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Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts) Wed Jun 22, 2016, 01:03 AM Jun 2016

If WWI Was A Bar Fight

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If WWI Was A Bar Fight (Original Post) Doctor Jack Jun 2016 OP

When Germany wakes up..... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2016 #1

Is that why they were called the Doughboys? kairos12 Jun 2016 #2

If only all conflicts could be settled as barroom brawls. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #3

Preferably in Congress where it belongs lunatica Jun 2016 #4

When Germany was busy punching Belgium, Tom Kitten Jun 2016 #5

The full story behind the assassination of Ferdinand is some freaky shit Yavin4 Jun 2016 #6

A HERETIC I AM

(24,370 posts)

1. When Germany wakes up.....

Reply to Doctor Jack (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:21 AM

Jun 2016

It decides it hates Poland and pretty much everyone else except Austria and then takes 20 years to do something about it.

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

2. Is that why they were called the Doughboys?

Reply to Doctor Jack (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:24 AM

Jun 2016

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)

3. If only all conflicts could be settled as barroom brawls.

Reply to Doctor Jack (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 02:57 PM

Jun 2016

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

4. Preferably in Congress where it belongs

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:17 PM

Jun 2016

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)

5. When Germany was busy punching Belgium,

Reply to Doctor Jack (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:42 PM

Jun 2016

Austria and Hungary, who were conjoined twins by the way, took a swing at Serbia and missed. Serbia swung back and hit Austria and Hungary but then got knocked out by a sucker punch thrown by Bulgaria.

Yavin4

(35,442 posts)

6. The full story behind the assassination of Ferdinand is some freaky shit

Reply to Doctor Jack (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 07:21 PM

Jun 2016

The assassination initially failed, but by pure blind circumstance there was another chance just a little while later. Weird. Freaky.

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