[uhler]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

actually they had anti-aircraft cannons, 20 odd aircraft used mostly for recon, nearly 500,000 troops, and over 250,000 modern rifles. the trouble was that Italy blockaded Ethiopian trade from the Red Sea, and when that didn't fully work, they rained mustard gas on the troops. you have to remember that Ethiopian men think shoes are for pussies, and Ethiopian soldiers prided themselves and their barefoot abilities, and so the mustard gas was especially effective at immobilizing Ethiopian troops, the gas residue left on the ground burns the shit out of bare skin and leaves blisters that last for weeks..

oh well, they were wrong. but imagine if they fought in wooden tanks. that would've been amazing.

mustard gas was such a nasty weapon.

[PAULYBEE2656]

bob geldof was there in the eighties, so was bono and simon le bon. midge ure wasnt. they have very good long distance runners, cant think of the famous guys name, it suffers terribly with poverty for the poor and the rich get very wealthy. addis abbaba is the capital and it is supposed to be one of the most dangerous and beautiful cities in the world. its on the continent of africa and its currency is the birr if i remember correctly and its flag is this....

 

 

[Savage Clone]

I am also a fan of injera and lentils, and many other foods from this region.
In the 60s and 70s some of the coolest psychedelic funk music came from this area.
I know a few Ethiopians because they work at the co-op where I get my food.
I hear that if one identifies oneself with this region, it will alleviate White Guilt and give that person a sense of evangelical smugness normally reserved strictly for college students and missionaries.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Glice

And ranting about racism to a bunch of people who are mostly white liberals is called for, right? Or ranting about a religion which is, as with all religion, entirely your own choice and NOT to be rammed down people's throats is called for? Would you like it if our Jewish members started posting Zionist threads? Or our Christian ones (a majority, by default) started proselytising about Christ the saviour?

By the way, the Jewish example was unfair because Judaism is not synonymous with Zionism.

hey asshole, its a message board, reading any of this is voluntary, not conscripted.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I am also a fan of injera and lentils, and many other foods from this region.
In the 60s and 70s some of the coolest psychedelic funk music came from this area.

that music was Haile Selassie's last gift to the world and to the Ethiopian people especially. here is a fantastic album to explain what Savage Clone is talking about... so funky it will have you sayin damn that shit is funk-ay.

can you believe that Ethiopians learned to play jazz, swing and funk originally from Swedish and Polish military bands that the Emperor imported in 66?

http://www.amazon.com/Ethiopiques-Vo...3541296&sr=8-2

 

[Savage Clone]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

hey asshole, its a message board, reading any of this is voluntary, not conscripted.

That's true, but even you should be able to admit that you post on these subjects often and in a strident or condescending way.
To a bunch of people who mostly sympathize with you already.

None of us owned a slave.

[Savage Clone]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

that music was Haile Selassie's last gift to the world and to the Ethiopian people especially. here is a fantastic album to explain what Savage Clone is talking about... so funky it will have you sayin damn that shit is funk-ay.

can you believe that Ethiopians learned to play jazz, swing and funk originally from Swedish and Polish military bands that the Emperor imported in 66?

http://www.amazon.com/Ethiopiques-Vo...3541296&sr=8-2

 

That's the stuff!

[Rob Instigator]

I know that Jiitu Abraham is fine as hell

 

 

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

That's true, but even you should be able to admit that you post on these subjects often and in a strident or condescending way.
To a bunch of people who mostly sympathize with you already.

None of us owned a slave.

I dont know how many lurkers are out there. I post on the internent to vent out what is in this mess called my mind, and there are hundreds of pairs of eyes out there who might not have ever heard any of this before, and so to them, I write and post these things. And of course, I can only represent who I am, these issue are what I talk about with everybody, be it in person or virtual, and I apologize if my over all theme has stepped on any toes, but alas, I can only be myself.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I know that Jiitu Abraham is fine as hell

 

 

the women from Tigre are said to be the most beautiful in all of Africa, though I tell you, the coptic Egyptians give them a sure run for their money...

[Toilet & Bowels]

why don't you go outside and hand out anti-racism pamphlets instead?

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

why don't you go outside and hand out anti-racism pamphlets instead?

cant I do both?

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

cant I do both?

no, sorry.

[Glice]

Originally Posted by Kegmama

I knew this thread was going to turn ugly and be full of drama. It's becuz of all the opinionated racists.

'Drama' or the limp mitherings of bored young men?

[mangajunky]

I dig Ethiopian food, there's a restaurant on 6th street called Awash that's pretty good. I also have a good friend who's very proud of his Ethiopian heritage and is even named Sekou Toure.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Glice

'Drama' or the limp mitherings of bored young men?

keepin the dream alive until 09 eh glice? I wonder whose 'neg heroics', yours or mine, will save the day...

[floatingslowly]

I'm proud of my ethiopian heritage.

[Glice]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

keepin the dream alive until 09 eh glice? I wonder whose 'neg heroics', yours or mine, will save the day...

Ha. Sanctimonious retard with chip on his shoulder or gobshite prolix cunt? It's a trick one that, I'll give you that.

Unless the day being saved is Thursday, I totally pwn Thursdays.

[racehorse]

i had the opportunity to study a semitic language and i must say i was drawn to amharic due to how exotic it seems, and the richness of the culture behind it. i eventually chose arabic instead however due to the all round usefulness of it.

[uhler]

since we're on the topic of countries, anybody have any thoughts on bhutan?