olivier in france Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Fixed it for you 739969[/snapback] well in fact only retreat has a french root... the other have all germanic/saxon or celtic roots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britbillsfan Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I did not know Plantagenet was a norse name.... and how come all those norsemen brought so many french names in the english language? beef, pork, vegetables,dessert, prunes and pears for dinner ? 739958[/snapback] Well William the Conquerer, William Rufus, Stephen and Henry I (ie: the first Norman kings) were not Plantagenets......... Besides they had to learn the lingo of the locals they had conquered because the French kept pretending they did not understand them...... (mind you in England they had to learn the language of the locals proved incapable of understanding them......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well William the Conquerer, William Rufus, Stephen and Henry I (ie: the first Norman kings) were not Plantagenets......... Besides they had to learn the lingo of the locals they had conquered because the French kept pretending they did not understand them...... (mind you in England they had to learn the language of the locals proved incapable of understanding them......) 739986[/snapback] i know i know i was just having a little fun... it makes me think about a recent tv show i saw about Sicily, the other norman conquest... they said there's still lot of people having french-norman names living in the Palerme area most of them still part of the local elite.... Ever been to Bayeux BritBillsfan? That's really impressing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well in fact we only tried once and it worked ... well it was 940 years ago but... 739947[/snapback] Uhhh...Napoleon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 We eradicated the Japanese. Damn then who really built my car? 739727[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh1 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I also hope that its not just BS to boost Bush and Blair in the polls (I think the past 5 years have given us ample reason to be skeptical of these kind of reports). 739897[/snapback] Yeah, people have to make up all the stories about Islamic groups being violent and hateful. If it weren't for these made up stories from the US and British governments, you wouldn't hear any thing about them killing people.. Hey where is all the oil in India any how? http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/11065.asp http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/05...p.ap/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/...asts/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm sure this will all come to an end once Iraq becomes a freedom loving democratic union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 It's nice to know that other countries are able to detect and foil terrorist attacks against the US. Too bad I don't feel confident that our government is capable of doing the same...well, it obviously it NOT capable, given what happened in 1993, 1995 and 2001.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 It's nice to know that other countries are able to detect and foil terrorist attacks against the US. Too bad I don't feel confident that our government is capable of doing the same...well, it obviously it NOT capable, given what happened in 1993, 1995 and 2001.... 740041[/snapback] except that there was several that were foiled sicne 9/11. which ones, i can't think of them at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 except that there was several that were foiled sicne 9/11. which ones, i can't think of them at the moment. 740053[/snapback] A serious threat against Wall Street a couple years ago, for one. Of course, when it was reported it was dismissed as fear-mongering, because it never happened. You just can't win: either you stop attacks and people think you're making up the threat because it never happened, or you don't stop attacks, and people think you're incompetent for not being aware of the real threat. It basically reduces to: people are !@#$ing stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm sure this will all come to an end once Iraq becomes a freedom loving democratic union. 740022[/snapback] I'm sure it will, too. Considering the time-frame in each case is "when hell freezes over". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 A serious threat against Wall Street a couple years ago, for one. Of course, when it was reported it was dismissed as fear-mongering, because it never happened. You just can't win: either you stop attacks and people think you're making up the threat because it never happened, or you don't stop attacks, and people think you're incompetent for not being aware of the real threat. It basically reduces to: people are !@#$ing stupid. 740057[/snapback] One which comes to mind was the most recent one. New York terror plot in which most of the terrorists lived in MOntreal and went to Concordia University... and were doing the Bachelor of Economics. That kind of freaked me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 A serious threat against Wall Street a couple years ago, for one. Of course, when it was reported it was dismissed as fear-mongering, because it never happened. You just can't win: either you stop attacks and people think you're making up the threat because it never happened, or you don't stop attacks, and people think you're incompetent for not being aware of the real threat. It basically reduces to: people are !@#$ing stupid. 740057[/snapback] The Hot Pocket® crowd will only believe it if they stop the guy with his finger on the trigger of the bomb like in their favorite movie. Heard today that they were planning on using a liquid explosive in sport drink bottles and use the flash from a disposable camera as the trigger. Looks like they have been practicig for several years. Remember the report from the woman journalist on those arab "musicians". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 The Hot Pocket® crowd will only believe it if they stop the guy with his finger on the trigger of the bomb like in their favorite movie. 740081[/snapback] No. They will just say that Karl Rove planted the "terrorist" just to increase Bush's poll numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 No. They will just say that Karl Rove planted the "terrorist" just to increase Bush's poll numbers. 740085[/snapback] you're finally getting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 you're finally getting it 740088[/snapback] I have been channeling PastaJoe. Damn, now I am feeling light-headed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Have we found those 11 Egyptian "ranch hands" headed towards Montana yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Have we found those 11 Egyptian "ranch hands" headed towards Montana yet? 740103[/snapback] Instant deportation for those !@#$ers, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Damn, now I am feeling light-headed. 740100[/snapback] Me, too. Damn this wine is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Me, too. Damn this wine is good. 740114[/snapback] wine on a thursday afternoon at 3 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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