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The English charged across Sterling Bridge, where the Scots were waiting. The Scots charged the Sachsenach (Scotch Gaelic for english) from all sides, cutting their lines to pieces. The bridge broke under the weight of the retreating English soldiers. Humiliating defeat for England, triumph for Scotland.
by El_Haggis September 11, 2006
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Origianlly a very derogatory word for an Irishman, not always used as an insult nowadays.
Origianlly a very derogatory word for an Irishman, not always used as an insult nowadays.
in the 1700s-1800s, the English often referred to the Irish they oppressed as "uncivilized bogtrotters", as the English have historically had the habit of calling anyone of a different nationality "uncivilized".
by El_Haggis September 12, 2006
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Austin is the only major liberal stronghold in Texas, and because of that, Republican "politicians" such as Tom DeLay, among others, once tried to remove Democrats such as Lloyd Dogget by redistricting all of Texas.
Birthplace of Whole foods, Amy's Ice Creams, the Aggie Joke, Michael Dell, that guy who plays the bongos naked (not Leslie), along with various other famous hippies.
Austin is the only major liberal stronghold in Texas, and because of that, Republican "politicians" such as Tom DeLay, among others, once tried to remove Democrats such as Lloyd Dogget by redistricting all of Texas.
Birthplace of Whole foods, Amy's Ice Creams, the Aggie Joke, Michael Dell, that guy who plays the bongos naked (not Leslie), along with various other famous hippies.
by El_Haggis September 10, 2006
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by El_Haggis September 9, 2006
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by El_Haggis September 10, 2006
Get the William Wallace mug.A people who have the guts to disagree with Bush. Unlike most other Western European countries, they have never been at war with the USA, and have been actively allied with us in the Revolutionary War and World War I.
The battlefield of Europe: The French generally dislike war due to the fact that almost half of the battles of modern Europe were fought of French soil, and the French civilians have perished by it, on their land, for over two millenia.
The second country (America was the first) to have a major revolution which favored Democracy (it didn't work out all that well). They even gave us an enormous statue for that fact.
The battlefield of Europe: The French generally dislike war due to the fact that almost half of the battles of modern Europe were fought of French soil, and the French civilians have perished by it, on their land, for over two millenia.
The second country (America was the first) to have a major revolution which favored Democracy (it didn't work out all that well). They even gave us an enormous statue for that fact.
by El_Haggis September 11, 2006
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