Conquer Club

Did you know that Ancient Greece was the first democracy in the world?

Joodoo wrote:Did you know that Ancient Greece was the first democracy in the world?

Did you know that it was actually Athens, and not the whole of Greece?

muy_thaiguy wrote:

Joodoo wrote:Did you know that Ancient Greece was the first democracy in the world?

Did you know that it was actually Athens, and not the whole of Greece?

Did you know that it was also one of the only democracies?

Hologram wrote:

muy_thaiguy wrote:

Joodoo wrote:Did you know that Ancient Greece was the first democracy in the world?

Did you know that it was actually Athens, and not the whole of Greece?

Did you know that it was also one of the only democracies?

yeah, he's right. the USA isn't a democracy, it's a republic. one of the limitations of pure democracy (like pure communism) is that it only works on a small scale. Democracy worked in Athens because it was a city-state.

Did you know that chewing gum was invented by a dentist?

The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.

Did you know that the most densly populated town in europe is London? Closely followed by Portsmouth.

And that the biggest council estate in Europe in in Basingstoke, England

Also, the highest rate of teen pregnancy in europe is in england

Also, the highest rate of drug-abusers in europe is in england

Also the lowest quality of life within the G8 is in England

And that once upon a time, the mongolians were the largest, most successful empir in the whole of the world?

Now the mongolians are a poverty-striken, inconfident race of people who the whole world has forgotten?

England: Our next venture...beating mongolia in them respects.

England: Raped.

Khuntlipz wrote:Did you know that the most densly populated town in europe is London? Closely followed by Portsmouth.

And that the biggest council estate in Europe in in Basingstoke, England

Also, the highest rate of teen pregnancy in europe is in england

Also, the highest rate of drug-abusers in europe is in england

Also the lowest quality of life within the G8 is in England

And that once upon a time, the mongolians were the largest, most successful empir in the whole of the world?

Now the mongolians are a poverty-striken, inconfident race of people who the whole world has forgotten?

England: Our next venture...beating mongolia in them respects.

England: Raped.

Interesting. Yet, it seems to happen with a lot of former great empires.

Russia
China (several times over the millenia)
Spain
Turkey
Egypt (also several times)
Greece
Rome
Iran/Persia
etc.

Khuntlipz wrote:Did you know that the most densly populated town in europe is London? Closely followed by Portsmouth.

And that the biggest council estate in Europe in in Basingstoke, England

Also, the highest rate of teen pregnancy in europe is in england

Also, the highest rate of drug-abusers in europe is in england

Also the lowest quality of life within the G8 is in England

And that once upon a time, the mongolians were the largest, most successful empir in the whole of the world?

Now the mongolians are a poverty-striken, inconfident race of people who the whole world has forgotten?

England: Our next venture...beating mongolia in them respects.

England: Raped.

My "patriot" sense is tingling!
Sorry fool, but the general consensus is that the British Empire was the largest - one whole fourth of the world.

Khuntlipz wrote:Also, the highest rate of teen pregnancy in europe is in england

Lowest is the netherlands! We win.

Also, the highest rate of drug-abusers in europe is in england

Netherlands also one of the lowest!


Us and our silly liberal policies!

muy_thaiguy wrote:Interesting. Yet, it seems to happen with a lot of former great empires.
(...)
Spain

Poor Spain... so screwed... until the Socialists came... Yeow!

reminisco wrote:

Hologram wrote:

muy_thaiguy wrote:Did you know that it was actually Athens, and not the whole of Greece?

Did you know that it was also one of the only democracies?

yeah, he's right. the USA isn't a democracy, it's a republic. one of the limitations of pure democracy (like pure communism) is that it only works on a small scale. Democracy worked in Athens because it was a city-state.

Did you guys also know that women, slaves, foreigners and people who just weren't our kind of people couldn't vote in Athens?

Did you know that Spartan women actually were the property owners and such in Spartan society?

Also, they went through similar physical training as the men did.

did u know that im the shit

JACKAZZTJM wrote:did u know that i am shit

Possibly. But, did you know with a few slight altercations, I can change the message's meaning almost entirely?

muy_thaiguy wrote:

Khuntlipz wrote:Did you know that the most densly populated town in europe is London? Closely followed by Portsmouth.

And that the biggest council estate in Europe in in Basingstoke, England

Also, the highest rate of teen pregnancy in europe is in england

Also, the highest rate of drug-abusers in europe is in england

Also the lowest quality of life within the G8 is in England

And that once upon a time, the mongolians were the largest, most successful empir in the whole of the world?

Now the mongolians are a poverty-striken, inconfident race of people who the whole world has forgotten?

England: Our next venture...beating mongolia in them respects.

England: Raped.

Interesting. Yet, it seems to happen with a lot of former great empires.

Russia
China (several times over the millenia)
Spain
Turkey
Egypt (also several times)
Greece
Rome
Iran/Persia
etc.

Unfortunately MTG, you're next..

Crap, never knew I had conquered enough land to be considered an empire.

WD40 is the 40th attempt at making Water Displacer.

Did you know that Michael Palin was the world's first fish-slapper to slap on television?

unriggable wrote:WD40 is the 40th attempt at making Water Displacer.

did you know that during the peak of Shale fishing on the Delaware River, it's becoming an increasingly common practice (and increasingly detrimental to the local environment) for fishermen to spray WD40 into the water to attract the fish?

if you get caught doing it, it's a pretty hefty fine. but apparently the fish come right up to the boat and bite the hooks, so many of the fishermen can't resist.

crazy...

Did you know that it's illegal to call a pig "Napoleon" in France?

Minister Masket wrote:Did you know that it's illegal to call a pig "Napoleon" in France?

And it's illegal to call a bear Muhammed.

reminisco wrote:did you know that "facetious" is the only word in the English language with all of the vowels in order?

and if you need to include the 'y', just make it an adverb.

facetious is only the most common, not the only one. Some but not all are:

abstemious
abstemiously
adventitious
adventitiously

gryffin13 wrote:

reminisco wrote:did you know that "facetious" is the only word in the English language with all of the vowels in order?

and if you need to include the 'y', just make it an adverb.

facetious is only the most common, not the only one. Some but not all are:

abstemious
abstemiously
adventitious
adventitiously

wow, yeah, you're right. good words, too.

i should fucking write to Trivial Pursuit. can't believe i didn't think of the ones you listed, cause i know those words, and have used them before.

although, there's one problem... adventitious... doesn't work cause it repeats the letter "i"... but abstemious, no doubt.

reminisco wrote:

gryffin13 wrote:

reminisco wrote:did you know that "facetious" is the only word in the English language with all of the vowels in order?

and if you need to include the 'y', just make it an adverb.

facetious is only the most common, not the only one. Some but not all are:

abstemious
abstemiously
adventitious
adventitiously

wow, yeah, you're right. good words, too.

i should fucking write to Trivial Pursuit. can't believe i didn't think of the ones you listed, cause i know those words, and have used them before.

although, there's one problem... adventitious... doesn't work cause it repeats the letter "i"... but abstemious, no doubt.

personally my favorite word though is sesquipedalian. It basically means using long words.