A textbook definition of cowardice

[Brianwarnock]

Whilst U571 was a distortion of history I am unsure as to whether Saving Private Ryan was to be the definitive story of the European land war.

All countries distort history, ask any Englishman who won the battle of Waterloo, but would he without the arrival of Blutcher's Prussians?

I just find it puzzling that the people on this forum, whom I assume to be intelligent, make the wildly exagerated claims that they do, especially the " you would all be speaking German if it wasn't for us", as if they rode to our rescue on their white stallions instead of having been forced into the war.

Brian

 

[ColinEssex]

I just find it puzzling that the people on this forum, whom I assume to be intelligent, make the wildly exagerated claims that they do, especially the " you would all be speaking German if it wasn't for us", as if they rode to our rescue on their white stallions instead of having been forced into the war.

Thats what the Americans always think. They're here to save the world - not too sure when they'll start though, maybe when they can't screw it up any more.

GWL - the Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years but we're not speaking Italian why would we be speaking German if not for the USA?

Col

 

[msp]

Thats what the Americans always think. They're here to save the world - not too sure when they'll start though, maybe when they can't screw it up any more.

GWL - the Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years but we're not speaking Italian why would we be speaking German if not for the USA?

Col

Nor do we speak French dispite 1066.. - Although I understand all laws in England are retified in French.

 

[Rich]

Nor do we speak French dispite 1066.. - Although I understand all laws in England are retified in French.

It could also be argued that our language is Germanic in origin anyway

 

[msp]

It could also be argued that our language is Germanic in origin anyway

Beware of the Hun in the Sun..

 

[Rich]

Beware of the Hun in the Sun..

I don't read that Crap!

 

[dan-cat]

I just find it puzzling that the people on this forum, whom I assume to be intelligent, make the wildly exagerated claims that they do, especially the " you would all be speaking German if it wasn't for us", as if they rode to our rescue on their white stallions instead of having been forced into the war.

Hey! I hope you're not lumping me in there with that group.

I've always acknowledged the possibility that you could have been speaking Russian instead

 

[Rich]

I've always acknowledged the possibility that you could have been speaking Russian instead

American mythology again

 

[jsanders]

Hey! I hope you're not lumping me in there with that group.

I've always acknowledged the possibility that you could have been speaking Russian instead

ROTFLMAO

Oh my goodness. That's why they resent us so much. The truth stinks.

 

[Rich]

ROTFLMAO

The truth stinks.

As the saying goes, you wouldn't know the truth if it jumped up and bit you on the a**

 

[Adeptus]

the Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years but we're not speaking Italian

Well the Romans of the time spoke Latin... isn't it still being taught in school there?

 

[Rich]

... isn't it still being taught in school there?

Only the posh ones

 

[ColinEssex]

Well the Romans of the time spoke Latin...

I'm aware of that, but I amended it so the Yanks could understand it.
They have enough trouble with English, so bringing Latin into it would cause unknown confusion. There's no point in making things too complicated.

Col

 

[Brianwarnock]

Hey! I hope you're not lumping me in there with that group.

I've always acknowledged the possibility that you could have been speaking Russian instead

Unlike Rich who appeared to take offence at this and Jsanders, whom I do include, who tried to milk it, it gave me a quiet chuckle, I think a bit of friendly banter is good , even when /if I lose.

Brian

 

[Rich]

Unlike Rich who appeared to take offence at this
Brian

I wasn't offended Bri, merely succinct

 

[dan-cat]

Unlike Rich who appeared to take offence at this and Jsanders, whom I do include, who tried to milk it, it gave me a quiet chuckle, I think a bit of friendly banter is good , even when /if I lose.

Brian

I'm glad you took it the right way Bri

 

[statsman]

He was really good because he was murdered?

Actually it was Harry Truman who started the whole Indo-China mess.
He was talked into supplying arms, uniforms, aircraft and the transport ships that allowed the French to return to Vietnam after WW2.

He was never shown a document written by FDR to the extent that the French were 2nd raters and deserved to lose their empire.