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Yes! And I want those Marines stationed on the coast of my homeland, England. When those Roman bastards tried to land, blow 'em out of the water.
It was all downhill for my Celtic ancestors after the Romans took over. Or better yet, land a force with Ospreys and attack the Romans as they're getting ready to embark at Boulogne. Add in a Harrier or two to soften them up. Mind you, my kin didn't need Marines when we met them Teutoburg. We played dirty and hid behind trees.
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Well, let us take the Battle of Alesia in France in 52 BC.
The Romans were led by Cesar, they laid seige to the Celtic fort. But the Romans were outnumbered.
The Romans were held together by the courage and battle tactics of Julius Cesar. He was seen throughout the battle, riding back and forth on his horse. Cesar's red cape was visible throughout the battle.
Just one sniper on the Celtic side to take out the Roman leader and the battle probably would have turned.
If not, that sniper could have just continued to kill each Roman commander. I think the battle would have turned in about an hour. I doubt there would be any battles...the psychological impact of mortars and shoulder launched rockets along with a couple of .50 cal. machine guns, would have had them thinking the gods had descended...total submission. For the retards that were hell bent on dying, a few ARs would take care of that...for larger numbers, SAWs could be unleashed.
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Yes, shaman! You Krauts kicked Roman ass! What a great victory at Teutoburg. Man you set them back, reeling, and they never did conquer Germany.
The damn Romans had their way with us in France, at the Battle of Alesia, and also in England. We had a revolt under Queen Boudicca in London, but it failed. They conquered England and held it for 400 years, but, they never did get Ireland or Scotland.
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It would be fun to play around with a computer simulated scenario of what it would take to turn the tide of a battle. For example, how many AR's and how much ammo would it have taken to turn the tide at the Little Bighorn? That sort of gets to the reason for the loss to begin with, i.e., the Indians had Winchester repeaters with ten round magazines, while the US Cavalry had single shot .45-70 carbines. And no A-10's, don't forget that... and the calvary must have been using .380's too, and we know all about that.
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and the reason for that is scots are scots, not to be associated with those other types.
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and the reason for that is scots are scots, not to be associated with those other types. Bagpipes are scary...gotta wonder how they came up with THAT idea...
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Everything the Scots do is based on a dare, that's why they're so tough.
"Hoot mon, I'm gonna mix up a bunch of foul tasting crap and stick it in a sheep's stomach and dare ya ta eat it!"
"Hoot mon, I'm gonna take the skin of a sheep, stick four pipes in it where the legs useta be and and dare ya ta blow innit and make music!"
Englishman: You're daft!
Irishman: Yer fookin' crazy!
Scotsman: Hoot mon, I'll take ye up on that...
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and the reason for that is scots are scots, not to be associated with those other types. Bagpipes are scary...gotta wonder how they came up with THAT idea... The idea for bagpipes seems to spring up spontaneously among sheepherders. If you have sheep, you have someone trying to blow a sheepskin bladder. In Germany it's called a Sakpfife or Duddlesak Q: Why do Scotsmen wear kilts? A: So the sheep don't get scared by the sound of zippers. See, the way I look at it is similar. You got uncle Fred. He never married. He tended sheep. Nobody wants to get stuck in a room alone with uncle Fred, no you, not the sheep. Now think of that on a larger scale. Imagine a whole army of Freds, blowing their instruments made from sheep bladders. I'd run away as fast as I could. Then you have the Bulgarians. The Greeks called them Bulgars, because they engaged in backwards (anal) sex. The term buggery comes from the same root. Question: When was the last time someone successfully invaded Bulgaria? I personally wouldn't go there on a bet.
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Yes, shaman! You Krauts kicked Roman ass! What a great victory at Teutoburg. Man you set them back, reeling, and they never did conquer Germany.
The damn Romans had their way with us in France, at the Battle of Alesia, and also in England. We had a revolt under Queen Boudicca in London, but it failed. They conquered England and held it for 400 years, but, they never did get Ireland or Scotland. Eventually, they walled Scotland off.
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Damned Scots were coming down illegally and taking the jobs Romans wouldn't do.
Sorry, I'm just in a smartass mood today...
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Damned Scots were coming down illegally and taking the jobs Romans wouldn't do.
Sorry, I'm just in a smartass mood today... Hadrian apparently thought border walls worked. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/hadrian-wall/wallsend_wall.jpg)
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and the reason for that is scots are scots, not to be associated with those other types. Bagpipes are scary...gotta wonder how they came up with THAT idea... They got em from The Romans, who got em from The Egyptians.
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