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My dear fellows, gather round once more to listen in wonder at the tales of heroism, glory, adventure and triumph my travelling troubadours, the NBIP, and I, will impart to you, to better illustrate the full majesty of Brittannia.

Go on then
*sits cross-legged on floor in front of Chris, looking up in awed expectation*

The real history of Britain? We slashed, dominated and lorded over most of the time, before deciding that perhaps people didn't want to be sliced up and oppressed and that countries were a pretty stupid thing to be proud of anyway, so we gave it all away.

is it anything like the german war song?

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Boom! Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Boom! Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"
;)


heroism, glory, adventure and triumph
pffft... romanticising bloodthirsty imperialism indeed :rolleyes:

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country, IMO. Too insignificant for that name anyways.Therefore, no significant person is interrested about their history, and even less your personal opinion about it.

The problem with imperialism is that most people see it in either white or black. I see it as a very, very, very dark gray (almost black, but not quite). As a libertarian, I detest imperialism, militarism, etc. However, imperialism did make some noteworthy achievements. Many Third World countries that are today riddled with corruption, crime, poverty, and chaos, were prosperous under imperialism. But- and this is a very big but- by no means does that justify colonialism, regardless of whether the intentions were good or bad or what the results were.

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country, IMO. Too insignificant for that name anyways.Therefore, no significant person is interrested about their history, and even less your personal opinion about it.
You'd be surprised...
And right now it is fairly significant - it's in the world's top 10 for economy, army, and football.
It was even more significant in the past, when it was the world's number 1 for all of those. And ruled more than half the world, something America can only dream of now.

You'd be surprised...
And right now it is fairly significant - it's in the world's top 10 for economy, army, and football.
It was even more significant in the past, when it was the world's number 1 for all of those. And ruled more than half the world, something America can only dream of now.

Yes completely correct
Nobody cares how ignorant you want to be Madnestan...

Yes completely correct
Nobody cares how ignorant you want to be Madnestan...
Oooooh, it's you. Not seen you around here for a while. Hope you've been thinking up suitably silly stuff for the ESP.

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country
Well, after all, no country with that name exists.

The British empire was just another empire, no better than the ones it replaced.

Oooooh, it's you. Not seen you around here for a while. Hope you've been thinking up suitably silly stuff for the ESP.

Hello again! Yes I am but I couldn't get on the forum for a while so I haven't made any more appearances. Ive been busy organising the first elections in my NS region, with great glee... how are you?

Hello again! Yes I am but I couldn't get on the forum for a while so I haven't made any more appearances. Ive been busy organising the first elections in my NS region, with great glee... how are you?
Can't complain...there's been no real activity in the NS Parliament. I blame Melkor, personally :p Nothing like unjustified accusations to make friends, is there? No doubt with you back we'll see some more action!

The British empire was just another empire, no better than the ones it replaced.

Yeah, but it was really friggin' huge.

Can't complain...there's been no real activity in the NS Parliament. I blame Melkor, personally :p Nothing like unjustified accusations to make friends, is there? No doubt with you back we'll see some more action!

Yes! Let's ruffle some feathers! Has nothing happened yet? Shame if all the momentum was wasted...

Well, after all, no country with that name exists.

:rolleyes:

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country, IMO. Too insignificant for that name anyways.Therefore, no significant person is interrested about their history, and even less your personal opinion about it.

What language are you typing in right now? What country has shaped much of world history? What country produced the theory of evolution, the theory of gravity, masses of the worlds best literature, the jet engine, penicillin, the TV, the internal combustion engine, radar...you get the picture.

Yeah, I suppose Britain hasn't accomplished much and is pretty insignificant considering how vast it is - you'd have thought such a HUGE country and population would have done more eh? ;)

:rolleyes:
Yes?

Yes?
Ignore him...

Now I am actually amused :p Haven't you guys ever heard about sarcasm? I am first to admit this was not the best or funniest of it in the world, but c'mon! That's getting ridiculous.

The ":rolleyes: " was because of the picking of the nit, but you were absolutely right about it, even I happen to know that the Great Britain is not the official name of the country. That's just a rather common way to say it, that's all.

Nah, really, for such an insignificant rainy little country I wouldn't bother to even type the name correctly ;)

Haven't you guys ever heard about sarcasm?
Good sarcasm is excellent.

Your post? No. You should add a disclaimer next time :p

And nitpicking is my middle name.

Well, it's not.

But it should be.

Now I am actually amused :p Haven't you guys ever heard about sarcasm? I am first to admit this was not the best or funniest of it in the world, but c'mon! That's getting ridiculous.


It's often hard to translate sarcasm over the internet. Apologies for the patriotic outburst ;)

Now I am actually amused :p Haven't you guys ever heard about sarcasm? I am first to admit this was not the best or funniest of it in the world, but c'mon! That's getting ridiculous.

The ":rolleyes: " was because of the picking of the nit, but you were absolutely right about it, even I happen to know that the Great Britain is not the official name of the country. That's just a rather common way to say it, that's all.

Nah, really, for such an insignificant rainy little country I wouldn't bother to even type the name correctly ;)

*Grumbles* Don't arouse my patriotic tendencies! I'll stick my nation's flag up your arse until you bleed red, white and blue.

What language are you typing in right now? What country has shaped much of world history? What country produced the theory of evolution, the theory of gravity, masses of the worlds best literature, the jet engine, penicillin, the TV, the internal combustion engine, radar...you get the picture.

Yeah, I suppose Britain hasn't accomplished much and is pretty insignificant considering how vast it is - you'd have thought such a HUGE country and population would have done more eh? ;)

...the fridge, the battle tank...

*Grumbles* Don't arouse my patriotic tendencies! I'll stick my nation's flag up your arse until you bleed red, white and blue.

That sounds rather pervert, methinks... The way you mix your sexual desires to stuck something to someones arse and and the nationalism and love towards your homeland. It is psychologically interresting, but I am not really fond to do any further research concerning the subject. Guess you'll just need to find another arse for that.

...the fridge, the battle tank...

Don't forget toilet paper!

Best. Invention. Ever.

Too insignificant for that name anyways.

Err...the name is geogaphical, it refers to the largest island in the British Isles, it has nothing to do with "greatness". The two main islands are Great Britain and Ireland. The name of the Country which we are referring to is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country, IMO. Too insignificant for that name anyways.Therefore, no significant person is interrested about their history, and even less your personal opinion about it.

4th largest economy in the world.

where's my story dammit I demand nap time:mad: (another British invention of course)

Great Britain is pretty insignificant country, IMO. Too insignificant for that name anyways.Therefore, no significant person is interrested about their history, and even less your personal opinion about it.

The "great" isn't a comment on how cool it is; rather a comment about its geography. Great Britian - the land mass comprised of England, Scotland, Wales - is an island which is part of the British Isles. It is also the biggest island, hence "Great" Britian. Further as Nadkor correctly pointed out there is no country of that name. Which is pretty obvious when you realize that there are UK citizens in N. Ireland and the Isle of Wight u.s.w., who do not actually live in Great Britian.

Honestly, the decline of the education system, especially in respect of geography. :rolleyes:

I'm still waiting for my story...