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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 824 Views
Switzerland? ßelals Girl - 03/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 549 Views
What's so funny?! *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 10:35:59 PM 263 Views
Explain to an ignorant world citizen here. Why Switzerland? *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:29:53 PM 286 Views
Ghaddafi has a personal beef with the entire country smaug - 03/09/2009 10:39:05 PM 543 Views
Oh, good. I had expected something stupid like lingering colonial resentments. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:41:37 PM 531 Views
I don't think Switzerland ever had any colonies *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 10:45:12 PM 275 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 247 Views
True, but just about anything would make more sense... *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 11:22:13 PM 279 Views
Bawwwww! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 01:24:02 AM 576 Views
I'd say the appropriate reaction is kicking Libya out of the UN... Legolas - 03/09/2009 10:51:34 PM 423 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 267 Views
sound reasonable to me *NM* random thoughts - 03/09/2009 10:53:05 PM 262 Views
Bah! I'm not talking to you anymore! *NM* smaug - 03/09/2009 11:21:23 PM 243 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 394 Views
Yes? ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 12:26:06 AM 516 Views
No! *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:27:12 AM 266 Views
Ja! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 01:13:22 AM 522 Views
I say we make them a U.S. Colony Brian - 04/09/2009 06:14:18 AM 491 Views
*NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 10:00:47 AM 258 Views
Excellent idea! ßelals Girl - 04/09/2009 04:54:22 PM 511 Views
smaug - 04/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 528 Views
Take the chocolate...leave the women. *NM* Brian - 04/09/2009 07:08:38 PM 268 Views
The women will follow the chocolate *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 07:29:22 PM 258 Views
It's seems I've made a drastic miscalculation here Brian - 04/09/2009 07:31:23 PM 507 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 170 Views
Um... how would that even work? *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:26:44 AM 256 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 261 Views
Ok then. I forgive you *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:32:03 AM 287 Views
You weren't the only one. *NM* Chas - 04/09/2009 12:26:51 AM 278 Views
Twisted people, all of you *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:27:34 AM 265 Views
I won't deny it. In fact, I revel in it. *NM* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 12:31:00 AM 267 Views
heehee! *NM* temeraire - 04/09/2009 12:30:32 AM 255 Views
Libya, not "Lybia" - the story got it right, why couldn't you? *NM* Tom - 04/09/2009 01:03:45 AM 191 Views
In fairness, that spelling doesn't make much sense. Legolas - 04/09/2009 01:06:49 AM 546 Views
*is horrible* Jedi Wolf Sister - 04/09/2009 01:17:22 AM 537 Views
It's called a "historical Greek name" Сталин - 04/09/2009 03:39:44 AM 395 Views
Yeah, so I discovered after posting that... my bad. Legolas - 04/09/2009 10:15:49 AM 416 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 232 Views
My apologies for being imperfect - corrected *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 01:39:56 AM 260 Views
Libya is crazy. The Shrike - 04/09/2009 01:25:25 AM 529 Views
But being mean to Switzerland is like kicking puppies ironclad - 04/09/2009 08:55:36 AM 521 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 499 Views
That would be kicking kittens *NM* ironclad - 04/09/2009 12:37:53 PM 241 Views
Monster *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:54:52 PM 256 Views
Also, who would be the hot girl in this metaphor? *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 12:47:38 PM 264 Views
England *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:54:08 PM 236 Views
England and Libya? Shocking I say! *NM* smaug - 04/09/2009 01:05:11 PM 258 Views
Oh yes *NM* snoopcester - 04/09/2009 01:08:52 PM 251 Views
Brilliant snoopcester - 04/09/2009 12:26:20 PM 543 Views
Re: Brilliant smaug - 04/09/2009 01:02:34 PM 543 Views
Oh yes snoopcester - 04/09/2009 01:07:31 PM 478 Views
Had, you mean. smaug - 04/09/2009 01:18:35 PM 468 Views
He's not dead snoopcester - 04/09/2009 03:56:49 PM 474 Views
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