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[Archangel]

...How can you be active on the same time of day as me, despite being on the other side of the world?

Huh? You talking to me? It's ~1/4 to 5 here.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

IMO, I reckon the Turkish were quite polite in Gallipoli, certainly not as bad as they are made out to be back then, and sometimes now days. It's a little disappointing when the major Gallopili film only shows one viewpoint towards the campaign (and WWI in general), that being of the British Australian. Yet Gallipoli was not much more than a training ground for the Australian troops, compared to the Western Front.

(if my history teacher is right)

He's right, there are many recounts from soldiers on both sides describing them gathering the trench. I cannot comprehend what they went through in WWI. Also, them playing cricket wouldn't be too far fetched, they played football one Christmas eve on the Western Front.

[Jackrabbit]

While we're on the subject of the Gallipoli landings, the only thing I remember from some documentary I saw ages ago was a bloke saying about how after some really fierce battle or something, with lots of dead in the no-man's-land, an Aussie yelled out "Play you again next Saturday!".

Yeah, Gallipoli was oddly polite. There's plenty of urban legends of the Aussies and Turks calling a ceasefire to play cricket for an hour, which are probably false, but one thing that is true (if my history teacher is right) is that every now and then both sides would call a ceasefire and get up out of the trenches to collect the dead, supposedly the Aussies would sometimes play cricket during these ceasefires, it's unknown if any Turks joined in or not.

Even better, the Turks and ANZACs (Kiwis fought there too y'know) actually traded supplies during the ceasefires.

[Archangel]

I love how we keep derailing this thread to talk about Australia.

[Neruz]

Australia is like a black hole of awesomeness that redirects all nearby trajectories into it's infinite grasp.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

I'd like to talk about Australian History somemore, but don't want to derail the read any more than it has.

(New Rule for this thread: Australia's already better, don't mention it?)

[Archangel]

I'd like to talk about Australian History some more, but don't want to derail the read any more than it has.

Maybe someone should go make a thread about it.

(New Rule for this thread: Australia's already better, don't mention it?)

Seconded!

[nabki]

Okayy... My country is better because the coffee is so thick it goes solid if it cools, the tea is so sweet it can be used as a glue substitute, and the wildlife is not homicidal. We're also in the axis of evil. Beat that.

[Neruz]

China has Pandas. Do you have Pandas?

[Vlynndar]

No, but we do have tulips. Which we got from Turkey. Which leads us to Gallipoli and Australia again.

[Neruz]

Australia is like a black hole of awesomeness that redirects all nearby trajectories into it's infinite grasp.

[Aldaris]

Australia is like a black hole of awesomeness that redirects all nearby trajectories into it's infinite grasp.

...
Our windmills are more Oldschool...

[Heron TSG]

Our windmills are more Newschool.

[Akigagak]

We have no windmills.

[Neruz]

But what are the knights supposed to charge at?