Friday, July 20, 2007

Friday night quiz shows

We're up to the point where we understand maybe half of the jokes and references on the British quiz shows, of which there are a frillion. The joke of the night tonight comes from a show called QI. The host defined demonym -- a word that describes a people, such as French or British.

"What do you call someone from the United States?"

Answer #1: "Obese."

Answer #2: "Burger-eating invasion monkeys."