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On this day in History, Gordian II and his son Gordian III were proclaimed Roman Emperors in the year 238 AD.
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 08:21 AM
Wasn't he also the engineer on ST:TNG? That dude gets around.
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 06:11 PM
Did they also invent that musical instrument you push and pull apart to make music?
Oh wait, that's the acCordian. Sorry.
Oh wait, that's the acCordian. Sorry.
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 09:33 PM
Gordians are hardcore fans of the movie Gordy who swear that Babe was just a ripoff.
Never call them "Gorders". They hate that.
Never call them "Gorders". They hate that.
"A child is like a poison missile you aim at the Future. You encourage, fund and resource their dreams to the fullest extent of your capability, knowing that your reward will be the pain and misery of generations yet unborn." -- Warren Ellis, Filament Magazine
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 09:44 PM
Jedi Cool, on 22 Mar 2009, 06:38 AM, said:
On this day in History, Gordian II and his son Gordian III were proclaimed Roman Emperors in the year 238 AD.
Psssh, late Roman emperors were a bunch of *******! Especially co-emperors.
Aziraphale. The Enemy, of course.
But an enemy for six thousand years now, which made him sort of a friend.
But an enemy for six thousand years now, which made him sort of a friend.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 05:15 AM
I always thought a Gordian was one of those sweaters women wear.
On March 23, 1933, The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
On March 23, 1933, The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 07:33 AM
That's so crazy. I would never put Hitler in charge of ANYTHING.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 10:53 AM
I would have liked to see how Hitler dealt with a superman with a giant blue penis. Too bad Dr. Manhattan wasn't created until after World War II. Afterhought: I'm surprised that there hasn't been a Youtube Hitler Rant video about Dr. Manhattan.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 03:10 PM
Co Emperors is a retarded concept. No wonder Rome fell.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 09:11 PM
Jedi Cool, on 23 Mar 2009, 07:15 AM, said:
On March 23, 1933, The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
Was enabling illegal in Germany prior to 1933?
Alas, if only America had never legalized it. Codependency wouldn't be nearly so widespread, perhaps confined only to underground passive-aggressive clubs.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 05:56 AM
On March 24, 1765, Great Britain passes the Quartering Act which requires the American colonies to house British troops.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 09:08 AM
They could've at least given each American half of a British troop. What are you going to do with a quarter?
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 10:29 AM
Somehow the logic of that whole housing my enemies thing escapes me. Weren't they afraid of poison?
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 09:26 PM
Poison, brandished weaponry, torches 'n' pitchforks, vacation photo slideshows, and other unwelcome-guest deterrents probably didn't come into vogue till sometime after 7/4/76.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 09:29 PM
They weren't the enemy back then. Don't forget, the British soldiers protected the colonies from Native American and French attack not long before that act was passed. So it'd be more like having to house the police today. The police irritate us sometimes, and we don't always trust them, but they protect and serve us too so it's not an enemy relationship.
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Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 07:24 AM
On March 25, 421 AD, The city of Venice was founded.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 09:39 AM
ShadowDog, on 24 Mar 2009, 11:29 PM, said:
They weren't the enemy back then. Don't forget, the British soldiers protected the colonies from Native American and French attack not long before that act was passed. So it'd be more like having to house the police today. The police irritate us sometimes, and we don't always trust them, but they protect and serve us too so it's not an enemy relationship.
Cop lover.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 11:06 AM
Jedi Cool, on 25 Mar 2009, 05:24 AM, said:
On March 25, 421 AD, The city of Venice was floated.
Fixed!
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 11:09 AM
Brando, on 25 Mar 2009, 11:39 AM, said:
Cop lover.
Oh go suck a monkey.
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Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
And some quotes make you wonder what in the **** you just read: "Teaching has made me bitter and cynical." ~ Ms. Spam
Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
And some quotes make you wonder what in the **** you just read: "Teaching has made me bitter and cynical." ~ Ms. Spam
Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 11:34 AM
I had an unbelievably intense nightmare last night that also felt so real despite it's absurd nature. It involved monkeys, but there wasn't any sucking going on, anyway the monkeys were super villains and I was the only super hero to survive their initial attacks. So it ended up just being me versus a bunch of super powered damn dirty apes. At first it was fun, I mean I was a super hero... dream come true, but then it just turned into some dark and gritty Frank Miller parody and I was running for my life while at the same time trying to help people. I remember crying out those Chris Reeve Superman pleas of "The people! Stop! What about the people?!" while fighting for my life and attempting to save small kids with kittens. Funny now, but I was tossing and turning all night over this apparently. Just so intense. I woke up shaken.
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Posted 26 March 2009 - 12:40 AM
I'd say "TMI" but any time I do then just like that Three Mile Island comes into my head and I start to worry about nuclear fallout and the death of all my loved ones.
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Posted 26 March 2009 - 05:48 AM
On March 26, 1026, Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
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Posted 26 March 2009 - 03:01 PM
And he was neither Holy nor Roman nor particularly II. Tsk tsk.
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Posted 26 March 2009 - 10:10 PM
Somehow "Emperor Conrad" lacks a certain grandeur to me. I blame Diff'rent Strokes.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 05:18 AM
On March 27, 1854, the United Kingdom declared war on Russia, starting the Crimean War.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 08:16 AM
And starting a new crime wave! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 08:27 AM
R.CAllen, on 26 Mar 2009, 02:40 AM, said:
I'd say "TMI" but any time I do then just like that Three Mile Island comes into my head and I start to worry about nuclear fallout and the death of all my loved ones.
If TMI blows up, I will never know because I will be dead before I realize what's happening. If I drive for 5 minutes away from my apartment I can see the towers.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 10:19 AM
Is any part of that place still active or is it just a locked up and guarded monument to human stupidity?
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:40 AM
Well, there's always steam coming out of the towers, so I'm hoping it's at least monitored somehow. And actually, now that I think about it, I remember hearing that the contract is/was up for renewal, so I think it's still an accident waiting to happen.
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:48 AM
Foxglove, on 27 Mar 2009, 10:16 AM, said:
And starting a new crime wave! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
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Yet another swing and a miss.
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Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
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Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 11:54 AM
Jedi Cool, on 27 Mar 2009, 07:18 AM, said:
On March 27, 1854, the United Kingdom declared war on Russia, starting the Crimean War.
An event still commemorated each year by the UK's growing number of Crimean War reenactment enthusiasts!
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 12:30 PM
I must admit that I had to Google the Crimean War to know what it was. I probably missed that day in World History back in high school due to some new comic book I was reading in class instead. lol
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Posted 27 March 2009 - 01:24 PM
But it brought us Florence Nightingale!
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Posted 28 March 2009 - 05:25 AM
On March 28, 364 AD, Roman Emperor Valentinian I appointed his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 06:12 AM
On March 29, 1857, Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry revolts against the British rule in India and inspires a long-drawn war of Independence of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:17 AM
Was that the one inspired by the pork grease on the ammo packets? Mmmmm, pork grease. 
Some quotes are funny: "I want to punch some nuts. ****ing nut punch. Wake the **** up you stupid ****ing ****s. What the ****?!" ~ Torchness
Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
And some quotes make you wonder what in the **** you just read: "Teaching has made me bitter and cynical." ~ Ms. Spam
Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
Some quotes are profound: "I agree with what I said before." ~ Mara Jade Skywalker
And some quotes make you wonder what in the **** you just read: "Teaching has made me bitter and cynical." ~ Ms. Spam
Mystery quote: "It's not pie, it's fruit, silly. But it can be made into pie!"
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:44 PM
So many funny names, so many jokes to contrive. My favorite for the weekend is the love child of Ritchie Valens and Flavor Flav.
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 10:11 PM
I heard Bollywood hired Mel Gibson to make a movie about because he wanted another chance to fight the British.
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 01:07 AM
Jedi Cool, on 24 Mar 2009, 06:56 AM, said:
On March 24, 1765, Great Britain passes the Quartering Act which requires the American colonies to house British troops.
I thought you were going to talk about ripping people apart with horses. Shame....
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 05:26 AM
On March 30, 1856, the Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War.