Why is it USS?

Thorin · Post by **Thorin** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:26 pm

Captain Seafort wrote:
Monroe wrote:

Sadly that French list isn't completely accurate. The French mostly won the Hundred Years War. The English goal was to become King of both England and France (Which he had right to) and the French's goal was to keep their king and kick the English off of French soil. Despite losing for about 100 years due to English internal problems the French hit their objectives and the English did not.
Never mind the Hundred Years War, the French have beaten us Brits a lot more recently than that - at the Virginia Capes and Yorktown.

Hardly! In the 100 years war the English didn't achieve their objective, true, but they didn't surrender. However, the English were winning that war for 99 years, until Joan of Arc comes along.

The battle of Yorktown was more the collonists/American troops than the French. And Virginia Capes they outnumbered the British. But still, these latter two are just one off battles, not wars.

The two rules of French warfare:
"France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman"
"France only wins when America does most of the fighting"

Bibliography
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/france.html

Blackstar the Chakat · Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:12 pm

I find three things about this topic very interesting.

1) The stongest objecter to the americanized prefix is an american

2) This has turned into a debate about how lousy the French army is.

3) The only french I know is We we and I surrender.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:13 pm

Welcome to DITL, Chakat.

Blackstar the Chakat · Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:31 pm

Rochey wrote:Welcome to DITL, Chakat.

Please tell me that's sarcasm. I know I don't post as much as you, but I hope you'd know me after the Prometheas arguement. Oh and the name's Blackstar. Chakat is my species.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:33 pm

It's sarcasm, I do know who you are.

I just thought you sounded so surprised when you mentioned how odd this thread was.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:35 pm

I think that was aimed more at your second point - no DITL thread ever stays on-topic. Ever.

Blackstar the Chakat · Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:48 pm

Rochey wrote:It's sarcasm, I do know who you are.
I just thought you sounded so surprised when you mentioned how odd this thread was.

I was just pointing out the humor in this topic.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:55 pm

I know, like I said; you just sounded like you found it unusual.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:42 am

i would have liked federation ships to have been more honest and been 'USSR' lol

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:44 am

Congrats on the promotion, Granite'.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:03 am

sweet, i didn't notice, mooohahahaha kneel before me!

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:58 am

Captain Seafort wrote:I think that was aimed more at your second point - no DITL thread ever stays on-topic. Ever.

Almost no forum topics on any forums stay on topic. Thread drift is as inevitable as continental drift.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:32 am

but obviously faster

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:58 pm

Ahh... This is hilarious. I needed a good laugh.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:14 pm

Welcome to DITL.