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2012/11/07 14:55:20
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
master of ordinance wrote: Apologise?!?!?!?!?! NEVER unless you mean apologising for abadoning the Empire. That was a bad move ill admit
Allright we will only apologise if the US apologises for justin beiber(cursed and dammed be its name) first.......
Justin Bieber is Canadian.
Now the UK must apolagize to the US for that statement.
What-Damn!!!!
[Redirects orbital bombardment to canada]
Well you still have to apologise for the jonas brothers
Don't make me pull out Snooki!
Hmmm, "Manchester Shore"
Has a nice ring to it don't you think?
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2012/11/07 15:06:16
Subject: Re:Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Regardless of your views on empire, it is still a very impressive list. I was also reading that Britain holds the record for the shortest war - the Anglo Zanibar war that lasted thirty-two minutes!
I remember a poll a few months ago where historians were voting for Britain's greatest enemy. I was surprised by how many wars Britian has actually won. The likes of George Washington and Michael Collins are very much in the minority of having beaten Britian. And when you consider how many battles Washington lost...
Automatically Appended Next Post: Should have said that I'm with htj as well.
Dear world I'm sorry for things that happened before I was born, and before my great great great great great grandfather was born. Accept this humble apology
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"Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous
deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?" - Tom Kirby, CEO, Games Workshop Ltd
2012/11/07 16:44:03
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Kilkrazy wrote: I think the British should apologise to the 20 countries who have not had the pleasure of entertaining the fine body of men and women that comprise the RN, army and RAF.
Now thats executive thinking.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/07 20:43:11
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
In other news, at the head of the 15th Black Crusade, Abaddon the Despoiler makes a public apology to the Loyal forces of the Imperium on behalf of the Black Legion, and promises to behave.
Pretre: OOOOHHHHH snap. That's like driving away from hitting a pedestrian.
Pacific:First person to Photoshop a GW store into the streets of Kabul wins the thread.
Selym: "Be true to thyself, play Chaos" - Jesus, Daemon Prince of Cegorach.
H.B.M.C: You can't lobotomise someone twice.
2012/11/07 20:55:17
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
liquidjoshi wrote: In other news, at the head of the 15th Black Crusade, Abaddon the Despoiler makes a public apology to the Loyal forces of the Imperium for sucking so bad, and promises to behave.
Corrected your typo:
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2012/11/07 21:04:28
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
You should also cut your Queen in 174 (196 countries-22 that weren't invaded) parts and send one each to the different countries you've invaded. Upon swearing a new government, the elected Head of state should ingest part of that royal flesh in a demonstration of the hatred we all have for you.
Did I just create a new religion?
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[...] for conflict is the great teacher, and pain, the perfect educator.
2012/11/07 21:09:03
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
Naw, anyway isn't that treason? Cause the Queen is still the Queen of Canada. And you just suggested we mutilate and consume her body.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Grey Templar wrote: Naw, anyway isn't that treason? Cause the Queen is still the Queen of Canada. And you just suggested we mutilate and consume her body.
Yes. Yes it is. But honestly, the Monarchy is not exactly popular here in French-canadian land (well, except when someone is getting married. I was really really sad the day I saw my sister go all nuts because the newly-wed royal couple decided to stop in Quebec City). So it's not like I have to fear anything.
[...] for conflict is the great teacher, and pain, the perfect educator.
2012/11/07 22:28:17
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Sorry, am I supposed to be offended here, or something? I don't get what you're trying to do. Is this Quebecois humour?
Not really. I'm just trying to take this thread to it's most ridiculous conclusion, and remain true to my (false) hatred of the Monarchy.
Seriously, I don't see the point in asking for an apology. Few enough countries have not had expansionist (or colonialist) intentions when they had the means to do it.
It's also a bit disengenuous to blame Britain when we are probably those that profit the most from their expansionism. 2-3 generations ago, yeah, considering here there was a real problem with parlementary representation and division of classes favouring the English.
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[...] for conflict is the great teacher, and pain, the perfect educator.
2012/11/08 00:03:34
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Sorry, am I supposed to be offended here, or something? I don't get what you're trying to do. Is this Quebecois humour?
Not really. I'm just trying to take this thread to it's most ridiculous conclusion, and remain true to my (false) hatred of the Monarchy.
Oh. I see. I genuinely lost the thread of what you were saying!
Seriously, I don't see the point in asking for an apology. Few enough countries have not had expansionist (or colonialist) intentions when they had the means to do it.
I couldn't agree more. I remain firm on the Irish thing though. We share an archipelago with them, and the effects of our two nations' troubled history can still be felt keenly by people living here. I think an apology (of sorts) by HM the Queen was an important conciliatory gesture.
I mean, that's what you're driving at, so why not have the balls to actually come out and say it?
No, that's not what I'm driving at.
To be honest I was expecting either 'because the Indians never asked for an apology' or 'because I wasn't aware of the extent of the famines in India' as answers.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2012/11/08 10:18:31
Subject: Re:Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
...I officially apologise as part of Britain for that.
Apologizing for Geordie Shore? The US should apologize to us for that, not the other way round. Pop Idol however, I think cancels that out. The question is though, who can we find to cancel out the horror of Simon Cowell.
On the serious side, I think almost every country has done things that were wrong and they should be ashamed of. The real test is not what they have done in the past, but what is being done now and is done in the future. On that front I don't think the UK has much to be ashamed of. There is questions over a few of our arms deals with the middle east, but on an international scale I think we are quite a good, fair and just country.
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insaniak wrote: Sometimes, Exterminatus is the only option.
And sometimes, it's just a case of too much scotch combined with too many buttons...
2012/11/08 10:33:04
Subject: Re:Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
Isn't the plan already in process to negate Simon Cowell?
Based on interlinking inflation rates and taxes with his belt height?
When no one can afford anything, his trousers will be 4ft above his head, thus negating his television apearances.
Its because ordinance is still a word.
However, firing ordinance at someone isn't nearly as threatening as firing ordnance at someone.
Ordinance is a local law, or bill, or other form of legislation.
Ordnance is high caliber explosives.
No 'I' in ordnance.
Don't drown the enemy in legislation, drown them in explosives.
2012/11/08 15:48:56
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
I do not expect to see other Imperial countries to apologise to the countries it has invaded.
Imagine Rome apologising to Spain, France, Greece, Libya, Egypt etc. for invading them! Or Mongolia apologising to Asia for what it had done! It's ludicrous.
If Britain apologise to Ireland though, that would be good.
EDIT: The British have invaded Kazakhstan? For what?
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2012/11/08 16:02:03
Subject: Debate: should Britian apologise for having invaded 90% of the world's countries?
master of ordinance wrote: Apologise?!?!?!?!?! NEVER unless you mean apologising for abadoning the Empire. That was a bad move ill admit
Allright we will only apologise if the US apologises for justin beiber(cursed and dammed be its name) first.......
Justin Bieber is Canadian.
Now the UK must apolagize to the US for that statement.
What-Damn!!!!
[Redirects orbital bombardment to canada]
Well you still have to apologise for the jonas brothers
Don't make me pull out Snooki!
Hmmm, "Manchester Shore"
Has a nice ring to it don't you think?
NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Manchesters right next to where my GF lives...... Grey Templar do not make me unleash the ninja kittens
Muwhahahaha
Do you truly think Ninja Kittens can defeat Snooki?
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
kittens 
