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Robin Hood is offline Robin Hood
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It has been 20 years since the glorious armed forces of the United Kingdom smashed the evil Argentinean occupiers on and around the Falkland Islands.

The Brave British forces sailed eight thousand miles to rescue the newly enslaved people of the Falklands who cried out to be to their mother country to be freed from the clutches of the neo-fascist forces of Buenos Aires.

The answer was immediate and sure, "Worry not, we are coming".

Showing the dash and bravery rightly attributed to them the elite forces of Britain swept the incompetent third world forces aside.

Victory was sure and justice secured.

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A cynic might say that it was a sordid piece of colonial sabre-rattling that almost turned out very embarrassing for us Brits and our Exocet-vulnerable ships.

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There was no contest.

It takes more then a bunch of oily Mustachios to beat HM forces.

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Robin Hood, do the DL dance!

In case you're not, I'm happy when the IRA bombs you.
Cheers mate.

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Yea sure, it takes more than a bunch of greasy dagos to defeat our fine armed forces, who were sent without adequate air cover, supplies and were really only there to ensure election victory for Maggie.

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Britain has a fine tradition of sail the seas and beating the Cr*p out of some of the worlds more inferior peoples (the Germans for instance). So it should be no suprise to anyone when a disorganised rable of beige savages gets their asses kicked.
You will not see them come back in a hurry.

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Robin Hood, do the DL dance!

In case you're not, I'm happy when the IRA bombs you.
Cheers mate.


You are Greek, am I right.




Like those marbles I saw in one of our fine Museums the other day. Now what are they called again.

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Yeah, the Brits lost a destroyer to a couple of Exocet Carrying Super Etendard Fighters. It was more of an embarassment.

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Congradulations on very nearly getting your arses handed to you by the Argintinians!

Ahhh...if only the wind was with the 25 de Mayo that fair day...

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Yeah, the Brits lost a destroyer to a couple of Exocet Carrying Super Etendard Fighters. It was more of an embarassment.


Being an Argy yourself I naturally hesitate to challenge your expertise in embarrassment.

Though I feel that it is my patriotic duty to point out the bravery of our forces and the sheer inferiority of yours from top to bottom.

I don't want to have to embarrass you by pointing out how 25 sea harriers defeated your whole airforce and how your ground troops most dangerous weapon was what they carried around in their pants.

We have fought people with spear who showed more strategic thinking and courage.

What was that song again "Don`t cry for me Argentina....."

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A picture of the Super Etendard:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/s-etend_3.jpg

The Brits lost a destroyer to that?

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Congradulations on very nearly getting your arses handed to you by the Argintinians!

Ahhh...if only the wind was with the 25 de Mayo that fair day...


I don't think we need take any criticism from a country who spends most of its time getting embarrassed by third world guerrilla forces.

Shall we go through the list?


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Being an Argy yourself I naturally hesitate to challenge your expertise in embarrassment.


I am Spanish. I should be more pissed off at the Brits for stealing that little piece of rock... what was it called again... oh yes, Gibraltar. You brits steal everything!

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Though I feel that it is my patriotic duty to point out the bravery of our forces and the sheer inferiority of yours from top to bottom.


Again I am not Argentine.

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I don't want to have to embarrass you by pointing out how 25 sea harriers defeated your whole airforce and how your ground troops most dangerous weapon was what they carried around in their pants.


Even though I am not Argentine, your airforce hads it ass kicked royally. It was just the so few aircraft the Argentines actually had.

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We have fought people with spear who showed more strategic thinking and courage.

What was that song again "Don`t cry for me Argentina....."


The Argentine Airforce kicked your ass. The Same what Spain would do if you don't give us our damn Gibraltar back!

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A picture of the Super Etendard:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/s-etend_3.jpg

The Brits lost a destroyer to that?


What was that ship called Belgra oh what was the name.


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What was that ship called Belgra oh what was the name.




The Belgrano was a floating piece of junk. It shouldn't even of been sent out. I don't even know why it wasn't decomissioned. The other ships Argentina had were much better.

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I am Spanish.


My God man you say that in public, I`d rather be an Argy then a Spaniard. The list is so long. We have kick the spaniards around so much over the last four hundred years.

The spanish economy makes Argentina look like a success story.

Why do you think that the people in Gibraltar are out in the streets protesting they want nothing to do with you.

Still it can`t be easy having that insult to your national pride stuck to that dust bowl of a fourth world country of yours and seeing that Union Jack proudly flying from up high.

There is an Afghans saying that has sprung up over the last 20 years of fighting, it goes something like "well at least we are not Spanish"

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The Belgrano was a floating piece of junk. It shouldn't even of been sent out. I don't even know why it wasn't decomissioned. The other ships Argentina had were much better.


Well we will just have to take your word for it as they never showed up.

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I don't think we need take any criticism from a country who spends most of its time getting embarrassed by third world guerrilla forces.

Shall we go through the list?




Who would that be? The VC?

Maybe the Filipinos...A Hundred years ago!

Besides, ain't nothing to the Guerrilla forces us third-worlders put up against the British, Circa 1777

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Who would that be? The VC?

Maybe the Filipinos...A Hundred years ago!

Besides, ain't nothing to the Guerrilla forces us third-worlders put up against the British, Circa 1777


1777 yep you have to go back that far to find anything worth talking about. Even the somali`s kicked your ass


Still with your present leadership I am sure you will go far.

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In case you're not, I'm happy when the IRA bombs you.
Cheers mate.


Something about they way you said Cheers mate reminds me of my local kebab shop.

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1777 yep you have to go back that far to find anything worth talking about. Even the somali`s kicked your ass


Still with your present leadership I am sure you will go far.


Let's see.

Spanish-American War- Check.

Phillipines- Check.


WW1- Check.

WW2- Check.

Korean War- Eh. We didn't conquer N Korea, but as that wasn't our goal and we were only in a limited war, I'll put Check.

Vietnam- We get involved in a long, drawn out, bloody affair.

Gulf War- Check.

Afghanistan- Apparently, Check.

You've really gotta wonder how a nation who lost to pacifists in India can complain about the American war record.

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Let's see.

Spanish-American War- Check.

Phillipines- Check.


WW1- Check.

WW2- Check.

Korean War- Eh. We didn't conquer N Korea, but as that wasn't our goal and we were only in a limited war, I'll put Check.

Vietnam- We get involved in a long, drawn out, bloody affair.

Gulf War- Check.

Afghanistan- Apparently, Check.

You've really gotta wonder how a nation who lost to pacifists in India can complain about the American war record.


pacifists you have obviously never sat through any of their films. Those F*ckers are fearless.

Anyway you call that a success list

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The spanish economy makes Argentina look like a success story.


You ignorant **** why don't you look at the facts... Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU.

The Spanish Economy jackass:

Spain's mixed capitalist economy supports a GDP that on a per capita basis is 80% that of the four leading West European economies. Its center-right government successfully worked to gain admission to the first group of countries launching the European single currency on 1 January 1999. The AZNAR administration has continued to advocate liberalization, privatization, and deregulation of the economy and has introduced some tax reforms to that end.

Spain now has one of the fastest growing OECD economies. The labor force is well qualified with relatively low labor costs. Privatization is introducing greater competition into the telecommunications, electricity, gas, and oil refining sectors.

Real convergence with the major European economies seemed possible in 1986-1991 as Spain posted the highest investment-led output growth in the OECD. By 1991, GDP per capita stood at almost 80% of the EC average. In 1992, however, Spain plunged into recession along with its major trading partners. In 1992-1993, three devaluations of the peseta, by a total of 18%, just managed to keep it within the ERM. Economic recovery produced growth of 3% by 1995, including strong domestic demand, and this has since been maintained. Spain succeeded in meeting the economic convergence criteria necessary for economic and monetary union and was among the 11 EU countries to introduce the euro in January 1999.

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Why do you think that the people in Gibraltar are out in the streets protesting they want nothing to do with you.


They will get to keep their autonomy. At least we respect minorities... unlike Britain. Damn, your people beat the **** out of Asians who try to make a decent living. At least we respect Moroccans and Ecuadorians who come to our country.

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Still it can`t be easy having that insult to your national pride stuck to that dust bowl of a fourth world country of yours and seeing that Union Jack proudly flying from up high.


How about a shithole country like yours that is in the fifth world on the level of Zaire worse beyond belief? I mean those hooligans were enough during soccer games... what else? There is this big deal about some old fart queen dying... wow! BIG DAMN DEAL!

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There is an Afghans saying that has sprung up over the last 20 years of fighting, it goes something like "well at least we are not Spanish"



And at least we got that $19,000 Per Capita Income.

And our military makes Argentina look very small.

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Hahahaha... For a settler he is really good... 4.8 out of 5

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I thought my previous post was a good troll?

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1777 yep you have to go back that far to find anything worth talking about. Even the somali`s kicked your ass


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Hmm...1500 dead Somalis and 18 dead Rangers/Delta.


I'll take those odds!

Speak of the devil, at least we have a higher kill ratio than the Brits did in the Zulu Wars.

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I thought my previous post was a good troll?

It was a troll?

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Who cares about stupid wars and how great your economy is?

The real measure of a country is its weather, its women, and how big its parties are. Unfortunately the UK is severly lacking in all three categories. You'd think that after owning then losing half the world you people would know what is important in life.

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Weather? You can get nice beach weather down in Grenada, and nice ski weather up in the mountains. The women? Well that is for you to decide. Parties? I dunno about those... Spain does have quite a night life though.

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Speak of the devil, at least we have a higher kill ratio than the Brits did in the Zulu Wars.


Not to mention Britain fought in Afghanistan and didn't win. The US did.

 
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