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Post by Galadriel on Apr 6, 2008 13:18:54 GMT
We have some cross dressers here too you know, just look at Pete (dresses himself up as a miss piggy) and BJC, who loves to look prettier then his sister ;D
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Post by peterh on Apr 6, 2008 18:39:18 GMT
Feh! All this talk about a glorious captain who'll hold back the munity is merely talk! El's a certified wimp as is steve - and forget about getting Fille to help. She's french, dammit, and that means she'll surrender faster than BJC does if offered cake! Take that in mind when you take side, THD - will do ya good when the rebellion comes Oh, and I'm not emptying latrines when elliot's had a bean dinner!
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Post by peterh on Apr 6, 2008 18:40:25 GMT
We have some cross dressers here too you know, just look at Pete (dresses himself up as a miss piggy) and BJC, who loves to look prettier then his sister ;D No matter how hard BJC tries it's an impossible task. No one here looks better than Lisa Now excuse me while I go unbutton my bra!
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Post by Alrik on Apr 6, 2008 22:25:28 GMT
Now excuse me while I go unbutton my bra! Must be quite a *long* bra, since you're a pig. ;D
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Post by LaFille on Apr 7, 2008 2:19:43 GMT
Didn't you understand yet that surrendering is nothing else but a tactic to be the one who laughs last? Look what happened with the American colonies... ;D
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 7, 2008 3:01:46 GMT
Feh! All this talk about a glorious captain who'll hold back the munity is merely talk! El's a certified wimp as is steve - and forget about getting Fille to help. She's french, dammit, and that means she'll surrender faster than BJC does if offered cake! Take that in mind when you take side, THD - will do ya good when the rebellion comes Oh, and I'm not emptying latrines when elliot's had a bean dinner! HEY, I'M FRENCH TOO YOU VIKING DINNER!!! (Roasted, fried, sliced into ham my personal favorite, we FRENCH call it J-A-M-B-O-N) I descended from the Russian Royalty and a long line of illustrious FRENCH surgeons, so don't go insulting my roots! I'm sorry if this sounds nasty, please forgive me Peter, but insulting the FRENCH and accusing them of cowardice is the LAST thing you want to do with me... Anyways, if the rebellion's in 2109 that means I'll be about 118, which is good for a Dragon. ;D But I don't know if you'll still be around... oh well, when we get there we'll see how it goes... As for Elliot's dinner, I'd recommend he try to eat something foreign... I'm a little worried that maybe he's been having too much "spotted dick"...
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Post by peterh on Apr 7, 2008 14:53:12 GMT
HEY, I'M FRENCH TOO YOU VIKING DINNER!!! (Roasted, fried, sliced into ham my personal favorite, we FRENCH call it J-A-M-B-O-N) I descended from the Russian Royalty and a long line of illustrious FRENCH surgeons, so don't go insulting my roots! I'm sorry if this sounds nasty, please forgive me Peter, but insulting the FRENCH and accusing them of cowardice is the LAST thing you want to do with me... Saying that the French always surrender is not insulting your roots - it's stating the obvious. Also take in the account of how well the Russian Royalty fared in the end and I think I've made my case! So, if you stil have a problem with me then I'll meet you under the flagpole after school, Pepe Le Pew!!! Kidding aside, it's sounds pretty interesting with the Russian Royalty descent. Please explain further if you feel like it
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Post by Galadriel on Apr 7, 2008 20:39:55 GMT
HEY, I'M FRENCH TOO YOU VIKING DINNER!!! (Roasted, fried, sliced into ham my personal favorite, we FRENCH call it J-A-M-B-O-N) I descended from the Russian Royalty and a long line of illustrious FRENCH surgeons, so don't go insulting my roots! I'm sorry if this sounds nasty, please forgive me Peter, but insulting the FRENCH and accusing them of cowardice is the LAST thing you want to do with me... I'm also a decendant from the russian royalty, but a poor branch though, and my grandmother, may she rest in peace, was French. But I don't mind if people make jokes about the French though, after all, they did surrender in every war ;D
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 8, 2008 5:43:51 GMT
Surrender EVERY war?!?!? I don't think so, Charles Martel defeated the Ummayad's at Poitiers (it thanks to us that Europe didn't get overrun and slaughtered my those MADMEN), Charlemagne conquered virtually all of Europe in a Grand Campaign that consisted of over 50 military Campaigns, it's thanks to William the Conqueror (French duke of Normandy) that there is a united Britain today (even the name Britain derives from Bretagne, or known in English as Brittany), it's thanks to us that the First Crusade was a success (Godfrey de Buillon), we eventually won the Hundred Year's War (God rest Joan of Arc's soul), conquered Burgundy, Basically won the 30 year's war (which basically reduced Germany to over 300 little Duchy's, fiefdoms and whatnot), won a whole bunch of wars under Napoleon (not to mention it's only thanks to us that U.S.A won their revolutionary war), won WW1 (no, we didn't surrender and we produced the finest military example of a man who learns from his mistakes of all time, Ferdinand Foch), and yes we may have surrendered quite a few wars (Seven Year's War, Franco-Prussian War, WW2) but we have won more wars than we have lost, and as a result we have earned our place in the G-8 by Blood and Steel. But don't worry, the France I am proud of and Patriotic about is the France of the past, I am anything but proud of modern France, so don't worry about insulting modern France. As for my roots, my Great-Grand Father was the Russian Minister of War (you see, if the oldest son becomes Czar, that's what happens to the younger brothers) and when the Revolution cam along, he had to flee as a refuge to France with his wife. He had chronic Asthma, but just to make enough to survive he had to carry packs of meat (weighing anywhere from 15-45 kilos) on his back from the Slaughterhouse, to the Butcher, to the General Store, etc. They had one Daughter, who by a touch of God's Divine Providence found work as a Secretary and was sent to Vietnam (those were the days when France still ruled Indochina, before that a$$h0le Ho Chi Minh came along and murdered a bunch of his own people) where she met my Grandfather, a young French Engineer (descended from French and Franco-Belgian surgeons) and they ended up working together, then they eventually married and returned to France to raise a family. They had 3 children, my Father was the Second. My Father was dissatisfied with life when he was about 20, so to make a long story short he traveled the entire world looking for true love, that is purely unconditional and never leaves you nor forsakes you, plus the true meaning of life. At the age of 26, while in Nepal climbing the Himalaya Mountains, he wanted to end his life, having not found meaning to it. He went to a bar in Nepal, to send his last night there, when he met a young Frenchwoman who asked him: "Do you believe in God, do you believe in Love?" My Father was already used to arguing his points about how there is no God, and he had argued his points about how there is therefore no such thing as true, unconditional love. So he looked into her eyes, and said "No." Then, she did the most amazing thing. He was expecting her to argue, but she didn't. Instead, she cried. My Father was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to say or do! She then explained that the meaning of life and the source of unconditional love can be found only in Jesus Christ, who lived and died for our Salvation. So that night, he received Jesus Christ as his Saviour. He was in the clouds after that, he had found what he was looking for! He then dedicated his life to Missionary/Social work, working in Nepal, India, and Eventually, INDONESIA! He met my mom in Indonesia, got her saved, married her and they have 4 children. Of those 4 children, the eldest is in Paris (he doesn't like doing Missionary/Social work) and 3 have dedicated their lives to Jesus as full-time Missionary/Social workers. I am the 3rd child, and am here in Indonesia, doing my reasonable service for the Lord. If you would like to know more about what I do, check my profile and check my homepage, www.fcindo.com and then you'll understand what I do. So there you have it, my history and bloodline in a nutshell, I hope you enjoyed reading it!
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 8, 2008 6:17:41 GMT
Charlemagne's Franks were kinda Franco-German if you look at the map... He was awesome though, as was Martel. The 100 years war was ultimately a stalemate, with France left in control of France and England in charge of England... Ferdinand Foch was the one who declared that "The aeroplane has no military significance whatsoever" and was, alas typical of WW1 generals on all sides who tended to be imbeciles... William was a Norman - derived from 'Norseman', hence a Viking which is how he got Harald Hardrada to help... Napoleon was an Italian... You forgot the Duke de Conde who was a brilliant general and arguably the best France ever produced (Not hard, granted, but he was brilliant) and Cardinal Richelieu who was both a brilliant general AND a great statesman...
Other than that, though, doing well! ;D
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The soldiers on all sides fought heroically in WW1. Most of the generals should have been shot for treason. The Brits had Allenby (in the desert. He was Lawrence's boss) who was good, there was one Aussie I can never remember the name of (Sorry Aussies) who was really rather brilliant but who no-one actually listened to (Too stupid to understand him, at a guess) and the Germans had Hindenberg who was quite good.
Other than that... Well, the rest are responsible for the most appalling and totally unnecessary slaughter in history. I despise the lot of them.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 8, 2008 9:37:52 GMT
The 100 years war was ultimately a stalemate, with France left in control of France and England in charge of England... Sorry, but the Hundred Year's War was the English invading France which ended with their forced withdrawal, therefore the French won. Ferdinand Foch was the one who declared that "The aeroplane has no military significance whatsoever" and was, alas typical of WW1 generals on all sides who tended to be imbeciles... Most people in those days refused to see the use of the Airplane, besides he proved that he could win without a strong air arm, we mustn't forget that these were the days when airplanes were wooden frames covered with skin (easy targets for ground guns), a lot of them got shot down without doing anything to turn the tide, except by making a few pilots such as Manfred von Richthofen and Rene Fonck become heroes for their country. William was a Norman - derived from 'Norseman', hence a Viking which is how he got Harald Hardrada to help... Let's give you some more history: The Vikings would do their raids and go burning, raping, pillaging etc. along the coastal countries and eventually got bold enough to establish settlements on some lands (lots of Ireland, they founded Dublin, lots of England) so the King of France, Charles III (I think, maybe a different number) gave a northwestern coastal region of France, Normandy, to the Invading Vikings in exchange for them to settle down there, give up their old way of life and embrace Christianity. They accepted, and thus was the Duchy of Normandy founded. William the Conqueror was Norman, mixed French and Viking, but more French. Napoleon was an Italian... Italian descent, but became a French citizen, Emperor of France and even conquered Italy. You forgot the Duke de Conde who was a brilliant general and arguably the best France ever produced (Not hard, granted, but he was brilliant) and Cardinal Richelieu who was both a brilliant general AND a great statesman...
I wasn't trying to give a complete list of all the great French Generals, I was just making a point to Peter and Gal that the French didn't surrender all their wars, and in fact won most of them. Other than that, though, doing well! ;DThank you, thank you. *** The soldiers on all sides fought heroically in WW1. Most of the generals should have been shot for treason. The Brits had Allenby (in the desert. He was Lawrence's boss) who was good, there was one Aussie I can never remember the name of (Sorry Aussies) who was really rather brilliant but who no-one actually listened to (Too stupid to understand him, at a guess) and the Germans had Hindenberg who was quite good.There were a lot of heroes. The war aces (Manfred von Richthofen, Rene Fonck, Billy Bishop, etc.) some Generals (Foch, the ones you mentioned, BTW von Luddendorf was better than Hindenburg), even a few lower ranking officers and soldiers (such as Alvin York) plus many others who you can probably find in encyclopedias. Other than that... Well, the rest are responsible for the most appalling and totally unnecessary slaughter in history. I despise the lot of them.War is not a good way to settle things, and granted it's usually because of a few top-ranking people's greed, and I wish there could be no more war. But it happens, and will keep happening for quite awhile, I'm afraid.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 8, 2008 10:24:17 GMT
Hundred Years War - still more a stalemate. And the actual period is quite arbitrary, considering that England and France rarely stopped fighting from when William conquered England (And he was definitely more Viking ) all the way up until we finally beat Napoleon. Foch was bad. He had the Von Schliefen plan before WW1 started and could see the Germans following it - and STILL managed to put all his forces in the wrong place! That level of ineptitude is all but unmatched in military history. Though Haig and Sir John French (English, despite the name) certainly did their best to equal it... In Napoleon's time there wasn't even an italy as such. He was Corsican, as you know, and his French was appalling. He conquered a ton of stuff, though, and some of his (Actually French!!! ;D) Marshals were pretty darn good, too. Of course some of them were crap, but you can't have everything ;D And yeah - war is not a good way to settle things, I agree...
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 8, 2008 10:44:15 GMT
Hundred Years War - still more a stalemate.You can lead a horse to water... And the actual period is quite arbitrary, considering that England and France rarely stopped fighting from when William conquered England (And he was definitely more Viking ) all the way up until we finally beat Napoleon.Yeah, if you follow all the wars fought afterwards, the French and English usually fought on opposite sides. Check William's parentage, and you'll see that he should be referred to as "Guillaume le Conquérant" You guys didn't beat Napoleon, just held on long enough for the Prussians to arrive... Foch was bad. He had the Von Schliefen plan before WW1 started and could see the Germans following it - and STILL managed to put all his forces in the wrong place! That level of ineptitude is all but unmatched in military history. Though Haig and Sir John French (English, despite the name) certainly did their best to equal it...What did I say earlier he was an example of? In Napoleon's time there wasn't even an italy as such. He was Corsican, as you know, and his French was appalling. He conquered a ton of stuff, though, and some of his (Actually French!!! ;D) Marshals were pretty darn good, too. Of course some of them were crap, but you can't have everything ;DYOU were the one who said he was Italian, Napoleon was an Italian... (that's from your previous post) I was just using it in the same context as you were... Yeah, apparently he thought he could have everything... ;D And yeah - war is not a good way to settle things, I agree...PRAISE THE LORD! P.S I probably won't answer to another debate, I dislike prolonged debates so I'll probably let you have the last word, unless it's really "off track."
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 8, 2008 11:22:46 GMT
Strictly speaking illness conquered Napoleon. That and Marshal Gruchy, who managed to lose the entire Prussian army, the idiot! He was supposed to be keeping them away from Waterloo... That's the problem with putting French generals in charge of French armies! ;D
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 9, 2008 5:31:08 GMT
Strictly speaking illness conquered Napoleon. That and Marshal Gruchy, who managed to lose the entire Prussian army, the idiot! He was supposed to be keeping them away from Waterloo... That's the problem with putting French generals in charge of French armies! ;D I heartily agree. ;D Some Frenchmen can be real fools sometimes... ;D
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 20, 2008 2:31:18 GMT
Just wanted to say that the banner is really fantastic! Took my breath away.
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Post by LaFille on Apr 20, 2008 2:36:16 GMT
Awww, thank you; I'm glad you like!
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 20, 2008 5:37:37 GMT
I thought this thread was going to disappear, thanks for saving it SilvaShado!
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 30, 2008 1:00:54 GMT
I thought this thread was going to disappear, thanks for saving it SilvaShado! It's all about being fashionably late... or is it just late...?
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 30, 2008 8:55:59 GMT
I thought this thread was going to disappear, thanks for saving it SilvaShado! It's all about being fashionably late... or is it just late...? Well, if you don't think it's too late could you welcome me to the Forum? ;D
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