It was 10 years ago today....

[Leogeddon]

yeh, doesn't feel like that it's been 10 years
but ehhh.... sucks how she died, she was so young.

[Sewer Bull]

Jesus. Why the hell has this thread turned out to shooting your opponents with random celebrities' names and trying to guess them, eh? Shouldn't we, like, praise Diana's memory in here or something?

Knowing a lot of names doesn't mean you know a lot in general. Or that your general knowledge is deep. It might be pretty shallow if based on received wisdom, gossips or fairy tales. Like in this case:

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Princess Diana was a common girl who married into royalty. She used her connections to help out the poor countries, kind of what Anglina Jolie does. She may have questionable relationships, but she is at least trying to help out the orphans in third world countries.

Raph's Girl has already mentioned the case of her 'common girl' status. I'd like to point out something else. Seriously, all I heard about her charity work that could be associated with any helping out the poor countries and their orphans was only that landmine project, that she engaged in after her divorce with Charles (so, it took her about a year or something).

Not that it's not a lot and I don't really want to depreciate her merits or judge her whole life, but damn - I started wondering whether you really know what that woman did, since you threw such a Cinderella-esque vision of her life and charity work - and mentioned those 'poor countries' and "the orphans in the third world countries' and compared her efforts to Angelina Jolie's.

Originally Posted by Warhorse

and now Black Beauty is one of the best classic works or literature of all time. Again people, broaden your minds beyond ipods and comic books.

...

The good news is - I know this book.

The bad news is - if you really think it is "one of the best classic works of literature of all time", then I'm afraid you are the one in need of broadening your own mind.

[Ra]

...my lock senses are tingling... *sighs*

You know, instead of flaming everyone over random trivia of popular culture, could we like...I don't know...PAY RESPECT TO THE DEAD? Really, I just hate it when things like this happen. It just gets people all fired up over their beliefs, values, and whatever the hell we like or dislike about the world and celebrities today.

Which has pretty much nothing to do with the topic.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Rather mock him for being an indegnatious dickwad who endangered his children and ultimatley took himself from his family.

Thanks Zarius. After reading this comment yesterday I felt like I had been kicked in the groin and my heart run through with a spear. Steve was one of my idols as a kid. He may have been an idiot to you, but he was our idiot, thanks. Good day to you, sir.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Warhorse

Wow, 1812, your family was here a long time. How long have they been here? I don't know anything past WW 1. My heritage was German, Polish and Italian, they opposed the communist control and paid a heavy price for it.

I couldn't even begin to imagine what it would be like to walk near Normandy. They still have sunk boats and tanks still down in the waters, right?

On my dad's side I have Native American ancestry so that side's been in America since the ice ages. On my mom's side....since the 1500's. Im descended from one of the men who baught Manhatten (I've read there were 12 all together) island for a bunch of beads from the Native Americans.

Bit of a trivia: Harlem was the original Dutch colony. It was named after the town in the Netherlands, which changed it's name from Harlem to Haarlem. Ironically Haarlem is the top producer of chocolate in Europe.

Genealogy is fun. My grandparents are professional genealogists and Im one as well (altho not a professional). Im always helping people with their genealogy and Im currently putting mine online. I've found several links to Princess Diana on my tree without even looking for em. Always happens. I find a link to some celebrity while Im looking for something else. *lol* Or I find some obscure link to a comic book character (Im related to the real Peter Parker)...my links to the TMNT are fun tho (IE related to one of the founders of Northampton, MA )

As for Normandy. Yes it's very eerily quiet. But if ya ever do go there and go to the beach bring a gas mask cuz MAN it stinks worse than a skunk! There's tents and stuff still on the beach from WWII and it's rotting away. It's covered most of the time by the ocean but if you go at low tide you can see it. There's also a ship that's stranded on the beach like a whale. It's got this HUGE gaping hole in it. One of these days I'll have to scan the pics we took.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

On my dad's side I have Native American ancestry so that side's been in America since the ice ages. On my mom's side....since the 1500's. Im descended from one of the men who baught Manhatten (I've read there were 12 all together) island for a bunch of beads from the Native Americans.

Bit of a trivia: Harlem was the original Dutch colony. It was named after the town in the Netherlands, which changed it's name from Harlem to Haarlem. Ironically Haarlem is the top producer of chocolate in Europe.

You're bad!

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Genealogy is fun. My grandparents are professional genealogists and Im one as well (altho not a professional). Im always helping people with their genealogy and Im currently putting mine online. I've found several links to Princess Diana on my tree without even looking for em. Always happens. I find a link to some celebrity while Im looking for something else. *lol* Or I find some obscure link to a comic book character (Im related to the real Peter Parker)...my links to the TMNT are fun tho (IE related to one of the founders of Northampton, MA )

I didn't even know people actually put their personal geneologies online. So, while my family says that all of my decendants that didn't make it to the U.S. are dead, how likely you think that would be the case? How common are the names Barone in Italy, Kersinski in Poland, and Keller in German?

The Barones on my family now, are now part of a Canadian/Italian mob that runs the Niagra Falls border. Frankie Barone and his wife Angel Barone (who is my first cousin on my dad's side) run the operation. Nice ties that I got, huh!

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

As for Normandy. Yes it's very eerily quiet. But if ya ever do go there and go to the beach bring a gas mask cuz MAN it stinks worse than a skunk! There's tents and stuff still on the beach from WWII and it's rotting away. It's covered most of the time by the ocean but if you go at low tide you can see it. There's also a ship that's stranded on the beach like a whale. It's got this HUGE gaping hole in it. One of these days I'll have to scan the pics we took.

Do you think the stuff is left on Normandy Beach as some sort of rememberance, or are people afraid to disturb the area or something?

Also, are you into horse racing, or horses all together? I'm a huge horse nut!

[The Stryker]

Uh...yeah, sorry to break up that very interesting back and forth but how about that Diana huh?