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SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
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#6401: May 14th 2016 at 11:58:16 AM

There did seem to be that constant strand of denial pre-Civil War (and then once things kicked off, the equally constant strand of wishful thinking that it could all be settled in a single decisive battle).

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#6402: May 14th 2016 at 6:52:45 PM

I had this thought today. Which tribe of Native Americans did the Vikings encounter? And were apparently badass enough to keep them from making any permanent settlements. ;)

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pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#6403: May 14th 2016 at 7:06:39 PM

What specific tribe is unknown, but it is believed that they encountered the Thule (ancestors of the Inuit) in Greenland, and Beothuk (related to the Algonquin) in Newfoundland. The Norsemen called them skraelingi, which roughly translates as "dwarfs" or "wretches" — demonstrating the contempt they held for their New World neighbors.

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SantosLHalper Since: Aug, 2009
#6404: May 14th 2016 at 7:14:38 PM

People act like the Vikings were so frightened of the Skraelings they wouldn't come back, but in all honesty it was basically a few people in the most isolated, least economically lucrative part of the Scandinavian world.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6405: May 17th 2016 at 4:22:20 AM

Seeing Saber Nero, I'm wondering; how much of an ass was Emperor Nero actually?

TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#6406: May 17th 2016 at 4:51:12 AM

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Nobody really knows. Since he definitely was an arse to Christians, who wrote most of the later accounts, finding any direct sources of his reign without Nero being referred to as "the worst thing ever" is difficult. He also hated the senators, which didn't help. IIRC, Nero's reign was peaceful and prosperous in general.

Seems to me that Nero may have been a good ruler, but his failings as an individual is what really drove people up the wall. Specifically his obsession with his public image and habit of blaming others when things really didn't go his way (i.e. the Great Fire).

edited 17th May '16 4:51:52 AM by TerminusEst

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#6408: May 17th 2016 at 1:47:45 PM

"After his mother died" is putting it lightly. The accounts vary, but the general agreement among them is that Nero had his mother killed.

Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#6409: May 17th 2016 at 6:25:46 PM

I had this thought as I was looking up fashion ideas for my characters yesterday. Why were mustelids historically considered the best source of fur, especially the slender ones like minks and stoats?

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6410: May 20th 2016 at 1:30:30 AM

[up][up] From what I've heard, she was an abusive mother and Evil Matriarch, so killing her might have been a retaliation for the abuse

Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#6411: May 22nd 2016 at 12:15:08 PM

How and when did New York City get its unofficial catch phrase? The one that says "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere."

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pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#6412: May 22nd 2016 at 5:10:18 PM

That's from the theme song of the 1977 musical drama film New York, New York, directed by Martin Scorsese. In 1979, Frank Sinatra recorded a cover version of the song, which became far better known than the movie.

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6413: May 23rd 2016 at 2:12:04 AM

Update about Korea: my grandad was stationed in Korea, and he spent some R and R in Japan. He is from New Zealand, as is my family. Is it possible he may have fathered a child through prostitution there/just getting fresh with the natives? How common was that amongst NZ soldiers in the Korean War? It was in the early 50s, where he was single and a young(early 20s) man.

RatherRandomRachel "Just as planned." from Somewhere underground. Since: Sep, 2013
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#6414: May 23rd 2016 at 3:38:03 AM

More common than you may expect, New Zealand had about 1300 soldiers in the Korean War, and there are a number of mixed ethnicity Koreans in NZ as a result of such relationships.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#6415: May 26th 2016 at 7:37:27 PM

How do you all think history would have been different if the Romans and the Chinese had connected?

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
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#6416: May 26th 2016 at 7:53:26 PM

Um, didn't they actually do so?

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#6418: May 26th 2016 at 8:01:21 PM

You could get Chinese take-out and pizza to-go from the same restaurant.tongue

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TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#6420: May 26th 2016 at 10:25:11 PM

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Greco-Buddhism was the result of the Silk Road and Kushan Empire. I suppose you can speculate from there.

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#6421: May 27th 2016 at 1:43:41 AM

Possibly more trade and if they wanted to same turf some military conflict. Possible trade of technologies and culture to a larger extent.

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DocJamore Since: Jul, 2014
#6422: May 27th 2016 at 12:01:27 PM

If you look at a map of Eurasia around 100 AD, it is easy to see why the silk road really took off during that time. Four super empires dominated Eurasia and goods could travel from one border to another unmolested. http://geacron.com/home-en/

You can talk about regional histories before this period, but this is when world history starts IMO.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6423: May 27th 2016 at 11:07:06 PM

@ Rather Random Rachel: Mind showing some evidence about these children fathered in the Korean War by NZ soldiers?

MAI742 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
#6425: May 30th 2016 at 11:05:29 PM

Anyone got any thoughts on the Holocaust article? Julian Lapostat and I have expanded it considerably in the past 9 months, but I'm not sure if all that expansion has necessarily been useful.

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