since i'm 'back', re-intro. (5 Viewers)

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Zlatan ] ++
Mother Theresa couldnt boost his credibility

Particularly these days. :skull:

 

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[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by Dan ] ++
Just trying to boost your credibility to show the forum that you are not a compulsive liar

Aw shucks

++ [ originally posted by Zlatan ] ++
Mother Theresa couldnt boost his credibility

Oh that was good, had tears rolling down my cheeks

 

[Zlatan]

Yeah, if a dead saint cant help you, who can???

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++
I confess... I'm a map geek. :geek: I am a AAA member (which is one better than an AA member? ) and I have free maps of pretty much the entire Western world in boxes... just in case I'm called in to lead an expedition or something, of course.

I have a world atlas, but also a world historical atlas... which is pretty fascinating stuff for the reasons Erik mentioned. I'm waiting for them to do 'projection' atlases in the future, where places like the Netherlands disappear under water, Greenland shrinks to a small island of rock, etc.

Now wait just a minute! We don't plan on disappearing any time soon!

This kind of stuff rules though. Check out Germany :wth:

 

[Elnur_E65]

"Empire of all Russians"

:LOL:

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
This kind of stuff rules though. Check out Germany :wth:

We are not impressed

 

[Slagathor]

Yeah sorry I had to pick a part of history where Poland didn't exist (again)

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

My ancestors came from Silesia, which on that map would be Prussia and Saxony.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Too bad that map is my background now.

 

[jaecole]

Reminds me of high school history. I used to think it was a tad greedy

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Ownage.

 

[Mr. Gol]

Why are some of the countrys marked in red?

 

[Martin]

I'm assuming that marks the territories of the British colonial world..

 

[Tom]

aah the good old days

 

[Slagathor]

lol they cost you a fortune though and they drove the world into two consequetive World Wars (the concept of colonialism that is, not just the British territories obviously).

We should all be glad that age is behind us.

 

[Geof]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Now wait just a minute! We don't plan on disappearing any time soon!

This kind of stuff rules though. Check out Germany :wth:

Hey Erik, from what date is this map? Somewhere between 1790 and 1815 I guess.

Belgium doesn't exist...:frown:

 

[jaecole]

++ [ originally posted by Mr. Gol ] ++
Why are some of the countrys marked in red?

"The British posessions are coloured red"

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by Geof ] ++
Hey Erik, from what date is this map? Somewhere between 1790 and 1815 I guess.

Belgium doesn't exist...:frown:

1800

Yeah sorry about that

 

[Geof]

I just read the "Batavian Republic"? you were a Republic?? I didn't know that, I thought the Netherlands always had a king?

 

[Slagathor]

No the monarchy is relatively new and if I had a say in it - we'd return to being a Republic. When we were one of the world's superpowers, we were also a Republic. It's a much better system for our national mentality and culture.