[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Phil Stracchino]

Joost van de Griek wrote:
> On 8/24/06 10:19 PM, Mike Meredith wrote:
>>> the british never conquered europe even if they did briefly gain control of
>>> greece.
>> As they did in some senses most of France (if King John had been luckier, it
>> could well be that the English would be speaking French and the French ruled
>> by an English king),
> 
> That was in Medieval times, I wouldn't count that under the British Empire.
> If anything, the whole of Europe was under the influence "Vatican Empire" in
> those days.

Besides, that wasn't so much a question of luck as one of complete
fucking incompetence.  The only reason John Lackland kept his *OWN*
kingdom was because nobody tried to take it from him.


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