Posted at 07:51 on December 29th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 607 | Quote: Mr Creosote: Bah. Belgium and the Netherlands both rightfully belong to Germany anyway - just like Austria, Switzerland, Italy and many others. Good old Middle Ages... Following that reasoning, why should anything 'rightfully' belong to those who had it in the Middle Ages and not to those who had it hundreds or even thousands of years before?If you look at it that way, entire planet Earth is in fact no man's land because as far as we (think we) know, there once was a time when not a single human being roamed the face of the planet, so the first one to come live in Europe just claimed something that wasn't rightfully his and never will be... Finders keepers, losers weepers... ----- "One Very Important Thought" |
Posted at 16:01 on December 28th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | Er... no. "The Germans" don't exist talking about the Middle Ages. 'Germany' was just a loose connection of many different states, amongst which were big ones (e.g. Austria) which also owned territories outside 'Germany' as well as tiny ones. The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and also the northern part of Italy belonged to it. "The Prussians" (the original Prussia is the area around Gdansk, today owned partially by Russia and Poland) didn't get any attention until the sovereign of another state (Brandenburg) decided he wanted to have the title of a king which he couldn't become within 'Germany', so he declared himself "King of Prussia" (Prussia was outside of 'Germany' ). This state was leading in the unification of Germany later (in the 19th century), but it never 'ruled' much of Europe! ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 12:10 on December 28th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | What are you talking about? The germans never owned most of europe... The Prussians however did and they still never held sway over Italy because of the Papal states which proves that even the prussians aren't dumb enough to attack the pope ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 13:45 on December 27th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | Bah. Belgium and the Netherlands both rightfully belong to Germany anyway - just like Austria, Switzerland, Italy and many others. Good old Middle Ages... ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 13:25 on December 27th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | actually mole, our rivalry stems from the time of the restauration when we were forced to join the 12 provincien... Although Willem de zwijger (I think it was that Willem anyway) did a lot of good for our region, we didn't care much for being dominated by them again... One of the reasons of the Belgian war for independence Just a quick lesson in history Oh, just remembered: another reason was that when the Lord of Alva took over these parts in the late 1600, our entire cultural and intelectual elite fled to holland, and we never forgave them for abandoning us Edited by Pada1 at 21:33 on December, 27th 2002 ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 07:11 on December 27th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 607 | Quote: Pada1: What is all this putting down of Canada anyway? Seems to be the same as our own typical Belgium-Holland rivalry, which also has no real reason, but is more something 'folkloric'. I guess it comes from a time when belgians and dutchmen still considered eachother freaks just for talking slightly differently; nowadays my main frustration is they kick our butts at football (yes, soccer) way too easily, and also the fact that they legalized marihuana, of course... ----- "One Very Important Thought" |
Posted at 15:36 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936 | Quote: What is all this putting down of Canada anyway? I happen to think it's a beautifull country and the people ther (that I've met) sure were nicer then the americans I've met Eh, it's just fun to do sometimes, and it's not like they never tell American jokes over there (acutally, what other jokes DO they tell ) And I never said it was ugly... well their water front over the detroit river is ugly with that freakin huge casino taking up most of it, but other parts are quite nice, and will be a travel trip for me one day. Also, I can't really tell an American or a Canadian apart. Some of em do have that goofy accent, but some Americans do too, so I guess it's all moot. Tuss ----- Keep your stick on the ice |
Posted at 15:08 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | What is all this putting down of Canada anyway? I happen to think it's a beautifull country and the people ther (that I've met) sure were nicer then the americans I've met (in real life that is.. no complaints about the americans on this board ) ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 15:02 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936 | Quote: US (I think) errr, no... I thought boxing day was originally used that you gave your boxes to poor people and they would use their boxes to go door to door to get stuff. Pretty egotistic, but yeah... No one celebrates it here, and if they do, they get deported to Canada. Tuss ----- Keep your stick on the ice |
Posted at 14:54 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 336 | Quote: Posted by Dizzy at 15:48 on December, 24th 2002: Btw, is it true they're thinking of permanently changing the law in Britain so that pubs will be allowed to stay open till much later? Ooooooh yes, but not so they open much later, so they can open 24 hours a day, every day (if they want to). Good isnt it Town and City centre pubs will never shut again. The country will exist in a state of perpetual pissed-up-ness. |
Posted at 14:23 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | Come Creo, Join us in our social networking :zombiefied: ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 14:19 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | All this tribal stuff is completely alien to me ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 14:14 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | it's the day after Christmas Day... In the UK and US (I think) they celebrate it too and call it Boxing day... Here in Belgium we just call it second Christmas Day ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 14:09 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | What the fuck is "Boxing Day"??? ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 14:05 on December 26th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | Quote: and as you can proably notice I have nothing better to do on my christmas than to post mindless rubbish Well, at least that's better then havint to study philosophy on Christmas day and Boxing Day ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 20:13 on December 24th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | Our public drinking bans will be fun. I'm leaving on Friday for a week with my mates down at Philip Island (abouth 2 hours from my house in Port Philip Bay) that will be hugely fun Hope your all having a good day, and as you can proably notice I have nothing better to do on my christmas than to post mindless rubbish ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
Posted at 07:48 on December 24th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Master Gumby Posts: 103 | I can see ... your future. I see ... the new year ... a huge ... hangover. I s'ppose you'll need all the practice you can get. Btw, is it true they're thinking of permanently changing the law in Britain so that pubs will be allowed to stay open till much later? ----- C'est pas la chute qu'importe -- c'est l'atterrissage |
Posted at 06:37 on December 24th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 336 | Quote: Posted by The Mole at 13:35 on December, 24th 2002: Merry Christmas everyone, and to those who are going for an 11-day drinking frenzy: maybe I'd better wish you a Happy New Year already too. Cheers! The laws been changed for us this year so Pubs and Clubs are allowed to stay open non-stop for 36 hours from 10:30 AM New Years Eve onwards until 10:30PM New years day I need to get some praactice in for that marathon session. |
Posted at 05:35 on December 24th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 607 | Merry Christmas everyone, and to those who are going for an 11-day drinking frenzy: maybe I'd better wish you a Happy New Year already too. ----- "One Very Important Thought" |
Posted at 02:59 on December 24th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 964 | Have a nice time everybody! |