13-06-2003 02:26									#61
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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy Laz, the reason I thought you were trolling was the English arrow in the Frenchman's head bit. King Harold wasn't French, and the arrow fired wasn't English - see my point?

???

There have been more Anglo-French conflicts than the Norman invasion of 1066, you know? The Normans were just as much Vikings as they were French anyway.

I expect Laz was referring to the Battle of Agincourt, where the English longbowmen totally kicked the ass of the French knights. Although God knows there are plenty of other examples to pick from too.

	13-06-2003 02:42									#62
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Cruddy: Anarchy flag is black and red with diagonal division across the flag... Can't be arsed to get an image.

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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy Laz, the reason I thought you were trolling was the English arrow in the Frenchman's head bit. King Harold wasn't French, and the arrow fired wasn't English - see my point?

It was a reference to Agincourt, Crecy and the domination of the English longbowmen.

See my point? Hur, hur hur.

	13-06-2003 03:20									#64
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Joan of Arc spanked you bigtime in the end

	13-06-2003 03:24									#65
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Or rather the group of generals who set her up as a puppet leader to rally the masses spanked us bigtime.

	13-06-2003 03:28									#66
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The black-red-white colour combination in that flag somehow reminds me of the Nazi swastika.

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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet Or rather the group of generals who set her up as a puppet leader to rally the masses spanked us bigtime.

Indeed, the French army spanked you bigtime. Aren't you ashamed of doing worse than the Krauts ?

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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Indeed, the French army spanked you bigtime. Aren't you ashamed of doing worse than the Krauts ?

With all the fighting in Europe over the past 2000 years there's been more than enough spanking going on for everyone to get their full share several times over.

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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet With all the fighting in Europe over the past 2000 years there's been more than enough spanking going on for everyone to get their full share several times over.

Aaaaaah, those were the good old days :nostalgy:

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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp It was a reference to Agincourt, Crecy and the domination of the English longbowmen. See my point? Hur, hur hur.

The longbow wasn't English. It was Welsh.

As for those battles, they made no difference at all in the long run.

So much for this "domination" myth.

On that basis, the English flag should consist of a bulldog being kicked back over the English channel.

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quote: Joan of Arc spanked you bigtime in the end

They got their arse kicked by a girl..
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And there was a time when the english used more garlic then the french, and then there was that incident blahblahblah......

	13-06-2003 06:07									#72
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And now an opinion from the English seaside.

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	13-06-2003 06:08									#73
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Joan of Arc spanked you bigtime in the end

And suffered somewhat for her success.

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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy And suffered somewhat for her success.

At least she was on fire at her retirement party

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You had that joke ready, didn't you

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Union Jack is bad azz

leave it alone

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We don't need to say anything about the French. We just make the Eurostar trains arrive at Waterloo.

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hehe

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quote: Originally posted by MikeH We don't need to say anything about the French. We just make the Eurostar trains arrive at Waterloo.

My French housemate actually thought that was a deliberate attempt to wind the French up.

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If it wasn't it should have been!

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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson My French housemate actually thought that was a deliberate attempt to wind the French up.

Tell your French housemate that the station was named after the nearby bridge over the Thames - and that was named after that obscure village in Belgium, over a century before Eurostar was even dreamed up.

You can also tell your French housemate that the new high speed Eurostar will terminate at King's Cross.

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But it's going to be renamed King's Guillotine.

	13-06-2003 17:25									#83
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OH! I thought it was going to be renamed Trafalgar.

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Crecy would be nice, after the famous battlecruiser

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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy OH! I thought it was going to be renamed Trafalgar.

Tsk, we should definitely rename the Gare du Nord into "Gare d'Orléans" or something. Just to welcome the Rosbifs like they deserve

	13-06-2003 21:42									#86
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quote: Originally posted by Cruddy The longbow wasn't English. It was Welsh. As for those battles, they made no difference at all in the long run. So much for this "domination" myth. On that basis, the English flag should consist of a bulldog being kicked back over the English channel.

What the bugger is your problem, sunbeam? I'm looking for a better interpretation of English history than a vague symbol supposedly representing some fictitious Turkish Christian superhero, and at the same time provide a spot of light entertainment by introducing some juicily OTT macabre imagery to it, whilst simultaneously appealing to the jingoistic attributes that flags are intended to promote.

If you'd read any of the many historical threads I've posted here and elsewhere, I think you'd gain some understanding that I'm well aware that we lost the 100 years war. Hence the fact that I never claimed we won. Or the fact that I never claimed the longbow was invented by the English. It was certainly used by them.

In doing so, you appear to have marked me down as some sort of raging ultra-nationalist. Yes- I'm very serious that I think the Union Jack is a pile of poo, but permit me a spot of fun in the process, would you?

Jesus. The one thing you can bet about Poly is that any attempt to inject a spot of humour will end up getting some pedant on a mission.

	13-06-2003 21:53									#87
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I'm going to start breaking down my posts, giving clear indications of when I start and stop being serious (Laz is being semi-comical at this point) so that the socially-challenged can understand when not to get all "Daily Mail" on my arse.

Then again (He's turning serious now) I'm not sure I can be arsed.

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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp What the bugger is your problem, sunbeam?

I don't have one. I'm not the one getting angry.

quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp In doing so, you appear to have marked me down as some sort of raging ultra-nationalist...

Rest assured, if I thought that I would have REALLY taken the pi55.

quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Yes- I'm very serious that I think the Union Jack is a pile of poo, but permit me a spot of fun in the process, would you?

Have all the fun you want Laz. Just tighten the definitions and don't leave me a target.

quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Jesus. The one thing you can bet about Poly is that any attempt to inject a spot of humour will end up getting some pedant on a mission.

Yes, but that's true for everyone, isn't it? I wasn't the only one who thought you were trolling.

	13-06-2003 22:08									#89
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp I'm going to start breaking down my posts, giving clear indications of when I start and stop being serious (Laz is being semi-comical at this point) so that the socially-challenged can understand when not to get all "Daily Mail" on my arse. Then again (He's turning serious now) I'm not sure I can be arsed.

Isn' t that what smilies are for?

	13-06-2003 22:13									#90
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I never use them. I used to think it insulted the intelligence of my readership, though I'm being forced to reconsider that even as I type.