DPowlus

You couldn't be more wrong on all levels.

It's all Ralph Wilson's fault.

Interesting on how someone who has been proven wrong multiple times(YOU) is an authority? I'm done with you. So run along scamp.

Tom YOU'RE READING WIKI or GOOGLE, you're reading a sentence on a page and think you are correct? You're an idiot. A gap between empires doesn't mean the chinese left and russians took their place. THOSE PEOPLE ARE GENETIC LINKS, they shared culture you moron! And GERMANIC TRIBES DID DOMINATE EUROPE YOU IGNORANT PUP! The Roman Empir was constantly fighting the Germanic TRIBES! MOST OF EUROPE WAS GERMANIC in the ETHNIC SENSE. Which is why ENGLISH, FRENCH, SOME IRISH AND MANY SPANIARDS look pretty much the same! Vikings and other peoples were at war for hundreds of years which explains the eventual mix! When they stopped being nomadic war tribes and had definable boundaries their ethnic make up was refined to what you see TODAY. STOP USING SLAVIC AS IF IT WERE a people that magically appeared in the 1600's! The term "Slavic" dates as far back as the 5th century if memory serves me correct. The PEOPLE THAT I CALLED RUSSIANS (BY CULTURE and DOMINANT GENETICS are those that had that land throughout the last 1300 years! Stop arguing to argue, you're and idiot. A complete and total moron. Hey Tom what was your Great-Great-Great Grand Mother's maiden name? By your reasoning you're of no relation to her(I'm assuming your folk inbreed so it applies to our debate) Idiot.

Protect "It's" interests? Since when is someone else's land your interest? That is as valid me saying I have a right to be interested in what time you leave home and where your valuables are. You're an idiot. I'm tired of trying to be nice with some of you because you don't have the intelligence to understand simple fact. Also if by your belief that "Jews Don't Belong There", then why is it okay to help them and not the Arabs? It seems as if you favor those very Zionist's you hate rather than a people our nation has wronged dearly. The Oil reserves in the Middle East don't belong to us anymore than our reserves belong to them, perhaps those ignorant bastards who drew up 9/11 were just managing their interests on our soil? Doesn't sound sane does it? Sure doesn't fella, you're an idiot, you need to go back to school and I suggest you take DC Tom with you. Now run along scamp.

Kievan Rus (THE STATE THAT SPAWNED WHAT IS CALLED RUSSIA TODAY). Your point that it went by a different name thus is invalid? So what was Italy to Rome? America once was nothing but a handful of colonies BUT the branch that created them spawned neighboring regions to become their own (Thus giving validity to any reference of them as "American". Kievan Rus was the 3rd empire that created and developed the "Modern" Russian culture, custom and layout of historical sense. So yet again Tom, pick up a book and STOP reading a 1000th of a book in some internet article. Also Tom one could argue that most of Europe was GERMANIC at SOME POINT, as much as those "Kingdoms" as you had put it were uninfluenced by The PEOPLES that settled what is NOW Russia. How many kingdoms existed in England before total rule by one King? How many Kings held title in these Germanic areas? I tried to put it in terms MOST would understand, I wouldn't refer to Germany today by digging up some ancient name for folks 1000 years ago, the idea is to trace roots and Tom you're missing the point. Names of Nations & Cities change often throughout history, perhaps the next time we talk about Pyramids and such it'd be best to refer to Egypt as Mizraim?

Poland? So Jews only lived in Poland? Lsten up scamps, it wasn't disney land and i never said it was strongly influenced by either language(german or russian) I said it was developed in RUSSIA while JEWS had been there following conflicts with the Western Roman Empire. THESE ARE FACTS, you CANNOT ARGUE FACTS YOU IDIOT and please run along now. Consult a Jew? How brilliant! Where should we go to look for one? I'm retired! I play golf with the rest of the AARP crowd, I have many Jewish friends and have a close friend who speaks Yiddish. Listen up pup, Alzheimer's has robbed me of more knowledge than you've got tinking around in wasted mind. Get a clue scamp and run along.

You said it.

Really? So what is a "Jew"? Is it a religion? Is it a race/ethnic group? Answer: The Jews are an ETHNIC GROUP THAT SHARES A RELIGION IN MAJORITY. Their ancestors began to flee the area known as "Israel" formerly a territory of the Old Roman Empire(Old meaning Eastern-ASIA MINOR), they began to flee during the 4th century A.D., after the Empire began to be heavily(not completely) influenced by Christianity. As Constantine became Emperor Jews became frowned upon in Rome(Italy first then points North)PLEASE DO NOT BRING UP KHAZARS-They were TURKS mostly who converted to Judaism(Though some Khazars were JEWS about 75% of them were TURKS who CONVERTED to JUDAISM(RELIGIOUS JEWS BUT NOT ETHNIC). By the 6th and 7th centuries JEWS were being run out of Northern Italy and driven into France & What is now Germany. When Pepin(Father of Charles the Great-CHARLEMAGNE The FIRST Holy Roman Emperor) took power mid 8th century he ran the "JEWS" out of his kingdom and into hiding(Most converted for public display but remained "Jews" in private, those that didn't were jailed or executed. Charlemagne following in his Father's footsteps was harsh to the Jews and drove many "Public" Jews points north in Russia and far eastern Europe. Now most people call Khazars the Jews that fled Judea first but that's not true, the "Khazars" (Now a mixed group on religious Jews for the most part) were pushed into Russia in the 13th & 14th centures. The Ethnic Jews were there several centuries before and FIRST began using "YIDDISH" according to record a few hundred years later. When the Roman Empire fell during the early-mid 15th Century many Jews began returning to areas such as Turkey, Italy, France, England, Germany and the Middle East/Northern Africa. Through many centuries of exile one could argue the Yiddish language is a mix of them all, but is far more influenced by Russian than it is anyother language, German is SECOND(Only because much of modern Yiddish slang was sharpened in Germany and Eastern Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire). The Romans were harsh on Jews, they taxed them and not the Christians(Before Christianity became the dominant religion of the upper class), Jews were hounded in Spain, France, Germany, England and Russia for much of the last 500 years, Yiddish is a DIRECT causes of their forced migrations. These are facts fellas, stop being hard headed and accept facts. No "Jewish" Language? What do they speak in Israel? ANSWER: HEBREW What is Yiddish? A morphed mix of Russian, German, Turkish & you guessed it HEBREW. Haven't you read the Torah? Nope? I guess you think it was written in Chinese originally right? Run along scamp 75% TURK + 15 HEBREW + 5 or so % GREEK CREATES WHAT? KHAZAR The YIDDISH IS NOT AN ANATOLIAN LANGUAGE! WHAT IS NOW EASTERN EUROPE WAS RUSSIA. Pick up a history book fella, letters grouped to make words, put the together from left to right and it's called reading. Anymore ways you chaps want to be proven wrong? I thought your teachers were supposed to teach you this stuff or atleast scratch close enough so as to encourage you to venture further out scholastically? 40,000 a year and they can't even teach you poor misguided scamps how to read...

IT'S A JEWISH DIALECT! IT WAS BROUGHT WITH THE JEWS FROM ASIA MINOR. IT FIRST SURFACED IN IT'S MODERN FORM IN RUSSIA DURING THE 11th CENTURY YOU IGNORANT CHILD. IT "FOUND" IT'S WAY TO PRUSSIA(GERMANY) LATER! WHICH MEANS IT WAS IN RUSSIA FIRST! YOU STUPID, STUPID IDIOT

Actually you do, YIDDISH is more RUSSIAN than GERMANIC putz. Russian Jews brought it with them to Prussia in the 16th century. Read a book before you get involved. I'm done with debating anything with you, you're ignorant and that's that. Sorry.

I know it's supposed to be an insult(Not like you're Mother's a whore insult, but good natured), but it's too damned funny to get mad at. Bravo fella! Best reply I've seen yet. Where's that damn onion?

Dames. The reason the world goes 'round. If you're going to use latin, please use it correctly. By just saying "Fatuus" it's the same as saying idiot without leading with "You're an". In Latin it doesn't translate to what you think it means. Got to love the 1950's, Latin, German & French were all MANDATORY courses in Junior High School as well as High School.

PERSONAL in the sense I was alive while it was a topic of conversation in many American households, namely our neighbors The Baum's. My father worked in D.C. for a lobbyist and politics was always a well traveled debate for us growing up. YOUR generation on the other hand listens to whatever charlatan is the flavor os the week for you "Personal" views on pretty much everything, do you know that our schooling in those days wasn't geared towards passing a test so as to get federal aid? That we learned PRACTICAL knowledge that had sustained the engine that drove this nation during it's best years. What have you done Sir? Besides "Trolling" (Not sure if that's a real word, or something that has just entered the English language lately) the forums looking to pick a fight without any real stance other than, "Mama's basement is getting damp". Run along scamp

Tom if you're going to run all over Google to prove me wrong why don't you pick up a copy of the 1967 version of Linguistics by Taylor & Francis for the English Language. GERMANS during the 18th Century popularized NORMALCY as a term, over the next 100 years it had been adapted into OUR AMERICAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. I still have the copy for college on my shelf if you'd like to borrow it. Run along scamp PUTZ is YIDDISH by the way

Sure did. I was born a few years before that so I think I have just a bit more PERSONAL knowledge on the matter. Balfour agreement, President Taft's agreement with Ludwig & Otto Wiltz in 1909...the list my friend is quite long. Stop trying to be a pest and understand facts pal, I know you're all used to arguing as much as possible about nothing but this JOKE is quite serious. Though I'd like to blame you for your lack of knowledge I too share the blame due to thinking we'd have a real conversation here. Well gents I've spent my last shell so say what you say and say what you will but you're the ones who'll be stuck with the bill.

It's father's day. I'm 68. I have a life outside of these digital walls friendo. As for a word "Working" it's way into the dictionary...That's pretty much how all words made it there SCAMP. The "English" language has evolved drastically in the last 250 years and us Americans have nudged that process along with our various dialects. Also something being a word for 280 years is pretty solid and it also wasn't added nor created out of ignorance. (STUDIED ENGLISH IN COLLEGE-Not 7th Grade English but origins and such dating back to the 11th Century). It found it's way on our tongue because of the Germans in the 17th century. So...yea When you're right you're right. Bravo scamp

I like how a term/word was "coined" by someone who wasn't born when it was recognized as far back as 1733 and as recently as 1857. So Sir it isn't "ignorant" to use the term, it is quite hilarious how you proved your ignorance though. Well done. Run along scamp.

OUR FAULT as a NATION. Israel being in the Middle East isn't soley a Zionist vision, it's was backed by the U.S. & The U.N. so it's a shared blame. Here is where the FAULT lies, in the continued role the U.S. has played in the Middle East as a clandestine police force that ONLY gets involved to serve AMERICAN interests rather than the interests of ARAB peoples. So "GelMibson" it is in fact our fact, if you have an issue being able to read and sort through facts to grasp this concept then you should go back to school or leave these conversings to those who can. Zionists are no conspiracy, neither is OUR role in that region so isn't it NATURAL they are of the same sort? Ask intelligent questions, research for answers THEN and ONLY THEN should you place yourself in the crossfire of such a topic in PUBLIC. You're wrong.

Sure, take a crack at it son.

Blah,Blah,Blah,Blah,Blah... It's our fault.

Chicken ****? Strong words from a "Man"? Alright there fella take care of yourself and make sure leave your laundry where your Mother can find it.