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Yeah, so I discovered after posting that... my bad. Legolas Send a noteboard - 04/09/2009 10:15:49 AM
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.

What do you mean about Jerusalem? I mean, they don't use that word at all... Alexandria, yeah, but then Iskandar is just the Arabic version of Alexander.
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Libya petitions UN to dismantle Switzerland smaug - 03/09/2009 10:17:36 PM 925 Views
Switzerland? ßelals Girl - 03/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 623 Views
What's so funny?! *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 10:35:59 PM 292 Views
Explain to an ignorant world citizen here. Why Switzerland? *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:29:53 PM 318 Views
Ghaddafi has a personal beef with the entire country smaug - 03/09/2009 10:39:05 PM 625 Views
Oh, good. I had expected something stupid like lingering colonial resentments. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:41:37 PM 607 Views
I don't think Switzerland ever had any colonies *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 10:45:12 PM 308 Views
I didn't think so, either, but you have to admit it would make more sense. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:07:40 PM 280 Views
True, but just about anything would make more sense... *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 11:22:13 PM 314 Views
Bawwwww! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 01:24:02 AM 655 Views
I'd say the appropriate reaction is kicking Libya out of the UN... Legolas - 03/09/2009 10:51:34 PM 503 Views
True - except we're so nice we wouldn't even dare suggest such an idea *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 11:20:50 PM 297 Views
sound reasonable to me *NM* random thoughts - 03/09/2009 10:53:05 PM 294 Views
Bah! I'm not talking to you anymore! *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 11:21:23 PM 271 Views
There is no sense here. My dad got caught speeding in Poland, can Poland go now?! *NM* Perdita - 04/09/2009 12:19:08 AM 423 Views
Yes? ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 12:26:06 AM 591 Views
No! *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:27:12 AM 294 Views
Ja! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 01:13:22 AM 598 Views
I say we make them a U.S. Colony Brian - 04/09/2009 06:14:18 AM 571 Views
*NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 10:00:47 AM 291 Views
Excellent idea! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 04:54:22 PM 588 Views
smaug - 04/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 608 Views
Take the chocolate...leave the women. *NM* Brian - 04/09/2009 07:08:38 PM 300 Views
The women will follow the chocolate *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 07:29:22 PM 290 Views
It's seems I've made a drastic miscalculation here Brian - 04/09/2009 07:31:23 PM 585 Views
I read that as "Labia petitions UN to dismantle Switzerland" at first glance. / *NM* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 12:21:55 AM 202 Views
Um... how would that even work? *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:26:44 AM 287 Views
Well with Ghaddafi acting like a p it makes it almost more a pun than a misread. *NM* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 12:30:26 AM 290 Views
Ok then. I forgive you *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:32:03 AM 316 Views
You weren't the only one. *NM* Chas - 04/09/2009 12:26:51 AM 313 Views
Twisted people, all of you *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:27:34 AM 298 Views
I won't deny it. In fact, I revel in it. *NM* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 12:31:00 AM 296 Views
heehee! *NM* temeraire - 04/09/2009 12:30:32 AM 288 Views
Libya, not "Lybia" - the story got it right, why couldn't you? *NM* Tom - 04/09/2009 01:03:45 AM 225 Views
In fairness, that spelling doesn't make much sense. Legolas - 04/09/2009 01:06:49 AM 631 Views
*is horrible* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 01:17:22 AM 612 Views
It's called a "historical Greek name" Сталин - 04/09/2009 03:39:44 AM 477 Views
Yeah, so I discovered after posting that... my bad. Legolas - 04/09/2009 10:15:49 AM 488 Views
Oh, good. One of the first things you've posted that I can actually read. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/09/2009 05:45:10 AM 264 Views
My apologies for being imperfect - corrected *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 01:39:56 AM 296 Views
Libya is crazy. The Shrike - 04/09/2009 01:25:25 AM 609 Views
But being mean to Switzerland is like kicking puppies ironclad - 04/09/2009 08:55:36 AM 592 Views
You mean it is fun but you don't want the hot girl you like to catch you doing it? snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:23:07 PM 579 Views
That would be kicking kittens *NM* ironclad - 04/09/2009 12:37:53 PM 274 Views
Monster *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:54:52 PM 288 Views
Also, who would be the hot girl in this metaphor? *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:47:38 PM 296 Views
England *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:54:08 PM 273 Views
England and Libya? Shocking I say! *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 01:05:11 PM 290 Views
Oh yes *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 01:08:52 PM 283 Views
Brilliant snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:26:20 PM 626 Views
Re: Brilliant smaug - 04/09/2009 01:02:34 PM 618 Views
Oh yes snoopcester - 04/09/2009 01:07:31 PM 554 Views
Had, you mean. smaug - 04/09/2009 01:18:35 PM 548 Views
He's not dead snoopcester - 04/09/2009 03:56:49 PM 550 Views
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