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Leslie Cheswyck
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rapier
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My former french friend of 3 years reckoned most of the French wwII vets that roll out on parade every year are fakes, and very few who claim to actually put up any resistance against the nazis. Most of them helped them in fact.
Life is about women and shag*ing. thats all. Not war! he used to say. 
"We don't care about ze fuc*ing war. just fuc*ing!".
Hilarious dude- the chicks did indeed love him, but he always ran at the first sight of an angry boyfriend.
Lovers not fighters  |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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Very interesting reading.
However, it's hardly news when the French get their asses handed to them on the battlefield... |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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hmmmm, French women with whom I have conferred have confirmed that this is just not so. Lots of talk. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| While late medieval or very early modern can be fun and entertaining, ya got any Brit victories of the 20th Century to report on? |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| While late medieval or very early modern can be fun and entertaining, ya got any Brit victories of the 20th Century to report on? |
Umm lets see now:
20thc British military history:
Boxer Rebellion (1900)
World War I (1914–1918)
Easter Rising (1916)
Russian Civil War (1918–1922)
Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
Anglo-Irish War (1919–1921) D
Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923)
The Pacific War (1937–1945)
World War II (1939–1945)
Anglo-Iraqi War (1941)
Greek Civil War (1941–1949)
Cold War (1945–1991)
Malayan Emergency (1948–1960)
Korean War (1950–1953)
Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960)
Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959)
Suez Crisis (1956)
Brunei Uprising (1962)
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1962–1966)
Aden Emergency (1963–1967)
Northern Ireland Troubles (1969-mid 1990s)
Cod War Confrontation (1975–1976)
Falklands War (1982)
The First Gulf War (1990–1991)
The Bosnian War (1995–1996)
The Kosovo War (1999)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_military_history
Its difficult to say wether these conflicts were victories, draws, or losses for Britain, as most were fought with alliances of many countries and involve treaties and truces etc.
The Falklands springs to mind as a clear victory involving the Brits alone. The rest are allied actions. Aden clearly involves the Brits being forced out of what is now Yemen.
Someone once told me that Britain has never won a war under a labor govt. is that true? |
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hypnotist
Joined: 04 Dec 2004
Location: I wish I were a sock
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Someone once told me that Britain has never won a war under a labor govt. is that true? |
Yes, but the only Labour administration before WWII lasted a mere two years, and after WWII most wars were fought under Tory governments, or straddled governments.
Unless you count Gulf War 2 - Return of the Bush as being a victory. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:19 am Post subject: |
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| But rapier, my boy, I was not asking about how many skirmishes and difficulties Britain was involved in in the 20th Century. I used the word 'victories'. There were quite a few. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| But rapier, my boy, I was not asking about how many skirmishes and difficulties Britain was involved in in the 20th Century. I used the word 'victories'. There were quite a few. |
If you knew, why not post them yourself? You appeared to be saying Britain had few or any military victories in the 20th century, that was the implied tone. |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Here's one.
Indeed, troops from all over the Empire/Commonwealth fought in it. (I believe the soldiers capturing this German tank are Aussies.) But it still counts as a British victory in my book. This in no way takes away any glory due their gallant allies/associates:
Australia
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Greece
& Free French |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Shameless bump. Shameless! |
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jinju
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World War II (1939�1945)
Cold War (1945�1991)
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England did nothing of note in either of these. |
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yawarakaijin
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| I thought this was going to be on some ancient technique used to get high. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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A woman is walking down the street, and as she goes by a pet shop, she sees a small sign in the window that says "####-licking Frog, �20". She looks around quickly, and goes in. She pretends to browse a few minutes, and eventually sidles up to the guy at the counter.
In a quiet voice, she embarrassedly says to him, "I'm here, um, about the,uh, about the (ahem), the ####-licking frog."
The guy behind the counter looks at her and says, "Ah, oui madame!" |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Youtube wasn't on my radar two years ago when I OP'd this thread...
so here's a fun look at some interpretations of the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V:
David Gwillim
Laurence Olivier
Kenneth Branagh |
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