The totally off-topic thread

[Pushka]

What a sook! Run to mummy after falling over. They don’t breed them tough anymore!

Mummy/Daddy came over to him/her as well. Anthropomorphism at its best.

 

[Quickstatus]

I reckon the Chinese Dynasties were pretty clever. They concentrated on Trade, where the money is. eg Silk Road.

That’s one dimension.
They were quite militaristic as well - many incursions and invasions of their neighbours.
Areas which are now Korea, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia, Burma have seen Chinese invasions over the centuries.

I don’t believe they were ever significant seafarers

 

[Quickstatus]

Mummy/Daddy came over to him/her as well. Anthropomorphism at its best.

The Loxodontas have a highly evolved social structure

Being a matriarchal society the girls and immature males live in a family with high level of familial loyalty and will recognise one another even after splitting up to form other families. The mature blokes live alone or in bachelor groups which have no intra group loyalty

So the adult elephants which came over to the sooky calf are mother or aunts.

Daddy on the other hand is off roaming the countryside.
Anthropomorphism at its best

 

[JohnK]

That’s one dimension.
They were quite militaristic as well - many incursions and invasions of their neighbours.

A few empires have been like that throughout history. Very destructive.

 

[TomVexille]

The Greek Empire and Roman Empire to name a few. They had control of most of the known world at the time. First the Greek language then the Latin language were the common languages.

Did the Greeks ever really have an empire? The Macedonians sure, but the Greeks?

 

[JohnK]

Did the Greeks ever really have an empire? The Macedonians sure, but the Greeks?

Perhaps the Greeks had more of a civilisation rather than Empire but the Ancient Greeks did control the known world at the time which was the Mediterranean.

Also Macedonians were Greek and continue to be Greek.

 

[Pushka]

Perhaps the Greeks had more of a civilisation rather than Empire but the Ancient Greeks did control the known world at the time which was the Mediterranean.

Also Macedonians were Greek and continue to be Greek.

Neighbors I thought.
Bit like Taiwan and China I guess.

 

[TomVexille]

Perhaps the Greeks had more of a civilisation rather than Empire but the Ancient Greeks did control the known world at the time which was the Mediterranean.

Also Macedonians were Greek and continue to be Greek.

Civilization sounds better, they were more of a loose collection of states if I remember my European history correctly.

And try telling that to a Macedonian

 

[TheRealTMA]

The Greek Empire and Roman Empire to name a few. They had control of most of the known world at the time. First the Greek language then the Latin language were the common languages.

No, the various historical Chinese empires.

And what you are trying to say is the ‘world known to the Greeks’. There were many other ‘known worlds’ known to many other races and groups of peoples at and before that time including the one much larger one ‘known’ to the Chinese, and the peoples from South America, and Australian Aboriginal tribes, ...

 

[TheRealTMA]

So cute
Nature on Instagram: “Baby elephant takes a tumble while chasing birds Tag your friends! Video by Jonas Sjöström #nature”

Click baiting.

 

[Quickstatus]

No, the various historical Chinese empires.

And what you are trying to say is the ‘world known to the Greeks’. There were many other ‘known worlds’ known to many other races and groups of peoples at and before that time including the one much larger one ‘known’ to the Chinese, and the peoples from South America, and Australian Aboriginal tribes, ...

In the end the point remains that despite the differing histories in the various known worlds, the one common historical theme is that it repeats itself - in that empires rise and fall. Insert “tribes” “worlds” , “civilisations” as appropriate.

So the US being the dominant will eventually fade and others will be ascendant. Will it be good or bad? - only history will tell. The bad news is that usually several generations go by before this can be discerned.

 

[Quickstatus]

Did the Greeks ever really have an empire? The Macedonians sure, but the Greeks?

I believe so.
Alexander the Great (the macedon) expanded the Hellenic empire as far as parts of India, Persia, and Egypt. Most consider Hellenic history to be a combination of Macedonians and Greeks because culturally they were in many respects very similar.

I think there were small Slavic populations within macedonia but the majority were Hellenic

However Macedonians believe they are more Greek than the Greeks?. Or something like that

That’s the other historical constant - people / cultures seem to think they are the chosen ones, the originals, the authentic, the moral until they are overthrown by the next mob who think the same. And so on...

 

[Pushka]

Bit like Baklava. The Greeks say they invented it. The Turks say they invented it.

 

[Quickstatus]

Bit like Baklava. The Greeks say they invented it. The Turks say they invented it.

I don’t care what anyone says. Pavlova is as Aussie as the lamington

I need someone to re- explain to me the reason for the population exchange between the Turks and Greeks in 1924? 5?

.......

Also Macedonians were Greek and continue to be Greek.

Spoken like a true Greek

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Neighbors I thought.
Bit like Taiwan and China I guess.

AU and NZ.
I guess the Brits tried with the UK but as long as you have the irascible Scots, Welsh and Irish, the UK is in name only

 

[Hvr]

The world's oldest spider has died aged 43

The world's oldest spider has died, aged 43
Australia has a notorious reputation as home to some of the world's deadliest creatures and until recently also harboured the oldest known living spider in the world.

The trapdoor matriarch died at the ripe old age of 43 during a long-term population study in Western Australia's Central Wheatbelt and far outlived her previous rival, a 28-year-old Mexican tarantula.

I'm sure there are many AFFers who have the same 'spider rule' I do; if I see you, you die!'.

 

[drron]

I like spiders.As a boy I used to catch funnel web spiders for RNSH.

 

[RooFlyer]

Also Macedonians were Greek and continue to be Greek.

Except those in the country of Macedonia who very definitely aren't Greek .

Some-one forgot to trademark the name.

 

[Quickstatus]

What was the reward for a male vs femaleFunnel web?

 

[Quickstatus]

Except those in the country of Macedonia who very definitely aren't Greek .

Some-one forgot to trademark the name.

Yes the “Slavic “ Macedonia. The Greeks believe that name “Macedonia” should be reserved for Hellenic Macedonia and the Slavs should call Macedonia the country something else. Then some Greeks consider themselves Macedonians to make things even more complicated.
And they (the countries) consider Alexander the Great part of their symbols and heritage.

All very confusing but not unusual for the Balkans

The Balkan war, the Macedonian name dispute plus all the other disputes which always seem to be nationalistic in nature in those areas has and will never be resolved. It’s weird in this respect this part of the world.

 

[RooFlyer]

Like I said, someone forgot to trademark the name 'Macedonia' and now the Greeks are getting all het up about it. As if they don't have other things to worry about - like being net broke etc etc.