emmettcullen93 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 and now the 5 shortest wars in history. (i know wrong thread but good info) lol 5. Georgian-Armenian War Length: 24 days A border dispute between the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918 led to armed clashes. The British finally brokered a ceasefire where the two sides shared rule until Soviet rule in 1920. 4. Serbo-Bulgarian War Length: 14 days A minor border dispute in 1885, known as the Bregovo Dispute, where the Bulgarians forcibly expelled Serbian troops led to both armies meeting. Bulgaria took the offensive and conquered the city of Pirot, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire stepped in and threatened to join the Serbians if Bulgaria did not step down. 3. Indo-Pakistani War Length: 13 days The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major conflict between India and Pakistan, caused by Pakistan’s pre-emptive strike on 11 Indian airbases in an attempt to conquer Western India. India responded fiercely, killing some 9,000 Pakistani soldiers and capturing almost 100,000. Pakistan would surrender in less than a fortnight. 2. 6 Day War Length: 6 days Egypt called for unified Arab action against Israel following Israeli threats to Syria. On June 5, 1967, Israel launched a massive attack on Egypt’s airforce, completely decimating it. Israel then attacked and conquered eastern Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. About a million Arabs were captured under Israel’s new territory.\ 1. Anglo-Zanzibar War Length: 45 minutes Fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar in 1896, the war is the shortest in history. Following the death of the Sultan who had British sympathies, his nephew seized power through a coup. The British wanted another candidate to run Zanzibar, and demanded the nephew abdicate. When the British’s demands were not met, they opened fired on the far weaker Zanzibar. The nephew fled the country almost immediately, and the British could claim victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowl Paine Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Most toilets flush in E flat: most electric razors buzz in B flat. (English razors buzz in G.) There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own. Cyril Joad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 lol great laughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowl Paine Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 In time of war the first casualty is truth. Boake Carter Musical note of toilets is useless, not your comment :smileyhappy: When I read it again, I was worried you might think I meant your comment. Just wanted to clarify I did not. :matte-motes-grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Knowl Paine wrote: In time of war the first casualty is truth. Boake Carter Musical note of toilets is useless, not your comment :smileyhappy: When I read it again, I was worried you might think I meant your comment. Just wanted to clarify I did not. :matte-motes-grin: lol ur fine i didnt take it that way knowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCanessa Oh Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 "Suppose They Gave A War And Nobody Came" is a film title, not a quote. It has also happened (sort of) ... I used to have a boss who years earlier had been a training manager for British Airways. He told me he had once arranged a training session in Guatemala, flew in, was promptly arrested and thrown in jail. Guatemala had declared war on Britain over who controlled Belize. What really annoyed them was to have an English guy arrive because Britain had almost completely ignored the fact that we were 'at war'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 "I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy." Richard Feynman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 ha irony in its purest form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PudgyPaddy Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.Robert Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 mmmmmmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloise Baily Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ohhh welll....you're still Tigger on the inside. ~ Eeyore He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot. ~ Douglas Adams My Mum's favourite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCanessa Oh Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Trintragula (or something like that)! I'd forgotten that quote. Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 for wensday a good quote that i like. Computers can figure out all kinds of problems, except the things in the world that just don't add up. - James Magary http://www.on-this-day.com/cgi-bin/quote.pl?NonSSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Muni Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 "Drink old wine, burn old logs, read old books, kept old friends" Alfonso X El Sabio (1221-1284), Spanish king, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 wow o wow love them irene keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 "Ooohh, a woman! Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!!!" - Curly Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowl Paine Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A Hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received. Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 emmettcullen93 wrote: wow o wow love them irene keep them coming. Irene is going to immerse us in the history and culture of Spain one quotation at a time. By the time we are finished the women in this thread will all be elegantly beautiful and the guys will all be courtly, dashing, and speak with Castillian accents.:smileyhappy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dillon Levenque wrote: Irene is going to immerse us in the history and culture of Spain one quotation at a time. She will, and I love it. By the time we are finished the women in this thread will all be elegantly beautiful and the guys will all be courtly, dashing, and speak with Castillian accents. Not if I can help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Muni Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 "Who is never wrong is because he has never done anything". (I've seen this quote attributed to many people, but I heard it for the first time of my RL grandmother). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ahren Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 My favorite saying in Spanish: la lucha por la vida. Translation: The struggle for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Muni Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Randall Ahren wrote: My favorite saying in Spanish: la lucha por la vida. Translation: The struggle for life. Agree. See http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/26/18541460.php?show_comments=1#18541628 "La lucha por la vida" is also the title of a trilogy of the Spanish writer Pio Baroja, probably inspired by an expression of "On the Origin of Species" (Darwin). But as you well say, "la lucha por la vida" has a very deep and rich sense in the common use (and life!) of Spanish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ahren Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thank you Irene. I didn't know that. I like the photo. Unfortunately though, you can call someone dead that fought for life, even if it was for everlasting life in the kingdom of God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmettcullen93 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 randall are you christian or spiritual? i always here you talk about god? if you dont feel like answering that it is fine. todays quote and 100th post to this thread is........ I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television. - Gore Vidal http://www.on-this-day.com/cgi-bin/quote.pl?NonSSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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