on a lighter note.....

[Curval]

Originally posted by ra
The Swiss were never conquered because they have such a good navy.

Boy do I hope you are kidding.

[janneh]

Originally posted by ra
The Swiss were never conquered because they have such a good navy.
 

Good one

[Airhead]

Originally posted by ra
BTW, how many of the 15 Euro languages do you intend to learn?

I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.

BTW, "a harmonious Europe" is an oxymoron. They've been warring against each other forever, and will undoubtedly war against each other in the future. For Beat1e to even imply Europe has lived in harmony is laughable.

[beet1e]

Drunky!  Don't tell them I suck in a thread where noodlees have been mentioned. For the same reason, avoid the synonym "tongue" to mean language!

Ra -

So they were monolingual? BTW, how many of the 15 Euro languages do you intend to learn?

I don't know if they were mono, bi, or multi lingual. But they did not speak English. As for learning the 15 European languages, my task will be eased by the fact that several countries share the same language. Eg. Britain & Ireland, Germany & Austria. But then Belgium has two languages - French and Flemish. But Luxembourg doesn't have its own language. There they seem to speak German & French. Finnish will be the toughest of the lot.

[StSanta]

I only speak three fluently. Gonna learn Spanish though. That way Bush Jr. won't have an edge on me

[Curval]

Originally posted by Airhead
I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.

By the same token you all should learn how to say thank you to my little island.  Without it all of the colonists would have starved to death.

So, Airhead, my friend, you are very welcome.

[CyranoAH]

As a matter of fact, Bush even named his drilling company after his own surname in spanish (Arbusto).

[Airhead]

Originally posted by Curval
By the same token you all should learn how to say thank you to my little island.  Without it all of the colonists would have starved to death.

So, Airhead, my friend, you are very welcome.

Sorry, Curval, my ancestors are Spanish who settled in California before 1800. I doubt they ever saw the East Coast- and probably spoke only one language.

[Curval]

Originally posted by Airhead
Sorry, Curval, my ancestors are Spanish who settled in California before 1800. I doubt they ever saw the East Coast- and probably spoke only one language.

Ahhh...so you are decended from those nice Spanish guys who came over and basically wiped out the indigineous populations of South America and most of the Carribean tribes.  Isn't that special. Perhaps you should thank Mr. Christopher Columbus.

Or...when you say Spanish do you mean like...Mexican?  This would infer that either the nice Americans were kind enough to let your ancestors pick their crops for them...for little, if any, pay OR that you are decendant from rich landowners who came up North fleeing revolutionary types who wanted to take their land and property away?

Not sure who you should thank then.



Either way...today you benefit from the constitution that was written and framed by a bunch of East Coasters....and again I say, "You are welcome".

(Just razzing ya man...)

[Nashwan]

I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.

That's true. The Germans were only waiting untill they'd lost enough planes over the channel for the wrecks to form an aluminium causeway, then they were going to walk across.

[JBA]

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As for learning the 15 European languages, my task will be eased by the fact that several countries share the same language. Eg. Britain & Ireland, Germany & Austria. ..beetle
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Ya ENGLISH...why do you think that's the case....perhaps its the best schools, best medicine, best bussiness atmosphere..in the world.....

[Airhead]

Originally posted by Curval
Ahhh...so you are decended from those nice Spanish guys who came over and basically wiped out the indigineous populations of South America and most of the Carribean tribes.  Isn't that special. Perhaps you should thank Mr. Christopher Columbus.

Or...when you say Spanish do you mean like...Mexican?  This would infer that either the nice Americans were kind enough to let your ancestors pick their crops for them...for little, if any, pay OR that you are decendant from rich landowners who came up North fleeing revolutionary types who wanted to take their land and property away?

Not sure who you should thank then.



Either way...today you benefit from the constitution that was written and framed by a bunch of East Coasters....and again I say, "You are welcome".

(Just razzing ya man...)

LOL Well, I'm sure the indigenous peoples of the East Coast would tell us how much they enjoyed the English colonization of the East Coast of North America- if any of them had survived it. Sheeesh, the Indians even prefered the smelly old French over you guys.

The fact that most casulties among the indigenous peoples colonized by the Spanish died of syphilis instead of bullets speaks volumes about the closeness of the association between the two peoples.

I'm afraid you, Beatle, Santa, et. al. have formed your opinions of Americans based upon the type of American who visits Bermuda or England- an east coaster. Believe me, east coasters are rude obnoxious pushy little sweaty fat boys who are as far removed from the West Coasters culturally as St. Santa is from his Somali girlfriend and her two nephews. The West Coast is the true garden spot of North America, the East Coast is our garbage dump.

[Dowding]

Nope. It didn't improve.

This thread started off badly, declined rapidly, and the less said about the end the better.

BTW - Nice one, Nashwan.

Hasta luego!

[Curval]

Originally posted by Airhead
The fact that most casulties among the indigenous peoples colonized by the Spanish died of syphilis instead of bullets speaks volumes about the closeness of the association between the two peoples.

Believe me, east coasters are rude obnoxious pushy little sweaty fat boys who are as far removed from the West Coasters culturally as St. Santa is from his Somali girlfriend and her two nephews. The West Coast is the true garden spot of North America, the East Coast is our garbage dump.

Syphilis and Small Pox are very different kettles of fish old chap.  The latter tended to spread a tad more effectively from the filthy lice ridden Spaniards that graced the shore of the New World.  No doubt rape and the occasional passion fest resulted in many cases of syphilis, but not in enough numbers to eradicate entire villages and communities.



Every November I am reminded about the good old days in early America..you know turkey dinners and agricultural exchange. (in the form of corn and hemp.)    But, I grant you that the fellows who colonised the east coast of the United States were in fact rather rough on the local populace.  However, it wasn't until the country separated from the British that the wholesale slaughter of the Indians really began and by that time it wasn't the British doing the killing.  They called themselves "Americans"...those murderous scum.  



LOL...I'm sure the founding fathers appreciate your thoughts on the people of the Eastern States as will anyone else here from those parts.

[Airhead]

Well, at least I only have to learn one language now, thanks in part to Small Pox or whatever, so I guess the old saying "all's well that ends well" applies here.