tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post4222826973921980301..comments2024-03-21T14:41:14.622-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Cascadia Cup Half-full...FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-60043655867737722352012-09-18T13:04:14.295-07:002012-09-18T13:04:14.295-07:00Weeelllll...but giving Italy credit for Rome is ki...Weeelllll...but giving Italy credit for Rome is kinda like giving the Federal Republic of Germany credit for all the military exploits of Prussia back to Fredrick the Great, though, innit?<br /><br />I loves me some Italy. But its military performance as a nation - the modern nation of Italy, the one that was officially organized in 1861 - has been pretty damn poor. It's beaten the Austrians, which is like, well, beating the Austrians. But who else? Hell, they even had to cheat to beat the Ethiopians in the Thirties...<br /><br />Nah. Love their <i>calcio</i>. Their military exploits? Not so much... FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-91439962210480621202012-09-18T12:18:16.347-07:002012-09-18T12:18:16.347-07:00Congrats on you cross-post.
I think you're a ...Congrats on you cross-post.<br /><br />I think you're a fiercely good sports writer :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-67273532304337815902012-09-18T10:39:36.138-07:002012-09-18T10:39:36.138-07:00I'm here to defend team Italy's (the army ...I'm here to defend team Italy's (the army not the team) record. Like the French, they've had a recent run of bad luck. But if you extend their record back, say to 500BCE, then I think we can re-adjust their win %.<br /><br />Now you may return to your footy-thingy. I will return to staring at a blank screen since there's a hockey lockout. <br /><br />I may purchase a firearm.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715768191516712688noreply@blogger.com