I Love Vel - The Vel Love Thread

Flippy_D · Sat 14/02/2004 11:23:57

I must admit, you can self-destruct brilliantly.

shbaz · Sat 14/02/2004 20:10:27

QuoteThe USA have about than 300 years of known history(not this of "native americans"), while Bulgaria has existed ever since 681.

No, we have many thousands of years of known history because of fossil and archaeological record. There wasn't any mass government, but in the Grand Canyon and New Mexico there existed very prosperous farming communities with large villiages, organized religion, and farming techniques allowing them to survive in the desert. They even developed new breeds of crops through selective breeding. The other Native Americans had also developed culture, language, some of them had writing, and all of them had religion and stories passed by word of mouth. You just don't think it's interesting so you won't admit it existed. Just because there wasn't a government doesn't mean nothing happened.

Also, California has the fifth largest economy in the world, I'd call that reason to know it's capitol if you think it's important to know that Rome is the capitol of Italy. http://www.lao.ca.gov/2002/cal_facts/economy_demographics.pdf

Vel · Sat 14/02/2004 20:30:03

I did not say that there weren't people in America before the colonization, but this ain't your history(If any Native American is reading this, please excuse me). Plus, they weren't as civilized as Romans, Byzantians or Arabians.

Las Naranjas · Sat 14/02/2004 22:24:27

Civilisation is just a different way of killing people.

shbaz · Sun 15/02/2004 01:10:26

Civilized, adj
1) Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

Seems like developing terraced and irrigated fields, an organized living structure, and selective breeding is technological development to me. They had religion, customs, which are culture. They didn't have road systems here in the present-day US, but down south in Mexico and South America the cultures were just as interesting as ancient Egypt, with pyramids, mathematics development, and road systems.

And yeah, an Indian is reading this. I live in Oklahoma (land of the red man). Pretty much everyone here has some bit of Indian blood in them. This was the last Indian territory. I guess my amount of blood is pretty negligable, but really there are very few pure Indians left. Even here in Tahlequah (the cherokee capitol).

Dude, no offense, but you really don't know what you're talking about with ancient American history. We don't study much other than American history here, and I probably know tons more about it than you.

Vel · Sun 15/02/2004 11:46:42

Of course. One who does not know the history of his country is a fool in my book.

Las Naranjas · Sun 15/02/2004 21:46:18

But they shouldn't talk about it if there's only 300 years of it?

DGMacphee · Mon 16/02/2004 01:28:45

By the surly beard of Krift, I hate when all whining pansies start talking about their history.

I beat you all.

Thanks to my great-grandmother, I have 50,000 years of aboriginal heritage.

I'm related to some of the oldest history of my country -- way longer than your puny 300 or 1500 years.

Now, shut up all of you cause I ARES WINNAR!!!!

shbaz · Mon 16/02/2004 05:58:18

Quote from: Vel on Sun 15/02/2004 11:46:42
Of course. One who does not know the history of his country is a fool in my book.

Sometimes I don't understand you at all Vel.

I wholeheartedly agree with what you just said though, then again I watch a looot of the History channel.

DGMacphee · Mon 16/02/2004 07:04:19

Just to repeat for the hard of hearing:

"Now, shut up all of you cause I ARES WINNAR!!!!"

shbaz · Mon 16/02/2004 09:06:26

DG, I think we all know that Australia was mostly populated by criminals.

Watch your wallets around this one.

Layabout · Mon 16/02/2004 12:35:33

I don't care much for australian history as it is very boring, and very racist.

I prefer ancient history and mythology.

And aboringinal mythology is really retarded. I hate the gay homo serpent story. I went to school with many different cultures attending, and it was good.

I go now, cause i am making little to no sense.

DGMacphee · Mon 16/02/2004 13:56:01

Quote from: shbazjinkens on Mon 16/02/2004 09:06:26
DG, I think we all know that Australia was mostly populated by criminals.

Watch your wallets around this one.

Yeah, but at least they had to force us off of Britain.

Unlike you Americans, who were all prissy and just didn't like the place.

You were all like "Cry cry, waa waa! We are so oppressed here! hey, let's build a ship and call it the Mayflower (Pfft, sounds like a load of hippy shit to me!)! We'll use our guns to kill those dangerous, unarmed Indians too! And we don't like this tea tax! Oh, boo hoo, woe is us!"

I read Australia's colonial criminal history, and one guy was sent here from Britain just cause he stole a hanky.

Hear that: He was sent to jail here for stealing A HANKY!

He risked his life just so he could blow his nose!

And the British government forced him off the country just for that!

That's what I call BALLS! BIG HAIRY ONES!

But, boo hoo, you rebel cause the British make you pay too much for your precious tea!

POOR DIDDUMS!

Har har har!

P.S. Your comments also have nothing to do with the fact I have older country-based heritage than you and Vel put together! So, deep throat that!

PirateJack: Watch it, pal! My Great-grandmother invented the serpent story!

Meowster · Mon 16/02/2004 14:02:46

DG: You just exploded my lungs.

Flippy_D · Mon 16/02/2004 16:24:11

Found it! I knew I had this one:

Squinky · Mon 16/02/2004 16:27:22

At least this thread is good for a laugh..

DGMacphee · Mon 16/02/2004 16:37:41

A Dilbert comic?!

Oh no, that's a sure sign this thread has jumped the shark!

Flippy_D · Mon 16/02/2004 16:43:08

Done the whatnow?

DGMacphee · Mon 16/02/2004 16:45:29

Look it up.

Meowster · Mon 16/02/2004 17:35:47

Shark: Dangerous mammal that lives mostly under water.