[X] My Assistant

[phlapjack77]

Really? I haven't come across the "Yankee" thing much, except in movies...my (limited) exp. with non-English speaking countries tends to call us "Americans" as well...

And since you're not from the US, my joke was that to a southerner, being called a Yankee is also insulting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[CanRay]

It's from movies that people learn it in other countries.

I remember hearing about some European Tourists that went to Chicago, and was disappointed that there wasn't Gangsters in the streets everywhere. (Tourists being stupid is pretty much a world-wide event.).

There are lots of places in the world that still think Canada is like the "Prince Rupert's Land" propaganda the Hudson's Bay Company put out centuries ago. You know, a frigid, ice-filled place with no reason to emigrate there.

[Fortinbras]

Calling a Southerner a Yankee is like calling someone from Nanking Japanese.

However, leave it to a Yankee to argue in favor of the knife in a gun fight.

[phlapjack77]

However, leave it to a Yankee to argue in favor of the knife in a gun fight.

? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Although in this story, arguing in favor of the knife seems warranted...

[Fortinbras]

Absolutely. You'd have to be a complete fool to carry a gun when a perfectly good knife will do.

[CanRay]

Speaking of the Knife Vs. Firearm argument, I found a quote from one of my stories that fits:

“I, I got a gun, man! You're a fool to bring a knife to a gunfight!”

“Then shoot. Go ahead, shoot. And, after you've shot me, and made me all the angrier, I will cut you long, and slow, and deep. I will cut you in a way that even if a street doc were here right now, he couldn't save you. And then you'd be faced with a choice, keep your guts inside your body to live that much longer, or let them fall out, feeling the cold invade the core of your being, in order for a quicker death.”

[Tyro]

Speaking of the Knife Vs. Firearm argument, I found a quote from one of my stories that fits:

“I, I got a gun, man! You're a fool to bring a knife to a gunfight!”

“Then shoot. Go ahead, shoot. And, after you've shot me, and made me all the angrier, I will cut you long, and slow, and deep. I will cut you in a way that even if a street doc were here right now, he couldn't save you. And then you'd be faced with a choice, keep your guts inside your body to live that much longer, or let them fall out, feeling the cold invade the core of your being, in order for a quicker death.”

Wow. That's siggable. Not my sig - I like my activist schtick - but very siggable.

It's from movies that people learn it in other countries.

I remember hearing about some European Tourists that went to Chicago, and was disappointed that there wasn't Gangsters in the streets everywhere. (Tourists being stupid is pretty much a world-wide event.).

There are lots of places in the world that still think Canada is like the "Prince Rupert's Land" propaganda the Hudson's Bay Company put out centuries ago. You know, a frigid, ice-filled place with no reason to emigrate there.

Fortunately, not all travelers are tourists. If they were, we'd all go insane.

Or possibly issue hunting licenses (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Kagetenshi]

Yeah, I got the full details from an Oakie. But, to most of the world, "Yankee" is synonymous with USAer, and considered more "Accurate" than "American", as that would also include everyone from countries in North, Central, and South America.

Except in Japan, where a "Yankee" is a juvenile delinquent.

~J

[Sixgun_Sage]

Back to the French thing, as I was away for the day... the reason the frogs get such a hard time for WWII is because it is basically inconcievable to most peoples to give up your capital, the city that is the very symbol of the soveriegnty of a nation.

[pbangarth]

Back to the French thing, as I was away for the day... the reason the frogs get such a hard time for WWII is because it is basically inconcievable to most peoples to give up your capital, the city that is the very symbol of the soveriegnty of a nation.

Yeah, sort of like burning the capitol building, huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Sixgun_Sage]

Yeah, sort of like burning the capitol building, huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Not the best counter point you could make considering the differances in military capabilities between the fledgeling America of 1812 and WWII France.

[pbangarth]

Not the best counter point you could make considering the differances in military capabilities between the fledgeling America of 1812 and WWII France.

Hence the wink.

[Sixgun_Sage]

Hence the wink.

Sorry, any time someone mentions the war of 1812 it makes me twitch, had a guy in my world history class with some very deeply held erroneous beliefs...

[Tyro]

Not the best counter point you could make considering the differances in military capabilities between the fledgeling America of 1812 and WWII France.

But it's funny 'cause the Canadians did it!
*cue the Arrogant Worms*

Sorry, any time someone mentions the war of 1812 it makes me twitch, had a guy in my world history class with some very deeply held erroneous beliefs...

Such as? *curious*

[pbangarth]

But it's funny 'cause the Canadians did it!
*cue the Arrogant Worms*


Such as? *curious*

Well, to be honest it was the British army that did it. Britain was the primary force resisting the U.S. invasion. Canadians often have an inflated view of how much contribution the colonists of the time made to that war. To be honest, we owe our independence more to the native peoples than the non-military European colonists.

[Tyro]

Well, to be honest it was the British army that did it. Britain was the primary force resisting the U.S. invasion. Canadians often have an inflated view of how much contribution the colonists of the time made to that war. To be honest, we owe our independence more to the native peoples than the non-military European colonists.

IIRC it was still Canadian troops. British war, British army, but the troops were from Canada.

[pbangarth]

IIRC it was still Canadian troops. British war, British army, but the troops were from Canada.

They were stationed in Canada, but most were still British. There were some combatants who were born/settled in the colony, but they were a minority. Many among them were British Empire Loyalists, seen as ... well, loyal, by the British but traitors by the young USA.

A really balanced look at the war, one that debunks a lot of myths both Canadian and American, is 1812: War with America by Jon Latimer. An excellent read which I recommend highly. See HERE for some reviews.

Canada was the only nation (not yet at the time, of course) to get anything out of the war, namely a strong push towards Confederation in 1867.

[CanRay]

Hey, you say "UE Loyalists" like it was a bad thing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Wounded Ronin]

It's from movies that people learn it in other countries.

I remember hearing about some European Tourists that went to Chicago, and was disappointed that there wasn't Gangsters in the streets everywhere. (Tourists being stupid is pretty much a world-wide event.).

There are lots of places in the world that still think Canada is like the "Prince Rupert's Land" propaganda the Hudson's Bay Company put out centuries ago. You know, a frigid, ice-filled place with no reason to emigrate there.

Maybe they watched that Ginger Snaps movie that was set in historical Canada and took it very literally.

[Fortinbras]

Maybe they watched that Ginger Snaps movie that was set in historical Canada and took it very literally.

Ginger Snaps was a documentary, shot in real time.

[CanRay]

So, I finally found out about a knife you can bring to a gunfight. Apparently it's Russian in design and is a 4-shot .22 Derringer as well as a Ballistic Knife (Or something to that effect.).

Just to try and get us back on topic.

[phlapjack77]

So, I finally found out about a knife you can bring to a gunfight. Apparently it's Russian in design and is a 4-shot .22 Derringer as well as a Ballistic Knife (Or something to that effect.).

Just to try and get us back on topic.

Wasn't there a thread a little while ago about this?

Ahhh, there it is...

Cervantes

[CanRay]

Uh, no. This is a RL Blade (I can't find where I found it originally). A series of barrels in the handle of the knife, set off in sequence. The knife is then propelled by a strong spring that can penetrate a good number of armor types that don't have the Trauma Plate attached.

I've found Ballistic Knifes that don't include the derringer (And, well, seeing as it's a .22, I'm not surprised), and remember that The Punisher loves him his Ballistic Knives.

[Dahrken]

There is a similar chinese design, but the shots are fired along the blade rather than out of the back of the handle.

[phlapjack77]

Uh, no. This is a RL Blade...

sorry, it was the same topic but a different post I meant to link to:

Uh, yes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)