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[saintpeter]

Cromwell did nothing wrong. Prove me wrong!

Sigh...think Oliver Cromwell and Ireland.
Oliver Cromwell,
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

To which I reply...Han Solo shot first!

 

[hobie1dog]

Religion and Politics should be the 2 things never discussed on this forum.

 

[mindglue]

"If there is nothing to discuss, lets talk about weather and politics".
There are not much chatting about politics and weather on this forum, I guess we enjoy more tobacco related topics.

 

[seldom]

Oliver Cromwell was a hot button political guy in the seventeenth century. I was offering a spicy political take that, luckily, no one cares about anymore.

If you think no one cares anymore I suggest you enter a country pub in Ireland and say that Cromwell did nothing wrong.

 

[sablebrush52]

So we can discuss 17th century politics?

How about dem Medici!

 

[jttnk]

So we can discuss 17th century politics?

How about dem Medici!

For the record, I got the Oliver Cromwell reference immediately. Do I get a free tin of Captain Black Grape?


But only Netflix watching millennials will think of the Medici’s as a tv show. Only old guys and history majors will get it. See what I did there Kurtbob!

 

[Casual]

If you think no one cares anymore I suggest you enter a country pub in Ireland and say that Cromwell did nothing wrong.

No doubt. Where I live, Catholics aren’t fond of the anglicans and vice versa, but transplanting to the New World has washed their memories of any origins of the conflict. We all have to get through the winter, so it’s best to shake hands and move on.

 

[Casual]

For the record, I got the Oliver Cromwell reference immediately. Do I get a free tin of Captain Black Grape?

If you stop by on your way home you can have my jar of Visions of Celephaïs, which is close to the same thing.

 

[verporchting]

Isn’t Oliver Cromwell the one who said, “Please sir, can I have some more?” ?

 

[jaytex1969]

Isn’t Oliver Cromwell the one who said, “Please sir, can I have some more?”

All the political figures say that....

 

[olkofri]

All the political figures say that....


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Nay, some don't say 'please'. And some don't say anything, they just grab.

 

[chilllucky]

Re: the 'toothbrush' facial hair stretegy and certain historical characters - he lost the war, but he won the moustache.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Btw, don't know how in America but at least in Finland&Germany any who is in active duty service is forbidden to belong to political movements /parties or publicly take part in political discussion, sounds pretty weird ,huh?

 

[weezell]

It was especially popular with veterans of the first world war.

Simply for the fact that the big ones would interfere with the use of a gas mask while in the trenches. Mustard gas was quite unpleasant from what I hear...

 

[olkofri]

Simply for the fact that the big ones would interfere with the use of a gas mask while in the trenches. Mustard gas was quite unpleasant from what I hear...

Ahh, so there was a practical reason!

That explains a record photo of the turd corporal sporting a handlebar.