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Originally posted by AThousandYoungIn other words, you don't know jack.
I didn't bring up that map and the name on it, someone else did. I was arguing based on the map with the picture on it that shows that the Britons didn't come from Scotland (except the southern extremes of that country) or Ireland. They came from Britain just as Jews come from Judea, Arabs from Arabia, Scots from Scotland, Irish from Ireland, Germans from Germany, English from Angeln, Chinese from China, etc.
The Britons originally came from Brittany, not from Great Britain. That's the other side of La Manche, in case you were wondering.
The Jews, if the Bible is to be believed (and on this point it could well be), come from Ur, in Chaldaea. That's Iraq, to you and me.
The Scots, as you'd already known if you'd paid attention to the rest of the thread, came from Ireland - Scotland was inhabited by the Picts at the time.
The Irish came from Wales. They only drove the Scots out of Ireland when they themselves were displaced by the westward drive of other peoples.
The English... well, good parts of them were Angles, but most of them actually came from Saxony. No, not the region now called Saxony, but their original home, which is now Niedersachsen.
As for the Chinese, well, everybody knows that the Chinese invented "coming from", just as they invented everything else, and therefore the Chinese don't come from anywhere. In fact "Coming from" comes from China, not the other way 'round. (All joking aside, talking about "the Chinese" and "China" as if they were one people and one country in anything but Maoist propaganda is an insult to the Tibetans and the Uigurs - not to mention the Cantonese.)
Richard
Originally posted by Shallow BlueInteresting stuff.
In other words, you don't know jack.
The Britons originally came from Brittany, not from Great Britain. That's the other side of La Manche, in case you were wondering.
The Jews, if the Bible is to be believed (and on this point it could well be), come from Ur, in Chaldaea. That's Iraq, to you and me.
The Scots, as you'd already known if you'd pai ...[text shortened]... insult to the Tibetans and the Uigurs - not to mention the Cantonese.)
Richard
Where do the jerks come from?
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Originally posted by Shallow BlueBrittany wasn't called Brittany until the Britons settled there in the late Roman period under Magnus Maximus (~380 CE). Britons are not from Brittany.
In other words, you don't know jack.
The Britons originally came from Brittany, not from Great Britain. That's the other side of La Manche, in case you were wondering.
The Jews, if the Bible is to be believed (and on this point it could well be), come from Ur, in Chaldaea. That's Iraq, to you and me.
The Scots, as you'd already known if you'd pai insult to the Tibetans and the Uigurs - not to mention the Cantonese.)
Richard
What makes you think Jews come from Iraq? Sure, they have a lot of Sumerian influence in Genesis because Sumerians invented writing and cities and because Eden is under the Persian Gulf, but Semites didn't make it to Iraq until about 2,000 BCE.
You're right about the Scots, my mistake.
Irish have been in Ireland for about 9,000 years. They "came from Wales" in the same sense they "came from Africa". The Insular Celtic culture called Irish originates in Ireland.
http://athousandyoung.blogspot.com/2010/12/history-and-prehistory-of-everything.html
Originally posted by trev33While I certainly appreciate the help in finding a girlfriend, I know my wife is going to have something to say about all of this.
your mind...
http://www.personal-development.com/chuck/jerks.htm
... apparently.
here's one specifically for you
http://www.personal-development.com/chuck/find-girlfriend.htm
In fact, she might end up calling you a jerk.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungi would just like to state, for the record, although the Scots came from Ireland, we trace our original heritage to the Scynthians, a rather war like people emerging from a region of Eurasia extending from the mouth of the Danube River on the Black Sea. This is documented in the deceleration of Arbroath, 1320,
Brittany wasn't called Brittany until the Britons settled there in the late Roman period under Magnus Maximus (~380 CE). Britons are not from Brittany.
What makes you think Jews come from Iraq? Sure, they have a lot of Sumerian influence in Genesis because Sumerians invented writing and because Eden is under the Persian Gulf, but Semites didn't ma ...[text shortened]... .
http://athousandyoung.blogspot.com/2010/12/history-and-prehistory-of-everything.html
Most Holy Father and Lord, we know and from the chronicles and books of the ancients we find that among other famous nations our own, the Scots, has been graced with widespread renown. They journeyed from Greater Scythia by way of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Originally posted by robbie carrobieWow. That's interesting. I will have to study this.
i would just like to state, for the record, although the Scots came from Ireland, we trace our original heritage to the Scynthians, a rather war like people emerging from a region of Eurasia extending from the mouth of the Danube River on the Black Sea. This is documented in the deceleration of Arbroath, 1320,
Most Holy Father and Lord, we know ...[text shortened]... with widespread renown. [b]They journeyed from Greater Scythia by way of the Tyrrhenian Sea[/b]
Originally posted by trev33I didn't say "Birtain". Was that an intentional misspelling?
'birtain' is not the short form of 'great britain' there're two completely different unities.
[b]But just because it is official doesn't make it agreed upon or in common usage.
this is one of the most idiotic sentences i've ever read, it doesn't matter if something is commonly used, if it's official it's official and has been agreed upon by those ...[text shortened]... cial idiot who i can't seem to shake off regardless of how simply i explain things.[/b]
From the Home Office publication "Life in the United Kingdom: a journey to citizenship", pg. 7: "The name 'Britain', or 'Great Britain' refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland." The link is horribly long, but it can be found on google books if needs be.
Stop calling me an idiot, and actually use real sources as opposed to "your ass" (I quote) to back up your incorrect point. Your 'simple explanations' are irrelevant if they're wrong, which in this case they seem to be.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI think there might be a few jerkwater towns in Britain as well.
Apparently Jerks are indigenous to Jerkwater towns in the USA, which are towns without a proper water tank to replenish the steam engines - jerkwater came from streams and such.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jerk