@ gaelic cowboy
Was it John A. Costello? That is if wiki can be trusted.
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"Possunt quia posse videntur." - Virgil - "They can because they think they can." -
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It was indeed during an off the cuff press conference to the amazement of everyone
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They slew him with poison afaid to meet him with the steel
a gallant son of eireann was Owen Roe o'Neill.
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Alright then...
What famous general was so passionate of his soldiers, that his last wishes were to take his skin and use it to make a drum, so that he could still continue to lead his men even after death?"Possunt quia posse videntur." - Virgil - "They can because they think they can." -
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BasharCaptWill got the answer correct.
Jan Zizka was a Hussite leader that fought for the Hussites (more specifically the Taborites) against the Catholics during the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. He was one of the only generals in history to never lose a battle.
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Due to technical difficulties, BasharCaptWill has asked me to post his question:
In the 16th-17th century, this person was approached by 5 men who sent to kill him (yet did not know what he looked like). Because of this, when they asked him where he lived (by mentioning his name), he replied, "There he lives (pointing to his home), and here he stands."
Who is this person?"Possunt quia posse videntur." - Virgil - "They can because they think they can." -
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Grutte Pier?
"It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."
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Indeed! The answer is correct!Grutte Pier?
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Okey dokey:
I lived in the late 20th century. I was the son of an infamous military strongman. I was infamous myself for the instability of my character and my murderous rages. Once, I beat a man with a cane in the middle of a birthday party (hosted by another strongman) before stabbing him to death with an electric carving knife, because I believed he'd insulted my mother. That man was my father's bodyguard. I died in a gunfight together with my brother when my father's regime was toppled."It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."
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That sounds crazy enough to be Uday Hussein, Saddam's erratic oldest son. Lovely chap by all accounts.
"All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Correctomundo, good job!
"It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."
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Ok, here goes:
After the fall of the Western Jin capital of Luoyang and the barbarian occupation of northern China, the remnants of the Jin court moved south to this city on the Yangtze, which remained the capital of varying amounts of southern China till the Sui dynasty reunited the country several centuries later. The city is now known by another name, and was the site of an infamous event last century."All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Nanjing?
Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer
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Ja Mata Tosainu Sama. -
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Yes, though I should have specified the old name, Jiankang. Over to you.
"All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Thanks! Allright.During the battle of Sekigahara. Which was the first contingent of Tokugawa´s Eastern army to make hostile contact with the Western army?
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the 7Bear7 clan.....
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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Well ehrmm.. Originally Posted by InsaneApache
the 7Bear7 clan.....
Ja Mata Tosainu Sama.
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Well, there were a number of preliminary skirmishes, but would it be Ii Naomasa, and his Red Devils?
"All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Correct.Your turn. Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer
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Ok:
The Aztec formed an alliance with these two city states, and this Triple Alliance would go on to dominate the area, with the Aztecs becoming the dominant player in the alliance. What were the Aztec's two allied city states?"All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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Texcoco and Tlacopan (with many thanks to Age of Empires...) Originally Posted by aimlesswanderer
Wheel down, wheel down to southward! Oh, Gooverooska, go!
And tell the Deep-Sea Viceroys the story of our woe;
Ere, empty as the shark's egg the tempest flings ashore,
The Beaches of Lukannon shall know their sons no more!
Rudyard Kipling, Lukannon -
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That's right tokai, over to you.
"All things are born from darkness, and all things return to darkness". Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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I'm gonna need the names of the two centurio's who played an heroic role in the defence of Quintus Cicero's camp against the attack of the Nervians in the winter of 54 B.C., as described by Caesar in his De Bello Gallico.
Wheel down, wheel down to southward! Oh, Gooverooska, go!
And tell the Deep-Sea Viceroys the story of our woe;
Ere, empty as the shark's egg the tempest flings ashore,
The Beaches of Lukannon shall know their sons no more!
Rudyard Kipling, Lukannon -
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That would be T. Pullio and L. Varenus, inspirations for the characters of Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus in the Rome TV Series
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That is indeed correct. Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng
Wheel down, wheel down to southward! Oh, Gooverooska, go!
And tell the Deep-Sea Viceroys the story of our woe;
Ere, empty as the shark's egg the tempest flings ashore,
The Beaches of Lukannon shall know their sons no more!
Rudyard Kipling, Lukannon -
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allright, here's is my question (im in a partying mood atm):
the founder of my family was a Kurd; his distant relation, and commander, was also a Kurd, who fought in the Holy land during the crusades.
who is he (the commander)?I was once alive, but then a girl came and took out my ticker.
my 4 year old modding project--nearing completion: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=219506 (if you wanna help, join me).
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Saladin.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible." -
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correct! Originally Posted by InsaneApache
now you should ask the next question.I was once alive, but then a girl came and took out my ticker.
my 4 year old modding project--nearing completion: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=219506 (if you wanna help, join me).
tired of ridiculous trouble with walking animations? then you need my brand newmotion capture for the common man!
"We have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that if we put the belonging to, in the I don't know what, all gas lines will explode" -alBernameg -
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I was born in north of England in the 18th centuary. I am a clergyman and philosopher. I was an early supporter of the French Revolution, in fact my views became so alarming that I was forced to flee to America, when a mob burnt down my home in England.
Earlier in my career I gave lectures on anatomy and temperature and after meeting with Benjamin Franklin, electricity. I'm also responsible for coca cola, pepsi, Dr. Pepper et al.
Who am I?There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible." -
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over to Louis
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible." -
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I speak excellent French. I was schooled in Brussels.
I've got two famous sisters.
All three of us died young. I myself from tuberculosis, owing perhaps to the turbulent weather conditions in my homeland. A word for which ended up in the title of a book I wrote.
Who am I?
