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Did you know Ghengis Khan was a.....
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Did you know Ghengis Khan was a.....
Topic Started: Oct 20 2006, 09:32 AM (394 Views)
John D'Oh
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I've often wondered. Where would jolly old Ghengis have fitted, in the USA of today? Would he have worked in the fur trade, or possible as a breeder of fine horses. Alternatively, he could have been a serial killer.

What say you, fine people?
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Mikhailoh
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My God, man.. can't you at least wait until the pelican flies? :lol:
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sue
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I'm going with satay chef. The old guy got around, probably picked up some interesting spices (and other stuff, but never mind about that). Given the opportunity to explore his gentler side, he most certainly would have found great pleasure in developing his culinary skills. And I bet he would have been darn good chopping up the meat into little bits. :sword:
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Genghis would be running the Los Angeles chapters of the Hell's Angels.
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kentcouncil
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Even though I voted for the last poll choice (which seems bloody obvious), Genghis Khan was an extraordinarily brilliant military and civil leader, whose armies achieved an effectiveness unmatched until the 20th century. If he were here today, he'd be the emperor and commander-in-chief of the United States of North and South America.
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Aqua Letifer
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I'm going to say republican representative from Kansas.

He was quite religious (devout Buddhist), so he'd be right at home in the bible belt. He was a self-made man, and overcame his childhood hardships in order to unite the Mongol empire; much like Lincoln in that respect. I'm sure he would completely support our competitive and winner-take-all capitalistic society. He also believed in having a strong military.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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John D'Oh
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Oct 20 2006, 02:26 PM
I'm going to say republican representative from Kansas.

He was quite religious (devout Buddhist), so he'd be right at home in the bible belt. He was a self-made man, and overcame his childhood hardships in order to unite the Mongol empire; much like Lincoln in that respect. I'm sure he would completely support our competitive and winner-take-all capitalistic society. He also believed in having a strong military.

He was also rather smelly, so that's a good match too.
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JBryan
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Hitting the sauce a bit early today, JD?
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John D'Oh
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JBryan
Oct 20 2006, 02:43 PM
Hitting the sauce a bit early today, JD?

I'm getting up a good head of steam in anticipation of the main event. I love Friday afternoon.

[If Mrs. D'Oh is in attendance, I haven't touched a drop all day, and I thoroughly resent the implication! Avaunt, thou foul inhabitor of dank places!]
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AlbertaCrude
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Oct 20 2006, 10:26 AM


He was quite religious (devout Buddhist), ....

Sure about that? According to my history Ghengis was, like all Mongol tribesmen of his day, a Shamanist.
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Aqua Letifer
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AlbertaCrude
Oct 20 2006, 11:05 AM
Aqua Letifer
Oct 20 2006, 10:26 AM


He was quite religious (devout Buddhist), ....

Sure about that? According to my history Ghengis was, like all Mongol tribesmen of his day, a Shamanist.

Pretty sure he converted later in life. But nope, couldn't say for sure.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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mmmaestro007
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the obvious answer is he would be the current US President as he was a warmonger!
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John D'Oh
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A little too obvious for me, I'm afraid.
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mmmaestro007
Oct 20 2006, 05:55 PM
the obvious answer is he would be the current US President as he was a warmonger!

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LadyElton
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mmmaestro007
Oct 20 2006, 05:55 PM
the obvious answer is he would be the current US President as he was a warmonger!

That would be an insult to Ghengis Khan. :whome:
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sue
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I've just been flipping through this,

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some interesting things, like this:
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In addition to sex, property, and food, Genghis Khan recognized the disruptive potential of competing religions. In one form or another, virtually every religion from Buddhism to Christianity and Manichaeanism to Islam had found converts among the steppe people, and almost all of them claimed not only to be the true religion but the only one. In probably the first law of its kind anywhere in the world, Genghis Khan decreed complete and total religious freedom for everyone. Although he continued to worship the spirits of his homeland, he did not permit them to be used as a national cult.
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John D'Oh
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He also appears to have the second most stylish headgear on the board tonight.
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sue
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:lol: Hmmm, and he appears to be able to make his stand upright, not all floppy doppy like yours.
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JBryan
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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John D'Oh
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sue
Oct 20 2006, 10:29 PM
:lol: Hmmm, and he appears to be able to make his stand upright, not all floppy doppy like yours.

His spear's a lot bigger than my pencils, I've noticed. Still, never mind, I doubt he'd have been able to work this computer too well. Apart from anything else, I haven't installed Mongolian fonts.
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JBryan
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I'll bet he doesn't have any lead in his spear. Doesn't matter anyway unless he has someone to write to.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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