[tbontob]

Originally posted by Ruatha:

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Originally posted by tbontob:
Loser, I never felt Geoschmo was bashing Canada in the Last post. If anything, I felt it was an attempt to ease the tension a bit. That enabled me to joke about us Canadians in return. Us terrible psuedo-Vikings to the north.

And yes you did have inaccuracies in your post about Canada. And I could have posted corrections, but felt it was much better if others got involved. And if the inaccuracies were not corrected, so what? It would not be the end of the world.

Well, Tbontob, you succeded and got me involved

Pseudo-vikings?
If IRC the vikings left Canada and abandonded their colony there.

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Heh heh. Not the kind of involvement I was hoping for, but OK.

Yes, they did. In Newfoundland or was it Labrador?

There is evidence of other Viking settlements but not as conclusive yet.

Anyways, let's put what I thought was funny into some sort of perspective.

In the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries, the Vikings terrorized most of Europe. They were mostly, peoples from Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Usually, they struck hard and quickly, creating mayhem, taking slaves/hostages, booty and often destroying much of what they didn't take.

They were the bane of Europe and parents would often frighten their children into good behaviour by saying the Vikings would take them if they were not good. Kind of the modern day boogey-man.

Now Geoschmo spoke of an invasion from the Canadians. The Canadians live in the North. The Vikings also lived in the north.

The Vikings often burnt what they didn't take. The Canadians burnt the white house.

To even think that the Canadians are as determined, dedicated, strong, combative, rapine destroyers of peoples and hearth and home as the Vikings is so ludicrous that it is hilarious. At least it is to me.

So, that's the joke. Us pretentious Canadians thinking the Americans are quivering in their boots and ready to panic at the slightest hint we may invade their soveriegn territory like the Vikings did to the Britain, France and many other countries.