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| Tweet Topic Started: May 13 2008, 03:07 PM (506 Views) | |
| DragonLegend | May 13 2008, 03:07 PM Post #1 |
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It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world. The Arab wrecked the civilization of the Mediterranean coasts, the Turk wrecked the civilization of southeastern Europe, and the Tatar desolated from China to Russia and to Persia, setting back the progress of the world for centuries, solely because the civilized nations opposed to them had lost the great fighting qualities, and, in becoming overpeaceful, had lost the power of keeping peace with a strong hand. Their passing away marked the beginning of a period of chaotic barbarian warfare. Those whose memories are not so short as to have forgotten the defeat of the Greeks by the Turks, of the Italians by the Abyssinians, and the feeble campaigns waged by Spain against feeble Morocco, must realize that at the present moment the Mediterranean coasts would be overrun either by the Turks or by the Sudan Mahdists if these warlike barbarians had only to fear those southern European powers which have lost the fighting edge. Such a barbarian conquest would mean endless war; and the fact that nowadays the reverse takes place, and that the barbarians recede or are conquered, with the attendant fact that peace follows their retrogression or conquest, is due solely to the power of the mighty civilized races which have not lost the fighting instinct, and which by their expansion are gradually bringing peace into the red wastes where the barbarian peoples of the world hold sway. (Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)(Y) :D |
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 13 2008, 04:03 PM Post #2 |
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Okay, every nation needs to be militaristic at first to gain land and power, but then they should just turn to peace and economy. And here's some things against your little paragraph that you found on the internet. The Turks, Arabs and Mongols (or Tatars) were DEFINITELY not uncivilized "barbarians" The turks were excellent with sieging and warfare tactics, and were the first civilization to actually use gunpowder to extreme battlefield effect. The Arabs were more advanced than the Western World for a long period of time, and their period of conquest was spiked through need for expansion and lust for power. The Mongols were driven to conquer due to an urge to unite. They came together and became organized; now is becoming organized barbaric at all? And when they took their lands, they held them well, keeping them together pretty peacefully, while the hordes conquered elsewhere. They even learnt siege tactics and used them to great effect when storming the Middle East. Although, yes, Europe's "Dark Age" was caused due to barbarians sacking Rome and ending the Western Roman Empire; but the Dark Age wasn't everywhere. Gaul prospered as it was united under Charlemagne, and the Germanic tribes in the North were already advancing in technology, constructing mighty castles and towns. The Vikings also came plundering down the coast, using their advanced sailing techniques (And barbarians can't sail as well as the Viking did, I'm sure). So, in a way, your paragraph is wrong and right at the same time; though it's more wrong than right. |
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| DragonLegend | May 13 2008, 04:10 PM Post #3 |
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Then they are advanced barbarians :D |
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| Incog | May 13 2008, 05:41 PM Post #4 |
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CHEERIO!
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hmmmm? I read it all, understood everything. Somehow, dont make sense. |
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Black tulip Tribute to the the greatest of the great. | |
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| BloodandAshes | May 13 2008, 08:40 PM Post #5 |
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not really. none are barbarians. The Mongols conquered the largest empire. from the Koreas to Ukraine, including Russia. course, Kublai Khan forgot that the following equation... Hurricane+His Navy Attacking Japan= Dead Navy would keep him from conquering Japan. and the Japanese would have given them a hard time with their NINJA SKILLZZZZ! :D i knew a twiggy Japanese kid who got in a fight with a giant American kid. The Japanese guy is about eighty pounds and five feet tall. other dude is 6 ft 3 inches tall. know who won? the Japanese kid know who went to the ER from a broken arm and two broken ribs? The big guy |
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| gs | May 13 2008, 11:54 PM Post #6 |
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Slow down
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*Let him who desires peace prepare for war* - Vegetius |
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| Germee | May 14 2008, 08:18 AM Post #7 |
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luke, i am your mother
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you are all so stupid. |
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Barry: I’m lookin’ at your face and I just wanna smash it. I just wanna fuckin’ smash it with a sledgehammer and squeeze it. You’re so pretty. | |
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| MxDiane | May 14 2008, 08:53 AM Post #8 |
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Worteltjes World
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stupid noobs stupid humans. |
| "He orders something unusual, like a Black Russian or a Tom Collins, and when you request a beer he says that surely a complex woman deserves a complex drink. " - Travis Grandt | |
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 14 2008, 02:13 PM Post #9 |
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:OOOOOOOOOOOOMAAANN
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I guess the chicks don't care for this one. |
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| DragonLegend | May 14 2008, 05:40 PM Post #10 |
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Yeah, it is known that men are much smarter than women
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| BloodandAshes | May 14 2008, 08:28 PM Post #11 |
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not true really. im not nearly as smart as some girls in my school, and im an A/B student |
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| DragonLegend | May 15 2008, 02:54 PM Post #12 |
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I was kidding! All humans have the same intelligence level: low
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 15 2008, 03:48 PM Post #13 |
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Men actually have a proven higher average intelligence level than women. Women are just harder working and can concentrate longer. |
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| DragonLegend | May 15 2008, 03:50 PM Post #14 |
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That's cause women weren't raised to be smart, they were raised to be wives and mothers
:) But if you're talking about now, then...I dunno. |
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| Incog | May 15 2008, 04:30 PM Post #15 |
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CHEERIO!
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Imo, true. |
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Black tulip Tribute to the the greatest of the great. | |
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| MxDiane | May 15 2008, 04:38 PM Post #16 |
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Worteltjes World
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stupid humans ... *dragon accent* |
| "He orders something unusual, like a Black Russian or a Tom Collins, and when you request a beer he says that surely a complex woman deserves a complex drink. " - Travis Grandt | |
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 16 2008, 09:55 PM Post #17 |
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:OOOOOOOOOOOOMAAANN
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No, more like "Foolish mortals!" "I'm immortal so that makes me best ghehe" "Meh, but the worst thing is that I can't kill myself : (" "But I know just the thing that'll make me happier!" "Ultra, it's orgasmo time! :wub:" |
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| DragonLegend | May 17 2008, 02:52 AM Post #18 |
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You know me too well, my love :wub: |
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| ControlAltElite | May 17 2008, 05:30 AM Post #19 |
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do u guys know what a malorgasm is? do u want to know hehehe MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 17 2008, 06:07 AM Post #20 |
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:OOOOOOOOOOOOMAAANN
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Yes, I want to find out. |
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| ControlAltElite | May 17 2008, 06:35 AM Post #21 |
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Sabs
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how much will u pay me? |
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| Germee | May 17 2008, 11:15 AM Post #22 |
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luke, i am your mother
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www.justfuckinggoogleit.com it's not like theres anything thats not on the web. |
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Barry: I’m lookin’ at your face and I just wanna smash it. I just wanna fuckin’ smash it with a sledgehammer and squeeze it. You’re so pretty. | |
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| The_Fry_Cook_of_Doom | May 17 2008, 01:36 PM Post #23 |
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:OOOOOOOOOOOOMAAANN
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five hundred bucks! |
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| DragonLegend | May 18 2008, 12:41 AM Post #24 |
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So I can find a pic of your boobs online ?
OMG WHAT ARE ALL THESE NEW EMOTES ?!?!? THEY'RE AWESOME (Y)(Y) |
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| ControlAltElite | May 18 2008, 12:43 AM Post #25 |
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Sabs
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yup i love um
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| DragonLegend | May 18 2008, 02:02 AM Post #26 |
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Indiana Jones: [dressed as the ticket-taker] Tickets please. Colonel Vogel: [in German] What? [Indiana punches him, picks him up and throws him out a window into a pile of luggage; the other passengers look at him, bewildered] Indiana Jones: [pointing out the window at Vogel] No ticket. -- This scene made me ROFL for 2 minutes, non-stop!
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| Incog | May 18 2008, 07:40 AM Post #27 |
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CHEERIO!
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Omg, I FCKING LOVED THAT ONE!!!!
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Black tulip Tribute to the the greatest of the great. | |
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| ControlAltElite | May 18 2008, 10:07 AM Post #28 |
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Sabs
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u guys already watched the new indy movie? |
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| Incog | May 18 2008, 11:44 AM Post #29 |
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CHEERIO!
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OMFG NOOB. Its the third one. |
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Black tulip Tribute to the the greatest of the great. | |
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| MxDiane | May 18 2008, 01:29 PM Post #30 |
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Worteltjes World
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oh damnit i forgot when its out all i rmb is that its either during my exams or after my exams. oh but i rmb SEX IN THE CITY is AFTER my exams
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