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Constantinople!
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Istanbul!
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Byzantium!
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Bannanople! (or alternatively, Strawbul)
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July 19, 2002, 11:32
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it's true we fought our share of wars and they were plenty but we never invaded a foreign land.
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So you disown Alexander the Great when it suits you to? 
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No I don't, I was speaking of the modern Greek State, i.e. after 1827.
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July 19, 2002, 11:34
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Modern Greek State? Well that's no fun.
Then the modern Turkish state only attacked Cyprus, and that was to prevent those evil Greeks from killing the Turkish minority  .
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July 19, 2002, 11:40
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Did I miss something? I never saw Greek invasion forces that landed at night, then went on to loot, kill and destroy?! There are still a lot of people unaccounted it for in Cyprus and you should know about it since there are still Americans MIA in Vietnam! By the way I think that them landing there actually doomed the poor turks that live on the island since that half is still very backwards.
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July 19, 2002, 11:42
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Sheedag anooneh BOLIS'eh 
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July 19, 2002, 11:46
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What does that mean? 
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July 19, 2002, 12:36
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Actually the Greek forces were very nationalistic on the island. They spoke like Milosevic spoke before he was able to mass exterminate 'others'. The Turks, rightly, feared for their lives.
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July 19, 2002, 12:42
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I voted Byzantium because:
1. Istanbul is an Islamic name given to the city by those b4stard turks.
2. Constantinople is the name given by the Roman Emperor that was chiefly responsible for the spread of Christianity.
3. Byzantium just sounds cooler.
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July 19, 2002, 12:43
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Istanbul is an Islamic name given to the city
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It actually has it's origins in Greek.
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July 19, 2002, 12:45
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So, Islam's origins are from Judaism and Christianity, what's your point? Should anything Islamic be referred to as Jewish or Christian? That would surely piss a lot of Ahmed's off. It was given by the Turks, the Turks are Islamic, hence, Islamic name.
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July 19, 2002, 12:51
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No, I mean... we discussed this.
Istanbul comes from a kind-of messed transliteration of the Greek saying 'to the city'.
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July 19, 2002, 12:53
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oh sorry, I didn't read it, my bad...
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July 19, 2002, 13:12
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Actually the Greek forces were very nationalistic on the island. They spoke like Milosevic spoke before he was able to mass exterminate 'others'. The Turks, rightly, feared for their lives.
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Very true, there was some tough nationalistic talk but there's a big difference between that and an invasion!?  Fact of history is that Greece never really was aggressive. We never just walked into another land (Hitler in Poland, States in Somalia, UK in half the known world, etc.).
Anyway, if you really ask me they can keep what they have and stop the territorial claims they have of Greece. As for the Cypriot matter I think that the Cypriots are pretty capable themselves and should solve it on their own and with the help of the intl community and organisations. It's a pity though that we have blue helmets down there well over 25 years now. Which actually shows the lack of will for the intl community and America to give critical solutions.
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July 19, 2002, 13:27
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Hey everyone I found the flag Paikti salutes, (thanks to GS for letting me use his webpage for storage). Pattycakes is so right wing and so racist he prefers this flag. Paitki salutes the greek flag with an alteration:
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July 19, 2002, 13:27
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paiktis means player
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July 19, 2002, 13:27
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The correct name is Constantinople. 
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July 19, 2002, 13:32
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and that flag is ban-able
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July 19, 2002, 13:35
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Byzanbulople!
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July 19, 2002, 13:36
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now I figure why that takes so long to load... it's a bitmap 
Greek Heil
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July 19, 2002, 13:36
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If the mods want to take away the flag, let them, I'll e-mail him the pic. Paitki has called me a murderer, a torture supporter, a fascist, he has questioned my humanity, he has called you a nazi. Paikti goes far enough with his insults and posted enough racist stuff this flag suits him well.
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July 19, 2002, 13:38
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that's just paiktis. obviously, "insult" and "argument" share a word in Greek.
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July 19, 2002, 13:39
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Don't forget, he called me Taliban .
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that's just paiktis. obviously, "insult" and "argument" share a word in Greek.
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Unfortunetly I think you might be right.
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July 19, 2002, 13:40
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heh, I knew someone would appreciate a joke from me these days
no go and contribute to the ultimate spamfest in my flash file thread.
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July 19, 2002, 13:42
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paitkis just knee-jerk lashes out in the most vicious manner he can when you argue with him. Once you get used to it, he's not all that bad...
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July 19, 2002, 13:44
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I had him on ignore for weeks after he glorified WWII victims from which ever side.. he should be restricted for being obnoxious
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July 19, 2002, 13:45
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no go and contribute to the ultimate spamfest in my flash file thread.
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But I never spam .
Pattycakes isn't used to being told 'No'. I think his mommy spoiled him.
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July 19, 2002, 13:48
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Pattycakes?
, he is now that forevermore. Ming, next time he gets restricted, I will petition you to change his username to Pattycakes officially as punishment.
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July 19, 2002, 13:59
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he must be the man with the most inofficial names here
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July 19, 2002, 14:24
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Boris, I've always refered to him as Pattycakes... it fits so well, doesn't it?
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July 19, 2002, 15:06
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The correct name is Constantinople.
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What language?
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