Quote Originally Posted by Bobbo View Post
OK, so I've been to the US once (New York), but I have seen a lot of American TV and watch a lot of American football and I have a few American questions I need clearing up.

1) Who is Howdy Doody?

2) What is the difference between a burrito and a Fajita (slightly Mexican question). Is it the way they are folded? Type of meat?

3) Do you guys really carry guns around? What percentage of people carry guns? (I'm just interested as there is a thread on this forum about leather holsters and the media coverage of high school masacres etc doesn't paint a great picture). Please don't turn this into a squabble about guns. I just want a percentage figure.

4) What does a defensive end do? Stop the linebackers sacking the quarterback?

Ok that's it for the meantime. I'm sure i will have some more.
I will take the first two and make an attempt at the third.

1) Howdy Doody was a character on a children's show back in the 60s. More info on him can be found here.

2) The difference is pretty much in how they are folded. The Burrito is rolled while the fajita is folded more like a taco usually. Also, burritos have a large range of contents, where as the fajita usually sticks to grilled beef sirloin or chicken breast that is cut into strips served with roasted bell peppers and red onions.

Fajitas are usually served un-assembled. You get a rather large plate with warm flour tortillas, beef or chicken, roasted bell pepper strips (usually both red and green), read onion strips, plus sour cream and guacamole. You then assemble the fajitas by loading the tortillas with the above mentioned items and then folding them. Fajitas make a great party food, as you can just place out all the fixings and the guests can pick and choose what they want.

3) I live in Arizona (the wild west if you will), and I can say that the majority of people do not carry guns on their person. I have lived here my whole life and have only known/seen maybe a total of ten people who carried a gun on a regular bases. It is not common at all, though I can't tell you an actually percentage. Sorry.

4) I know absolutely nothing about football, so leave it to someone else.