Ill be like my dad. He fought in the First World War. But he still had to go.
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Ill be like my dad. He fought in the First World War. But he still had to go.
Then grease me up and call me Tarquin :kiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by j2k4
roaches would probably be about the only thing to survive a real WW3
and for the record, fuck no I wouldn't go.
I'd stay at home shooting heroin and drinking whiskey, watching the play-by-play on CNN.
and maybe try to find someone to have sex with. :P
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-Einstein
:shuriken:
I already got myself out of the mandatory defense training period (we got that here) by pretty sneaky means, I did that in part 'cos I thought it didn't make sense to learn how to kill people, while I was trying to learn how to save them.
If the war ever comes here, I'll help out at a hospital, in a field-hospital or at a civilian one. 'cos I'd rather leave the killing for someone else and try and save lives instead.
WW1 was a silly war and I would be loathe to participate in such a thing. WW2 was, on the other hand, a just cause. However, it is debateable if Hitler would have had an opportunity to rise to power if WW1 had not happened (reinforcing my position on WW!)
Consequently, I reserved the option to decide depending on circumstances.
It goes without saying that typical Scottish bloodymindedness would kick in if someone invaded here.
What actually constitutes a World War, it obviously isn't that the whole World is fighting.
So let us say, for the sake of argument that it's the population of those countries involved. Nope can't really be that, because WW1 would have involved a fairly small portion of the World's population.
Could it be which country(ies) are involved. Well the first and second definitely had GB and Germany, so it must be that. Seems an unlikely war just now, so I reserve judgement.
I think I'm also in one of those jobs where you don't actually get conscripted anyway, that and the fact I am way too old for active service. It seems I'll have to join manhands in the cushy office number. Pass me the KY old bean.
people used to think europe was the whole world and that the world was square.
until christopher columbus discovered the rest of it in 1973
that's the same year he invented VATQuote:
Originally Posted by GepperRankins
and the third dimension.
yeah i know all that. i did pay £30 for my historians degree :01:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley