>>I always thought that J.R. Ewing was just another American, and that Jerry Springer's guests were picked up randomly on the street. :-)
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>Now see, you were smiling when you said that <g> It is almost enough to make me soften my demands for reparations for Viking atrocities ...

As long as you don't hold me personally responsible, I'll be fine.

>>>Still, people in foreign countries will get a certain impression about Americans, don't you think? Perhaps it's wise that the US forbid the export of such tv-shows. <g>
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>>>>If you're not interested in a game show, will you give your name to assist to the recording? Obviously, the producer get the audience who fit the show and they filter out from that pool who they want in. Is it a good representation of the country? Any good poll specialist will answer no.
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>>>>>Or let me ask this: Do you think that the organizers of the tv-show have sought for years to find exactly enough childish Americans to make one audience for that day?