Posted on 03/12/2007 11:15:11 AM PDT by blam
Well you know those weren't literal years. Maybe if they find the Ark and carbon date it, thing will be more clear.
Beziers.
Another blow to the Noble Savage at peace with his world?
This is proof that the bush' have a history of invading other countries.
Idiot.
What? The Torah isn't literal?
No: Stone Age ;P
Choices? Behavior? Ugh. PC madness.
> Thermopylae and Agincourt. Now those were massacres.
Neither Thermopylae nor Agincourt were massacres, unless viewed from the side of the Bad Guys.
The Spartans and Greeks, outnumbered, performed a brilliantly disciplined defense that, ultimately, led to being wiped out to a man. But it was the Persians, not the Spartans/Greeks, who got the short end of that stick. No massacre there...
At Agincourt, Henry V was badly outnumbered and had mostly infantry troops: the French had heavy cavalry and should have won. Zoot Alors! The French picked their battle foolishly and got skewered by Henry's Welsh longbow archers, while wallowing in the slippery deep mud in heavy armor with useless cavalry chargers. No massacre here either: a brilliant defense against all odds, and taken to its natural conclusions.
Now Custer's Last Stand was a proper massacre... as was Culloden Moor, as was Glencoe...
I was talking about the Bad-Guy point of view. Like the Little Bighorn, Isandlwana was also a massacre for the good guys. A day later, Rorke's Drift was the reverse.
"300" was a great film, made in Quebec of all places. I heartily recommend it.
14, but who's counting.
> "300" was a great film, made in Quebec of all places. I heartily recommend it.
Quebec rocks! And I can hardly wait until "300" is released in New Zealand: John Kass of the Chicago Tribune has heartily endorsed "300", and I have a very high opinion of his views...
...and now, I also have a high opinion of yours!
If you ever get the chance to spend any amount of time in Quebec -- recommended! -- take the time to try to "fit in". Show them Respect by trying to speak French: no matter how rusty your French is, you'll find that the Quebecois all speak excellent English and that they appreciate your genuine efforts!
I have never had a better time, nor ever met a more hospitable bunch of good, friendly, genuine people, than the time I spent in Quebec. Everybody should try to have a holiday in Quebec at least once in their lives: Montreal is Party Central for North America, and Quebec City is the hospitality capital of the Western Hemisphere: just Magic!
Pure Magic. It is like visiting a different, unspoiled world.
Funny, that: "respect", I mean. If you give Respect, it is often or almost always reciprocated.
Thank you for that 'review' of the cities of French Canada. Having been to Toronto and having spoken with some very nice French-Canadians there, I'm eager to see the French portion of Canada. I also want to see Newfoundland and "Anne of Green Gables" country. Maybe my next vacation? I'd like to go before a passport is required. Right now, you don't need a passport if you're driving or going on a bus, but you do need one for air travel to Canada.
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