FlashHarry
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Sat Sep-06-03 11:45 PM
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Poll question: Would you have supported the Visigoths' invasion of Rome? |
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In the spirit of the GD war polls...
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FlashHarry
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Sat Sep-06-03 11:47 PM
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1. What have the Romans ever done for us? |
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apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system and public health...
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Sun Sep-07-03 12:18 AM
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Sun Sep-07-03 11:49 AM
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7. Oh, "Peace"?! SHUT UP! n/t |
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Sat Sep-06-03 11:49 PM
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2. We haven't had many Rome problems since |
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Sat Sep-06-03 11:58 PM
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3. "They think it's funny" |
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Edited on Sat Sep-06-03 11:59 PM by undisclosedlocation
Steve Martin, as a Roman centurion, re: the Vandals
Edit: Long, long ago on SNL
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Sun Sep-07-03 12:23 AM
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5. What about the Teutonic revolution of the Roman Empire? |
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Would you have supported that?
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FlashHarry
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Sun Sep-07-03 09:33 AM
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6. I thought the Visigoths were teutonic. |
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Sun Sep-07-03 12:02 PM
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8. Isn't this what brought the Dark Ages? |
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I haven't read my early history recently so I might be mistaken. I think that it is too far back in time to make assesment of its effect on the world. The Romans were more advanced technologically but were headed in the wrong direction morally like enjoying watching people be killed (Yes, I know that many Americans are like that too but we won't go into that.). We don't know how things would have turned out as far as the development of modern ideals and technolgy.
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