hi everyone, i'm new here but wanted to share this, as it tickled me...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/histor ... eks,18209/
WASHINGTON—A group of leading historians held a press conference Monday at the National Geographic Society to announce they had "entirely fabricated" ancient Greece, a culture long thought to be the intellectual basis of Western civilization.
ancient greeks didn't invent everything – historians did
ancient greeks didn't invent everything – historians did
by ZoC » Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:15 pm
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by ZoC » Fri Oct 08, 2010 7:53 pm
classic!
"One night someone made a joke about just taking all these ideas, lumping them together, and saying the Greeks had done it all 2,000 years ago," Haddlebury said. "One thing led to another, and before you know it, we're coming up with everything from the golden ratio to the Iliad."
"One night someone made a joke about just taking all these ideas, lumping them together, and saying the Greeks had done it all 2,000 years ago," Haddlebury said. "One thing led to another, and before you know it, we're coming up with everything from the golden ratio to the Iliad."
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by SpartanGamer » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:14 pm
Oh wow I never realised! I'm really sorry! We are so sorry for saying we are the best culture in the world. Thanks for the heads up 
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by Oracle » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:16 pm
Get Real! wrote:Notice to Greeks:
For the right price, I offer my services to squash the allegations in this article.
No, let him enlighten us some more with his Incredible Sources ....
Onion Soup anyone?
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by fig head » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:17 pm
ZoC wrote:shit, sorry. i'm new here. can you provide a link and i'll go and get tickled there...
Why you wanna get tickled for !
http://www.wasteoftime.com
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by Simon » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:31 pm
Get Real! wrote:I expect to see Greeks show how clever they are by debunking this article if possible. Otherwise, I’ll start believing it myself!
I think we'll need you to debunk this one GR, it's too much for us. I mean the following is just irrefutable.
"She added, "Inevitably, though, people started looking around for some of this 'ancient' stuff, and next thing I know I'm stuck in Athens all summer building a goddamn Parthenon just to cover our tracks."
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