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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: FlyingDuckSittingSwan on December 03, 2001, 06:38:00 PM
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Kindly donated by me to the first person who answers this riddle correctly:
I have 4 legs in the morning, 3 legs by midday.
I'm good on the side but covered even better.
A bit of me will satisfy you and three friends.
You can do me many ways, I don't mind.
You can wear me out anyday of the week.
What am I?
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A bowl of jello?
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When was the last time you saw a bowl of jello with legs! :mad:
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Down at the Foxy Lady in Rhode Island
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A sheep with a prosthetic leg.
Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
Kindly donated by me to the first person who answers this riddle correctly:
I have 4 legs in the morning, 3 legs by midday.
I'm good on the side but covered even better.
A bit of me will satisfy you and three friends.
You can do me many ways, I don't mind.
You can wear me out anyday of the week.
What am I?
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lol westy..
just covered 1/2 my desk in coffee, the smell of that French Roast is gona be stuck in my nostrals till i get home..
chit, hehe
Dog out........
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A 3 legged man.
This belongs in off topic btw.
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...a person "walks on all fours" when a babe, on three legs when aged...
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no Keiren thats the Sphyx's riddle U all r thinking of and it simaler but not the same.
Sphinx riddle is:
what walks on all fours in the morning,
and walks on 2 by midday,
and 3 in the evening?
the answer is a Man,
for he crawls when he is born and walks up right as a man and walks with a cane as a elder.
As for the other riddle this is interesting to say the least. I will have to think about it I look foward to figureing this one out I love riddles. :D
I will think about this further I will try to answer this soon though it will bother me for ever untill I get the answer.
Lhodo
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I'll leave this competition open until Wednesday the 5th of December 2001, midnight GMT. And remember guys it's genuine, my word is my bondage, so if you guess it correctly, I'll pay for your month at the same time as I pay for mine which I will probably be doing on the 10th of December (If your month doesn't run out by that time, you'll have a month credit).
I made the riddle up myself so you wont find it anywhere and when I give you the answer I'll explain why all the clues add up so you'll know I wasn't cheating.
Good luck and may the best virtual pilot win :)
p.s. a bowl of jello isn't even close!
p.p.s Pyro, it's not totally off topic cos it's to do with the AH subscription. Please leave it on the GD. ;)
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didn't you quit?
lazs
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What am I?
A retard.
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didn't you quit?
lazs
I cant figure this behavior out,,he said he would.
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How can I quit if I never even started?
I did my 2 weeks trial but couldn't sign on cos I had other expenses last month so I decided to wait for a month (call me responsible!). I was gonna try WW2Online, but I doubt that will ever be released here in the UK.
Anyway, I never said I hated this game. If people weren't so defencive and actually read my posts, then you'd already know this!
Now...stick to the topic! :o
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What the hell I’ll take a stab at it. It’s a reference to time?
Legs equal distance.
Good to have on your side but better to be covered.
Reference to hour, minute, second hands.
Many different ways to calculate time.
Time wears out.
A guess anyway.
Zippatuh
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is this aces high specific?
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" How can I quit if I never even started?
I did my 2 weeks trial but couldn't sign on cos I had other expenses last month so I decided to wait for a month (call me responsible!). I was gonna try WW2Online, but I doubt that will ever be released here in the UK."
well now you are simply being dishonest. I read your post and you said that you wouldn't be signing on after your two week free trial... Now you claim that you really are/were/meant to sign up but were shjort of cash but now you will pay for someoneslse subscription or pay for WWII online if it were avialable and damn the expense.
all of this would of course, be moot if you were honest an knowledgeable.
lazs
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Excellent guess Zippatuh, but I'm afraid you're wrong.
Kratzer, no it's not Aces High specific.
lazs1: Either you never read my posts properly, or you have a bad memory. My first posts was "My 2 weeks are up...will I subscribe?...errrmmm...no...for now. And I went on saying I would try WW2O and then decide. Seeing CRS already made the decision for me...and anyway, I also said I would probably end up playing both.
Then in another post I actually state I will be subscribing later on. And if you want further proof, just look up my old posts.
As I said, if someone guesses this riddle correctly, I will pay for one month subscription at the same time I pay mine, which will probably be on Monday the 10th or thereabouts.
And another thing. I never said I'm short of cash. Read it again and you'll find I said I had expenses, meaning I overspent on my credit card. Stop misinterpreting my posts. :mad:
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Because Zippatuh made an excellent guess, but a wrong one, I'll give everyone one clue and one clue only.
Think most of the clues will have double meanings and some are puns.
Good luck.
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Are you the sun?
Break 24 hours, or the journey of the sun, into 4 parts (or 'legs'). At 6am, 4 remain, but at noon, only 3 remain.
Mornings and evenings are fine, but the benefit is greatest when the sun is high in the sky, covering everything.
Your three friends are wind, warmth, and rain, all of which are linked to the sun, and all of which benefit people.
You can spend a day however you like, and use sunlight for light, power, and warmth, among others.
You can use up the whole day, every day, because the sun will rise again the next.
Just a guess...
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a lemur!
no, an especially furry lemur?!
ummm ...ill be back hold on....
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Spectacles?
Rests on four points on a bedside table 3 on your head.
Good to watch from the sidelines but sometime's you wish they wernt seen.
Four eye's "four ayes"? you and three pal's satisfied.
Do many ways, hmm something to do with optician. dunno.
Can be worn out!.
Probably wrong but Id like to eliminate it to get it out of my head. :confused:
Furzy
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Some excellent guesses guys, but wrong. ;)
Remember that each clue has probably 2 or more things associated with whatever it is.
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a lemur with an umbrella?
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ok..guess I will take a stab..have a few answers :)
intersection
marathon
stop light
suspenders/jumpsuit(worth a guess ;))
bus route
by the way...this thing wouldnt happen to be specific to UK would it? I also enjoy a good riddle and this one has me stumped :).
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the answer you seek is...... NUTTZ!!!
I wake up next to my wife (4legs in the morning)
I go to work and get mid afternoon "wood" (3legs)
I'm a madman when it comes to sex!!!
(a bit of me will satisfy you and 3 friends)
see above
(you can do me many ways)
I'm a male always ready to go!
( You can wear me out anyday of the week.)
NUTTZ
Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
Kindly donated by me to the first person who answers this riddle correctly:
I have 4 legs in the morning, 3 legs by midday.
I'm good on the side but covered even better.
A bit of me will satisfy you and three friends.
You can do me many ways, I don't mind.
You can wear me out anyday of the week.
What am I?
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an african swallow?
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youre a studmuffingot? :D
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u have it all wrong D00D!!!!
its...
What walks on all fours in the morning 2 legs in the day and 3 legs at night???
the answer is !!!!!!
A PERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 legs=baby
2=teen's
3=old man/women
I WANT MY FREE MONTH NOW
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Wow, good job, you didn't even finish reading the first sentence of the riddle.
Congratulations, you've won a skittle. Go look under the seat in your mom's car to collect.
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Eh. It's not worth the 15 bucks. I'll wait until tomorrow & just read the answer.
Mosca
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Originally posted by Pei:
an african swallow?
ROFL
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Nope, none are right. Though someone did go close. :p
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Originally posted by mrfish:
a lemur with an umbrella?
Hehehe...that's gotta be right. Please give fish his free month.
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kindness
i've heard of kindness on the side and covered with kindness
if kind to someone u are to share it with atleast 3 others
u can take or wear kindness any day of the week
dont get the 4 legs and 3 legs thingy
anyway just my guess prolly wrong though :D :D
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now that mommy isn't making people play with him he has to pay people to talk to him.
lazs
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Lazys1: It's a bit of fun. There was little chance someone was going to get it, anyway, even though I've already given away 2 clues. Anyway, christmas should be a time of giving, ya scrooge! I bet you're a hunchback, have a long unkempt beard and children throw stones at you. Dogs chase you to urinate on your legs and a constant stench follows you everywhere you go.
p.s. Where's you're answer? Or is thinking of one too hard for you?
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Okay, guess #2, along the same lines:
A watch?
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OK 2nd guesses time.
Body/Birthday suit?
Furzy
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Originally posted by Pei:
an african swallow?
What would an african swallow be carrying?
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DONG!
Midnight and the competition is over. Nobody guessed unfortunatly, but someone got very close.
The answer was:
(http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~taa/img/cow1.jpg)
Obvious now, isn't it? :D
Mooo! :p
[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: FlyingDuckSittingSwan ]
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Um... no, I guess it isn't obvious. Explain please, so we don't think your riddle sucked.
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A white rectangle with a red "x" in the middle? I don't get it.
Mosca
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Fine, I will.
As I said, each clue line had 2 or 3 things connected with whatever "I was". I also said there were some puns in the clues aswell. Most of the answers people gave were good and could have fitted to the clues, but only once for each clue line and some were pretty vague in certain points.
Ok, here is the riddle broken down:
I have 4 legs in the morning, 3 legs by midday.
The cow wakes up in the morning with 4 legs. Animals, including cows, are taken to the abattoir in the mornings. Cows are usually divided into 4 portions including the legs which are seperated (so there you have the 3 legs). Midday is associated with lunchtime, usually. I can count 4 clues just in this line.
I'm good on the side but covered even better.
Beef, which comes from a cow, is typically served on the side with potatoes or salad. Beef on its own is nice, but covered in gravy is even better. You will note that beef is the only meat which is traditionally covered with a sauce, so it couldn't be a sheep, because lamb is usually served with mint sauce on the side. Same with pork which is served with apple sauce on the side. Also, the puns I was talking about appear in this line. In the clue it says I'm good on the side ok, think Silverside and Topside of beef. etc.
Here there are 3 clues.
A bit of me will satisfy you and three friends.
Beef joints are usually sold to serve 4 people (something to do with cooking times, etc.) Only 1 clue here. This is probably the most misleading line.
You can do me many ways, I don't mind.
You can do beef grilled, fried, brased, poached, baked, dried, cured, salted etc. Another clue was ..I don't mind. He wont mind because he's dead. 2 clues here.
You can wear me out anyday of the week.
You can wear a leather jacket, trousers, skirt etc out, as in outside. Or, you can wear a leather seat, like a car seat, out over time. Two meanings here. Also, you can wear it out(side) anyday of the week, because leather is considered both a casual and a smart dress and both a summer and winter clothing.
I count 3 clues here.
Elementary dear Watson! ;)
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I think Kratzer is right.
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More than 10 clues in there, what do you expect? I spell it out for you? When was the last time you saw someone give away free money? Course I was gonna make it hard. BUt it wasn't impossible by any means.
If you take the clues:
4 legs...an animal...duh
Side...ever heard of Silverside or Topside? If you tried buying fresh beef instead of eating it at McDonalds all the time, maybe you'd have heard of this.
Worn out...as in outside...c'mon, not that hard.
Bah...it's like trying to explain rocket science to 5 year olds... :rolleyes:
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I can still see that redhead ;)
and the red jello
and the red lights.....
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FDSS - I have a boxed version of WW2OL which I will gladly send to you at no cost to you. Just send me your postal address. But you have to promise to quit this board!
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Hmm...I'm thinking of a word that starts with a "T" and ends with a "ard"
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You're all bitter cos COW was such an easy answer and you couldn't think of it. :D :D :p
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Oh leave him alone, i thought it was ok and at least it was a mildly amusing thread.
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Um... that 3 leg logic makes no sense either. You have 4 legs, you separate them, and you have 4 legs...
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Originally posted by Kratzer:
Um... that 3 leg logic makes no sense either. You have 4 legs, you separate them, and you have 4 legs...
I'm with you Kratzer. Must be that UK math.
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oh , i get it , in the UK you start with 4 legs, cut it up give one leg to the govt , now you have 3 legs, it's so simpile...gee i dumb
i thought the brits only ate mutton cause all cows were mad??
[ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: john9001 ]
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Ok I dont see how this has anything to do with AH Pyro was right this does belong in the off topic.
| p.p.s Pyro, it's not totally off topic cos it's to do with the AH subscription. Please leave it on the GD. |
And uh U ever think that maybe some of us are not ENGLISH, even when I thought about it U had told Pyro that it had something to do with AH, that would be false advertising in the US. Just thought I would point that out other than that it was a real let down, none of it had different meaning other than the morning and evening statements. BTW in the US most beef is not served with Salad it is served with Beer and/or Pork or Chicken.
Hodo
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are u a joystick?
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LOL! That riddle sucked ass, but this is a funny thread. :D
SOB
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So the answer is His mother?????? :confused: :confused:
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Geezz guys, somebody try's to do something to benifit the community and you guys rip him to shreads!
The riddle didn't suck. It makes sense but you guys didn't get it and because you didn't get it you think it sucks! Fine if you didn't get it. Neither did I! It was a very clever riddle even if it was just a little difficult for some of us flyboys.
He was prepaired to give the winner $15 if they got it right! For goodness sake, give the guy a brake!
:D
RULE BRITANIA!
BT
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Anyone up for another riddle? :confused:
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At what point did the obvious elude you on if the AH message board needed cow riddles?
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Originally posted by john9001:
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i thought the brits only ate mutton cause all cows were mad??
Our cows aren't mad!
:mad: :mad: They just had a few mental problems, tis all! It's all sorted now.
BBB=Buy British Beef!
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Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
Anyone up for another riddle? :confused:
yeah... If all the legs add up in it. ;)
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What's brown and sounds like a bell?
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so it wasn't a lemur then...?
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Might as well've been, mrfish. :D
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"What's brown and sounds like a bell?"
The start of a wrestling match in a ring filled with pudding!
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A brown bell?
Mosca
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No, no, no...
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Ok, I think I know this one.
A bell goes ding-dong
So it must be king-kong? :cool:
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Good ridle FDSS.
However here in the land of Dixie we serve everything with gravey :)
What the hell is mint jelly? LOL
blutik
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Originally posted by mrfish:
a lemur!
no, an especially furry lemur?!
ummm ...ill be back hold on....
Yeah! It's me!
Cows? We don need no steekin' cows!
~Lemur
[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: lemur ]
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Whats brown and sticky?
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dang, I was thinking of a cow actually... first I thought pig, but then cow. too bad I didn't get here until now though. =(
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Originally posted by blutic:
Good ridle FDSS.
However here in the land of Dixie we serve everything with gravey :)
What the hell is mint jelly? LOL
blutik
Civilised people (us Brits... :p ) will serve pork with an apple sauce and will serve lamb with a mint sauce. We also serve duck with an orange sauce and goose with a cranberry sauce. It's not mint jelly, it's a mint sauce, blutic. Next time you cook some lamb try putting some mint on top of it. I guarantee you will find it tastes good. It goes really well with the flavour. :cool:
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lol I knew it had to be one of those UK things ;)
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:rolleyes: the british ppl. are known NOT to have the very best food. ;) well, I guess their bacon is probably the best in the world, but other than that... :mad:
[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: iceydee ]
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Originally posted by iceydee:
:rolleyes: the british ppl. are known NOT to have the very best food. ;) well, I guess their bacon is probably the best in the world, but other than that... :mad:
[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: iceydee ]
Excuse me? :mad:
Before our cows went crazy, Scotch Beef was considered the best in the world!
Before some idiot figured how to get a female salmon pregnant without having to get the male swim 500 miles upstream, our Scotch Salmon was considered the best in the world!
Bacon? You're thinking Denmark! :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
Excuse me? :mad:
Before our cows went crazy, Scotch Beef was considered the best in the world!
Before some idiot figured how to get a female salmon pregnant without having to get the male swim 500 miles upstream, our Scotch Salmon was considered the best in the world!
Bacon? You're thinking Denmark! :rolleyes:
sorry us Canucks pork the best, or wait, have the best pork :)
-clan Dunbar
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Ya, and Alberta beef is the best in the world. Everyone knows that! :D
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Originally posted by loser:
sorry us Canucks pork the best, or wait, have the best pork :)
Except you guys don't know what Bacon is. To bring out a slab of ham when one clearly asks for bacon is a affront to all that is good and right (ie: high in fat and cholesterol)!
SOB
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Canadians aren't the best at anything. Everyone knows that! Celine Dione is Canadian for gods sake!! :D
My arse sings better than her!
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"Beef Scotch" and "Salmon Scotch" and you singing Celine Dion songs out yer arse? I recommend less crack and more BBC for you. Isn't every other channel a cow documentary or some such?
What's fuzzy, warm and fits like a glove?
Whoa .... maybe the answer is a glove. ;)
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Ya, and Alberta beef is the best in the world. Everyone knows that! :D
damn canadians.. "Canadian Bacon" starring John Candy. :D
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In order for a nation to be considered as significant in the world, it has to pass certain requirements. These requirements are:
1) Name a Canadian make of car?
2) Name a Canadian dish which is regularly eaten in other parts of the world.
3) Name a famous Canadian author.
4) Name a famous Canadian artist.
5) Name a famous Canadian export.
6) Name a famous Canadian invention.
7) Name something which is unique to Canada and can't be found nowhere else
If you can't name all those, then I'm sorry, but Canada is not as significant throughout the world as Canada believes.
Here is Britains:
1)British make of Car: Rover
2)British dish: Roast Beef
3)Famous British authour: Dickens
4)Famous British artist: Turner
5)Famous British export: Ketchup
6)Famous British invention: Jet engine
7)Unique to Britain: The Queen
:cool: :cool: ;)
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ok i read the whole thread but your comment about canada or the united states is crap - im usa but can definitely tell ya if it weren't for us staters and canucks - you'd be speaking german or with your mouth, dead hehe :)
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no we wouldn't, and what DID canucks do in the war
ps. duck man,how about giving a fellow country man a free sub :D
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I remember a lot of stories about the RCAF bombers over Berlin.
I hate to say it, but without the assistance of the US and Canada, England would have been hard pressed to beat off the nazi horde. At best, they would have kept their 1942 borders after an armistice.
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I agree when you say America did something significant in the war, but Canada? They just played a bit-part, I'm sorry.
Normandy beaches (at the top of my head, so I may be wrong):
Gold: Britain
Sword: Britain
Juno: Canada
Utah: America
Omaha: America
Now, let's talk about the Normandy landing. America got the sh*t end of the stick by being assigned the western most beaches, Omaha and Utah. If I'm not mistaken, the 29th Infantry Division died the most on Omaha. Canada got the one in the middle and didn't find much resistence. Britain took the West and again didn't find much resistence.
Normandy Landings: Americans 1. Britain 0. Canada 0.
Let's talk about the Battle of Britain:
This made a significant difference in the outcome of the war. For one thing, had Britain fallen, I doubt America would be fighting in Europe at all. From where? Without Britain defeating Hitler's attempt for an invasion (Operation Sealion), Germany would have controlled the Atlantic shipping lanes, not to mention America would have to start the conquest of Europe from North Africa.
America 1. Britain 1. Canada 0.
North Africa:
Montgomery defeats Rommels Africa Corps. America arrives towards the end of the conflict when Rommel already has decided the battle is lost and Hitler decides to appoint him in the defence of France with the remnants of his Afrika Corps.
America 1. Britain 2. Canada 0
Operation Market Garden.
A failed attempt, but a near miss. I would put this down as an American led operation as they were the dominant force by far.
America 2. Britain 2. Canada 0
Invasion of Italy.
Again, even though not as successful as hoped, and despite a war attrocity by the Americans (the killing of civilians at Montecassino), a near miss thing and I would split this as half an American operation and half British.
America 3. Britain 3. Canada 0
I would say these are the major operations in Europe in the Second World War. I left out the Battle of France because that was very unsuccessful as opposed to Operation Market Garden and Invasion of Italy which were very nearly successful. Invasion of Italy did in fact succeed a little later on, in fact.
Can someone name a major contribution by Canadian forces in Europe in the Second World War? Cos I can't.
Yes, they did play their part, just like the Australians, Indians and French resistence did. But that is all my friends.
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Operation Market Garden.
A failed attempt, but a near miss. I would put this down as an American led operation as they were the dominant force by far.
I left out the Battle of France because that was very unsuccessful as opposed to Operation Market Garden and Invasion of Italy which were very nearly successful. Invasion of Italy did in fact succeed a little later on, in fact.
first of all market garden was a campaign designed and lead by the british,and might i add LOST(post nijmegen bridge crossing after the yanks had secured it, british overnight halt ring a bell?)which puts you down by one on the score board for losing so many of your own troops, but also another point for what the british high command did to the Polish paras.
and another point lost for the british desisive defeat in the french campaign brings you down to, what, zero?
a score board isn't going to help your point any.it just points out your lack of knowledge of combat, tactics and strategy. AND your total lack of comprehension that the winning side is the one that is lucky enough to hang on long enough to survive and actually hold onto something worth dying for.
do YOU remember Dieppe?
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Gosh ... yaknow what? I think Ol' FDSS has something against Canada!
1) Name a Canadian make of car?
Chevy! ... no wait .... Ford!
2) Name a Canadian dish which is regularly eaten in other parts of the world.
Back Bacon!
3) Name a famous Canadian author.
Bobby Service!
4) Name a famous Canadian artist.
Tommy Thompson!
5) Name a famous Canadian export.
Back Bacon!
6) Name a famous Canadian invention.
Java!
7) Name something which is unique to Canada and can't be found(anywhere)else
Bob and Doug MacKenzie!
:D
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just a side note on operation market gardens allied forces.
an American led operation as they were the dominant force by far.
2 american airborn divisions are more dominant then 1 british airborn and 1 british CORP level armored formation?
hehe
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Ok, right here, right now I want to disassociate myself from this pillock. In no way does he speak for the Britain or in general consensus of the the British people.
1) If the cow has been taken to slaughter in the morning and divided into 4 parts.....it hasnt got 3 legs you divvy. It's dead. It's an ex-cow. It's gone to the great paddock in the sky. What's left is called a "beef carcus".
2) It's Scottish beef, not Scotch beef. Scotch beef is beef with scotch poored all over it.
3) British Bacon best in the world? Er....one word: Danepak.
4) Canadian bacon is *almost* as good.
5) Yes they did play a major part in the war.....and from the start, not 2 years late.
6) No I'm not Canadian, before you ask.
7) I loath mint sauce, appel sauce, cranberry sauce and orange sauce. Ruins a good bit of meat.
8) "beef" is not an "English dish". It's ROAST beef with Yorkshire pud.
9) Iceydee. Yes we do. But if you aint British a steak and kidney pie does *sound* kinda awful......and the colour you'd go if told you were eating "Brains studmuffingots" would be kinda interesting.
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How did we get on the Brit/Canada/USA thing....? I personaly think Canada is a odd place with good looking women, and great Trance and rave parties. As for their invovlement in WWII, The Canadians had sent a couple of Bombersquadrons and fighter squadrons to help out in the ETO. Now for the North Africa campaign saying that UK 2 US1 Canada 0, ahhh BS, I say US-0 UK-0 Canada-O, Hitler-5, Rommel-2, I give that Victory to Hitler, Y cause he screwed Rommel hard in North Africa, if it wasnt for Hitler the UK and US woulda been having to recapture all of africa. And unfortantly Canada doesnt have its own car manufacturer cause Y would they need them they can get subsidized manufacturing rights to Fords, which btw owns Aston Martin, and Jaguar, and Volvos. Chevy or GMC has rights in canada too, and I belive Peterbuilt Semi riggs R Canadian, if its not them its one of the Semi truck manufactures. Name a Canadian food eatin around the world uh.... Canadian Bacon, Kinda like Cresants thnx to fast food they made it world wide. Another something only Canada has Alanis Moriset, Micheal J. Fox, to name a few. So before U all start hating on another Contry please try to learn about that contry, for in my eyes NO contry is better than another, becuase my military has won more battles than your military, Look at Switzerland, have they been to war in the past 150 years no, have they lost a war NO, have they been messed with NO, do they have one of the worlds toughest militaries YES, another place that doesnt have a car manufacturer or a xport or any military victories is the Vatican, yes it is its own sovriegn nation, and yes it has a military and yes it is well defended and yes it is known WORLD wide as a place not to mess with, along with Isreal, India, Pakistan, Japan, and last but not least Austrailia, the list can keep going for one reason or another each contry is great and if we as a people the human race learn to work together we can become a great WORLD, and explore other aspects of our universe otherwise we will be doomed to die and become extinct and to forever be forgoten. BTW my next vote for the next race on earth is the Roaches.
Hodo
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Swoop, learn to read!!
1) If we can say Scotch Salmon, then why can't we say Scotch Beef? Scotch just means it's Scottish. An abbreviation, if you like. Scotch whiskey, Scotch egg etc...
2) I said that Danish bacon is the best on the world. duh!
3)When a cow ceases to be alive, it's a dead cow Einstien. It doesn't cease being a cow, it's just a dead one.
person 1: "oh look, that cow lying on the field over ther is dead"
person 2: "that isn't a dead cow, that there is a bovine carcass"
hahaha :D
4) Canada did not play a major part in the war. Never did and I'm not anti-Canadian, I just like people to tell the truth!.
5) I didn't say "Beef" was an english dish, I said ROAST BEEF!!! Go to SpecSavers!
My point is I am in no way anti Canadian but I don;t like to see Canadians who think they did everything or even as much as other nations in the war. Where were the Canadian made planes? Or the Canadian armour? Bah... :rolleyes:
You can;t just provide a few infantry divisions and jump into some other nations planes and consider you made a significant contribution to the war.
As for Kingonads. The Vatican was actually taken over by the Nazis in World War 2. Have oyu ever been to the Vatican? It's just a piece of Rome. There's no wall or anything and there's a total of 160 Swiss Guards in clown suits. Oh wow, what an army! :D Switzerland has a crap army also, they just have the advantage of being in a very easily defensible place.
Who said Rommel won in Africa? That's just silly! If you leave terrain you are considered the loser. Also, he was pulled out to avoid being annihilated! Read up on your history. And Britain liberating a few countries is a major success inmy books.
Oh, I also forget the Malta. Put another point for the Brits. :cool:
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Originally posted by Arlo:
Gosh ... yaknow what? I think Ol' FDSS has something against Canada!
1) Name a Canadian make of car?
Chevy! ... no wait .... Ford!
2) Name a Canadian dish which is regularly eaten in other parts of the world.
Back Bacon!
3) Name a famous Canadian author.
Bobby Service!
4) Name a famous Canadian artist.
Tommy Thompson!
5) Name a famous Canadian export.
Back Bacon!
6) Name a famous Canadian invention.
Java!
7) Name something which is unique to Canada and can't be found(anywhere)else
Bob and Doug MacKenzie!
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1: Chevy or Ford AREN'T Canadian! Guess again.
2: I said a Canadian DISH. Bacon cannot be condiered a DISH.
3: Bobby who???? I said famous author. For example Britain- Kipling, Conan-Doyle, Dickens. US- Melville.
4: Again I said FAMOUS artist.
5: Candian bacon is not a famous export seeing you can't even find the stuff in europe!
6: If Canada invented Java, then I'll give oyu this one.
7: Who?
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Putting one's life on the line is as significant a contribution one can make no matter what the capacity. You have completely crossed the line of bad taste and indiscretion in minimizing the ultimate sacrifices of those Canadian souls.
I don't expect you to listen to reason..it's obvious at this point you have none. I wonder what significant contribution you ever have or ever will make to anything.
It's quite clearly time for you to simply shut the diddly up.
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the term is "popular convention"
That's why Scotch eggs are known as scotch eggs. Ginsters make Scotch eggs.....ever heard of Ginsters? Based in Callington in CORNWALL. Nuthin Scottish about a Ginsters Scotch egg. Mind you, there's nuthin Cornish about a Ginsters Cornish pasty either.....but that's another story.
Anyway, go speak to an English professor, he'll tell you there is no such word as Scotch. It's a barstardisation of Scots and has been used so often for so long that's it's become a word.
The bacon comment was to Iceydee.
And a dead cow is called a dead cow. A cow that's been slaughtered and carved into pieces is no longer a dead cow. IT'S A BEEF CARCUS. And how can ya say it's got 3 legs? They've ALL been cut off, 2 are lying in the corner and the other 2 have been sent to DIFFERENT butchers......for example. ;)
When you die you will cease to be a human being and start being a CORPSE. k? I can help you with this experiment if you'd like.
You never mentioned Yorkshire pud and the damn Canadians played a bigger part than you seem to think. Look up battles at Dieppe, who captured Brussels and who cleared the Scheldte Estuary in Holland. Then go look up No401 Squadron, RCAF. Then go find out who supplied around 30% of the destroyer escorts in the Atlantic. I could go on but people might start to think I like Canadians.
In any case, you're still a dick and the riddle was crap.....and I'd still like to know why you seem to think so little of the Canucks?
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My point is I am in no way anti Canadian but I don;t like to see Canadians who think they did everything or even as much as other nations in the war. Where were the Canadian made planes? Or the Canadian armour? Bah...
who said we did everything in the war?
we where part of the commonwealth in WW2, following british orders.so you're saying we where issued insignificant orders?
Canada was a major training center during WW2. we made a great deal of your airplanes here, hell there an old AVRO plant not to far from where I live!
you missed my point entirelly, aztec and swoop didn't have any problems getting it, maybe you should listen to aztecs advice :)
thanks swoop, i was trying to remember the name of the scheldte.
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Well, I for one am greatly appreciative of the neighbor to the north. They have staunchly defended our stance in the world and have been the best neighbors we could have ever hoped for. Aside from the War of 1812 you have never heard of a border skirmish between us. How many contiguous European countries can say that about their closest neighbors? ;)
Canada gave what she had in the big one. Don't forget about the production of war materials that originated from the Canucks.
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said by the swoop:
When you die you will cease to be a human being and start being a CORPSE. k? I can help you with this experiment if you'd like.
YOu can try, but you'd probably end up like the cow. Opps sorry, cow carcus. :D
Learn to read, avacado, I was talking about major World War 2 Operations which Canada never made any real contribution too.
I don't care what you say, many millions of people died in World War 2 but Canada didn;t even have conscription until nearly the end of the war. OH YEAH! BIG CONTRIBUTION!HAHAHA :D
Fact remains, I'm talking as a European on a European conflict. In the European war, Europeans died and gave their life PREDOMINANTLY over every other nation. The only nation I consider worthy of any mention and gratitude is AMERICA. All the others we could have donw without thank-you very much. Polish pilots? Nope, we could have won the war wihtout em thanks. French resistance? Same thing. Canadians? Same thing. Drive through France one day will ya. Monuments to Brits and Americans. Where's the Canadian monuments? Nowehere! Same thing in Holland and just about everywhere else.
I'm entitled to my opinion, if you don;t like it, don't read it!
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You are quite clearly insane.
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And you are...Sigmund Freud? :rolleyes:
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least my sig works
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FDSS Uh I didnt say Rommel won Africa but if he woulda had the supplies he needed he woulda stomped Monty's pompus bellybutton all over the african contanent. And Canadians where some of the first Volenteers in the merchant Marines sending supplies to the UK. Its evident that U dont KNOW your history U just learned what U wanted to know and NOTHING more. Not to mention FACT: Rommel won EVERY engagement vs the UK forces under Monty. FACT: the Vatican signed a armastance with Germany to prevent damage to historical items. FACT: Switzerland trains its military YEAR round for DEFENCE NEVER OFFENCE, if U understood the value of defence in a nation that chose NOT to be invovled in external conflict. And every nation that the UK liberated was supported but US, and Commonwealth troops, hell the british forces where getting STOMPED in India by the Japanese Imperal Army. Now that I have said what I am going to say I doubt I will respond to anything else U have to say cause there isnt a great deal facts behind it, not to mention U seem to be on the defensive about people saying your riddle sucked, I thought U just gave the wrong clues, it has to do with Aces High how does a COW have anything to do with Aces High, This IS A Off Topic discusion and I belive it should be moved there, if it was a Sheep it woulda at least been close to Aces High. :P
HODO OUT
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Before your time, no doubt. :D
Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
7: Who?
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Ok, a few corrections here, so listen up kids.
I was reading up a bit on Operation Market-Garden because Pug666 had corrected me in saying it was not predominantly an American Operation, where I always imagined it was.
Well, Pug666, you need to read up on your history.
The 82nd and 101st were assigned the 2 southerly sectors of Operation Market (capturing the bridges). The 1st British was assigned the northern sector and the most important bridge.
Seeing operation Garden (the crossing of the British armoured column and advancement onto Western Germany, never took place, it ended up with it being an American led operation.
Granted, Monty did devise the plane, but I still consider it an American operation due to most of the fighting and liberation taken place by the American troops as the Brits were holding off while waiting for the 82nd and 101st to complete their operations. Thank you and goodnight. ;)
Arlo, Dickens was before my time too, but I still know who he was.
Kingonads...Saying the Vatican signed a non-agression pact or treaty is absurd because they couldn't defend themselves from the Nazi youth, let alone from the Wermacht. As I said before, you must have no idea what you are talking about. Try going to Rome and you'll see what I mean. There is no border or line to tell you when the Vatican starts or when you are within the Vatican. I saw Italian police inside the Vatican patrolling and so obviously within their jurisdiction. I doubt Hitler would lower himself to sign a pact with a non-state. Actually, recent information came to light that Hitler was planning on demolishing St.Peters Cathedral and the adjoining area (because that's basically all the Vatican is) to construct a villa for himself.
The best defence Switzerland always had was pretending it didn't exist. If Albania were to attack Switzerland, Switzerland would be taken over in 5 minutes. Bankers don't make very good soldiers. Also, if you must know, Switzerlands roads are all mined in case of invasion. That is their best defence, blowing up the roads. Very impressive! (also obvious you've never been to Switzerland).
If Rommel this, if Rommel that...blah blah. Fact remains that Rommel lost. It went down in history and you can give all the ifs and buts you want but that wont change a thing.
So, Britain has never liberated any country without America's help, huh? You thik so?
Can you say Falkland Islands. Where was Americas help when Britain liberated the Maldives? Answer me that? Haha. Exactly. Britain liberated the islands on her own!
Can you say Malta. Who do you think liberated it in 1798 from French forces? That's right, the Brits. Where was the yanks? :rolleyes:
Also, Kingonads...go to school and learn to read! I said to Ripsnort that this THREAD had something to do with AH (because it was about winning a month for free) not my riddle. Not my fault if you can't read. I suggest you buy some books and get some practice. ;)
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The monuments to Canada's sons stand next to the American's, the French, and the British.
Go look at the headstones at the cemetary at Normandy.
Every single one there is a monument to a hero; and many are Canadian.
In spite of FDSS, I still look upon the English as some of the finest people on earth.
And No....I'm not Canadian. But I appreciate them, and would stand by them, as they have us.
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MMMMMMMMM Cornish Pasty's
Best I get is American Cornish Pasty's, and they are NOT the same(its the damn crust, I can never get it right, too flakey).
Hey Swoop, could ya freeze one of those bad boys and send it my way! ;)
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FDSS, you are clear our of touch with reality.
No monumnets to Canada in Holland. Not only was Canada instrumental in liberating Holland, we also hosted their royal family, during the duration of the war. Our government passed a law in parliment declaring the third floor of the Grace Hospital in Ottawa to be Dutch terrority. This was so the princess could be born on Dutch soil. The Hague is Ottawa's sister city and EVERY year Holland sends THOUSANDS of tulip bulbs to Ottawa to show their apprecitation to Canada for our contribution to the war.
As far as the Italian Campaign is concerned, you...once again, just don't know what you are talking about. I suppose you've never heard of the Canadaian 1st Army. You know? The one that broken the Adolph Hitler Line in Italy, the "Line that would never fall". Broke it in a day.
I could go on with examples, but I grow bored with trying to educate a simpering moron that won't bother to pick up a book before shooting his mouth off.
So in parting <F>.
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I'm a Canadian but would never try to escalate the achievements of my country in WWII over those of another. What you have to remember however, is that when Britain requested aid, Canada was quick to respond by sending a large force even though it's population could ill afford to lose it. Canada is a sparsely populated country even in todays standard. Belitteling the contributions of any country is silly, as the loved ones lost can never be replaced, no matter what nationality they were.
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I've done some research on WWII Casualties (not a lot however), but the per capita casualty numbers are higher for Canada than for the United States. Once again, this dosen't make one country greater than another. Just states that the Canadian serviceman or woman felt it was as necessary to put his life on the line in foreign lands as it was for servicemen or women of any other nation.
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Then you have no excuse for your ignorance. No soup for you! :D
Originally posted by FlyingDuckSittingSwan:
Arlo, Dickens was before my time too, but I still know who he was.
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Complete and utter rubbish!
Canada's conscription of civilian men of fighting age was implemented only for HOMELAND defence up until 1944 when casualties following the invasion of Normandy forced the Canadian government to send some civilian men as replacements to fight in various parts of Europe. So civilian conscripted Canadians fought for a roughly a year in the 6 year war. All the rest were professional soldiers. FACT!
Per capita is misleading because the population of Canada is tiny in respect to a country like the USA. FACT!
Americans and British are considered the real liberators of Holland after Operation Market-Garden. They were the first in (or pretty much furthest in). I saw a documentary a few nights ago called "The Real Band of Brothers" where Dutch people named troops from the 82nd and 101st as "angels" because of the fact that they came from the skies and liberated towns. There is no reason to even think Canada liberated Holland on her own, because even with the 1st Canadian Army pushing from Belgium towards Holland the British army was also pushing into Holland at the same time. FACT
So please, don't make up your own history. I want facts here.
p.s. Driving through France from Calais to the Gran Saint Bernard pass in Switzerland via country lanes and B roads I counted all the monuments on the side of the roads and I can't recall seeing one which was Canadian. I wasn't talking about the headstones in Normandy, I said monuments.
p.p.s Ask yourselves in which sectors was Berlin divided in when it was finally taken over?
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FDSS,
You are a complete imbecile. FACT!
You don't actually know what you are taking about. FACT!
You watch donkey porn. FACT!
You wouldn't know a fact if it bit you on the ass. FACT!
In parting....blow me.
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ooops...there's one angry Canadian. FACT! :D
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Came in late. Thought the thread was amusing and was wondering why so many participated then it starts getting ugly and insulting to the memories of a lot of good men. I don't like this kind of talk or kidding in a place were we all come from different countries and backgrounds. Jesus, I'm all for free speech but sometimes I pine for a good dictatorship where stunninghunks like this could be dealt with properly.
I hate this figgin internet that allows incompetent, uneducated, hamburger flipping retards an anonymous forum.
With apologies to our many Canadian friends.
Beeg
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Don't give me that crap. I never insulted any of the Candians who died or their memories. Stop trying to play the victim. I'd like to retort that I hate the internet and anonymous bbs's because it gives a place for "holier-than-thou" hypocrites to air their opinions on what should be censored and what shouldn't. Every person who fought and died in any war should be given the credit they deserve. I was simply stating my opinion that Canada's influence to the overall outcome of the Second World War is commonly hyped up due to ignorance and given the facts we find that Canada (as a nation!!!) did not in fact contribute as much as many people think.
Take your blinkers off matey! :mad:
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Well ... you started it, what with all that bragging on how you can outsing Celine Dion with yer arse while drinking beefscotch.
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Yeah, I'll bellybutton something too. Not only can my arse sing better then Celine Dion, it also looks better then Celine Dion. Have you seen her mouth? :)
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*walks in, looks around*
hmm. still doesn't get it does he?
re-read your history, and this time, try understanding it.
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It`s no use PUG666 ;)
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Get what? Your warped version of history, or the reference books I have here. I think I'll trust what historians wrote as opposed to someone named Pug666 :D
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i know Dawv,
but it's fun sometimes :D
a little quote for ya fdss
"I Have temporarily changed my basic plan of attacking both north and east in order to help Montgomery seize tremendously important objectives in the north-east." General Dwight Eisenhower
and another.
"i consider we have now reached the stage where one really powerfull and full blooded thrust toward Berlin is likely to get there and thus end the German war...In my opinion the thrust likely to give the best and quickest results is one via the Ruhr." Field marshal Bernard Montgomery, Sept 4th 1944
and yet another :)
"I'll tell you what I'll do, Monty. I'll give you whatever you ask to get over the Rhine because I want a Bridgehead...But let's get over the Rhine first before we discuss anything else." Eisenhower, 10th Sept 1944.
want me to go on?
BTW read Cornylius Ryan's book, A bridge too far, not the movie mind you( though it wasn't THAT far of the mark)
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Pug666, so you're saying that by 3 quotes you expect us to believe that you're an expert on WW2. Is that all you read on WW2? 3 flipping quotes??!! I feel stupid I took you seriously now. :rolleyes:
Ok, your quotes are either taken completely out of context (as in you need the rest of the paragraph to completely understand what was being said, or you just made those quotes up. Which is it?
"I Have temporarily changed my basic plan of attacking both north and east in order to help Montgomery seize tremendously important objectives in the north-east." General Dwight Eisenhower
Operation Market-Garden wasn't Eisenhowers plan, it was Montgomery's. Either that quote is referring to another battle, or you made it up.
And as for your other 2 quotes, so what?
You know, when people are so vague as you are, it's usually a sign they don't know what the hell they are talking about.
Just some food for thought.
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