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Post 721

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

There are people on H2 who'ld be VERY upset about that post, especially the Friesland in Holland part.


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Post 722

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

I just thought that it showed we were all the same


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Post 723

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

No, there is a faction of people who insist that not all of the Netherlands should be called Holland.


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Post 724

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Ah, Seperatists I take it


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Post 725

Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

Which parts? Belgium was once a part of the Netherlands after it broke away from Germany and France. And very few English words are actually English.


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Post 726

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Which is what I've been saying, Norse, Saxon, Germanic, Fries, basically all those who've invaded our shores, that Eddie Izzard programme was really interesting


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Post 727

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

I've got a teacher who keeps going on about it.


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Post 728

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Do they get militant about it


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Post 729

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

No, not very.


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Post 730

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

So they're not planning on blowing up parliament


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Post 731

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

Alas, no.


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Post 732

Smilodon

have I missed anything?


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Post 733

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

A Dutch seperatist movement


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Post 734

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

A bit like people who are upset about calling Northern Ireland part of the UK.


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Post 735

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

I guess that's a good way to discribe it, Personally (and it is a personal view) I think the terrorist groups in Ireland have forgotten wht they're supposed to be fighting for, this is more about religion now, the school protest thing last year springs to mind


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Post 736

Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

The NI thing was never about religeon, it was about land. The Brits just used that as an excuse to persecute the Irish for centuries.


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Post 737

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

I thought the 6 counties of Ulster voted to remain part of Britain and the rest wanted to be free of Britains rule


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Post 738

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

Poor postal workers.


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Post 739

Apollyon - Grammar Fascist

No, only four voted to remain with Britain beacuase those areas had a Protestant majority and they figured that if they went over to the Republic, they would be treated like dirt, ie as they treated the Catholics. However, they also felt that a mere four counties would be too weak and so managed to wrangle another two into it, which drove the IRA nuts.


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Post 740

Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs

What's with the post office?


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