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The Discovery of America

StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
edited October 2009 in Social Entropy++
A long long time ago, this land that we now call America was discovered, and every year around this time we commemorate it's discovery. While it's certainly not a major holiday, it's still a state recognized one, and a little part of me believes that we should be celebrating it more, as it represents a pivotal moment in history, whether you live in the Americas or not.

Thus, may I present, Leif Erikson Day 2009!

What, did you think I was talking about Columbus or some gay ass bullshit?

Today is Leif Erikson Day, a day we use to honor the first documented European discovery of the Americas. Leif Erikson was a badass viking motherfucker, and one day he and his crew of badass viking motherfuckers decided hey, let's just sail forever, and find the end of the world or something crazy like that. And they got America instead, where they established a colony, which failed, murdered a fuckton of brown people, and fucked some native americans, which is where the Mandan came from. All around, the mission was a failure, but we still think it's pretty fucking cool, so we have Leif Erikson day.

So how are you going to celebrate this historic day, fine people of Social Entropy Doubleplus? Personally I'm going to go out and buy a bottle of mead, slosh it into a wineskin, and try to share the word of Leif Erikson as much as I can.

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    bongibongi regular
    edited October 2009
    You mean white man's discovery/rape of America!!!

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    SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Bongi I don't pay enough attention to your posts. That's two posts that have made me laugh out loud in 10 minutes.

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    bongi wrote: »
    You mean white man's discovery/rape of America!!!

    Hell yes I do

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    bongi wrote: »
    You mean white man's discovery/rape of America!!!

    See, but rape/destruction/rampant murder is cool when a Viking does it. When a Spaniard does it it's just a dick move.

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    ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    bongi wrote: »
    You mean white man's discovery/rape of America!!!

    You're not a real country until some white people have wrecked your shit.

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Butler's a real country is what he's trying to say.

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    celandinecelandine Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Wallhitter wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    You mean white man's discovery/rape of America!!!

    See, but rape/destruction/rampant murder is cool when a Viking does it. When a Spaniard does it it's just a dick move.

    True.

    And when a Brit does it, he's just southron scum.

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    more like bering strait day

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    50 000 years ago bitches we walked that fucking shit

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    crwthcrwth THAT'S IT Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    hinga dinga dergen

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I read that as "being straight day"

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Wallhitter wrote: »
    I read that as "being straight day"

    yeah I don't think we've ever had one of those on SE++

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    BoredGamerBoredGamer Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Guys, i hate to break it to you, but we want our colonies back.

    Prepare for war!


    Or, you know, just pay us some taxes or whatnot.

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rolo wrote: »
    Wallhitter wrote: »
    I read that as "being straight day"

    yeah I don't think we've ever had one of those on SE++

    yeah. i think it'd be more hellish than lent, yom kippur, and "starving yourself while pushing needles through your face-day" combined for this place.

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america

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    MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Guys, i hate to break it to you, but we want our colonies back.

    Prepare for war!


    Or, you know, just pay us some taxes or whatnot.

    nnnnnaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america
    CANADA IS JUST AMERICA IN DENIAL

    OR IS THAT VICE VERSA

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2009
    I've got something you can discover right here.

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2009
    We're going to need more infected blankets.

    Druhim on
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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    The Geek wrote: »
    I've got something you can discover right here.

    Does it have anything to do with Being Straight Day?

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    What you call discovery...


    I call the rape of the natural world.


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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    is it rape if the natural world enjoys it

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    it's too drunk to consent!

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    WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    you know i read an interesting piece on how we didn't so much discover a new world as make one due to the earthworms, bees, and pigs and such we brought over. basically ended up terraforming the place into something that we could live in and the natives couldn't.

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    bongibongi regular
    edited October 2009
    It was the natural world's fault for dressing so slutty and for being full of oil

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    Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2009
    Jordyn wrote: »
    it's too drunk to consent!

    throw up on your lap if you want to have sex

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    AMP'dAMP'd Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Spongebob,
    Went to get more giant paper
    uhhhh...
    Patrick

    P.S. - Happy Lief Erikson day

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rolo wrote: »
    more like bering strait day

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    50 000 years ago bitches we walked that fucking shit

    So the people of CIa {I think that is how it's spelled} said fuck this place and went back?

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america

    Are you fucking retarded or something?

    Do you not understand what continent you are on?

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Straightzi wrote: »
    humble wrote: »
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america

    Are you fucking retarded or something?

    Do you not understand what continent you are on?

    yes we are in north america

    not america

    north america

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    DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited October 2009
    No love for Amerigo Vespucci.

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    DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    humble wrote: »
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america

    Are you fucking retarded or something?

    Do you not understand what continent you are on?

    yes we are in north america

    not america

    north america

    If we're getting technical, we're the United States.

    If we're not getting technical, let's just pop a cap in this busters ass and be done with it.

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    SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    humble wrote: »
    technically he landed in newfoundland

    so he discovered canada not america

    Are you fucking retarded or something?

    Do you not understand what continent you are on?

    yes we are in north america

    not america

    north america
    No one discovered the United States though. They discovered North America which is exactly what he is referring to.

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    why are you guys called americans then

    case closed

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Straightzi wrote: »
    A long long time ago, this land that we now call America was discovered

    im just callin em as i see em guys

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    why are you guys called americans then

    case closed

    Because we're from America? The United States of America, at that, which doesn't really have any other good names available for it.

    It's a pretty dumb name for us, but I didn't choose that.

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    you're just digging yourself a bigger hole

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    A long long time ago, this land that we now call America was discovered

    im just callin em as i see em guys

    Personally, if I use the word America, I'm referring to one of the continents (generally North, but that's just because I hate the Spanish)

    I'd refer to the US if I wanted to talk about the USA

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    but then what you are saying is wrong

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    DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    humble wrote: »
    why are you guys called americans then

    case closed

    Because United Statesians sounds dumb.

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