Not in regular classes, although I am a researcher by nature, so I will know a few things.

The Undying.

March 10, 1945. Three hundred and thirty-four B-29 bombers firebomb Tokyo during "Operation Meetinghouse". The resulting firestorm claims over one hundred thousand lives.

 

 

 

 

When i'm sad I stop being sad and be awesome instead-Barney Stinson,How I Met Your Mother

Mama says happiness is from little rays of sunshine that come down when your felling blue-The Waterboy

Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!- Neville Flynn, Snakes on a Plane

Life in an unrelenting comedy, therin lies the tradgedy of it-Martin Stillwater

Gloria the HippoIs that the best you can do, Melman?
Melman the Giraffe: Oh, I'm not smiling. It's gas.
Gloria the Hippo: Okay, well, great. Let's make gas look good.                                                                              Madagascar 

WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE-George of the jungle

To see what we have never seen,
to be what we have never been,
to shed the chrysalis and fly,
depart the earth, kiss the sky,
to be reborn, be someone new:
Is this a dream or is it true?

Can our future be cleanly shorn
from a life to which we're born?
Is each of a creature free-
or traped at birth by destiny?
Pity those who belive the latter.
Without freedom, nothing matters.
-The Book of Counted Sorrows

Galaxhar: Isn't it scary? To wake up in a strange place, in strange clothes, and be talked to by a strange being, piloting a strange hovering device?

Ginormica: No. It's happened before.

Galaxhar: *Blinks and gives Ginormica a 'WTF?' look* Wow...you get around.

 

 

B.O.B: I've found someone better, Derek! She's lime-green, she's got fourteen little peices of pineapple in her, and she loves me for who I am! *Waves a plate of JELL-O in Derek's face.*

 

 

Galaxhar*via a hologram*:  Humans of Earth, I have come in peace, and I mean you no harm....however, most of you will not survive the next 24 hours. The survivors will be enslaved and experimented on. You should in no way take any of this personally, it's just business. So, to recap: I come in peace, I mean you no harm...and you all will die. Galaxhar out.

All of the above are from Monsters VS. Aliens, officially one my favorite animated movies, and one I highly recommend seeing.

 

"What the hell is an aluminum falcon?"

-Robot chicken Palpatine

wazza matter? they don't like teaching about lost wars?

Or did the british simply have too many to count?

 

Murron: You're going to teach me to read, then?
William Wallace: Aye, if you'd like.
Murron: Aye!
William Wallace: In what language?
Murron: Ah, you're showing off now.
William Wallace: That's right. Are you impressed yet?
Murron: No. Why? Should I be?
William Wallace: Oui. Parce que chaque jour j'ai pensé à toi.
[Yes. Because every single day I thought about you]
Murron: [hesitates, impressed despite herself, then smiles] Do that standing on your head and I'll be impressed.
William Wallace: Well, my kilt will fly up, but I'll try.

 

 soldier: William Wallace is seven feet tall!
Wallace: Aye, and if he were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs fro his eyes, and lightning bolts from his arse.

Are you prepared to start a war, then? Don't make me come over there with my Maxim gun.

That would be the French, as they have never won a war in their entire history. William was Norman and not French, while Napoleon won a couple of battles before losing inevitably.

Hey, we were the only ones helping you in Iraq.

The Undying.

First, it is not correct : the two world war are just two exemples and saying the contrary is insulting the memory of the two millions french people who lost their life in these two wars.

Moreover, as a french, i don't see any pride in winning a war. If you took pride in looking at your history and seeing that you actually win a lot of slaughters, well, i think that you should be thinking about it twice.

Just remember, war is no football.

 

Sorry for that answer that is not related to the topic.

Yes, they couldn't even win in the war against themselves. 

 

I see, sorry. All European nations hate each other secretly, and we haven't advanced fully from the medieval era.

The Undying.

1) The brits actually did have tons of wars

2) The French have won at least one war - the Hundred Years war (won shortly after the death of Joan de Orleans at the battle of Paris)

3)The fact that the US has never technically lost a war (technically, our last war was WWII), and only lost one impromtu war, shows that we have good commanders and a strong industrial base - from which can be concluded that we have "smarter" people, better policies (larger workforce, as people don't leave our country, and are coming from other countries to us), and more pride in our nation (hate to run away with our tail between our legs, eh?  sorry, France fell rather fast)

4) none of you have quotes!

 

"For Joan!"

-Sir Metz

Or simply better propaganda.

Samurye.

Or, maybe, more self-delusions...

1) Well, all europeans have been brawling like mad men during centuries. War was quite the national sport during one thousand years. The only reason we stopped is that weapons have become far too deadly and some top state guys finally found out that trading was more profitable than trying to conquer his neighbour...

2)Not really a victory, english were just too few to conquer a territory as big as france. So, finally, they lost after more than one hundred years of that boring game :"hey, i win that battle ! Too bad, i lost the next one ! But wait ! I win that one ! Oops, i am defeated again."

3) Yeah, everyone knows that americans have the most powerful army in the entire world from afar.

But let me tell you something : americans don't understand the way french actually think.You want to understand the french ? Read this :

When we studied the french history, we learnt at school that every european country dominated the world during a moment, including France. Are we supposed to be proud of it ? Hell, no ! In the same time, people were starving or dying in mass during some stupid and useless war. We weren't having any schools, any freedom, the scientific progress was very slow... Compared to our time, it looks like Dark Age !

At the beginning of the century, France lost 10% of its population in World War I : just imagine, 10 % ! One man out of 5 ! And then, we have not been lucky : an onther world war ! this time 541 000 people die, including 330 000 civilians. One hundred thousand more casualties than the USA, actually. And our whole country bombed : it took us 10 years to fully rebuild.

And the story not ends there. As a european power, France played the european game : "colonize the world, the bigger, the better" Fuck the freedom of every people to decide of their own fate written in our constitution ! So, the indochine war, the algerian war and all that shit...

Would you be proud of it, you ?

Well, French are not. We don't love Napoleon because it almost conquered Europe. Every french knows that he killed hundred of thousands of people in his wars and restore slavery.

We have pride, though. I am proud of the french who fought the Nazi during world war II, in the army or in the resistance. They have been fighting against the odds because they were believing in freedom. Thanks to us, i am living in a democracy and not under a nazi-like dictature.

I am proud of the solidarity of our society, of the technological achievements we made, of our rich and deep culture, of our monuments...

We have a lot of defects : we are arrogant, selfish, stubborn and in a way, more narrow minded and racists than americans than elected a black president.

But we have been learning a lesson : violence and war leads nowhere. Bringing democracy to a country with armies, well, that's bullshit. You would still kill people. Honestly, would you like to see a foreign army killing your country citizens, even if it was to bring democracy ?

This is why we didn't follow you in Iraq. Not because we were cowards but because we were sure that the way it was going to be done would lead to a bloodshed. And French have enough blood on their hands, with our history.

I have ok with americans but if you want me to be in awe of america, just settle your gun issues, your criminality issue and your poverty issue. It is far more impressive and far more difficult than crushing an ennemy with your mighty army.

 

4) You want a quote ? here is one :

"Everyone talks about dying for an idea. That's funny, no one talks about killing for an idea"

Terry Pratchett.

"I want you to remember, that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." General George S. Patton

It is also impossible.

 

Samurye.

"To be a successful procrastinator you must be a genius because you take what other people do in a course of weeks and mash it all into a couple of hours." - David S. Clements

they still won it, thus invalidating the statement that the French have never won a war, which was my point

unless by "men" you refer to the male population, then you might want to rework you're numbers well, no, I wouldn't.  but I'm not defending them, am I?well, I wouldn't exactly say stubborn, except in your refusal to listen to someone who doesn't speak french with amazing clarity (it's a stereotype, yes, but it's more true than not) that would all depend on the treatment that we were getting from the current government.  The United States's objective is not to bring democracy through military might, but instead through nonviolent (at least not directly violent) methods.  The only real time that we use our military (in this day and age) is when others' rights are being severly stepped on.  for example the genocide of Saddam.  he was murdering and torturing his own people because he felt like it.  we are still in Iraq to prevent it from becoming another Somalia, to provide a foothold against Iran should they turn actively hostile, to keep the terrorists occupied, and to keep safe the civilians there.   Yes, I know that the US had and has its share of problems, too.  it took near 200 years for lawful racial equality to come truly into effect.  We weren't exactly the nicest to the Native Americans living on land we wanted(major understatement).  and there were some military actions that I don't agree with.  However, we have been continuously trying to better ourselves "in the pursuit of a more perfect Union".  What I'm proud of is the values shown in wars like WWII, WWI, , the Revolutionary war, and the War of 1812(not so much the Mexican-American war)

but gun control?  that isn't currently a big issue, actually.  unless you don't like the fact that nearly everyone is allowed to own a gun.  but then again, that's the reason we can never be successfully invaded.  there will be an american behind every blade of grass and in every tree, should any country try. (and yes, taht is referencing Admiral Yamamoto of Japan, WWII)

"The only thing half as melancholy as a battle lost, is a battle won."

-I can't remember who said this, currently

now, I'd prefer it if this thread didn't degenerate into random political arguments.  this was originally created to release some pent up boredom/randomness (mainly on my part) and to post some funny quotes. 

War. War never changes.

If at first you don't succeed... you fail.

We do what we must, because we can.

There's no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit, and I said "goodbye" and you were like "no way" and then I was all "we pretended we were going to murder you." That was great.

 

Samurye.

 

 

 

"Only the dead have seen the end of the war."

EDIT:

"Live like a champion today."

"This landing could get pretty interesting..."
"Define interesting."
" 'Oh god oh god we're all gonna die?' "
"Attention passangers, this is your captain speaking.  We're experiencing a slight problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence, and then explode."

"Oh one small job, she'll be fine!"
"She is fine! 'Cept for still bein' crazy, she's a picture of heath!"

--Serenity

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
- U.S. Marine Corps

"You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me."
- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."
- Unknown Marine Recruit

Basic Flying Rules: "Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go
near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the
appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is
much more difficult to fly there."

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
-- Mark Twain

Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense o f decency.

Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it? A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected.

Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?
A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh.

"Enjoy the taste of life while you can, for it is sweet when fresh off the vine.  But do not live too long; the taste grows sour."

"You are the master of the unspoken word, but once it leaves your mouth, you become a slave to it"

"You're all a bunch of crazy morons to me." - Peter Griffin, Family Guy.

The Undying.

"SPRIIIIIIGS!!!!!!"

-Willy

 

EDIT: Just because this is the 300th post, Im going to be a tool and post:

"THIS IS SPARTA!"