Congrats Greenland!
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Topic: Congrats Greenland!
Posted By: JJLehto
Subject: Congrats Greenland!
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 00:42
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As of, today, Greenland is now officially and independent country! Free from the rule of Denmark. The least densely populated country in the world just means it has a lot of space to grow! |
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 00:45
Cool  Shows how much I know - I thought they were a country anyways |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 00:48
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King By-Tor wrote:Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 00:56
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Yea, it was it's own country but technically a part of Denmark. However, today it is fully and officially independent. One step closer to global popular sovereignty! Eventually no one will have to live under another countries borders, (or jurisdiction) except their own! OK, I'm semi joking with all this but honestly, congrats Greenland! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 01:17
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I did not think people even lives there. The vikings tried it and they all died.
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 02:00
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So it finally happened. I wish the population of Greenland luck with this!
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Posted By: Diaby
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 05:43
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It's not fully independent...some cases are still being done by the Danish government.
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 07:05
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Never knew they weren't independent anyway. Cool. So, is the size of the government equal to the size of the population?
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 11:14
Actually, that's kind of brilliant....no one can complain about government if you're in it |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:07
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Finally.
I can stop mailing the Danish government and boycotting windmills.
 Congrats to Greenland. So this makes...194 countries now? ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:14
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^ You're boycotting windmills? How? I hate them too, they just spoil the landscape and the ratio cost/benefit is not good enough. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:38
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I suppose you could not eat any grain that is grinded by a windmill, or not use it's electricity. Good thing MWH can stop that now, I'm sure his boycott was crippling Denmark |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:45
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That means sporcle has to update their quiz, they haven't yet. http://www.sporcle.com/games/world.php - http://www.sporcle.com/games/world.php -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:51
I refused to use their electricity or to build them any where near me. Good thing I live in the US where we don't like alternative energy.
 And I actually like windmills.  ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 12:51
Why else would they have caved? ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 13:05
Wait! We need to straighten something up. This I hate:  , this I like:  But, how can you knoew the source of the energy being delivered to you?  |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 13:26
Mmmmmm so you should be their hero, run for King of Greenland! |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 13:55
You're right. But on that note: I got 115! I knew all of North and South America, most of Europe, a good chunk of Asia but Africa did me in... |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 14:17
Congrats  ! (Sorry, but I don't know how to translate the word "congrats" in Kalaallisut).
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 17:55
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Congratulation Greenlanders! Congratulations to all 3 of you!!
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 18:14
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^ They will rule the world one day. Then who will be laughing? All 3 of them, perfect number for a military junta....and a polar bear army. Those are some big animals. |
Posted By: Diaby
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 14:18
I got 170. It would have been better If I'd known some English names. For example, I was stuck at the bigger Congo. Dem Rep of the Congo, eh? I'm a bit embarrassed. I completely forgot about Kosovo and Moldova BTW, the green country names are VERY annoying. I could have think of lots of other countries if I had seen the map. ------------- yeah |
, Sri Lanka, Cameroon and Kuwait...Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 14:33
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Has anyone ever explained the confusion over why a block of ice is known as Greenland, whereas a fairly green land, is known as Iceland. ------------- 
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 14:59
I always wondered.....but I just gave up and chucked it up to irony |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 15:26
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The vikings thought Greenland was pretty green when they first arrived. They should had gone to Specsavers, I guess. Iceland on the other hand was pretty icy, according to my ancestors. If they had made landfall in England on a Saturday night, England would today had been better known as Drunkland. So I guess England had a lucky escape. My ancestors went further north and did not cause a one thousand year long embaresment. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 15:40
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They still have a defence agreement with the Danes. Who would want to attack them?
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 15:41
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Maybe Green Peace? -------------
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 22 2009 at 15:58
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All you people are joking but I tell ya, Greenland is not to be messed with. I sure hope Obama extends a hand and maintains a good relationship. Wouldn't want to piss off their polar bear army. They look cute but those things can just be brutal. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 09:07
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Especially when they`re hungry.
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