That was my point. THe most powerful country in the world got its a$$ kicked by a 3rd world country.
But the point was that america NEVER actually admitted defeat in vietnaam. They called it a tactical withdrawal, so, for all intents and purposes, the war is still going on.
This could be like that absurd 100 greatest Britain competition. Or more likely the private Eye's spoof; Roy Jenkin's submission "far be it fwom me to blow my own twumpet, an always unattwactive twait in any chwonicler of the passing pawade of our pwoud histowy. But when I consider my own mewits, albeit weluctantly, I am forced to conclude that as a statesman, histowian and dare I say, connoiseur of clawet, my claims to being considered the gweatest Bwiton of all are by no means inconsidewable."
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Andy Warhol
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, NOT Britain
Re that greatest Briton ever thingy, William Wallace would probably have come back from the dead just to brutally murder anyone who called him a "Briton."
But Anyhoo, 20th Century, influencial folkies:
Stalin
Hitler
Churchill
Mandela (sp)
Geldof
Theresa
Maggie "evil devil ***** of hell" Thatcher
Pele
Beatles
Sex Pistols
canna be arsed writing anymore........
My pet canine was a *****, a temperamental sort, with poor personal hygene and questionable sexual morality.
__________________ In football, you use your foot to kick the ball, hence the name.
Americans add throwing, pads, alter the length of the game etc, i.e. change it completely yet still call it football.
Then they call the original soccer, and expect the rest of the world to adopt this bastard name. Pish.
From hence forth American football shall be known as "soccer." by me.
Last edited by baracustastic on Feb 3rd, 2005 at 03:19 AM
Feb 1st, 2005 04:35 PM
