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Bad dog, baby, bad dog!

quinn esq — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:19:47 +0000

In reply to That's good, Genghis, because

Bad dog, baby, bad dog!

Yay, Chicago. Woot!

Orlando — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:13:18 +0000

In reply to That's good, Genghis, because

Yay, Chicago. Woot!

That's good, Genghis, because

acanuck — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:37:59 +0000

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That's good, Genghis, because the Blackhawks will beat the Flyers like a bad, bad dog. Some kind of vengeance for Habs fans, I guess.

That's actually quite good,

acanuck — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:34:00 +0000

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That's actually quite good, quinn. It has me smiling through my pain.

I managed to get tickets to the fourth game of the Pittsburgh series, which the Canadiens clawed their way back to win. The decibel level at the Bell Centre (especially at the end) had to violate some city bylaw.

I can't claim credit for

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:28:05 +0000

In reply to You do know why I'm back,

I can't claim credit for that, as I'm not in Philly anymore. And I don't give a damn about hockey.

Flyers over Habs, AGAIN,

quinn esq — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:05:17 +0000

In reply to You do know why I'm back,

Flyers over Habs, AGAIN, counts as Reconquista, doesn't it?

You do know why I'm back,

acanuck — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:05:46 +0000

In reply to Never doubt me. I have to

You do know why I'm back, right? With the Flyers ending the Canadiens' heroic, quixotic, near-inconceivable run at the Stanley Cup, my brain (and those of millions of my fellow partisans) finally has some room for thoughts that do not involve hockey.

Damn Philadelphians. Just wait till next year!

I've read a bit about Islam in the Middle Ages, but the focus was often on the more dramatic and high-profile clashes with Christianity in the East. If anyone has read a definitive history of the Reconquista, I'd like to hear about it, too.

Never doubt me. I have to

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:21:52 +0000

In reply to Good post, Genghis. I

Never doubt me.

I have to admit, though, I didn't read up on the full history, just the origin of term, and I don't know much about Islamic Spain. Anyone know a good book on the topic?

PS Good to have you back, ac.

Good post, Genghis. I

acanuck — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:32:37 +0000

In reply to Fear and Loathing in Phoenix

Good post, Genghis. I initially doubted your assertion that Charlemagne launched the original Reconquista, but I looked it up and you're right. So thanks for helping fill that gap in my historical knowledge. Fascinating story. Even if it took 800 years to fully collapse, Islamic Spain appeared doomed almost from birth (poor lines of communication, restive subjects, palace power struggles, etc.).

Fuckin'

irony man — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:57:08 +0000

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Fuckin' Carthaginians.

*spits*

And it's Tucson, and Tucsonans, I think.