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Colonel Olrik wrote:snip

Doesn't seem very British to me.
I say, old chap, speaking as a person from a former outpost of Empire, being British has little to do with race, religon or language.
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There is a greater chance of the first 13 states deciding to rejoin the Brits than Spain getting the Rock back.

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Mmm, I can just taste the revanchism.

Seriously, if all European countries were allowed to press border claims that are three hundred years old against each other, how long do you think the current peace in Europe would last?
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The Duchess of Zeon wrote: Seriously, if all European countries were allowed to press border claims that are three hundred years old against each other, how long do you think the current peace in Europe would last?
Before or after they slaughter most of the population in Europe?
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CJvR wrote: So? Dig a moat or something...

Writing from Landskrona, occupied by the Swedes since 1658!
The filthy little thieves. We hates them. :evil:


If Spain can get back Gibraltar, we want back Terra Scania. And Schleswig-Holstein now we are at it.

Both of those have been been Danish longer than Gibraltar has been Spanish. :P
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SecondStorm wrote: The filthy little thieves. We hates them. :evil:


If Spain can get back Gibraltar, we want back Terra Scania. And Schleswig-Holstein now we are at it.

Both of those have been been Danish longer than Gibraltar has been Spanish. :P
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SecondStorm wrote:
CJvR wrote: So? Dig a moat or something...

Writing from Landskrona, occupied by the Swedes since 1658!
The filthy little thieves. We hates them. :evil:


If Spain can get back Gibraltar, we want back Terra Scania. And Schleswig-Holstein now we are at it.
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SecondStorm wrote:
CJvR wrote: So? Dig a moat or something...

Writing from Landskrona, occupied by the Swedes since 1658!
The filthy little thieves. We hates them. :evil:


If Spain can get back Gibraltar, we want back Terra Scania. And Schleswig-Holstein now we are at it.

Both of those have been been Danish longer than Gibraltar has been Spanish. :P
Come and get it, boy :D

Though, who really wants Schleswig-Holstein, anyway? :mrgreen:
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Colonel Olrik wrote:
BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:If Spain wants Gibralter let them march their military in and take it.
Yes, that's precisely the way two EU nations are expected to solve their differences.
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Colonel Olrik wrote:
BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:If Spain wants Gibralter let them march their military in and take it.
Yes, that's precisely the way two EU nations are expected to solve their differences.
Oh come on. You guys are overdue for a huge war over some pissant patch of ground nobody cares about.
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RedImperator wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote:
BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:If Spain wants Gibralter let them march their military in and take it.
Yes, that's precisely the way two EU nations are expected to solve their differences.
Oh come on. You guys are overdue for a huge war over some pissant patch of ground nobody cares about.
you mean britain? :P
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The Duchess of Zeon wrote:Mmm, I can just taste the revanchism.

Seriously, if all European countries were allowed to press border claims that are three hundred years old against each other, how long do you think the current peace in Europe would last?
It's funny that I was just thinking about that. :)
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salm wrote: you mean britain? :P
We don't do that sort of thing.
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TheDarkling wrote:
salm wrote: you mean britain? :P
We don't do that sort of thing.
Yes, Britian would never fight an actual WAR over some pissant worthless piece of ground.... like say, the Falkland Islands for example.
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BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:Yes, Britian would never fight an actual WAR over some pissant worthless piece of ground.... like say, the Falkland Islands for example.
Well considering it was Argentina that was the invaders.....
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TheDarkling wrote:
salm wrote: you mean britain? :P
We don't do that sort of thing.
well, i was acutally talking about the pissant patch of ground nobody cares about not about britain being an active element in the fighting. :wink:
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BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:
TheDarkling wrote:
salm wrote: you mean britain? :P
We don't do that sort of thing.
Yes, Britian would never fight an actual WAR over some pissant worthless piece of ground.... like say, the Falkland Islands for example.
Yeah, it's not like they're communist. Now THAT would be worth going to war over.
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BlkbrryTheGreat wrote: Yes, Britian would never fight an actual WAR over some pissant worthless piece of ground.... like say, the Falkland Islands for example.
That wasn't fought over land but over British citizens.

Personally I'm all for a declaration of war on Denmark in order to confirm our rightful claim to that mightiest of islands, Rockall.
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TheDarkling wrote:
BlkbrryTheGreat wrote: Yes, Britian would never fight an actual WAR over some pissant worthless piece of ground.... like say, the Falkland Islands for example.
That wasn't fought over land but over British citizens.

Personally I'm all for a declaration of war on Denmark in order to confirm our rightful claim to that mightiest of islands, Rockall.
Come get some. We ruled you once and by Knud we can do it again. :P

Rockall is ours! Just like Hans Island is. Your filthy Commonwealth scum just stay at home and let us come take you as trælle.
You would be much better off being ruled by proper Vikings instead of the pansy wanna-bes who conquered you.

And to all the inferior Germans and Swedes:

Schleswig-Holstein should be Danish, the inhabitants opinion be damed. As I said, If Spain gets Gibraltar, we want back Schleswig-Holstein. Its only fair. ;)
And as for Terra Scania. As soon as they see the glory that is Denmark theyll secede from Sweden. Just give em 30 years or so. :D Being Swedish for so long have dulled their senses. :P
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Rockall is ours! Just like Hans Island is. Your filthy Commonwealth scum just stay at home and let us come take you as trælle.
You would be much better off being ruled by proper Vikings instead of the pansy wanna-bes who conquered you.
Rockall is ours and ever shall it remain so, hell Greenpeace has a better claim to it than you guys.

Rockall or death!!! :P

In my opinion we should have taken Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes off you guys after the Napoleonic wars (that will teach you to side against The Empire) but I guess giving Norway to Sweden got the point across.
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TheDarkling wrote:
Rockall is ours! Just like Hans Island is. Your filthy Commonwealth scum just stay at home and let us come take you as trælle.
You would be much better off being ruled by proper Vikings instead of the pansy wanna-bes who conquered you.
Rockall is ours and ever shall it remain so, hell Greenpeace has a better claim to it than you guys.

Rockall or death!!! :P

In my opinion we should have taken Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes off you guys after the Napoleonic wars (that will teach you to side against The Empire) but I guess giving Norway to Sweden got the point across.
Dont forget pilfering our fleet (thieves!) and bombarding Copenhagen with Congreve rockets. ;)
The first time an Evil Empire used "cruise" missiles on an "innocent" target. :P

And Rockall will be your doom when ravening Viking invades Rockall. All 625 m2 of it. :P
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SecondStorm wrote:And as for Terra Scania. As soon as they see the glory that is Denmark theyll secede from Sweden. Just give em 30 years or so. Being Swedish for so long have dulled their senses.
Since being liberated by the Danes turned out to be even worse than being occupied by the Swedes you shouldn't hope to much. Let that be a lesson to you, you bo not paractice scorched earth policys when you are supposed to be the good guys!
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CJvR wrote:
SecondStorm wrote:And as for Terra Scania. As soon as they see the glory that is Denmark theyll secede from Sweden. Just give em 30 years or so. Being Swedish for so long have dulled their senses.
Since being liberated by the Danes turned out to be even worse than being occupied by the Swedes you shouldn't hope to much. Let that be a lesson to you, you bo not paractice scorched earth policys when you are supposed to be the good guys!
Öh yeah sorry about killing all those nobles and clergy in 1520. Our bad. :P

But at least you got back at us in 1658. With the help of German mercenaries. Boo hiss. :P
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