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| Pass notes No 3,185: Amercia | Pass notes No 3,185: Amercia |
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| Do you mean America? Oddly enough, that's exactly what Google asked me. You're not an algorithm, are you? | Do you mean America? Oddly enough, that's exactly what Google asked me. You're not an algorithm, are you? |
| Not as far as I know. Good. And no, I mean Amercia. | Not as far as I know. Good. And no, I mean Amercia. |
| OK. Age: Just created. | OK. Age: Just created. |
| Motto: Land of the fee. | Motto: Land of the fee. |
| Appearance: Confused. | Appearance: Confused. |
| It's a misspelling of America, presumably? How clever of you. | It's a misspelling of America, presumably? How clever of you. |
| So what's the big deal? Well, the fact that the person responsible for the misspelling wants to be president of Amercia. | So what's the big deal? Well, the fact that the person responsible for the misspelling wants to be president of Amercia. |
| America. That too. | America. That too. |
| Mitt Romney? Ronmey, I think we now prefer to call him. | Mitt Romney? Ronmey, I think we now prefer to call him. |
| What happened? To coincide with Ronmey winning the Texas primary and thus securing the Republican nomination, his campaign launched an "I'm with Mitt" iPhone app that allowed users to take a photograph and then superimpose one of 14 different phrases over it before posting the picture on to Facebook or emailing it to a friend. | What happened? To coincide with Ronmey winning the Texas primary and thus securing the Republican nomination, his campaign launched an "I'm with Mitt" iPhone app that allowed users to take a photograph and then superimpose one of 14 different phrases over it before posting the picture on to Facebook or emailing it to a friend. |
| Sounds like the sort of thing that passes for politics these days. "We thought this would be a fun, easy way to showcase support," said Zac Moffatt, the Ronmey campaign's digital director. | Sounds like the sort of thing that passes for politics these days. "We thought this would be a fun, easy way to showcase support," said Zac Moffatt, the Ronmey campaign's digital director. |
| So what was the problem? One of the 14 stock phrases that appeared alongside "I'm with Mitt" was "A better Amercia". Ronmey is now a national laughing stock. | So what was the problem? One of the 14 stock phrases that appeared alongside "I'm with Mitt" was "A better Amercia". Ronmey is now a national laughing stock. |
| Twitter sensation, Tumblr phenomenon, unamusing online picture galleries, chortling among shockjocks, phone-ins on local radio stations in South Dakota, etc, etc? Try to treat this potentially game-changing event a little more seriously please. | Twitter sensation, Tumblr phenomenon, unamusing online picture galleries, chortling among shockjocks, phone-ins on local radio stations in South Dakota, etc, etc? Try to treat this potentially game-changing event a little more seriously please. |
| Who designed the app, Dan Quayle? Ah, a joke for older readers. Quayle was the elder George Bush's running mate in the 1992 presidential election, and at a spelling bee in New Jersey managed to change a 12-year-old's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe". The Republicans lost the election, and Quayle was never heard of again. An omen? | Who designed the app, Dan Quayle? Ah, a joke for older readers. Quayle was the elder George Bush's running mate in the 1992 presidential election, and at a spelling bee in New Jersey managed to change a 12-year-old's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe". The Republicans lost the election, and Quayle was never heard of again. An omen? |
| Ronmey's favourite movie: Once Upon A Time in Amercia. | Ronmey's favourite movie: Once Upon A Time in Amercia. |
| Ronmey's favourite TV show: Good Morning Amercia on the CAB network. | Ronmey's favourite TV show: Good Morning Amercia on the CAB network. |
| Ronmey's favourite song: Amercian Pie by Don McLean. | Ronmey's favourite song: Amercian Pie by Don McLean. |
| Ronmey's campaign slogan: "Read my lips: no new Texas." | Ronmey's campaign slogan: "Read my lips: no new Texas." |
| Ronmey's hopes of winning the presidency: In Amercia, probably quite high. In America, nil. | Ronmey's hopes of winning the presidency: In Amercia, probably quite high. In America, nil. |
| Not to be confused with: Franz Kafka's Amerika. | Not to be confused with: Franz Kafka's Amerika. |
| Don't say: God Bless Amercia. | Don't say: God Bless Amercia. |
| Do say: Dog Bless America. | Do say: Dog Bless America. |
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