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Galileo died having recinded his findings on punishment of torture at the hands of the Inquestition.

But, by some strange twist of fate, a grave robber seeking one of Galileo's rings severed the middle finger of his right hand and made off with it.

The body itself was moved, and the grave robber eventually arrested and the finger recovered. It was later transfered to the Museo di Storia del Scienza in Italy, and has been there ever since.

I find it very satisfying that a genius of his time who got screwed over by the man is now free to give the middle finger to all of humanity for all eternity.

Even beyond the grave you can hear him saying. "Threaten me, eh? Well now you get to stare at my middle finger for the rest of your days! How dost thou like that...bitch..."

This is why I hereby name this "The Greatest 'Fuck You' in History"!

Here's more info: Click Me! (http://http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/finger.html)

Any other great "Fuck You" moments in history you can think of? I'd love to hear 'em!

Any other great "Fuck You" moments in history you can think of? I'd love to hear 'em!

Bombing Tokyo in response to Pearl Harbor.

I think, in a way, Fermat had a good one. When I die, I think I intend on writing down on a scrap of paper, "Have proved evolution. Can't be bothered to show working."

"Everyone's always in favour of saving Hitler's brain. But when you put it in the body of a great white shark, ooohh! Suddenly you've gone too far!"

:)

Bombing Tokyo in response to Pearl Harbor.

Sorry, I really don't think war can be considered a "Fuck You" moment. In my eyes it dishonors the dead on both sides.

Anyone who shits themselves during their own execution...

Sorry, I really don't think war can be considered a "Fuck You" moment. In my eyes it dishonors the dead on both sides.

Well I consider it the greatest F.U. in history.

Anyone who shits themselves during their own execution...

That's good for a laugh if anything else!

And to think there are still people around who think torture is acceptable. That's a semi-large "fuck you" to all the victims of it right there.

And to think there are still people around who think torture is acceptable. That's a semi-large "fuck you" to all the victims of it right there.

Agreed...but it's not exactly funny...

Agreed...but's it's not exactly funny...

Torture and death aren't.

Torture and death aren't.

I know...

*Waves Amnesty International Flag*

Torture and death aren't.

They can be sometimes. Look at the Darwin Awards.

I think the ultimate f*** you would be if you were murdered, buried behind your killer's garage, rotted and tainted his water supply with Cholera. That'd be nice. :)

I think the ultimate f*** you wouldbe if you were murdered, buried behind your killer's garage, rotted and tainted his water supply with Cholera. That'd be nice. :)

Not only that, it would be an excelent case of poetic justice.

Well I consider it the greatest F.U. in history.

I suppose in hindsight it can be considered a "fuck you". Just not as funny as I'd prefer my "fuck you"s to be.

I suppose in hindsight it can be considered a "fuck you". Just not as funny as I'd prefer my "fuck you"s to be.

Despite the fact that the bombing took place after the Japs just got through with an Air Raid drill.

This may sound like a tangent, but bear with it, you'll see why its relevant.

I live in Chicago. As some of you might know it gets hot in Chicago during the summer. And humid. Its disgusting, unplesant, and occasionally deadly. One of the ways some people respond to the heat is to open fire hydrants and play in the water. It seems like a good idea, but it has this side effect of killing water pressure in the neighborhood so people who live in second or third floor appartments end up with dry faucets. So, in order to keep water pressure up, the Water Department has crews of guys who drive around closing hydrants, over and over, all day.

A few years back we had an unusually bad heatwave. Hundreds of people died over the course of a few months, and alot of them died because they had no access to water due to open hydrants. In a shady neighborhood, a group of gangbangers beat up a Water Department guy who had come to close the hydrant on their block. The rest of his crew called police, but the cops didn't get there in time, so other crews showed up with pipes and sledehammers. Its a rough town, what do you expect?

Thats not the fuck you, though. Three hours after brawl, another crew showed up to the same hydrant. This time with a police escort and a guy in a suit. The crew did the job they were told to do. They removed the hydrant, capped it over, and started to pack up. It was at this point that a woman came out of one of the buildings and started yelling. "What if theres a fire," she asked. The basic sentiment was that the crew didn't care, these people had lost their hydrant privilages as far as the water department was concerned. In fact, an official looking man in a nice suit backed up th crew's sentiments, adding that he didn't care if the whole neighborhood burnt down, then maybe people would learn not to abuse the fire hydrants. Shocked, the woman demanded this man's name...in front of a news crew that had arrived.

"Lady," the man in the suit growled "my first name is FUCK and my last name is YOU!"

He was the assistant comissioner of the Chicago Water Department.

Yay for scientists. Boo to people killing them for having contraversial ideas.

Galileo was killed?

By whom?

Galileo died having recinded his findings on punishment of torture at the hands of the Inquestition.



I find it very satisfying that a genius of his time who got screwed over by the man is now free to give the middle finger to all of humanity for all eternity.

Um, the threat of torture was never very real for galileo. Not to mention what a jealous insufferable ass galileo was. Mind you, the Barberinis(sp?) weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer either. And galileo was correct in his conclusion but he used poor science to come to that conclusion. And then there's the fact that the biggest reason it ever came to a trial was because the idiot basically called the pope an idiot over the matter, which in those times was just a fucking stupid thing to do.

Galileo was killed?

By whom?

Crap.

I live in Chicago. As some of you might know it gets hot in Chicago during the summer. And humid. Its disgusting, unplesant, and occasionally deadly. One of the ways some people respond to the heat is to open fire hydrants and play in the water. It seems like a good idea, but it has this side effect of killing water pressure in the neighborhood so people who live in second or third floor appartments end up with dry faucets. So, in order to keep water pressure up, the Water Department has crews of guys who drive around closing hydrants, over and over, all day.
This shit never happens in the south or anywhere else where it is always hot. We have perfected the technology of air conditioning.

Galileo was killed?

By whom?

He wasn't killed per se. He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life, having recinded his findings under the threat of torture.

He wasn't killed per se. He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life, having recinded his findings under the threat of torture.
The really funny part is that if he hadn't been such an arrogant ass and offended all of his peers his views might have prevailed. Unfortunately he had and none of the aforementioned peers backed up his conclusions, which as noted were based on faulty science anyway. Ah well.

And forasmuch as my hand offended in writing contrary to my heart, therefore my hand shall first be punished
Cranmer was tried for heresy by Mary I, basically for being Protestant. His one way of avoiding execution was by renouncing his Protestant beliefs in favour of Catholicism, and, as such, he signed an official document to this effect. However, he was still sentenced to death. When tied to the stake, with the flames taking hold, he put his hands in the rising flames so it could be burned first, before a crowd of hundreds. Glorious martyrdom for himself, public humiliation for the Catholic Mary. I think that's an impressive 'Fuck you'.

This may sound like a tangent, but bear with it, you'll see why its relevant.
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Glad I did 'cause it's worth the read!

Glad I did 'cause it's worth the read!
Gotta love the Great Experiment in CorruptionTM that is chicago.

Bombing Tokyo in response to Pearl Harbor.
meh, too easy, and above all too impersonal to be a true "Fuck you" moment.

What about the September 11th Attacks?

That was a pretty big "Fuck You".

What about the September 11th Attacks?

That was a pretty big "Fuck You".
again, too impersonal to be a true "Fuck you" moment.

Gotta love the Great Experiment in CorruptionTM that is chicago.

It was an experiment in 1910. Its an institution now. Remember, this IS the city where our Mayor's father (back when the father was the mayor) said "Vote early, vote often!"

In public.

On television.

Without apology.

And no, it wasn't bad phrasing.

Despite the fact that the bombing took place after the Japs just got through with an Air Raid drill.
Yeah man, civilians dying...real funny.

"Japs"? Go back to the forties and put a pointy hood on. That's where you belong.

Any other great "Fuck You" moments in history you can think of? I'd love to hear 'em!

The battle after the 2nd Punic War where Hannible and Scipio met just beforehand, in Syria I believe, Hannible was in a Greek Army at the time.
You kinda have to know your Roman History to get this I bet, but I'll try and notate it so you can get the gist of it.

It's said Hannibal and Scipio met before the battle to discuss peace, even though both knew they were going to fight anyway. It's said also that Scipio asked Hannible "Who do you think is the greatest General of all time?" To wich Hannibal replied "Why Alexander of course!" (Alexander the Great.)
The Scipio continued and asked "Then who would you say is the second greatest General of all time?" To wich Hannibal replied "Phyrus of course!" (Greek who ranscaked Italy before finally being beaten out by the Romans)
Scipio getting frustrated (He had beaten Hannible a few times before) asked once more "Who would you say is the third Greatest general?" To which Hannibal calmly replied "Me."
Now Scipio being a little annoyed asked "What youd you have said if you had beaten me at Zama?" (Refer to battle of Zama in.. 103 BCE I think?) to which Hannibal said "I would have put myself First."


Seems like a total "Fuck you" to Scipio's ego to me.
EDIT: And of course, this just had long-lasting effects througout history.. but I dun wanna detail that.

Yeah man, civilians dying...real funny.

Actually we hit industrial areas but the damage was really insignificant.

"Japs"? Go back to the forties and put a pointy hood on. That's where you belong.

*snort*

I guess you don't realize that back in the 1940s that is what they were called. Just like Germans were called huns and krauts. The French were called Frogs, the Brits where called limeys. Apparently, you need to go back and look at the slang dictionary abit more.

And FYI, I'm not racist.

Actually we hit industrial areas but the damage was really insignificant.
*snip*


Actually, that's not true. If you're referring to Hiroshima, it killed an estimate of about 140,000, including military personnel, and the ones who died later with radiation sickness. If you mean Nagasaki, it killed about 74,000. I don't see how that can be called insignificant (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/newsid_3602000/3602189.stm)

Actually, that's not true. If you're referring to Hiroshima, it killed an estimate of about 140,000, including military personnel, and the ones who died later with radiation sickness. If you mean Nagasaki, it killed about 74,000. I don't see how that can be called insignificant (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/newsid_3602000/3602189.stm)

I suggest you go back and read my first post in this thread. I"m talking about the Tokyo raid by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in April 1942.

I suggest you go back and read my first post in this thread. I"m talking about the Tokyo raid by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in April 1942.


Ah, right. My mistake.

Ah, right. My mistake.

Its ok! We all make mistakes :)

I guess you don't realize that back in the 1940s that is what they were called. Just like Germans were called huns and krauts. The French were called Frogs, the Brits where called limeys. Apparently, you need to go back and look at the slang dictionary abit more.

And FYI, I'm not racist.

Yes, and we called Germans dogs on television (including in Bugs Bunny cartoons), we called Jews by a couple of names I would rather not post here, and called black people by a six-letter word starting with 'n'. That doesn't make it slang, it's still racist. Change the slang dictionary to the slur dictionary and I think you're right on.

Yes, and we called Germans dogs on television (including in Bugs Bunny cartoons), we called Jews by a couple of names I would rather not post here, and called black people by a six-letter word starting with 'n'. That doesn't make it slang, it's still racist. Change the slang dictionary to the slur dictionary and I think you're right on.

Sorry but I"m not a politically correct persons. I will say what I want to say. If it offends someone, I don't care.

Anyone who shits themselves during their own execution...


How about any execution that takes more than 2 attempts...

I think the best "fuck you" in history was the day the state of Massachusetts said "fuck you" to the arrogant, conservative, oppressive Puritans who founded them and legalised gay marriage.

Now *that* was a "fuck you".

I think the best "fuck you" in history was the day the state of Massachusetts said "fuck you" to the arrogant, conservative, oppressive Puritans who founded them and legalised gay marriage.

Now *that* was a "fuck you".

Go back and take alook at who did it! It was the courts and not the people that did it. The people weren't happy either that the courts decided this issue and not them.

Actually, that's not true. If you're referring to Hiroshima, it killed an estimate of about 140,000, including military personnel, and the ones who died later with radiation sickness. If you mean Nagasaki, it killed about 74,000. I don't see how that can be called insignificant (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/newsid_3602000/3602189.stm)

More people died at the battle of Kharkov - on the Russian side alone. What's your point?

How dost thou like that...bitch..."


"Doth", I think you mean. Judging from the google results, "dost" might mean something in Turkish.

Is there anything more annoying than a grammar nazi delving into the grammar of the past?

More people died at the battle of Kharkov - on the Russian side alone. What's your point?


It wasn't about a political point, he was talking about industrial damage during the Tokyo raid by Lt. Doolittle, but I misread his original post and thought he was referring to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Look back over the post, you'll see the mix-up

More people died at the battle of Kharkov - on the Russian side alone. What's your point?

Do you mean 140 000 soldiers or 140 000 civillians? And do you include the radiation casualties?

Go back and take alook at who did it! It was the courts and not the people that did it. The people weren't happy either that the courts decided this issue and not them.

Yeah, that's not true. Don't presume to have a single clue as to what we the people of Massachusetts think, son.

Do you mean 140 000 soldiers or 140 000 civillians? And do you include the radiation casualties?


It includes soldiers, civilians and radiation casualties. So all of the above. It's in the link in the previous post. However, numbers from all sources are estimates, I should point out, especially since many records of population numbers were destroyed in the blast

Yeah, that's not true. Don't presume to have a single clue as to what we the people of Massachusetts think, son.

What? You speak for the majority? My oh my I didn't think you had that power.

If they had let the people vote, we all know that it wouldn't pass. That is a known fact.

What? You speak for the majority? My oh my I didn't think you had that power.

If they had let the people vote, we all know that it wouldn't pass. That is a known fact.
What? You speak for us ALL? My oh my I didn't think you had that power.

What? You speak for the majority? My oh my I didn't think you had that power.

If they had let the people vote, we all know that it wouldn't pass. That is a known fact.

And how is that a known fact? Do you presume to speak for the majority? Have you read the latest polls in the Boston Globe? Do you have a damn idea what you are talking about or are you excreting words as usual?

And how is that a known fact? Do you presume to speak for the majority? Have you read the latest polls in the Boston Globe? Do you have a damn idea what you are talking about or are you excreting words as usual?

Sorry but I don't read the Boston Globe.

And yes, I do know what I'm talking about.

Sorry but I don't read the Boston Globe.

And yes, I do know what I'm talking about.

Then how do you know that the people of Massachusetts would not pass legislation legalizing gay marriage? What grand insight do you have into the citizens of the Bay State that you're not sharing?

Then how do you know that the people of Massachusetts would not pass legislation legalizing gay marriage? What grand insight do you have into the citizens of the Bay State that you're not sharing?

That the state doesn't revolve around Boston.

That the state doesn't revolve around Boston.

Alright.

Now do you have anything of substance to say that is actually in response to the questions I posed to you?