6Foot2 Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 NOTE: Not a political post: No political replies are expected, nor are they invited. Guesses for how long it will be until this change is reverted?... 1
triggmiester Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 Don't you only see that if you're in the US? The rest of us see this
6Foot2 Posted February 11, 2025 Author Posted February 11, 2025 Don't you only see that if you're in the US? The rest of us see this [ATTACH=CONFIG]73114[/ATTACH] Odd. That is a screen print from my Chromebook. I am not running a VPN.
E_G_R2 Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 I suppose its no different to how the French view the English Channel though the name Channel Le Manche doesn't reference France
Andrew_C Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 If we don't talk about politics, can we talk about an old man that needs a mental health intervention?
Ketlane Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 Churchill got there first: “I do not consider that names that have been familiar for generations in England should be altered to study the whims of foreigners living in those parts. Where the name has no particular significance the local custom should be followed. However, Constantinople should never be abandoned, though for stupid people Istanbul may be written in brackets after it. As for Angora, long familiar with us through the Angora cats, I will resist to the utmost of my power its degradation to Ankara [....] “Bad luck…always pursues people who change the names of their cities. Fortune is rightly malignant to those who break with the traditions and customs of the past….Ankara is banned, unless in brackets afterwards. If we do not make a stand we shall in a few weeks be asked to call Leghorn ‘Livorno,’ and the B.B.C. will be pronouncing Paris ‘Paree.’ Foreign names were made for Englishmen, not Englishmen for foreign names. I date this minute from St. George’s Day.” -WSC, Minute to the Foreign Office, 23Apr45
Andrew_C Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 Churchill got there first: See above post!
6Foot2 Posted February 11, 2025 Author Posted February 11, 2025 Odd. That is a screen print from my Chromebook. I am not running a VPN. Using Firefox on my Chromebook:
mthomas08 Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 Comedy gold really. All the issues in the world.. and this is the one major thing needing to change for Americans.
PotNoodleTech Posted February 11, 2025 Posted February 11, 2025 Comedy gold really. All the issues in the world.. and this is the one major thing needing to change for Americans. They seem to remain happy as long as they can still go round shooting eachother. 1
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