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Unknown_Enemy · #31 October 29th, 2003, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by Alneyan:
I have never heard of someone believing Asterix is true, the explanation is easy enough: do you believe a French would have helped another English? No, that's impossible, France would have attacked England along with Caesar then! Still, Asterix helps England to repel a roman offensive. Why would a French do that is an open question.

Silly question.
Of course only an english cannot understand that if Asterix had not stopped the roman invasion, then there would have had no glory left for Guillaume Le Batard in his conquest of UK.

Alneyan · #32 October 29th, 2003, 04:31 PM

*Cough* You do know I am French UE, don't you? *Cough*

But your explanation would require the use of Temporal devices in order to know William the Conqueror would conquer England eleven centuries later.

Therefore, France must master the field of Temporal Studies, at least to a certain extent. Either that, or France would hate to see another country conquering England, as this is their privilege. (Or rather, *attempting* to do so that is.

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Your own hypothetis Growltigger also implies the use of some Temporal device, comforting one of the possibilities. Then you may want to ask why France did not use its Temporal knowledge during other battles, for such an asset would have meant victory. It was, obviously, to keep this secret... erh secret. *Grumbles, that explanation is really lame. But it will have to do*

Unknown_Enemy · #33 October 29th, 2003, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Alneyan:
*Cough* You do know I am French UE, don't you? *Cough* But your explanation would require the use of Temporal devices in order to know William the Conqueror would conquer England eleven centuries later.

Therefore, France must master the field of Temporal Studies, at least to a certain extent. Either that, or France would hate to see another country conquering England, as this is their privilege. (Or rather, *attempting* to do so that is. )

Your own hypothetis Growltigger also implies the use of some Temporal device, comforting one of the possibilities. Then you may want to ask why France did not use its Temporal knowledge during other battles, for such an asset would have meant victory. It was, obviously, to keep this secret... erh secret. *Grumbles, that explanation is really lame. But it will have to do*

It is absolutely obvious that the temporal device was lost by Panoramix on his death. For ignoring such evidence, you deserve to be English.

Alneyan · #34 October 29th, 2003, 05:23 PM

Really? I would rather be English if you ask me, but sadly you cannot choose your mother country. (Unlike in RPGs, but I digress)

Could you please explain how someone able to travel through time would die? I mean, if he was getting old, he could simply shift back to his childhood and then travel forth in time to another period. And if someone killed him, he could prevent the birth of that given individual. Therefore, a being able to travel through time cannot die, if he is clever enough. *Hint hint*

[ October 29, 2003, 15:24: Message edited by: Alneyan ]

Growltigger · #35 October 29th, 2003, 06:54 PM

And I believe we are also looking at cross-culturals differences in the Asterix comics as well!?

Panoramix? who is he? I think us WASPS call him Getafix!

As to William, well, being Norman, he wasn't really French was he, more like Norse I think, and as us English say, the Normans may have beaten the Saxons on Senlac Hill, but it was the French (Brettonian) wing that routed!!!

Before I go home, I should throw in the true-Anglo dig that only by using some form of temporal device would allow the French to beat the English

and by the way, you can keep Maurice Chevalier and Sacha Distel, provided we get to keep Beatrice Dahl, Sophie Marceau, Leatitia Casta, Catherine Deneuve (in her younger days) and Tabitha Cash

Unknown_Enemy · #36 October 29th, 2003, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by Alneyan:
Really? I would rather be English if you ask me, but sadly you cannot choose your mother country. (Unlike in RPGs, but I digress)

Could you please explain how someone able to travel through time would die? I mean, if he was getting old, he could simply shift back to his childhood and then travel forth in time to another period. And if someone killed him, he could prevent the birth of that given individual. Therefore, a being able to travel through time cannot die, if he is clever enough. *Hint hint*

Well, maybe Panoramix was the Time Traveller, except that he solved the temporel paradox.

Alneyan · #37 October 29th, 2003, 07:27 PM

Well, it seems logical the names are different in the case of Asterix. It makes much more sense than changing the location of a battle.

(Agincourt wasn't probably in France in those days)

Erh, UE, do you know all these people that are held captive in Albion? I don't know one or two of these. But at any rate, I, in the name of the French Republic, must regretfully decline your proposition, as we strongly believe your two current hostages love England. *Thinks* And while they are busy toying with their hostages, we will try to invade England once again, as it is the first step of my plan.

Erh, I seem to recall we were speaking of rugby, weren't we? Hopefully, England will play against France, the former being victorious. (How to make friends with about 60 million people in a few seconds)

Alneyan · #38 October 30th, 2003, 02:51 AM

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Originally posted by Growltigger:
Narf, Alneyan is partially right, "Antipodean" is what us English call any Australian or New Zealander, ie anyone who lives on the arse end of the planet the other side of England

Out of idle curiosity, why was I only "partially" right? I said basically the same thing, well, except for the designation of these inhabitants.

I gather you cannot say a French is perfectly right without feeling various physical discomforts. (Nausea, vertigo, migraine perhaps) Am I right? *Smirks before running away, just in case*

Growltigger · #39 October 30th, 2003, 09:40 AM

Alneyan, turning back to the rugby, I think it is quite possible that England will play France, and I hope that it will be a good match.

Both of those teams can, on their day, beat anyone in the World so I am looking forward to a damn fine game matching Gallic flair against English discipline and power.

As to the French invading England, I come from Canterbury, and am well used to being invaded on a regular basis every summer by screaming hordes of French school children!

minipol · #40 October 30th, 2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by Growltigger:
I hope things do work out that England meet the French in the World Cup, it will just be like Agincourt, Poitiers and Crecy all over again

Ouch trying to pick a fight with the frogs?

Luckily we Belgians do not play rugby at professional level so we are safe in this thread