Gemmill 44996 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 After something of a break, Roomba is currently on patrol in my downstairs area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33282 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Dirty bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2988 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Australia nanny state: Have we become a nation of idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Fuck me! not a truer word said really, although obviously he didn't go to Finland when it comes to drinking and being a moron. The same could be said about some cities in England also. The point is every culture has their idiots that includes the countries he was raving on about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15561 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I was going to say, the author's definition of "Europe" surely cannot include the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 The point is every culture has their idiots that includes the countries he was raving on about. In your culture its Tony Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2988 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) I was going to say, the author's definition of "Europe" surely cannot include the UK. I was thinking exactly that reading it. Edited July 12, 2015 by toonotl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 In your culture its Tony Abbott Absolutely, cannot believe this guy is our Prime Minister. He's just more or less made himself head of programming of the ABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I was going to say, the author's definition of "Europe" surely cannot include the UK. You may have that little piece of water between you and Europe but you whole history has been part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 You may have that little piece of water between you and Europe but you whole history has been part of it. At war with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 At war with it. And conquered by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 And conquered by it. Tried by many, succeeded by few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Well when that French King did succeed, it lasted for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Well when that French King did succeed, it lasted for a very long time. We hold our own. Not bad at cricket either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Enjoy that one win in cricket, it will be your last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15561 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I suppose this sort of illustrates my point about us being very Australian in our mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Enjoy that one win in cricket, it will be your last. Last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I suppose this sort of illustrates my point about us being very Australian in our mindset. So it should be, you shipped enough of us out to the colonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44996 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/3czfi6/tifu_by_making_an_improvised_vagina_like_im_the/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Well when that French King did succeed, it lasted for a very long time. Wilhelm the Conquerer wasn't French, if he was he would have been called Guillaume. Wilhelm was Norse and used his tribal relations with the Vikings to conquer the country. There was a french king in Paris at that time, known as the king of the Francs and he had nothing to do with the invasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7034 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2988 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Wilhelm the Conquerer wasn't French, if he was he would have been called Guillaume. Wilhelm was Norse and used his tribal relations with the Vikings to conquer the country. There was a french king in Paris at that time, known as the king of the Francs and he had nothing to do with the invasion. Not sure what the spelling of William, a Germanic name, during the 11th century has to do with anything. By 1066, the Normans certainly were as much French as they were anything else. William's ancestors were Northmen, sure, but they were settled in France as a bulwark over 150 years before the invasion of England. By the time of the invasion they had completely adopted French culture, language, religion and custom. Similar to the Spanish Basque in modern day Spain (and in southern France for that matter during the 11th century). That French language and culture is seen as 'upperclass' or 'stylish' in modern Britain owes much to the Norman invasion of 1066. Immediately after the invasion the English nobility adopted Norman custom, which was for all intents and purposes, French. What 'Viking tribal' relations? Scandinavia was under almost complete feudal rule by 1066. What tribes? I've never heard of William using 'Viking tribes' to conquer England. We don't learn about this sort of stuff in Australia in school so I've had to learn myself. Am I overlooking something that's really obvious? Also, for anyone who might be interested (so just me ), an honourable mention to some other invaders of Britain: Numerous Celtic tribes The Romans Angles Saxons Jutes Norse Vikings (numerous times over the course of a few hundred years in places like Dublin, Bristol, York, etc., etc.) The Danes (because the English were rich enough to pay the Danegeld, but decided, without any meaningful army, they'd rather not) The Normans The Danes again Britain is not some impregnable island. It has been invaded, almost for sport, for thousands of years. Edited July 13, 2015 by toonotl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44996 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 That was such a turn-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2988 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) That was such a turn-on. I'm starting to worry about you Gemmers. Also, I've just realised that Chez was simply correcting my history impaired countryman who referred to William I as the King of fucking France. I'm sorry but I didn't notice. Everything glazed over in a fog of history-talk induced euphoria. Edited July 13, 2015 by toonotl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 From memory there was a pact between William and a norse outfit who invaded from the north at the same time william invaded from the south. Harold saw off the vikings in the north but not the normans. Not surprising given his men wouldve been exhausted. Not sure whether that supports the contention that chez put forward but ive never heard the Normans described as a viking outfit. They were however incredibly hard bastards who conquered swathes of Europe and the middle east. One of the crusaders whose I cant remember was famed for cutting a saracen on horseback in half at the waist. Which is pretty cool. Balancing that up is they bequeathed tbe christian name of Norman to the western world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now