Battle of glorious defeat battles: The Alamo vs Thermopylae

jobycom

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Sat Jan-29-05 02:07 AM
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Poll question: Battle of glorious defeat battles: The Alamo vs Thermopylae

Poll result (19 votes)
The Alamo	(1 votes, 5%)	Vote
Thermopylae	(16 votes, 84%)	Vote
Other	(2 votes, 11%)	Vote

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- the alamo was just dumb.	yorgatron	Jan-29-05 02:40 AM	#1
- ...and over-rated.	Seabiscuit	Jan-29-05 03:59 AM	#8
- 300 spartans versus thousands?	mark414	Jan-29-05 02:42 AM	#2
- the spartans, by a long shot	realisticphish	Jan-29-05 03:00 AM	#3
- Saved Greece, and, by extension, Western civilisation...	Spider Jerusalem	Jan-29-05 03:04 AM	#4
- alamo pointless?	mrbill	Jan-29-05 03:43 AM	#5
- boy, and thank god they did	realisticphish	Jan-29-05 03:51 AM	#6
- * is no Texan!	BikeWriter	Jan-29-05 04:27 AM	#11
- i know	realisticphish	Jan-29-05 01:08 PM	#15
- Hee hee hee! You're right! :-)	BikeWriter	Jan-29-05 03:42 PM	#16
- What about Custer's Last Stand?	KitchenWitch	Jan-29-05 03:51 AM	#7
- commander in chief chimpy and custer have a lot in common.........	mrbill	Jan-29-05 03:59 AM	#9
- No kidding	KitchenWitch	Jan-29-05 04:12 AM	#10
- Last stand of the 11 berkshire 66th	smedwed	Jan-29-05 07:01 AM	#12
- Imperial horsehit	rug	Jan-29-05 08:35 AM	#13
- lol	smedwed	Jan-29-05 08:44 AM	#14

yorgatron

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Sat Jan-29-05 02:40 AM
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1. the alamo was just dumb.

can we give texas back to mexico yet?

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Seabiscuit

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:59 AM
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8. ...and over-rated.

Over-glorified with the Davey Crockett stuff.

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mark414

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Sat Jan-29-05 02:42 AM
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2. 300 spartans versus thousands?

toughest fuckin army ever...and they were all gay!

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realisticphish

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:00 AM
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3. the spartans, by a long shot

cause see, the alamo was fucking pointless. thermopylae saved greece

:hippie:

The Incorrigible Democrat

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Spider Jerusalem

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:04 AM
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4. Saved Greece, and, by extension, Western civilisation...

the Alamo, on the other hand, was a bunch of brutal, land-stealing scum (who were fighting for independence because Mexico outlawed slavery in 1824) getting what they probably deserved.

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mrbill

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:43 AM
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5. alamo pointless?

slowed down santa anna and gave the texicans time to entrench.

7th grade texas history tells me so.

found out later that the indian name for sam houston was "big drunk".

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realisticphish

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:51 AM
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6. boy, and thank god they did

because then we wouldn't have....wait....

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BikeWriter

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Sat Jan-29-05 04:27 AM
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11. * is no Texan!

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realisticphish

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Sat Jan-29-05 01:08 PM
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15. i know

but the joke isn't quite as poignant with Connecticut

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BikeWriter

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:42 PM
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16. Hee hee hee! You're right! :-)

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KitchenWitch

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:51 AM
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7. What about Custer's Last Stand?

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mrbill

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Sat Jan-29-05 03:59 AM
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9. commander in chief chimpy and custer have a lot in common.........

they both forgot to count the indians before attacking.

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KitchenWitch

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Sat Jan-29-05 04:12 AM
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10. No kidding

Minnesota did not have enough ballots for the reservations, however our *esteemed* Secretary of State did not think that was a problem.

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smedwed

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Sat Jan-29-05 07:01 AM
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12. Last stand of the 11 berkshire 66th

In the british Afgan wars 1880 battle of maiwand
". . . . history does not afford any grander or finer instance of gallantry and devotion to Queen and Country than that displayed by the 66th Regiment on the 27th July 1880."General Primrose, in his official despatch to the Commander-in-Chief

The only British survior of the stand was a dog

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rug

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Sat Jan-29-05 08:35 AM
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13. Imperial horsehit

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smedwed

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Sat Jan-29-05 08:44 AM
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14. lol

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