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by Gawdzilla Sama Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:47 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote: I've always found it humorous when Brits scoff at "manifest destiny" when they made precisely the same westward advance to the Pacific and in fact took more acreage of land in the process than the Americans did. Seems a bit ironic that a country that held more people under colonial subjugation than other other would feel itself in any position to moralize, expressly or impliedly, on this topic. One would think a concise apology to the world would be in order instead.
Then they moved Sandy V, Gawddamn and Cuntish in to keep control of the place. Imperialist bastards.
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by Clinton Huxley Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:52 pm
In don't think dear old Blighty gets enough credit for looking after a big chunk of the world as well as we did.
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by FBM Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:55 pm
When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
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by Clinton Huxley Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:57 pm
FBM wrote: When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
It's due to start around quarter past six tonight, ho ho.
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by Coito ergo sum Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:58 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote: In don't think dear old Blighty gets enough credit for looking after a big chunk of the world as well as we did.
Yes, and you're still doing a fine job with the overseas territories.
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by FBM Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:59 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote: FBM wrote: When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
It's due to start around quarter past six tonight, ho ho.
Shit. I always miss the good stuff. It's already midnight here. I'll bet it's already over and all I'll get is the replay.
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by Gawdzilla Sama Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:00 pm
FBM wrote: Clinton Huxley wrote: FBM wrote: When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
It's due to start around quarter past six tonight, ho ho.
Shit. I always miss the good stuff. It's already midnight here.
North Canada is about to invade South Canada. Don't you know nothing?
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by Coito ergo sum Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:04 pm
FBM wrote: When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
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by FBM Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:05 pm
Gawdzilla wrote: FBM wrote: Clinton Huxley wrote: FBM wrote: When was this war fought, anyway? I don't remember it.
It's due to start around quarter past six tonight, ho ho.
Shit. I always miss the good stuff. It's already midnight here.
North Canada is about to invade South Canada. Don't you know nothing?
I most certainly do know nothing, thank you very much!
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by Feck Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:07 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote: Feck wrote: Gawdzilla wrote: Feck wrote: Gawdzilla wrote: And you stopped shanghaiing our sailors.
Because we won the big war in Europe and didn't need them ...As you well know !
And why were you doing it in the first place?
Because we could! call it manifest destiny
I've always found it humorous when Brits scoff at "manifest destiny" when they made precisely the same westward advance to the Pacific and in fact took more acreage of land in the process than the Americans did. Seems a bit ironic that a country that held more people under colonial subjugation than other other would feel itself in any position to moralize, expressly or impliedly, on this topic. One would think a concise apology to the world would be in order instead.
Oh we have got sick of apologising ,we are well aware that the empire did horrible things and we too can raise a rout like Dunkirk to heroic status .
Obviously the couple of campaigns in the Americas are not so much part of our national conciousness as they are yours ,we had bigger fish to fry .
And I hope it has been obvious through this thread that this is all friendly banter ?
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by Coito ergo sum Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:07 pm
Feck wrote: Freedom freedom now let's invade Canada oops Fail maybe we could take an appropriate size enemy like the Philipines .
You mean the Spanish Empire?
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by Gawdzilla Sama Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:14 pm
Coito ergo sum wrote: Feck wrote: Freedom freedom now let's invade Canada oops Fail maybe we could take an appropriate size enemy like the Philipines .
You mean the Spanish Empire?
Bad route to take. Spain was "the sick man of Europe" at the time.
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by Coito ergo sum Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:18 pm
Gawdzilla wrote: Coito ergo sum wrote: Feck wrote: Freedom freedom now let's invade Canada oops Fail maybe we could take an appropriate size enemy like the Philipines .
You mean the Spanish Empire?
Bad route to take. Spain was "the sick man of Europe" at the time.
Sure - but, it's not as if we just fought "the Phillipines." And, who the fuck are the Brits to talk about taking on toughies -- like they didn't invade "Bermuda" and "The Cayman Islands," and crap like that. FFS...
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by Clinton Huxley Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:27 pm
I still suffer from terrible nightmares about the Anglo-Zanzibar War. It packed a lot of horrors into its 40 minutes.
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by Coito ergo sum Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:37 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote: I still suffer from terrible nightmares about the Anglo-Zanzibar War. It packed a lot of horrors into its 40 minutes.
You folks were really brave when you took on the Zulu Empire. Those thatch shields and stone/rope/stick spears can be quite effective....
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