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 Named after [[MrP]] as he was the first member to do it regularly, //Gaaaahhhhhh!!//-ing is a practice adopted in response to certain mistakes by either members or quoted news sources, etc. What provokes a Gah depends on the member (see below). [[Sargon]] recognised the utility of the 'Gah!' to let off steam, and created a thread called "Gah! Central" so that everyone could express their feelings. Named after [[MrP]] as he was the first member to do it regularly, //Gaaaahhhhhh!!//-ing is a practice adopted in response to certain mistakes by either members or quoted news sources, etc. What provokes a Gah depends on the member (see below). [[Sargon]] recognised the utility of the 'Gah!' to let off steam, and created a thread called "Gah! Central" so that everyone could express their feelings.
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 ==== Gah-worthy offences by member ==== ==== Gah-worthy offences by member ====
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   * People confusing "German" with "Germanic" (and also people who use poetic English synonyms for German such as "Teutonic")   * People confusing "German" with "Germanic" (and also people who use poetic English synonyms for German such as "Teutonic")
   * People who disunite Germany on maps (under ANY circumstances)   * People who disunite Germany on maps (under ANY circumstances)
-  * The [[alternate history:Universal Colour Scheme]] (see: [[alternate history:Susanoism]])+  * The [[resources:Universal Colour Scheme]] (see: [[resources:Susanoism]])
  
 === Marius and Haggis === === Marius and Haggis ===
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   * Grocer's apostrophes - to the extent that he makes MrP seem positively tolerant of them.   * Grocer's apostrophes - to the extent that he makes MrP seem positively tolerant of them.
 +  * [[alternate history:Map-Flag Blindness Confusion Syndrome]].
  
 === LordInsane === === LordInsane ===
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   *People who keep forgeting to show Tenasserim as British in maps before and including World War II, despite the fact that Britain gained it 1826 after the First Anglo-Burmese War.   *People who keep forgeting to show Tenasserim as British in maps before and including World War II, despite the fact that Britain gained it 1826 after the First Anglo-Burmese War.
   *People who keep using the word "then" instead of the word "than" when the later is more correct. (I'm looking at you, [[offtopic:Scarecrow|Scarecrow]])   *People who keep using the word "then" instead of the word "than" when the later is more correct. (I'm looking at you, [[offtopic:Scarecrow|Scarecrow]])
 +  *People who think that humanity could actually beat evil invading aliens by themselves. Mostly, these people think that there is something that humanity has that no other species has which allows them to overcome impossible odds. This is usually authoral fiat...
 +  *People who still consider Pluto to be a planet. AE sides with the International Astromonical Union, who have reclassified it as a dwarf planet. 
  
 === Emperor Qianlong === === Emperor Qianlong ===
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   * People who abbreviate the Soviet Union as 'SU' rather than 'USSR'.   * People who abbreviate the Soviet Union as 'SU' rather than 'USSR'.
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 +=== euio ===
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 +  * People who draw straight borders on maps without taking the curvature of the Earth into account ("CURVE THE BORDERS!!!!!11111")
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 +=== FallenMorgan ===
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 +  * Maps made with MSPaint.
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 +=== Zyzzyva ===
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 +  * When Americans think that an invasion of Canada/Quebec during the ARW would have resulted in them being greeted with open arms and flowers. And pre-1870 PODs with Manitoba, and maps showing Nunavut in 1861, and basically any other ignorance of Canadian history. He's started a thread and everything.
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 +==== See Also ====
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 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=302667|Describe how school taught you history]]**
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 +**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/which-brits-didnt-get-taught-about-the-magna-carta.317782/|Which Brits didn't get taught about the Magna Carta ?]]**
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