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Natashabi
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| Samsally wrote: | | Willem wrote: | | To get this back on track, even though I probably said it in the last thread: My history teacher thought that Pocahontas was a real historic figure. |
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They put her on the US dollar coin! She played a massive part in the initial exploration of our country! Give the poor woman credit, Jesus.
Edit: I realized this had been addressed already... But seriously, I like Pocahontas =( She deserves more credit. |
No, that was Sacagawea
Pocahontas was the one they made a Disney Movie about that was a load of crap.
Edited for spelling. |
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kame
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| sporko wrote: | ....wow, the connection just...isn't there.
what? |
Geology... dust, stuff, dead human beings, dust, stuff, it was a stretch!
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sporko
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: |
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besides that being eight hours ago....
yeah, natash is right...i totally didn't see that dollar coin bit the first time around.
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Samsally
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:24 am Post subject: |
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I hit "respond to post" before I realized there was a second page =P
And oops about the coin, I suppose. *grumbles* 'Least I'm in the right thread. |
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Marik
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:07 am Post subject: doo da dee DOO.. doo da dum dee dwe da doo DAAHHHH |
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We were all at home listening to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
One of my brother's bandmates shows up and says "Why is the radio playing a super-long version of the United theme song?" |
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Willem
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| sporko wrote: | | also, he's from belgium. and, if i recall correctly, he's flemish. not that that is an excuse, but...it explains so much. =x |
Yep, I am. I really can't say we learned a lot about the history of America. We just skipped the indians, it seems.
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Sam
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: abridged |
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HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT SO FAR
3800-2100 BC - Indians come across the Bering strait
2000 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1900 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1800 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1700 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1600 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1500 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1400 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1300 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1200 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1100 BC - Indians hang around and chill
1000 BC - Indians hang around and chill
900 BC - Indians hang around and chill
800 BC - Indians hang around and chill
700 BC - Indians hang around and chill
600 BC - Indians hang around and chill
500 BC - Indians hang around and chill
400 BC - Indians hang around and chill
300 BC - Indians hang around and chill
200 BC - Indians hang around and chill
100 BC - Indians hang around and chill
0 BC - Indians hang around and chill
100 AD - Indians hang around and chill
200 AD - Indians hang around and chill
300 AD - Indians hang around and chill
400 AD - Indians hang around and chill
500 AD - Indians hang around and chill
600 AD - Indians hang around and chill
700 AD - Indians hang around and chill
800 AD - Indians hang around and chill
900 AD - Indians hang around and chill
1000 AD - Indians hang around and chill with some Vikings
1100 AD - Indians hang around and chill
1200 AD - Indians hang around and chill
1300 AD - Indians hang around and chill
1400 AD - Indians meet some white dudes
1500 AD - Indians and white dudes chill or fight
1600 AD - Way less Indians fight way more white dudes
1700 AD - White dudes push Indians past appalachia, fight each other, then chill
1800 AD - White dudes push Indians past plains, fight Mexicans, then chill
1900 AD - White dudes push Indians onto reservations, fight people overseas, then chill
2000 AD - White dudes hang around and chill
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Willem
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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I am so giving that to my history teacher this year.
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Azmoten
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: abridged |
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| Sam wrote: | HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT SO FAR
3800-2100 BC - Indians come across the Bering strait |
And that's where it all went bad...
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Agamemnon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Samsally wrote: | I hit "respond to post" before I realized there was a second page =P
And oops about the coin, I suppose. *grumbles* 'Least I'm in the right thread. |
I get the two mixed up too. 
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Spanky
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Sam wrote: | | 1000 AD - Indians hang around and chill with a bunch of Vikings |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Willem wrote: | | I am so giving that to my history teacher this year. |
make sure you include his av.
it lends credibility.
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Teh Digital Dragon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Samsally wrote: | | Willem wrote: | | To get this back on track, even though I probably said it in the last thread: My history teacher thought that Pocahontas was a real historic figure. |
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They put her on the US dollar coin! She played a massive part in the initial exploration of our country! Give the poor woman credit, Jesus.
Edit: I realized this had been addressed already... But seriously, I like Pocahontas =( She deserves more credit. |
I've actually visited Pocahontas' grave. So yeah, real.
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Sam
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject: quit spamming a thread stupid!!1 what |
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Fixed to include the brilliant mention of vikings.
Anyway, apparently this thread is to carry the torch of kara's Socrates line, so we should totally get back to finding wonderfully terrible quotes and putting them here. |
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kame
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"If the pictograms in south america weren't created by aliens, then how were they done?"
The pictograms in question being the Nazca Lines |
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