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**MarkG** · February 9, 2003, 19:29

Originally posted by Buck Birdseed
Nah. They're a genetically slavic people

in the same manner that you are genetically capable to write fantasy?

**MarkG** · February 9, 2003, 19:31

Originally posted by Big Crunch
I'd bet that 99% of Poly posters wouldn't recognise the current Greek PM's name.

you mean you dont know the current President of the EU?

**Buck Birdseed** · February 9, 2003, 19:32

Unlike greeks macedonians have straight, black hair and really bushy eyebrows. Fact!

**Kontiki** · February 9, 2003, 19:38

Originally posted by MarkG
well, the quiz has two historically wrong questions....

Well, I couldn't be bothered to do the whole quiz, but I'll assume the biggest problem you have is with calling AtG a Macedonian and not Greek. Trouble is, that's true. During the time of AtG, there was no "Greece" as it's known today. If you wanted to make your poll in the slightest bit accurate, you would have to ask what nationality people living in what is called Ontario today were 200 years ago. The answer then would likely be British or Native Indian.

**Imran Siddiqui** · February 9, 2003, 19:40

It's just that Greeks want to take credit for the exploits of someone who isn't Greek. Kinda like France with Napoleon.

**KrazyHorse** · February 9, 2003, 19:42

Except that at least Corsica was part of France.

**Sava** · February 9, 2003, 19:42

Who would win a flat our war between Canada and Greece?

**KrazyHorse** · February 9, 2003, 19:43

Duh? We're 3 times their size, and are a First World nation.

**Imran Siddiqui** · February 9, 2003, 19:44

Frogger: Well yeah, but doesn't mean Napoleon was anymore than a Italian that spoke French... and it is amazing he was actually good at war with that background

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**Gangerolf** · February 9, 2003, 19:44

canada, cause the greeks are busy arresting plane spotters and gamers

**Sava** · February 9, 2003, 19:45

yeah, but I think the greeks would be able to defend their country from invasion via guerilla warfare

**KrazyHorse** · February 9, 2003, 19:45

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Frogger: Well yeah, but doesn't mean Napoleon was anymore than a Italian that spoke French... and it is amazing he was actually good at war with that background

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Just demonstrating that while Napoleon could present at least a semi-convincing case for being French, and took over France in an internal revolution, Alexander had to conquer the greeks.

**MarkG** · February 9, 2003, 19:47

Originally posted by Kontiki
During the time of AtG, there was no "Greece" as it's known today.

political separations of ancient greece (e.g. the autonomous greek city-states) should not be confused with the cultural unity of the ancient greek people (language, customs, religion, etc etc)

If you wanted to make your poll in the slightest bit accurate

my poll was an atempt to joke on History TV, not to be something accurate.... last time i checked there was never an "Ontarian" nationality....

**Boris Godunov** · February 9, 2003, 19:48

Man, how sad to have one's sense of national pride hinge on one person who died 2300 years ago who isn't even of the same nationality.

**KrazyHorse** · February 9, 2003, 19:48

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