Chit-Chat: The Daily Chit Chat

[Foxrally]

Kiwi are green and they're pretty fucking yummy so there's one. Kale is good too, also apples, cucumbers, etc. Not a fan of spinach though.

Protip: Leave kiwis in your fridge for about 2 weeks before eating them. Then they'll actually ripen and taste fabulous :O

 

[Sylphiel]

Oh noooo

Well that's just cruel and unusual. :(!

but still kind of hilarious

 

[Foxrally]

So I just had this conversation with my father about empires and kingdoms and stuff and I want to ask you guys this question: What do you think was the most successful/effective empire in history? Not in terms of how nice they were, but in terms of how long they stayed in power and how much power they had.

 

[moon]

So I just had this conversation with my father about empires and kingdoms and stuff and I want to ask you guys this question: What do you think was the most successful/effective empire in history? Not in terms of how nice they were, but in terms of how long they stayed in power and how much power they had.

I'm not at all well versed enough in history to answer this, but I'd guess some kind of Chinese dynasty? Or the Romans, they're kind of the standard answer for something like this. But yeah, I'm just guessing there was some Chinese empire that can match them.

 

[Ryoutarou]

The Roman Empire tends to be the standard answer for good reason - they were around for over 2,000 years. The Parthian Empire might also be up there as one of the greatest.

After that you can probably mention the British Empire, the Spanish Empire, and the Han Dynasty.

 

[Mark Kamill]

Although they're not an empire, the Vatican basically ruled the world for a good 1000 years. I mean, if they didn't have so much power we could have easily had electricity a good 300-400 years earlier.

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

Where's this 2,000-year Roman Empire? Lol, you're not counting the Byzantines or those Germanic wannabes, are you? After Rome was sacked it was a game of everyone pretending to be the Romans to be cool.


The largest were the Britons. The most well-known were the Romans. The most underrated were the Phoenicians/Carthaginians. The most war-like were the Assyrians. The oldest were the Babylonians. The best in the East (for reasons more complex than the others) were definitely the Han.

 

[Lucid]

We are the only ones to have our names in two continents...

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

I'm like Lorde, I'm not proud of my address. I'd rather be in Amsterdam, or Singapore. Or maybe Kyoto.

 

[Lucid]

I'm like Lorde, I'm not proud of my address. I'd rather be in Amsterdam, or Singapore. Or maybe Kyoto.

Do you live in Canada?

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

Do you live in Canada?

No. I live in the South.

 

[Sirfetch’d]

oh alex o/ SOUTH BUDDIES!

too bad this heat is already unbearable ;(

 

[Nick]

I have so many jokes that I'd probably get infracted for because people are oversensitive.

 

[Lucid]

It's not that bad here... Our food is amazing...

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

oh alex o/ SOUTH BUDDIES!

too bad this heat is already unbearable ;(

I hate it when the heat gets left off on the cold morning we have though. And if I showered the night before I'll have nothing on... God help me.

I have so many jokes that I'd probably get infracted for because people are oversensitive.

I'd tell you to try LTT out but you don't like tech ;.;

They eat noobs for breakfast, and have fanboy arguments that are great to point and laugh at and troll like no other.

It's not that bad here...

It's always more complex than just the forum. There's the people, after all. And everybody's funny.

 

[Ice1]

So I just had this conversation with my father about empires and kingdoms and stuff and I want to ask you guys this question: What do you think was the most successful/effective empire in history? Not in terms of how nice they were, but in terms of how long they stayed in power and how much power they had.

I once read an article that said that the world had seven major powers throughout it's history, that basically could own the planet at their peak. I'll see if I can dig anything up, but I remember that the Romans, the Americans, a Chinese dynasty, the British and the Dutch were on it.

 

[Poki]

I have so many jokes that I'd probably get infracted for because people are oversensitive.

Been there, done that. :)

Well, Bulgaria used to be pretty powerful (3rd in Europe), but they fucked that up as well.

 

[Lucid]

*slowly raises hand*

I apologize for the ignorance that may follow.

 

[Lucid]

When global warming comes around and turns the US into a desert, Canadians are gonna be livin' large

I'll be living on an inflatable mattress with a sweet tan.

 

[Universe]

watch canada manage to stay freezing cold during global warming.

at least i'll actually be able to die remembering what the sun looks like.