Things that look like alternate history, but aren't - Page 454

Transparent Blue · #**9061** July 2nd, 2012, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Codae

Someone who leaves and then comes back to watching the tournament is counted twice.

Oops! My bad

metastasis_d · #**9062** July 2nd, 2012, 11:19 AM

Read some Cracked today.

Women in Switzerland didn't have the right to vote until 1959. They didn't get the right to vote in federal elections until 1971. In Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, they didn't get the right to vote until 1990.

Iserlohn · #**9063** July 2nd, 2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by metastasis_d

Read some Cracked today.

Women in Switzerland didn't have the right to vote until 1959. They didn't get the right to vote in federal elections until 1971. In Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, they didn't get the right to vote until 1990.

A fact that I find to be hilarious, considering that "Hoden" means testicle(s) in German

metastasis_d · #**9064** July 2nd, 2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Iserlohn

A fact that I find to be hilarious, considering that "Hoden" means testicle(s) in German

Well now it doesn't seem so strange.

But seriously, Switzerland, 1959?

Alex Richards · #**9065** July 2nd, 2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Iserlohn

A fact that I find to be hilarious, considering that "Hoden" means testicle(s) in German

Doesn't really work. They're essentially Inner and Outer Appenzell.

Iori · #**9066** July 2nd, 2012, 02:40 PM

The fact that Pakistan does not recognize Armenia seems AHish.

Petike · #**9067** July 2nd, 2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Iori

The fact that Pakistan does not recognize Armenia seems AHish.

Any particular grudge they might hold against them ?

Iori · #**9068** July 2nd, 2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Petike

Any particular grudge they might hold against them ?

None that I'm aware of, the sole thing I could think of would be the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, but every other Muslim country, including Azerbaijan recognizes Armenia, so I don't know.

Simreeve · #**9069** July 2nd, 2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Petike

Any particular grudge they might hold against them ?

Perhaps it's a case of Pakistan having feelings of 'Islamic solidarity' towards Turkey, bearing in mind the historical problems between Armenians and Turks and how un-fond of religious minorities Pakistani governments have often been since independence?

Iserlohn · #**9070** July 2nd, 2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Richards

Doesn't really work. They're essentially Inner and Outer Appenzell.

Yeah I know, after all it is also "rhoden" and not "Hoden", but it is so easy just to miss out the third r and read Hoden, which leads to it becoming hilarious

JJDXB · #**9071** July 2nd, 2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Iori

None that I'm aware of, the sole thing I could think of would be the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, but every other Muslim country, including Azerbaijan recognizes Armenia, so I don't know.

Azerbaijan recognises Armenia? Really?

Or do they just have no relations?

Alex Richards · #**9072** July 2nd, 2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JJDXB

Azerbaijan recognises Armenia? Really?

Or do they just have no relations?

I think it's a case of 'we recognise you as independent, within the boundaries of the former Armenian SSR. Not anything else'.

metastasis_d · #**9073** July 2nd, 2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Iserlohn

Yeah I know, after all it is also "rhoden" and not "Hoden", but it is so easy just to miss out the third r and read Hoden, which leads to it becoming hilarious

What third 'r'?

Iori · #**9074** July 2nd, 2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Richards

I think it's a case of 'we recognise you as independent, within the boundaries of the former Armenian SSR. Not anything else'.

Basically this, Azerbaijan recogfnizes Armenia as an Independent state, they just don't represent the Armenian attempt to illegally annex a large chunk of their country by proxy.

Marc Pasquin · #**9075** July 3rd, 2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by metastasis_d

Read some Cracked today.

Women in Switzerland didn't have the right to vote until 1959. They didn't get the right to vote in federal elections until 1971. In Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, they didn't get the right to vote until 1990.

Women in Liechtenstein only got the vote in 1984. But then, who cared.....