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On May 09 2015 02:33 Makro wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:33 sharkie wrote:
It's important to see French players go far here.
I hope they get a favourable bracket! damn, sharkie with the wise words
Of course, I am a SC2 fan first!
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On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:10 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:09 Bagration wrote:
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The French surrender joke actually is similar to how fans view progamers. It doesn't matter if you've won countless tournaments in the past, if you bomb out of the biggest one in an embarrassing fashion, people will give you shit for ages It was invented around 2003 by South Park : P It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old.
I have. But they were Russians in Germany.
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On May 09 2015 02:34 Bagration wrote:
Well, now that Scarlett eliminated MMA, she's got to carry the torch.
He also lost to Revolver. I wouldn't interpret to much into that.
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On May 09 2015 02:35 Shellshock wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:34 tree.hugger wrote:
There's definitely a conspiracy to match MaNa and FireCake up at every available opportunity. They know what the people want
to see firecake squirm and receive payback after the SH patch?
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On May 09 2015 02:36 Xoronius wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:34 Bagration wrote:
Well, now that Scarlett eliminated MMA, she's got to carry the torch. He also lost to Revolver. I wouldn't interpret to much into that.
Seems safe to declare that Roaches or Banelings [in a bane bust, I mean] were involved there
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On May 09 2015 02:36 GumBa wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:10 Heartland wrote:
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It was invented around 2003 by South Park : P
It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old. I have. But they were Russians in Germany.
Creationism believes the Earth is less than 10000 years old I think.
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On May 09 2015 02:37 TheDwf wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:36 Xoronius wrote:On May 09 2015 02:34 Bagration wrote:
Well, now that Scarlett eliminated MMA, she's got to carry the torch. He also lost to Revolver. I wouldn't interpret to much into that. Seems safe to declare that Roaches or Banelings were involved there
Probably.
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On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:10 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:09 Bagration wrote:
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The French surrender joke actually is similar to how fans view progamers. It doesn't matter if you've won countless tournaments in the past, if you bomb out of the biggest one in an embarrassing fashion, people will give you shit for ages It was invented around 2003 by South Park : P It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old.
"murican", not the typical American. I'm talking about the embodiment of stupidity here haha
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On May 09 2015 02:34 tree.hugger wrote:
There's definitely a conspiracy to match MaNa and FireCake up at every available opportunity.
I mean putting them against each other, why not. But WHY WOULD YOU CHOSE THAT MATCH FOR THE MAIN STREAM ? D:
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On May 09 2015 02:35 Makro wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:34 TheDwf wrote:On May 09 2015 02:34 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
Good Girl Scarlett Even using French, very classy i thought she wasn't serious when she stated
That's pretty good French
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On May 09 2015 02:37 Liquid`Bunny wrote:
I'm dead boys
Definitely out?
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On May 09 2015 02:34 tree.hugger wrote:
There's definitely a conspiracy to match MaNa and FireCake up at every available opportunity.
Firegod is the best foreigner #foreignerhope
that's why they have to show his games
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On May 09 2015 02:37 Elentos wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:36 GumBa wrote:On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:
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It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old. I have. But they were Russians in Germany. Creationism believes the Earth is less than 10000 years old I think.
6000 iirc
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On May 09 2015 02:37 Liquid`Bunny wrote:
I'm dead boys
Bunny nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
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On May 09 2015 02:37 Liquid`Bunny wrote:
I'm dead boys
I guess you are facing hydra?
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On May 09 2015 02:37 Liquid`Bunny wrote:
I'm dead boys
Bunny is a fan of Inno and is in a slump. Coincedence? I think not.
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On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:10 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:09 Bagration wrote:
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The French surrender joke actually is similar to how fans view progamers. It doesn't matter if you've won countless tournaments in the past, if you bomb out of the biggest one in an embarrassing fashion, people will give you shit for ages It was invented around 2003 by South Park : P It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old.
Actually, 40% of Americans believe the Earth is 10,000 years old or less. It makes me very sad to call myself American
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On May 09 2015 02:35 royalroadweed wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2015 02:33 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:32 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:31 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:27 dazed25 wrote:On May 09 2015 02:20 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:13 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:11 Bagration wrote:On May 09 2015 02:10 Heartland wrote:On May 09 2015 02:09 Bagration wrote:
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The French surrender joke actually is similar to how fans view progamers. It doesn't matter if you've won countless tournaments in the past, if you bomb out of the biggest one in an embarrassing fashion, people will give you shit for ages It was invented around 2003 by South Park : P It was re-emphasized during 2003, when France was against the Iraq War. The hardcore 'Muricans tried bringing that up in "retaliaton", and you had the silliness with the Freedom Fries and shit I've never heard it from before that era actually. And most of the French surrender jokes seem to just come directly out of what South Park did. Do you think it was around beforehand? Well, at least the perception in the States dates back to WWII: WWII wasn't the best moment for France. And then there was Algeria, and IndoChina, and the general loss of its colonies post-war. Throw in some confirmation bias, and the stereotype stuck among Americans Well the strained French-American relation probably goes back even further to the American Revolution. France directly supports the revolution and in turn builds up debt leading to the French revolution. America doesn't want to get dragged into it and there is some resentment from both sides. The French revolution strained relationships France had with basically every major country at the time haha. It was such a large challenge to the status quo (executing a monarch for a Republic) that all the monarchs of Europe feared they would be next. You didn't have a revolution this dramatic again until the Bolsheviks took over Russia (and once again, the world feared the impact of the global communist revolution), and likewise the Soviets were isolated diplomatically. Wait...why am I posting about history in a Dreamhack LR thread? because all muricans think the french are a bunch of sissies. Yea, but then again the typical "murican" thinks Obama was born in Kenya, and that the Earth is 6000 years old. :p Thats an exaggeration. I've have yet to meet anyone (even christians) who thinks that the Earth is 6000 years old.
i lived in a super diverse and liberal community in california and i could still find a bunch of people that actually thought that. our school played some catholic school and they started out handing bottles with bible sayings to anyone that wasn't white.
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