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Pretty good (caution: contains more fun facts) by laudablepuss 06/22/2009, 9:16pm PDT
Mischief Maker wrote:

Referred to as the "Boney Man" by British propaganda at the time. Parents woud tell their children to behave "Or the Boney Man will get you!"

Speaking of documentaries, there's a really interesting documentary by Terry Jones of Monty Python about archeological evidence picking apart Roman propaganda about the "Barbarians" that's lasted to this day.


But showing that statue of Herman the German makes me queasy. Archeology at the time it was built was terrible and essentially just a propaganda machine to justify a German nation. I guess Terry Jones thought it was cool looking, despite its embarrassing origins. Nothing stupid was spoken by Terry, as far as I know. But his buddy, the British guy who found the actual battlefield had this to say: "Armenius was perhaps the greatest, in my mind perhaps the greatest UNRECOGNIZED [WTF?! emphasis mine] commander in history." I guess he hasn't seen the statue! Or read any modern German history! The guy is credited (wrongly) with saving Germany from the Romans for all time! Every European History textbook on Earth mentions this Roman defeat! I think the only word for Armenius is "overrated".

I got my information from a neato book called The Fall of the Roman Empire: a New History of Rome and the Barbarians! It's not that new, he's mostly refuting Gibbon and those guys from the 1870s to 1940s. I, uh, think it's by a British guy. (JERK)
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canada, land of milk/honey/despotism by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/21/2009, 4:51pm PDT NEW
    Just try that annex shit! Don't make us burn down your white house. Again. NT by Fussbett 06/21/2009, 6:03pm PDT NEW
        What's this "Us" crap, Fussbett? NT by Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second 06/21/2009, 9:58pm PDT NEW
            My fellow Canadian farmer militia NT by Fussbett 06/21/2009, 11:02pm PDT NEW
                You mean England (you have the Queen on your money, you're British). NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/22/2009, 12:08am PDT NEW
                    I looked this up on Wikipedia and learned Fussbett is a moron NT by Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second 06/22/2009, 1:23am PDT NEW
                        I didn't accurately depict the nuances of the War of 1812 in my joke NT post? NT by Fussbett 06/22/2009, 2:11am PDT NEW
                            We're sensitive about Canadians claiming to have done this thing. :( NT by laudablepuss 06/22/2009, 9:52am PDT NEW
                                Apparently! by Fussbett 06/22/2009, 12:55pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: Apparently! by laudablepuss 06/22/2009, 2:55pm PDT NEW
                                        I've noticed this in a lot of English historical scholarship. by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/22/2009, 3:32pm PDT NEW
                                            It wasn't Edmund Burke, was it? NT by Fortinbras 06/22/2009, 4:02pm PDT NEW
                                                For all its faults there was actual information contained in it, so no. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/22/2009, 6:07pm PDT NEW
                                            Fun Fact: The Boogyman is Napoleon by Mischief Maker 06/22/2009, 6:22pm PDT NEW
                                                Re: Fun Fact: The Boogyman is Napoleon by Choson 06/22/2009, 7:44pm PDT NEW
                                                Interesting information, horrible presentation. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/22/2009, 8:08pm PDT NEW
                                                Pretty good (caution: contains more fun facts) by laudablepuss 06/22/2009, 9:16pm PDT NEW
    did we mention how our grandparents moved from canada? NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/22/2009, 12:39am PDT NEW
        How did that work out? NT by Fussbett 06/22/2009, 12:56am PDT NEW
            They became Americans so pretty bad for Canada. 8( NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/22/2009, 1:01am PDT NEW
                It was a tough loss. Hopefully we can retain the Whorebachs. NT by Fussbett 06/22/2009, 1:23am PDT NEW
                    I dunno we have welfare food stamps over here in this country as well. O_O NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/22/2009, 5:51am PDT NEW
                        You'd know. NT by Mr. Helper 06/22/2009, 7:45am PDT NEW
                            Psh so? 8) NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/22/2009, 8:20am PDT NEW
            they moved from canada to detroit so, yeah it's that bad :( NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/22/2009, 3:29pm PDT NEW
                They wanted a better life for their children and grandchildren. by Fussbett 06/23/2009, 10:24am PDT NEW
                    Or houses even. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/23/2009, 10:28am PDT NEW
                        Is Detroit better than Canada? Any part of Canada. NT by discuss. 06/23/2009, 2:17pm PDT NEW
                            Well, Windsor, but that may be cheating. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/23/2009, 2:22pm PDT NEW
                                I guess the answer is yes. O_O NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 06/23/2009, 2:39pm PDT NEW
 
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