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**Harpoon** · 08-20-2008, 12:19 AM

You know.. All I really know about him is from the movie "time bandits".. lol:

beowulf · 08-20-2008, 12:22 AM

well.........at least you didnt say 'the man from uncle'

**Harpoon** · 08-20-2008, 12:26 AM

So much friggin world history.. I dont know how someone can keep up with all of it..

beowulf · 08-20-2008, 12:28 AM

i think its called google,..............................

**Harpoon** · 08-20-2008, 12:31 AM

True that..

AnthemZ · 08-20-2008, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harpoon

You know.. All I really know about him is from the movie "time bandits".. lol:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure has much more detail!

That's where I learned about him!

**Harpoon** · 08-20-2008, 12:33 AM

Hey yeah, Bill and Ted... That one too..

beowulf · 08-20-2008, 12:36 AM

dont forget blackadder

**Nemowork** · 08-20-2008, 12:40 AM

Napoleon wasnt French!

Hitler was Austrian not German.
Stalin was Georgian not Russian
Alexander the great, Macedonian not Greek.

I'm seeing a trend in megalomaniac dictators, all foreigners, all shortarses. We need to issue issue mesuring sticks to all immigration departments, we could save millions of lives

beowulf · 08-20-2008, 12:44 AM

he was corsican which is one of the regions of france

**Nemowork** · 08-20-2008, 12:45 AM

Ah but when he was born there it was Italian if i remember right?

**Meursault** · 08-20-2008, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemowork

Ah but when he was born there it was Italian if i remember right?

not quite. Genoa sold its claims to Corsica in 1768. It took the french about a year to subdue the corsican nationalists but they managed just in time befor Napoleon's birth in august of that year.

But it still is true that many of the most megalomaniacal dictators belonged to minorities or other outsider groups of society. I suppose the disdain of the majority might have fuelled their urge to "excel" and show them all what they were made of.

**Nemowork** · 08-20-2008, 11:51 AM

I love this place at times, a quick switch from modern military to 18th century Corsican politics

**Meursault** · 08-20-2008, 11:52 AM

seriously though, Sarkozy as the son of an impoverished hungarian immigrant family might have had his hunger for power fueled by rejection, too.

**Nemowork** · 08-20-2008, 11:56 AM

I wonder if its too early to start investing in red jackets and muskets!

08-20-2008, 12:19 AM	#16
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08-20-2008, 12:22 AM	#17
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08-20-2008, 12:26 AM	#18
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08-20-2008, 12:28 AM	#19
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08-20-2008, 12:36 AM	#23
beowulf knee deep in sceptic..... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Little San Francico, U.K. Posts: 36,514 Thanks: 7 Thanked 92 Times in 71 Posts	dont forget blackadder __________________ http://www.lskerton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/winky.html http://www.mattyjohn.pwp.blueyonder....GothWinky.html The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time--Bertrand Russell Growing old is mandatory, growing wise is optional

08-20-2008, 12:40 AM	#24
Nemowork Whats a safety catch? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobilis in Mobilii Posts: 24,619 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Napoleon wasnt French! Hitler was Austrian not German. Stalin was Georgian not Russian Alexander the great, Macedonian not Greek. I'm seeing a trend in megalomaniac dictators, all foreigners, all shortarses. We need to issue issue mesuring sticks to all immigration departments, we could save millions of lives __________________ “A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” Moliere "You do the unseemly behavior, I'll handle the moderation" - Nemo

08-20-2008, 12:44 AM	#25
beowulf knee deep in sceptic..... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Little San Francico, U.K. Posts: 36,514 Thanks: 7 Thanked 92 Times in 71 Posts	he was corsican which is one of the regions of france __________________ http://www.lskerton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/winky.html http://www.mattyjohn.pwp.blueyonder....GothWinky.html The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time--Bertrand Russell Growing old is mandatory, growing wise is optional

08-20-2008, 12:45 AM	#26
Nemowork Whats a safety catch? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobilis in Mobilii Posts: 24,619 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Ah but when he was born there it was Italian if i remember right? __________________ “A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” Moliere "You do the unseemly behavior, I'll handle the moderation" - Nemo

08-20-2008, 11:51 AM	#28
Nemowork Whats a safety catch? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobilis in Mobilii Posts: 24,619 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	I love this place at times, a quick switch from modern military to 18th century Corsican politics __________________ “A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” Moliere "You do the unseemly behavior, I'll handle the moderation" - Nemo

08-20-2008, 11:52 AM	#29
Meursault Gimme Shelter Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Old Europe Posts: 37,358 Thanks: 137 Thanked 89 Times in 35 Posts	seriously though, Sarkozy as the son of an impoverished hungarian immigrant family might have had his hunger for power fueled by rejection, too. __________________ sick sig courtesy of fricnjay!

08-20-2008, 11:56 AM	#30
Nemowork Whats a safety catch? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobilis in Mobilii Posts: 24,619 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	I wonder if its too early to start investing in red jackets and muskets! __________________ “A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.” Moliere "You do the unseemly behavior, I'll handle the moderation" - Nemo

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