Blame the French! (Napoleon?)

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Wasn't it Napoleon who founded New Orleans? Was it his idea to build it below sea level by the ocean or was that a guy from the 1900s who invented a pumping system (forgot his name)?

I think Ol' Nappy founded it but not where the main city is now. Wasn't there enough room to build on land ABOVE sea level? Or did it just slowly sink because of the mass of heavy buildings?

It's sad that so many pepole have to suffer and be victims of the ill-minded decision of one person.

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Wasn't it Napoleon who founded New Orleans? Was it his idea to build it below sea level by the ocean or was that a guy from the 1900s who invented a pumping system (forgot his name)?

I think Ol' Nappy founded it but not where the main city is now. Wasn't there enough room to build on land ABOVE sea level? Or did it just slowly sink because of the mass of heavy buildings?

It's sad that so many pepole have to suffer and be victims of the ill-minded decision of one person.

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The facts are irrelevant; this is so conceptually wrong and retarded.

Also, did we really need another thread?

[whiskeytown]

here's the problem -

it's a flood plain - maybe it was above level once, but of course, people don't want to be flooded, so they build levies -

Levies channel water upwards, so you must build them fairly high - meanwhile, the flood plain starts to settle because it's loose soil from years of being flooded, so it starts to drop in elevation -

Happens in China, the Midwest - but this may be the biggest urban center I'm aware of - not counting the Netherlands (who, BTW, are laughing at our ill-prepared dikes and levees - they've got their country safe and sound for a hundred more yrs)

RB

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Louisiana officials had a solid two days to get people out before the storm hit. That was the big failure.

You evacuate everybody except the fools who pull a gun and say "I'm staying". And you are allowed to count those few fools as voluntary suicides.

Gov. Blanco dropped the ball here big time. She pulled off one of the deadliest blunders of all time.

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Yes I saw a thing on the history channel about the never ending struggle to keep the netherlands dry. They had a levee break some time ago, big mess.

[lucas9000]

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Wasn't it Napoleon who founded New Orleans? Was it his idea to build it below sea level by the ocean or was that a guy from the 1900s who invented a pumping system (forgot his name)?

I think Ol' Nappy founded it but not where the main city is now. Wasn't there enough room to build on land ABOVE sea level? Or did it just slowly sink because of the mass of heavy buildings?

It's sad that so many pepole have to suffer and be victims of the ill-minded decision of one person.

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What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[jakethebake]

Just what are the French good for anyway? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[kerssens]

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Wasn't it Napoleon who founded New Orleans? Was it his idea to build it below sea level by the ocean or was that a guy from the 1900s who invented a pumping system (forgot his name)?

I think Ol' Nappy founded it but not where the main city is now. Wasn't there enough room to build on land ABOVE sea level? Or did it just slowly sink because of the mass of heavy buildings?

It's sad that so many pepole have to suffer and be victims of the ill-minded decision of one person.

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What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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I'll take "flaming dog poo and the human response for 100"

edit: not even close to the real category name

[diebitter]

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Just what are the French good for anyway? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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They are very talented.

The fastest animal on earth is a Frenchman running from a capgun.

The strongest forces created by a human are generated when trying to pull a Frenchman off his sister.

First sonic boom was created by a Frenchman raising his arms when surrendering to Germans.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand so on.

[lucas9000]

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Just what are the French good for anyway? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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i'm not stepping on that land mine.

[mslif]

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Just what are the French good for anyway? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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i'm not stepping on that land mine.

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Very wise decision

[jakethebake]

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Just what are the French good for anyway? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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i'm not stepping on that land mine.

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Actually the French did invent the land mine. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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In Europe in the early 18th century, often going by the French term fougasse, improvised landmines or booby traps were constructed in the form of bombs buried in shallow wells in the earth and covered with scrap metal and/or gravel to serve as shrapnel. The term is sometimes still used in the present day to describe such devices.

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[mslif]

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Wasn't it Napoleon who founded New Orleans? Was it his idea to build it below sea level by the ocean or was that a guy from the 1900s who invented a pumping system (forgot his name)?

I think Ol' Nappy founded it but not where the main city is now. Wasn't there enough room to build on land ABOVE sea level? Or did it just slowly sink because of the mass of heavy buildings?

It's sad that so many pepole have to suffer and be victims of the ill-minded decision of one person.

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YSSCKY!

[diebitter]

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YSSCKY!

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I don't know what this means, but it sounds really bad

[jakethebake]

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YSSCKY!

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I don't know what this means, but it sounds <i>really</i> bad

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You Should Seriously Consider Killing Yourself

[mslif]

You should seriously consider killing yourself

[diebitter]

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You should seriously consider killing yourself

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What a disappointment.

[touchfaith]

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You should seriously consider killing yourself

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What a disappointment. Hey, you're the one the old guy flirts with. How you doin?

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I'd love to help you live up to your name. Contact me if interested.

[jakethebake]

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You should seriously consider killing yourself

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What a disappointment. Hey, you're the one the old guy flirts with. How you doin?

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Which "old guy"? /images/graemlins/mad.gif

edit: or were you talking about me?

[diebitter]

I can't remember who someone was making fun of about flirting with msilf, and can't be bothered to look it up, so I've removed the comment. Was that you? (whoever it was, was taking part in the thread, so if you know nothing about it, it ain't you)

[jakethebake]

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(whoever it was, was taking part in the thread, so if you know nothing about it, it ain't you)

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Well, your memory starts go when you hit a certain age. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[diebitter]

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(whoever it was, was taking part in the thread, so if you know nothing about it, it ain't you)

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Well, your memory starts go when you hit a certain age. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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If you can't remember, try searching. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Seriously, I was just kidding, if I offended anyone (this includes you, ThinMan), sorry.

[touchfaith]

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(whoever it was, was taking part in the thread, so if you know nothing about it, it ain't you)

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Well, your memory starts go when you hit a certain age. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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If you can't remember, try searching. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Seriously, I was just kidding, if I offended anyone (this includes you, ThinMan), sorry.

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You didn't offend me. I just want to help you die bitter.

[diebitter]

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You didn't offend me. I just want to help you die bitter.

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Ooooooooooookay. Sirens are going off in my head now, like when submarines go on red alert.

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"die bitter" means something in German, doesn't it?

[jakethebake]

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Ooooooooooookay. Sirens are going off in my head now, like when submarines go on red alert.

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He pretty much hopes everyone dies bitter. Just put him on ignore.

[kerssens]

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"die bitter" means something in German, doesn't it?

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the bitter? I dunno

[diebitter]

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"die bitter" means something in German, doesn't it?

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Probably, but it's nothing to do with German. It came about in a weird way. When I was trying to register, I was trying to choose a name based on a film. I tried DrNo, but it refused me. Then I tried 'diehard', and it said no again, but suggested DieBitter. I liked it, it fits me perfectly (I can get really really angry if I feel stupidity is hindering me in any way - poor call centres, inattentive drivers etc etc), and kept it.

This story probably wasn't worth reading.

[jakethebake]

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the bitter? I dunno

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i think that's close. "die bittere" would be "the bitter". No? I don't think the name is german.

[diebitter]

above, see above above

[HopeydaFish]

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"die bitter" means something in German, doesn't it?

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"That bitterly"

[diebitter]

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"die bitter" means something in German, doesn't it?

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"That bitterly"

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Oh, I like that. It's Haiki without the long, boring stretches.

[lucas9000]

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This story definitely wasn't worth reading.

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