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cabot

(724 posts) Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:23 PM Aug 2019

Canada's 30 Year War with Denmark has finally come to an end

See? We had land disputes with Denmark too!

I'm not sure how many of you are aware of the "dispute" Canada had with Denmark over Hans Island, but it is quite amusing. Essentially, each country would take down the other country's flag and leave a bottle of alcohol: Schnapps from the Danes and Whiskey from Canada.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/hans-island-dispute.html

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Canada's 30 Year War with Denmark has finally come to an end (Original Post) cabot Aug 2019 OP

I get a blank page with a logo on it... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #1

D'oh! I hate being a luddite cabot Aug 2019 #2

Here is a link to an article with the same title as your post Yonnie3 Aug 2019 #3

Thanks! cabot Aug 2019 #4

Wow ... Yonnie3 Aug 2019 #5

Probably cabot Aug 2019 #11

A little known factoid. Hans Island was named after... Dennis Donovan Aug 2019 #6

And Hans is Snah spelled backwards. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #10

! struggle4progress Aug 2019 #7

I think there's an error in the article text... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #8

Makes me wonder if mutual hate for Trump rurallib Aug 2019 #9

That would not surprise me. Collimator Aug 2019 #12

please find stories that dont refuse adblockers . i dont want their adware , spywere or whatever. AllaN01Bear Aug 2019 #13

I'd kinda like to see this war continue. argyl Aug 2019 #14

And Brennivin in Greenland (aka Black Death). BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #15

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

1. I get a blank page with a logo on it...

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:26 PM

Aug 2019

cabot

(724 posts)

2. D'oh! I hate being a luddite

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:29 PM

Aug 2019

I've updated the thread. Here's a link to the history of the dispute.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/hans-island-dispute.html

Yonnie3

(17,434 posts)

3. Here is a link to an article with the same title as your post

Reply to cabot (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:31 PM

Aug 2019

https://www.narcity.com/ca/on/toronto/news/canadas-30-year-war-with-denmark-has-finally-come-to-an-end-and-story-is-so-fucking-canadian

cabot

(724 posts)

4. Thanks!

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:32 PM

Aug 2019

That's the link I originally had, but it didn't work properly. Thanks! I appreciate it.

Yonnie3

(17,434 posts)

5. Wow ...

Reply to cabot (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:38 PM

Aug 2019

I just had a look at your edit history and the link you had is identical to the one I just posted with one exception, The c in the last word, Canadian is capitalized in yours and not mine. Spelling correction nail you?

cabot

(724 posts)

11. Probably

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 08:46 PM

Aug 2019

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

6. A little known factoid. Hans Island was named after...

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:40 PM

Aug 2019

Hans Gruber

Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

10. And Hans is Snah spelled backwards.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 08:41 PM

Aug 2019

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)

7. !

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:44 PM

Aug 2019

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

8. I think there's an error in the article text...

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 07:47 PM

Aug 2019

It says "inhabited" in the article, but it doesn't look very inhabited, or even very inhabitable.

rurallib

(62,411 posts)

9. Makes me wonder if mutual hate for Trump

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 08:28 PM

Aug 2019

helped bring a peace.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)

12. That would not surprise me.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 09:37 PM

Aug 2019

n/t

AllaN01Bear

(18,191 posts)

13. please find stories that dont refuse adblockers . i dont want their adware , spywere or whatever.

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:14 PM

Aug 2019

argyl

(3,064 posts)

14. I'd kinda like to see this war continue.

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:24 PM

Aug 2019

Show the world how wars should be "fought."
That's a great story.

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)

15. And Brennivin in Greenland (aka Black Death).

Reply to cabot (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:24 PM

Aug 2019

I need to start drinking that heavily. I should've started 2 1/2 years ago and I probably would have my sanity intact right now if I did. Oh well, never to late I guess. Skoal! ...do they say that in Greenland too?

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