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/9 "2003-08-08T15:18:16Z")
yay! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/10 "2003-08-09T02:49:25Z")
U is the proper way of spelling it. When the sa (no U in usa) broke away from britain, they decided to be as differant as possible. which is why they are the only ones to still use the imperial system, they eliminated the ā€œuā€'s in words, changed mum to mom, etc. God, theres a whole list out there somewhere. Postu whatu youu knowu tou beu differentu. (The uā€™s!) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/11 "2003-08-09T03:10:06Z")
Stoopid Americanā€™s wanting to be different šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/12 "2003-08-09T03:15:41Z")
Ya, theyā€™re like the french. (which they hate) Does anyone else think the ā€œFreedom Friesā€ was a stupoid idea? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/13 "2003-08-09T05:58:12Z")
[This is what I think about freedom fries](http://www.ethanmedia.com/sites/smallerdoses/freedomfries.html) I mean I just walked out my freedom doors and freedom kissed my imaginary girlfriendā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/14 "2003-08-09T17:35:59Z")
haha. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/15 "2003-08-09T19:16:31Z")
OK, dumb blonde question hereā€¦ I know the whole ā€˜freedom fryā€™ thing came from the war and the French not co-operating or whatever, but are you guys serious? I mean, are people actually going round saying ā€œfreedom fryā€?!? :sure: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/16 "2003-08-09T19:20:56Z")
![](http://userpages.umbc.edu/~tmccau1/images/smilies/suspicious.gif) I donā€™t think soā€¦ itā€™s a good thing we arenā€™t mad at Denmarkā€¦ then ā€œFreedomā€ would come in Blackberry and Blueberry flavorsā€¦ ![](http://www.shundo.com/gif/wink.gif) Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/17 "2003-08-09T20:27:23Z")
> \*Originally posted by Kitiara \* > \*\*OK, dumb blonde question hereā€¦ I know the whole ā€˜freedom fryā€™ thing came from the war and the French not co-operating or whatever, but are you guys serious? I mean, are people actually going round saying ā€œfreedom fryā€?!? :sure: \*\* Kit, Iā€™m planning on adding the words ā€œFrenchā€ and ā€œFrench Fryā€ to the censored words list. Actually, I have been saying Freedom fries since the last Gulf War in 1991. :ub: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/18 "2003-08-09T23:15:07Z")
Actually Kirupa, why not for just a day or 2 you have that on the sensored list just for ā€œphunā€ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/19 "2003-08-09T23:25:40Z")
Heheā€¦ šŸ™‚ I just had to ask, you know. šŸ™‚ To find out if there were people in this world weird enough to call French fries ā€˜Freedom Friesā€™. Actually, as it happens youā€™re all wrong and theyā€™re called ā€˜chipsā€™, but Iā€™m willing to overlook that for the time beingā€¦ šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955/20 "2003-08-09T23:48:05Z")
Yay for chips :love: [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bbc-america/27955.md?page=2)