Pokurcz
Emperor
Thanks for the info El Tigre!
Historical Joke Thread
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The End Is Nigh
Repent!!!
Mitterrand and Kohl pretended to have fallen asleep and not listening while in the same room with Magie Thatcher - the latter shouting "I want my money back" (from the EU's common budget - which she did get eventually).
Magie was also known to have a crush on Gorbie and before meeting with him she would buy new dresses and rush to the hairdresser's.
Magie was also known to have a crush on Gorbie and before meeting with him she would buy new dresses and rush to the hairdresser's.
privatehudson
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Royal said:
Corsica was ceded to France by Genoa in 1768, Napoleon wasn't born until 1769.
No, the Koran was written in Arabic, obviously, but the claim is that parts of it were based upon Christian writings (in Syriac). Certainly Monophysite Christianity did influence early Islam to a considerable degree, but I don't know how likely this stronger thesis is.
Pokurcz
Emperor
I'm no scholar, but my memory and the link El Tigre convince me that Arabic was not the language the Koran was written in. As I recal it Arabic was not a writen language at the time of the writing down of the Koran. I must admit that my knowledge is based on only two sources.
Perhaps it is just my inner child wanting to swat at alof fundamentalism or something....its more fun that way!
Perhaps it is just my inner child wanting to swat at alof fundamentalism or something....its more fun that way!
As a child once wrote in an historical essayprivatehudson said:
"France bought Corsica to Genoea to be sure Napoelon would be born French"
Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
Dunno the exact points, but perhaps his parents had sex when Corsica was still Italian...
Adler
Adler
privatehudson
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He was born in August so either unless it was ceded in December, or November if it was a long pregnancy I doubt it.
Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
A true story:
In German and in Latin there are mostly two versions of titles, adjectives, etc. So a feminist medician wanted to be called "Frau Doktora". So she sued for that but the jugde did not give her right. Because Doktora is not the correct form but Doktrix. Because that sounded like Asterix and Obelix, the woman didn´t want that and lost the case.
Adler
In German and in Latin there are mostly two versions of titles, adjectives, etc. So a feminist medician wanted to be called "Frau Doktora". So she sued for that but the jugde did not give her right. Because Doktora is not the correct form but Doktrix. Because that sounded like Asterix and Obelix, the woman didn´t want that and lost the case.
Adler
nonconformist
Miserable
Not a joke, but an amusing and interesting piece of trivia:
every leader of Russia since Nicolas II has alternated between being bald, and being hairy:
Nicholas II:
Lening (and Ram, don't tell me Lenin isn't bald
)
Stalin:
Khrushchev:
Brezhnev:
Andropov:
Chernenko:
Gorbachev:
Yeltsin:
every leader of Russia since Nicolas II has alternated between being bald, and being hairy:
Nicholas II:
Lening (and Ram, don't tell me Lenin isn't bald
)
Stalin:
Khrushchev:
Brezhnev:
Andropov:
Chernenko:
Gorbachev:
Yeltsin:
nonconformist
Miserable
And Finally Putin:
(Damn 10 images thing!)
(Damn 10 images thing!)
RegentMan
Deity
My friend said, "I'm hungry."
I said, "Well, I'm Austria. Want to form an empire?"
I found it hilarious...
I said, "Well, I'm Austria. Want to form an empire?"
I found it hilarious...
Sir Bugsy
Civ.D.
How about some quotations from Winston Churchill:
Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?
Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course...
Churchill: Would you sleep with me for five pounds?
Socialite: Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!
Churchill: Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price.
_____________________________________
Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.
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Elizabeth Braddock: Mr. Churchill, you are drunk.
Churchill: And you madam, are ugly. As for my condition, it will pass by the morning. You, however, will still be ugly.
Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?
Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course...
Churchill: Would you sleep with me for five pounds?
Socialite: Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!
Churchill: Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price.
_____________________________________
Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.
_____________________________________
Elizabeth Braddock: Mr. Churchill, you are drunk.
Churchill: And you madam, are ugly. As for my condition, it will pass by the morning. You, however, will still be ugly.
RegentMan
Deity
Gotta love Churchill!
RegentMan
Deity
That is possibly the best thing that I've ever read.
Phyr_Negator
Anti-tolerast
Shool. Classes. Teacher ask question:
- Jack, what have you done yesterday?
- I've gone to McDonald's and ate hamburgers with cola!
- Good! Now go and write "McDonald's". And you, Betty?
- I've been with Jack and he bought me hamburger and shared his cola!
- Good! Go and write "hamburger". And what about you, Rufus?
- I...I wished to come with Jack and Betty but they called me dumb n__ger, spit on me and threw dirt at me.
- OUTRAGEOUS!!! HOW COULD IT HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOL! GO AND WRITE 100 TIMES "RACIAL INTOLERANCE IS THE WORST KIND OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE MODERN WORLD OF EQUAL PEOPLE."
According to Bible next USA president will be Bush-Holy Spirit.
Clinton flying with his wife. Wife is angry at something so he decide to cheer her up:
-Honey, look, now i'll give pilot 100$ and he'll kiss my hand.
-Hmpf!
-Honey, look, now I'll give pilot 500$ and he'll lick my boot.
-Hmpf!!
Pilot turning:
-Now I'll drop my steering wheel and you will suck!
- Jack, what have you done yesterday?
- I've gone to McDonald's and ate hamburgers with cola!
- Good! Now go and write "McDonald's". And you, Betty?
- I've been with Jack and he bought me hamburger and shared his cola!
- Good! Go and write "hamburger". And what about you, Rufus?
- I...I wished to come with Jack and Betty but they called me dumb n__ger, spit on me and threw dirt at me.
- OUTRAGEOUS!!! HOW COULD IT HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOL! GO AND WRITE 100 TIMES "RACIAL INTOLERANCE IS THE WORST KIND OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE MODERN WORLD OF EQUAL PEOPLE."
According to Bible next USA president will be Bush-Holy Spirit.
Clinton flying with his wife. Wife is angry at something so he decide to cheer her up:
-Honey, look, now i'll give pilot 100$ and he'll kiss my hand.
-Hmpf!
-Honey, look, now I'll give pilot 500$ and he'll lick my boot.
-Hmpf!!
Pilot turning:
-Now I'll drop my steering wheel and you will suck!
RegentMan said:
What, the man who said...
Winston Churchill said:
Winston Churchill said:
Oh, and best of all, when authorising the use of mustard gas on the Kurds:
Winston Churchill said:
Now, I know there's plenty of debate over how racist Churchill was (that he was racist is hardly in question) and whether he was better or worse than most of his contemporaries. But given the sheer ruthlessness of the man, I think I'll skip the adulation for his witticisms, thanks.
