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Monoriu

What if the Japanese combined fleet showed up at the Channel to assist Germany in Sealion?

Agelastus

Quote from: Monoriu on September 18, 2009, 05:52:40 AM
What if the Japanese combined fleet showed up at the Channel to assist Germany in Sealion?

:Ducks and covers from the enraged crowd of Alt-Historians rushing to crush another Sealion to death:
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Josquius

Quote from: DisturbedPervert on September 17, 2009, 07:43:48 PM
Here is a map of the most popular sport in each country.  Don't see Girl Hockey anywhere.  It'd be interesting to see the next several big sports in each country.

Also cool that archery is the most popular sport in Bhutan.


Who says that?
I'd dispute the Irish like Gaelic more than regular football.
And in the Carribean I hear basketball is really displacing cricket these days.
And Estonia has skiing?....there's no mountains in Estonia....
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Josephus

Quote from: Monoriu on September 18, 2009, 05:52:40 AM
What if the Japanese combined fleet showed up at the Channel to assist Germany in Sealion?

Happens in HOI all the time. :lol:
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"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton 1950-2011

DisturbedPervert

Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2009, 06:09:49 AM
Who says that?
I'd dispute the Irish like Gaelic more than regular football.
And in the Carribean I hear basketball is really displacing cricket these days.
And Estonia has skiing?....there's no mountains in Estonia....

Don't know how they gathered the statistics, was a map from wiki. For Estonia I imagine it's cross country skiing not downhill, maybe more people do that than play basketball or football, or maybe it's wrong.  I think the Gaelic Football thing comes from attendance records that show Gaelic Football is the most attended sport in Ireland (34% of total sports attendance is for Gaelic, 17% for soccer).  Probably because they follow English soccer and don't bother with their own. 

Savonarola

Finally espcaped the taint of Tim.  Now I am become toaster devourer of breads.
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Pedrito

Quote from: DisturbedPervert on September 18, 2009, 07:08:51 AM
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2009, 06:09:49 AM
Who says that?
I'd dispute the Irish like Gaelic more than regular football.
And in the Carribean I hear basketball is really displacing cricket these days.
And Estonia has skiing?....there's no mountains in Estonia....

Don't know how they gathered the statistics, was a map from wiki. For Estonia I imagine it's cross country skiing not downhill, maybe more people do that than play basketball or football, or maybe it's wrong.  I think the Gaelic Football thing comes from attendance records that show Gaelic Football is the most attended sport in Ireland (34% of total sports attendance is for Gaelic, 17% for soccer).  Probably because they follow English soccer and don't bother with their own.
I can't see the nation that has horse racing as favoured sport.

L.
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Agelastus

Quote from: Savonarola on September 18, 2009, 08:36:40 AM
Finally espcaped the taint of Tim.  Now I am become toaster devourer of breads.

Congratulations from one who has not even managed to be tainted yet. :Embarrass:
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Josquius

Quote from: DisturbedPervert on September 18, 2009, 07:08:51 AM
Don't know how they gathered the statistics, was a map from wiki. For Estonia I imagine it's cross country skiing not downhill, maybe more people do that than play basketball or football, or maybe it's wrong.  I think the Gaelic Football thing comes from attendance records that show Gaelic Football is the most attended sport in Ireland (34% of total sports attendance is for Gaelic, 17% for soccer).  Probably because they follow English soccer and don't bother with their own. 
Aha, yeah that would explain Ireland for certain.
They're all Man Utd fans pretty much.
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DisturbedPervert

Quote from: Pedrito on September 18, 2009, 08:46:50 AM
I can't see the nation that has horse racing as favoured sport.

L.

Me neither.  Maybe some micro state.  It's almost the same color as football so I can't really tell the difference anyway.

MadImmortalMan

Quote from: DisturbedPervert on September 17, 2009, 10:18:39 PM
Watched yesterday's Celebrity Jeopardy on youtube.

Scores before Final Jeopardy

Wolf Blitzer  $-4,600
Andy Richter  $39,000

:lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcWs-MFOQWQ

Wow
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Josquius

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Quote from: DisturbedPervert on September 18, 2009, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on September 18, 2009, 08:46:50 AM
I can't see the nation that has horse racing as favoured sport.

L.

Me neither.  Maybe some micro state.  It's almost the same color as football so I can't really tell the difference anyway.
Aye, my guess would be Monaco, no sign of it there though...San Marino looks to have some colour.



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Agelastus

Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2009, 01:28:32 PM
Aye, my guess would be Monaco, no sign of it there though...San Marino looks to have some colour.

Mine would be Hong Kong, depending on how the map registers the "two Chinas" system.
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Agelastus on September 18, 2009, 03:32:23 PM
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2009, 01:28:32 PM
Aye, my guess would be Monaco, no sign of it there though...San Marino looks to have some colour.

Mine would be Hong Kong, depending on how the map registers the "two Chinas" system.

Having read Noble House, I'd have to agree.
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Agelastus

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 18, 2009, 03:44:02 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on September 18, 2009, 03:32:23 PM
Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2009, 01:28:32 PM
Aye, my guess would be Monaco, no sign of it there though...San Marino looks to have some colour.

Mine would be Hong Kong, depending on how the map registers the "two Chinas" system.

Having read Noble House, I'd have to agree.

See, we can agree about something, anyway. :)
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."