Topic: ATTN: Def
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #21,562
Here is a great documentary you might enjoyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FU8lH586Fw
The Falklands War: The Untold Story
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 41 minutes later[^] [v] #342,603
Falklands distance to London
Miles: 7913.06
Kilometers: 12734.49
By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world's population at the time. The empire covered more than 33,700,000 km2 (13,012,000 sq mi), almost a quarter of the Earth's total land area. -Wiki- Brits lose 13 colonies and move to take over Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Britain played the game of turning its world into slaves and these days from what I read; England is loaded up with immigrants from those former lands it was ran as a slave operation. Soon Britain ends up downsizing because it can no longer afford home town butthurt.
Then came WWII, Britain ends up sucking hind tit and USA had to save Britain's ass. Britain holds on to Falklands and an uninhabited rock in the Atlantic Ocean, Rockall. Chinese took back Hong Kong. So that now leaves the former British Empire with Cricket and Footbal and a mess of immigration issues.
Miles: 7913.06
Kilometers: 12734.49
By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world's population at the time. The empire covered more than 33,700,000 km2 (13,012,000 sq mi), almost a quarter of the Earth's total land area. -Wiki- Brits lose 13 colonies and move to take over Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Britain played the game of turning its world into slaves and these days from what I read; England is loaded up with immigrants from those former lands it was ran as a slave operation. Soon Britain ends up downsizing because it can no longer afford home town butthurt.
Then came WWII, Britain ends up sucking hind tit and USA had to save Britain's ass. Britain holds on to Falklands and an uninhabited rock in the Atlantic Ocean, Rockall. Chinese took back Hong Kong. So that now leaves the former British Empire with Cricket and Footbal and a mess of immigration issues.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #342,605
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #342,611
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #342,615
@342,605 (C)
Hey I could have included Brits Invasion of Afghanistan. Brits against the Zulu's. Takes 1 Million paper pages to outline how Brits ripped off the Planet Earth. I suspect your upset over me saying all the Empire has left is a uninhabited rock n Falklands and not much else except Cricket. What they do have was stolen except of course Cricket.
Hey I could have included Brits Invasion of Afghanistan. Brits against the Zulu's. Takes 1 Million paper pages to outline how Brits ripped off the Planet Earth. I suspect your upset over me saying all the Empire has left is a uninhabited rock n Falklands and not much else except Cricket. What they do have was stolen except of course Cricket.
Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #342,619
@previous (B)
> I suspect your upset over me saying all the Empire has left is a uninhabited rock n Falklands and not much else except Cricket
no not really
i'm just saying that was the worst and most inaccurate history lesson i've ever seen
the british empire doesn't even exist anymore anyway
> I suspect your upset over me saying all the Empire has left is a uninhabited rock n Falklands and not much else except Cricket
no not really
i'm just saying that was the worst and most inaccurate history lesson i've ever seen
the british empire doesn't even exist anymore anyway
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,621
@342,611 (D)
So in your version of WW2 History Winston Churchill, did not ask President Roosevelt for help, and England would have defeated Hitler all on its own?
@previous (C)
Of course the British Empire exists albeit its a pin prick compared to what it used to be. Falklands for instance.
So in your version of WW2 History Winston Churchill, did not ask President Roosevelt for help, and England would have defeated Hitler all on its own?
@previous (C)
Of course the British Empire exists albeit its a pin prick compared to what it used to be. Falklands for instance.
(Edited 1 minute later.)
Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,624
@previous (B)
> Of course the British Empire exists
except it doesn't
for like what 60 years or so now
> Of course the British Empire exists
except it doesn't
for like what 60 years or so now
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,626
@previous (C)
Had to look it up. Empire started 1497 and wiki says "Decolonisation and decline (1945–1997)"
"Britain was left virtually bankrupt, with insolvency only averted in 1946 after the negotiation of a $3.5 billion loan from the United States, the last installment of which was repaid in 2006."
Did they repay it in Tea?
Had to look it up. Empire started 1497 and wiki says "Decolonisation and decline (1945–1997)"
"Britain was left virtually bankrupt, with insolvency only averted in 1946 after the negotiation of a $3.5 billion loan from the United States, the last installment of which was repaid in 2006."
Did they repay it in Tea?
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,629
@342,621 (B)
I didn't say that we'd win on our own. I said that America didn't save us. We were holding out just fine.
@342,615 (B)
wot wot wot re: 10 mile wot
I didn't say that we'd win on our own. I said that America didn't save us. We were holding out just fine.
@342,615 (B)
wot wot wot re: 10 mile wot
Handel !tYHPZ2dvu6 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,630
@previous (D)
> We were holding out just fine.
Was that before or after the Germans decimated Great Britain's major cities with bombers?
> We were holding out just fine.
Was that before or after the Germans decimated Great Britain's major cities with bombers?
squeegee !firstkPE1Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,632
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #342,634
(Citing a deleted or non-existent reply.)
Save may have been the wrong word. It was a good thing Brits stood up to Hitler. NOT a good thing to take USA Money and use it to continue to mess with India Pakistan Arab lands etc etc etc.
Save may have been the wrong word. It was a good thing Brits stood up to Hitler. NOT a good thing to take USA Money and use it to continue to mess with India Pakistan Arab lands etc etc etc.
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 6 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #342,662
@342,630 (Handel !tYHPZ2dvu6)
We were also bombing the merry fuck out of them. And our military production was high regardless of their bombing.
We were also bombing the merry fuck out of them. And our military production was high regardless of their bombing.