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    Well, Ben Franklin would go down to the pub after the meetings of the constitutional convention and get plastered. He would then go on about what happened earlier that day(remeber the constitutional convention was being held in secret). It was solved by having some guys buy him a few more so he passed out.

    Well, I thought it was funny.


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    William The Conqueror,the man who Conquered England 1066 AD with his Norman knights.This great warlord died when he fell from his horse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kagemusha
    William The Conqueror,the man who Conquered England 1066 AD with his Norman knights.This great warlord died when he fell from his horse.
    I guess you could say he had an off knight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi
    I guess you could say he had an off knight.
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    When the Poles resisted the Nazis using actual (horse) cavalry against the blitzkrieg.
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    I thought that the polish cavalry was also well equiped to deal with modern forces, armed with submachine guns and and tank rifles?


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    Possible I am not certain. While it was brave, from what I (currently) know about it the cavalry was typical from pre-WWI era.
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    Quote Originally Posted by swirly_the_toilet_fish
    When the Poles resisted the Nazis using actual (horse) cavalry against the blitzkrieg.
    hhehee, i knew that. polish retainers vs MP 40. let the betting begin.

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    Maybe Uesugi Kenshins death? A ninja waited at the lavatory below the "hole" and when Kenshin sat down to do a '2', the ninja killed him by stabbing him through the butt.
    This theory is a bit debated, so maybe someone who knows more about Sengoku Jidai might bring more light on the matter.

    And Attila who died when got a "nose-blood incident".
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    Quote Originally Posted by swirly_the_toilet_fish
    When the Poles resisted the Nazis using actual (horse) cavalry against the blitzkrieg.
    If I'm not mistaken, the Dutch actually did the same thing resisting the Germans in Groningen. Also, they got some very old cannons out of the war-museum to fight back the krauts. Didn't really work though...

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    well, the english homeguard were also equiped with things stolen out of museums

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi
    I guess you could say he had an off knight.
    Beat me to it, I was going to say

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