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Sat Aug-19-06 07:15 PM
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| 23. Belgium was once part of The Netherlands... |
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The first king of The Netherlands was crowned in Ghent, Belgium.
There was an actual rebellion and seperation. I'm not up on the whole story, but I've seen paintings in Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels depecting the events.
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| -Belgium 'an accident of history with football and beer' |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-19-06 02:47 AM |
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Everyone seems to be getting along rather nicely... |
Sherman A1 |
Aug-19-06 02:54 AM |
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Belgium is famous |
edwardlindy |
Aug-19-06 04:20 AM |
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Name five famous Belgians |
trogdor |
Aug-19-06 03:27 PM |
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Jacques Brel,Rene Magritte,Gerardus Mercator,Ilya Prigogine,Adolphe Sax, |
struggle4progress |
Aug-19-06 03:39 PM |
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The original joke |
edwardlindy |
Aug-19-06 05:25 PM |
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The French love to tell Belgian jokes |
kskiska |
Aug-22-06 07:53 PM |
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Jacky Ickx!!!! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-19-06 08:33 PM |
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And his yummy daughter Vanina.... |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 03:54 PM |
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forgot about Kim Clijsters |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-19-06 08:34 PM |
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Are you kidding |
jamesinca |
Aug-20-06 10:14 AM |
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Eddy Merk |
jamesinca |
Aug-20-06 10:17 AM |
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Belgium has Spa-Francorchamps |
dnbn |
Aug-20-06 11:45 AM |
#43 |
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welcome to the site! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 11:54 AM |
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It used to be even better....ever seen the movie Grand Prix? |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 03:55 PM |
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I'll do you one better. |
JohnLocke |
Aug-20-06 04:48 PM |
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Where is the love for Jean Claude Van Damme? |
KamaAina |
Aug-21-06 05:32 PM |
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Wily Coppens |
sofa king |
Aug-22-06 12:17 AM |
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Simenon |
Great White Shark |
Aug-22-06 08:00 PM |
#88 |
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boring? BORING??? |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 10:47 AM |
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Boring? |
Aridane |
Aug-21-06 07:49 AM |
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Welcome to DU! |
Oreo |
Aug-21-06 01:27 PM |
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Most countries in Europe have groups of people.. |
Endangered Specie |
Aug-19-06 05:01 AM |
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and beer! |
xchrom |
Aug-19-06 05:29 AM |
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Someone called ? |
Stella_Artois |
Aug-19-06 05:49 AM |
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Hey, I'm drinking you right now... |
Viking12 |
Aug-19-06 06:56 PM |
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Not that crap! |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-20-06 06:56 AM |
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To tell you the truth |
dogfacedboy |
Aug-20-06 09:55 AM |
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Oh yes they do! |
Thankfully_in_Britain |
Aug-21-06 12:10 PM |
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My point was that beer shouldn't be made with fruit flavors. |
dogfacedboy |
Aug-22-06 08:25 AM |
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So now Belgium does not have the right to exist? What is this new vogue |
no_hypocrisy |
Aug-19-06 05:56 AM |
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Doesn't Flanders have the right to defend itself? |
treestar |
Aug-20-06 10:36 AM |
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ANTI-FLEMITE!!! |
yibbehobba |
Aug-22-06 07:00 AM |
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a break-up |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 10:53 AM |
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"Oh, Belgium, man, BELGIUM!" |
mcscajun |
Aug-19-06 09:00 AM |
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Hey now...don't let them hit on Belgium!!! |
madame defarge |
Aug-19-06 09:21 AM |
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Eddie Merckx was addicted to Godiva chocolate. We all knew |
alfredo |
Aug-19-06 09:59 AM |
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we visited and fell in love with Belgium |
kineneb |
Aug-19-06 03:36 PM |
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A long-term trend within the EU |
DavidD |
Aug-19-06 09:47 AM |
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"the new regionalism" |
anotherdrew |
Aug-19-06 03:53 PM |
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Cool |
DavidD |
Aug-19-06 10:31 PM |
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I think we need that here |
nemo137 |
Aug-22-06 03:11 AM |
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I remember the language riots in the early 60's |
Turbineguy |
Aug-19-06 10:20 AM |
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Well, he's kind of right. But wrong to be insulting to the French. |
Coventina |
Aug-19-06 10:23 AM |
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Question for you |
badgervan |
Aug-19-06 06:50 PM |
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I don't claim to be an expert on names but |
Coventina |
Aug-20-06 10:29 AM |
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Thanks |
badgervan |
Aug-20-06 04:30 PM |
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Belgium was once part of The Netherlands... |
Texifornia |
Aug-19-06 07:15 PM |
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The separation came during Spanish rule in the 16th century. |
Coventina |
Aug-20-06 10:33 AM |
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Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch |
muddleofpudd |
Aug-19-06 03:07 PM |
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Phlegms!! |
mycritters2 |
Aug-19-06 06:21 PM |
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I loved that one too |
treestar |
Aug-20-06 10:38 AM |
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Did you ever see |
edwardlindy |
Aug-20-06 06:05 PM |
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Flanders! Wohoo! |
JVS |
Aug-19-06 03:58 PM |
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Fallout from the abandonment of NATO |
SquireJons |
Aug-19-06 07:48 PM |
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I disagree |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:02 AM |
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I think it's a factor |
SquireJons |
Aug-20-06 07:06 PM |
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They didn't start any wars |
knight_of_the_star |
Aug-21-06 06:02 PM |
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Yeah but what about the Congo? |
Ouabache |
Aug-21-06 11:58 PM |
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My bad |
knight_of_the_star |
Aug-22-06 11:34 AM |
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I thought it was a wonderful and beautiful country! |
tabasco |
Aug-20-06 10:44 AM |
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"No intrinsic value?" |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 11:02 AM |
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okay |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:06 AM |
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OK, I'm really asking- Why is a breakup necessary? |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 11:26 AM |
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it's hard to already use the word 'necessary' |
Coes |
Aug-20-06 11:54 AM |
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welcome to the site! |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 12:16 PM |
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I forgot to welcome you to DU. |
Kajsa |
Aug-20-06 02:15 PM |
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one last kick for Germinal Beerschot |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-20-06 11:58 AM |
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I especially love Belgium! |
DemExpat |
Aug-20-06 05:11 PM |
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My daughter's boyfriend is from Antwerp |
Danmel |
Aug-20-06 05:18 PM |
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My daughter lived there this year for 5 months for her studies |
DemExpat |
Aug-20-06 05:32 PM |
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Audrey Hepburn isn't a famous Belgian? HELLO???? |
rocknation |
Aug-20-06 05:51 PM |
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For Audrey alone, Belgium qualifies as a great country! |
Matilda |
Aug-20-06 09:05 PM |
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Just born in Brussels, but grew up in UK and Holland, her mother was a |
demo dutch |
Aug-22-06 12:23 PM |
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Only by place of birth |
muriel_volestrangler |
Aug-22-06 05:31 AM |
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what a coincidence |
pitohui |
Aug-20-06 10:35 PM |
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Different kind of football, besides, our beer sucks. |
KamaAina |
Aug-21-06 06:47 PM |
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The best things in history have happened by accident. |
Minstrel Boy |
Aug-21-06 04:01 PM |
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My favorite Belgian: Herge. |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-21-06 04:05 PM |
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Absolutely no doubt.....although Goscinny and Uderzo were pretty good... |
truebrit71 |
Aug-21-06 04:12 PM |
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Greatest? Them's fightin' words... |
AZCat |
Aug-22-06 03:21 AM |
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Well, what can I say? |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-22-06 07:04 PM |
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self delete |
Jed Dilligan |
Aug-22-06 07:04 PM |
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hey, what about their chocolate? |
Darth_Kitten |
Aug-21-06 06:44 PM |
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Have you heard of the famous 'Blue Moon' Belgian beer? No? |
Ouabache |
Aug-22-06 12:05 AM |
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Yep nothing Belgian about that stuff. It's a Coors product. |
sofa king |
Aug-22-06 01:35 AM |
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'king, the national football team and certain brands of beer' |
Rex |
Aug-22-06 12:07 AM |
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Belgium |
Apollo11 |
Aug-22-06 04:51 AM |
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Very informative tidbit - thanks! |
President Kerry |
Aug-22-06 10:58 AM |
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If it's Tuesday... |
ZombyWoof |
Aug-22-06 07:33 PM |
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They've made some good movies |
kskiska |
Aug-22-06 08:16 PM |
#89 |
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