Going back to an earlier discussion: Here's an observation on how acceptable language has changed. My two favorite American political novels are "All the King's Men" and "The… (View Post)

Not many American adults know what a Tory is. (A few older ones would remember that the US once had a Whig Party.) Which is too bad, because it ruins the joke about the chicken during the American Re… (View Post)

Alphabet_Soup said: Some of the more unusual looking people may be found in Havre, Montana. The original mid-19th century inhabitants were 25% escaped slaves, 25% Chinese railroad navvies, 25% native… (View Post)

As I read the ad again, I noticed that the price was quoted for "six-packs", too, so the regular price for six standard bottles would be $5.49, which sounds about right to me. But, as I sai… (View Post)

Andy_JS said: "I was surprised to learn recently that the drinking age in a lot of US states was indeed 18 in the 1970s and early 1980s." In at least one state (Illinois), for a time it was… (View Post)