<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1329728,00.html" source="Guardian Unlimited">Dear Limey assholes</a> documents the replies sent by Americans when over 11,000 Brits sent "voting recommendations" for people living in Ohio. The title of the article reflects the sentiments of at least half of the letters; they evoked personal stereotypes about the British, brought up <iq>saving their asses</iq> in the second world war or threatened all-out attack. About a third of the letters were just effusive thanks for support, falling all over themselves in joy at having found kindred spirits across the Atlantic. And then, there were a few gems, like this one: <bq>I understand the Guardian is sponsoring a service where British citizens write to Americans to advise them on how to vote. Thank heavens! I was adrift in a sea of confusion and you are my beacon of hope! Feel free to respond to this email with your advice. Please keep in mind that I am something of an anglophile, so this is not confrontational. Please remember, too, that I am merely an American. That means I am not very bright. It means I have no culture or sense of history. It also means that I am barely literate, so please don't use big, fancy words.</bq>