Happy Bartolomé Day
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So today is Columbus Day here in the United States. As school children, we are taught that Christopher Columbus is "the greatest explorer of all time because he discovered our home", which is really just a nice way of saying "he was a gold grubbing European that accidentally discovered an entire hemisphere and didn't realize it, but really he didn't even do that because the Vikings had already found it". Luckily, The Oatmeal is here to set the record straight: Columbus Day[^] (Yes, I realize this comic is a couple years old and has probably already been posted. No, I don't care.)
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
Who landed first, Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci? If it was Columbus, should have been called Columbia, isn't it? Or, that domain name was already taken :-)
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Who landed first, Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci? If it was Columbus, should have been called Columbia, isn't it? Or, that domain name was already taken :-)
I thing Vespucci got to the mainland where CC only made the islands.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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So today is Columbus Day here in the United States. As school children, we are taught that Christopher Columbus is "the greatest explorer of all time because he discovered our home", which is really just a nice way of saying "he was a gold grubbing European that accidentally discovered an entire hemisphere and didn't realize it, but really he didn't even do that because the Vikings had already found it". Luckily, The Oatmeal is here to set the record straight: Columbus Day[^] (Yes, I realize this comic is a couple years old and has probably already been posted. No, I don't care.)
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Who landed first, Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci? If it was Columbus, should have been called Columbia, isn't it? Or, that domain name was already taken :-)
Columbus - he thought he was in India all the time. He was there for the money not for Geography... Vespucci looking at the cartographed coast lines noticed that it was fairly different from India.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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Who landed first, Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci? If it was Columbus, should have been called Columbia, isn't it? Or, that domain name was already taken :-)
Neither. Upon each of their arrivals, at completely different locations, they spotted a mysterious blue box and a dorky looking fellow in a bowtie taking pictures of them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
So today is Columbus Day here in the United States. As school children, we are taught that Christopher Columbus is "the greatest explorer of all time because he discovered our home", which is really just a nice way of saying "he was a gold grubbing European that accidentally discovered an entire hemisphere and didn't realize it, but really he didn't even do that because the Vikings had already found it". Luckily, The Oatmeal is here to set the record straight: Columbus Day[^] (Yes, I realize this comic is a couple years old and has probably already been posted. No, I don't care.)
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
In interesting story, his brutal exploits could be likened to members of Congress.
New version: WinHeist Version
When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Unknown -
It's fun when someone claims history is wrong and then claims to know the real history. :-\
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Because, as they say ... History was always written by the winner.
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Neither. Upon each of their arrivals, at completely different locations, they spotted a mysterious blue box and a dorky looking fellow in a bowtie taking pictures of them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)... But who wrote the 5th symphony in the first place?
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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Because, as they say ... History was always written by the winner.
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Who landed first, Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci? If it was Columbus, should have been called Columbia, isn't it? Or, that domain name was already taken :-)
Avijnata wrote:
should have been called Columbia,
Yes, that was one of the early names, but it didn't stick, other than in the District of Columbia.
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In interesting story, his brutal exploits could be likened to members of Congress.
New version: WinHeist Version
When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page. UnknownNah, Congress is much more greedy.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Avijnata wrote:
should have been called Columbia,
Yes, that was one of the early names, but it didn't stick, other than in the District of Columbia.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
, other than in the District of Columbia.
And everyone knows nothing ever happens there. :laugh:
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Avijnata wrote:
should have been called Columbia,
Yes, that was one of the early names, but it didn't stick, other than in the District of Columbia.