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Post by Defender_16 on May 24, 2004 13:15:18 GMT -5
Its Victoria Day Monday. A national holiday here in Canada and most likely in the rest of the former British Empire as well. Celebrating the great Monarch who ruled over one of the largest and most powerful Empires of all time. Queen Victoria. Huzzah! I always loved Victoria day, or anyother day that let me get out of school for that matter. I think it's Columbus day or something in the US. Why you would have a holiday named for somone who discovered the same thing 50 other explorers did is beyond me. Why isn't it called Viking day? They made it as far a Maine just about by 900 ad.  lol |
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Post by Id on May 24, 2004 14:22:20 GMT -5
I always loved Victoria day, or anyother day that let me get out of school for that matter. Yep, those are the best days...and snow/rain days... |
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Post by Craig on May 24, 2004 19:55:09 GMT -5
Um...I don't think that was Columbus day...maybe it was.
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Post by CactusJack on May 25, 2004 7:41:35 GMT -5
Yeah!  Viking Day would be cool! A national holiday that glorifies the pillaging and looting of other countries! I believe that the President is already in the Viking Day spirit. |
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Post by Id on May 25, 2004 14:16:49 GMT -5
Although true the Vikings did pillage villages, they also saved many books and other forms of writing, so they weren't all bad...and they created very heavy swords that are not easly broken...
...here is a hint, read up on something before criticising it/them.
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Post by Craig on May 25, 2004 15:12:08 GMT -5
Althogh true the Vikings did plillage villages, they also save many books and other forms of writeing, so they weren't all bad...and they created very heavy swords that are not easly broken... ...here is a hint, read up on something before critising it/them Yeah, but all you ever hear about are them raping and pillaging and stuff. People really don't want to hear about the writing and stuff. |
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um...yeah...anyways
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Post by theodorus on May 26, 2004 23:58:02 GMT -5
yep those are the best days...and snow/rain days... actually i don't like snow/rain days at my collage the only way you get a snow day is if there is 5' of snow outside and the only time you get a rain day is if the building was washed away in the flood |
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theodorus
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um...yeah...anyways
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Post by theodorus on May 26, 2004 23:59:14 GMT -5
Yeah, but all you ever hear about are them raping and pillaging and stuff. People really don't want to hear about the writing and stuff. actually i wouldn't mind hearing about there writing i have actually studied it a bit |
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Post by Craig on May 28, 2004 6:55:46 GMT -5
I love writing and all, but not the "old writing." I prefer more contemporary fiction(read: novels). Though I'm a huge fan of history, I hate reading things like biographies and essays. They're just boring.
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Post by gobleteer on Jun 7, 2004 13:13:19 GMT -5
...here is a hint, read up on something before critising it/them Yes Id, that's very good advice. |
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lol
Viking Day would be cool! A national holiday that glorifies the pillaging and looting of other countries! I believe that the President is already in the Viking Day spirit.