History Trivia Thread Reducks

[Sheilbh]

Stephen Douglas

It is well known.

[jimmy olsen]

Stephen Douglas

It is well known.

So if I know something it has to be well known? 

[Agelastus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pig

Colour me unconvinced. But since you cite a source and you claim it was used only once (as opposed to fire and screaming javelineers).

Dionysius is, admittedly, not always the most reliable of historians. Moreover, I freely admit that many historians do not believe him.

However, H H Scullard, who wrote perhaps the definitive account of Elephants in ancient warfare ("The Elephant in the Greek and Roman World", Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY, 1974) does feel that they were probably used.

I actually did not know the Aelianus reference referred to by the Wikipedia article.

The idea is no more absurd than Hannibal's trick with the cattle from the second Punic War.

[jimmy olsen]

What antebellum senator from a slave state took a mulatto slave as his common law wife in a flagrant breach of law and custom?

[Agelastus]

What antebellum senator from a slave state took a mulatto slave as his common law wife in a flagrant breach of law and custom?

Point of order. As far as I am aware, you are a citizen of the USA - what happened to the Yi rule?

[Admiral Yi]

What antebellum senator from a slave state took a mulatto slave as his common law wife in a flagrant breach of law and custom?

Ooh, Viking is going to go all berserker on you.

[Viking]

What antebellum senator from a slave state took a mulatto slave as his common law wife in a flagrant breach of law and custom?

Point of order. As far as I am aware, you are a citizen of the USA - what happened to the Yi rule?

Not to mention bad grammar.


Edit: and don't go claiming that the CSA is a foreign country...

[jimmy olsen]

What antebellum senator from a slave state took a mulatto slave as his common law wife in a flagrant breach of law and custom?

Point of order. As far as I am aware, you are a citizen of the USA - what happened to the Yi rule?

I forgot about the Yi rule, I'll come up with another question.

[Sheilbh]

So if I know something it has to be well known? 

The question was answered in three minutes, which suggests it's well known.  Not that Tim only has common knowledge

[Viking]

So if I know something it has to be well known? 

The question was answered in three minutes, which suggests it's well known.  Not that Tim only has common knowledge

No, that merely suggests that a person who knew the answer was on languish when the question was asked.

[jimmy olsen]

So if I know something it has to be well known? 

The question was answered in three minutes, which suggests it's well known.  Not that Tim only has common knowledge

Ah, okay.

How did Miyamoto Musashi win his famous duel Sasaki Kojirō?

[The Brain]

KI-AYIIII

[ulmont]

With a quick-draw plus massive cut?

Edit:  Google says "not so much."

[Viking]

gun?

[jimmy olsen]

All way off so far.