BREAKING: Archduke Franz Ferdinand ASSASSINATED!

[charlie and algernon]

Serbian terrorist group, The Black Hand claims responsibility. CNN speculating that the Austrian-Hungarian Empire could declare war on Serbia. No comment from President Wilson yet. The Kaiser is starting to raise all kinds of hell too, seems to be scaring the hell out of the French and Russians. New reports are coming in that it was NOT the nephew, but the Archduke himself!! Man, the shit has hit the fan.

[LeftyMom]

1. My Grandfather was really smart to leave Hungary before the shit hit the fan.

I hope he makes it to the US okay, so he can meet my Grandmother eventually.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Start digging trenches.

[rockymountaindem]

3. Incorrect

The Archduke was the nephew of the Emperor-King, Franz Josef I. Franz Ferdinand's younger relatives didn't matter at that point.

Here's the Emperor-King



The man ruled the Empire from 1848 to 1916 and witnessed both his wife and his beloved nephew assassinated in the twilight of his life. If it weren't for the fact that he was a German patsy in starting WWI he'd be a romantic/tragic figure.

[charlie and algernon]

5. oops, brain fart, CNN has corrected the report

[JVS]

10. What makes you think he was a German patsy in starting WWI?

All the powers wanted a war.

[rockymountaindem]

13. True

I guess that's overstating the case.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. QUICK, someone build a Maginot Line...

:P

[charlie and algernon]

6. we're a bit short on supplies

we only have enough to reach Belgium, but I think that's long enough. Right??

[Pierre.Suave]

8. yeah sure...

they would never come any other way...

:rofl:

[charlie and algernon]

11. Let's hand out shovels to the troops, just in case

[Danger Mouse]

7. Some weirdo named Lenin is causing some trouble with Russia...

I'm really worried about this 'Communism' thing. I'm going to pre-emptively surrender my rights to Joe McCarthy, whoever the hell he is.
And for some reason, I totally freak out every time I see the color red.

[charlie and algernon]

9. my cousin called from art school in Austria, said some guy with a funny mustache

raised all kinds of hell when he was rejected. She heard that he's joining the German army.

[Danger Mouse]

12. i heard about him. he's got a real problem with flatulence.

his comrades better watch out!

[old mark]

14. It's all a lot of crap and will blow over in a few weeks.

Nothing to worry about. All just talk.


mark

[charlie and algernon]

15. I just hope Wilson sticks to his anti-war pledge

we got enough problems here to worry about some issue in Europe.

[old mark]

18. Relax! The President wouldn't lie to us! nt

[Hanse]

16. Walmart should have had adequate security in place.

[FloridaJudy]

17. !!!!!

:spray: :rofl:

That's okay. I needed a new keyboard anyway.

[GOPisEvil]

19. Invest in gas masks.

Trust me.

[charlie and algernon]

20. is the guy with the funny mustache's flatulance THAT bad?

[GOPisEvil]

21. Mustard is not just for bratwurst anymore.

[SoxFan]

22. SPOILER ALERT

The Germans lose.

Oh, and there's a wild thread in GDP on whether Wilson is a lying Anglophile when he says he will stay neutral

[charlie and algernon]

23. what do the German's have to do with this?

at most, this will be just a regional war between the Austro-Hungarians and the Serbs.

[SoxFan]

24. Neocon

[XemaSab]

25. Fortunately, the war is confined to Austria-Hungary and Serbia

No need for us to feel alarmed.

[charlie and algernon]

26. that's what I'm thinking

but Bluedog seems to think otherwise. It sure is a good thing there are no big alliances with the serbs or the austrians.

[Hawkeye-X]

27. Hey there charlie!

Still have your old owl pic as my background @ work... though I'm getting tired of looking at that dumb owl tilting his head.. heh.

[Adsos Letter]

28. This won't end well...