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Guinness Book of World Records

Longest Golf Cart

WHO:

Michel Lotito
(aka Mr Mangetout)

WHAT:

900 g (2 lb) of metal per day

WHERE:

France

WHEN:

As of 1959

Michel Lotito (aka Monsieur Mangetout) from Grenoble, France, has been eating metal and glass since 1959. Gastroenterologists have described his ability to consume 900 g (2 lb) of metal per day as "unique". Mangetout - Michel's nickname - literally translates as "eats everything". Michel says bananas and hard-boiled eggs make him sick.

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Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Benjamin Franklin

All Americans carry guns. Rich people are misers. If you are female and have blond hair, you are thick-headed. All black people are good basketball players. Most Russians get angry easily. Are these statements true?

Each of the above sentences is a stereotype. By definition, a stereotype is a preconceived conception held in common by the members of a group.

Essentially it is the ideas that people believe to be true for another ethnic, religious or cultural group. In most cases, people think these stereotypes are droll unless they are the ones being stereotyped.

Each of us has the right to classify and identify ourselves. You can be whomever you want. However, do others have the right to categorize us? No one should be able to tell you who or what you are. Who has the right to take away your identity?

The following are stereotypes I have come across during my years of writing. Some are true though many are false, at least in my eyes. Which ones do you agree with?

     - Asians have high IQs. They are much more likely to succeed in school.
     - African Americans are great dancers.
     - French people are extremely soppy.
     - Irish are alcoholics.
     - Italians are supreme paramours.
     - Most Germans are rigid.
     - Asians know martial arts.
     - Women like to clean.
     - Men will always take charge in a relationship.
     - Most Arabs ride camels.
     After looking at these stereotypes I was wondering if we mild our stereotypes or do they mold us?

pleased as punch = happy

Barb will be as pleased as punch if she wins the lottery.

to do away with

to discard
The teacher told us we could do away with all of our old homework.

Helpful Tips To Make Life Simpler

Old telephone books make ideal personal address books. Simply cross out the names and addresses of people you don't know.
Fool other drivers into thinking you have an expensive car phone by holding an old TV or video remote control up to your ear and occasionally swerving across the road and mounting the curb.
Lose weight quickly by eating raw pork and rancid tuna. I found that the subsequent food poisoning enabled me to lose 12 pounds in only 2 days.
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windshield wipers turned to fast wipe whenever you leave your car parked illegally.
No time for a bath? Wrap yourself in masking tape and remove the dirt by simply peeling it off.

A Letter

Hi Ayse,
How are you? It is Sunday today and we are all at home. It is cold outside because it is snowing. There are a lot of children in front of our house and they are playing in the snow.
My father always reads the newspaper in the mornings but now he isn’t reading. He’s watching tv. My mother isn’t watching tv because she is ironing my father’s trousers.
My brother is listening to music and dancing in his room. I usually surf on the internet but now I’m writing a composition for my English class.
We are spending a day at home together…
Take care of yourself.

Vildan Bozbey
Level 2