The Arabs spell all sorts of stuff wrong, including "Alexandria" and "Jerusalem". The Turks have a similar problem with properly spelling (and pronouncing) Constantinople.
Libya is a GREEK name for the territory, which tells you that "y" is actually an upsilon. Other Greek toponyms with an upsilon include Lycia, Lydia, Palmyra, Smyrna, Bithynia et al.
Libya is a GREEK name for the territory, which tells you that "y" is actually an upsilon. Other Greek toponyms with an upsilon include Lycia, Lydia, Palmyra, Smyrna, Bithynia et al.
You can also write that as "Stalin" *MySmiley*
Libya petitions UN to dismantle Switzerland
- 03/09/2009 10:17:36 PM
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Explain to an ignorant world citizen here. Why Switzerland? *NM*
- 03/09/2009 10:29:53 PM
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Ghaddafi has a personal beef with the entire country
- 03/09/2009 10:39:05 PM
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Oh, good. I had expected something stupid like lingering colonial resentments.
- 03/09/2009 10:41:37 PM
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I don't think Switzerland ever had any colonies
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- 03/09/2009 10:45:12 PM
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- 03/09/2009 10:45:12 PM
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I didn't think so, either, but you have to admit it would make more sense. *NM*
- 03/09/2009 11:07:40 PM
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I'd say the appropriate reaction is kicking Libya out of the UN...
- 03/09/2009 10:51:34 PM
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True - except we're so nice we wouldn't even dare suggest such an idea
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- 03/09/2009 11:20:50 PM
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- 03/09/2009 11:20:50 PM
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There is no sense here. My dad got caught speeding in Poland, can Poland go now?! *NM*
- 04/09/2009 12:19:08 AM
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Yes?
- 04/09/2009 12:26:06 AM
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No!
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- 04/09/2009 12:27:12 AM
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- 04/09/2009 12:27:12 AM
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Ja!
- 04/09/2009 01:13:22 AM
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- 04/09/2009 01:13:22 AM
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I say we make them a U.S. Colony
- 04/09/2009 06:14:18 AM
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Excellent idea!
- 04/09/2009 04:54:22 PM
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- 04/09/2009 06:48:46 PM
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- 04/09/2009 06:48:46 PM
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Take the chocolate...leave the women.
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- 04/09/2009 07:08:38 PM
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- 04/09/2009 07:08:38 PM
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I read that as "Labia petitions UN to dismantle Switzerland" at first glance.
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- 04/09/2009 12:21:55 AM
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- 04/09/2009 12:21:55 AM
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Um... how would that even work?
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- 04/09/2009 12:26:44 AM
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- 04/09/2009 12:26:44 AM
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Well with Ghaddafi acting like a p
it makes it almost more a pun than a misread. *NM*
- 04/09/2009 12:30:26 AM
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it makes it almost more a pun than a misread. *NM*
- 04/09/2009 12:30:26 AM
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You weren't the only one. *NM*
- 04/09/2009 12:26:51 AM
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Libya, not "Lybia" - the story got it right, why couldn't you? *NM*
- 04/09/2009 01:03:45 AM
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In fairness, that spelling doesn't make much sense.
- 04/09/2009 01:06:49 AM
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It's called a "historical Greek name"
- 04/09/2009 03:39:44 AM
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Oh, good. One of the first things you've posted that I can actually read.
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- 04/09/2009 05:45:10 AM
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- 04/09/2009 05:45:10 AM
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But being mean to Switzerland is like kicking puppies
- 04/09/2009 08:55:36 AM
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- 04/09/2009 08:55:36 AM
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You mean it is fun but you don't want the hot girl you like to catch you doing it?
- 04/09/2009 12:23:07 PM
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Also, who would be the hot girl in this metaphor?
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- 04/09/2009 12:47:38 PM
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- 04/09/2009 12:47:38 PM
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England
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- 04/09/2009 12:54:08 PM
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- 04/09/2009 12:54:08 PM
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Brilliant
- 04/09/2009 12:26:20 PM
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- 04/09/2009 12:26:20 PM
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