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Is Turkey Renaming Istanbul Constantinople?
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| SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
| NICK DANFORTH
Posted on 09/08/2009 7:28:05 AM PDT by Nikas777
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To: Nikas777
I grew up in Upstate NY, so I couldn’t say anything about California.
Dr. Demento was a late-Sunday night show that included such favorites as “I’m my own Grandpa” and “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”. (Not to mention “Can’t go back to Constantinople”).
I listened to everything from Classical, through classic rock, through heavy metal, to Dr. Demento.
But, I’ve always known I’m a bit “unique”. ;-P
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posted on
09/09/2009 7:10:26 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
To: MortMan
I never heard of him before. Was he syndicated nationwide? I always wondered if those gimmicky radio songs had like an origin. I love them until I hear em a thousand times and then I want to shoot my self! LOL! Thanks for the info. I try to maintain a database of shows as part of my effort to be a cultural historian.
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posted on
09/09/2009 7:17:54 AM PDT
by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
To: Nikas777
When you're alone and life is making you lonely You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know - downtown
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posted on
09/09/2009 10:58:26 AM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(Martha's Vineyard is great! Hey, honey, let's take a drive . . . .)
To: Nikas777
I miss the name 'Constantinople' - it has such a history behind it.
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posted on
09/09/2009 12:10:11 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: Nikas777
It SHOULD be Constantinople again, because it’s on the Greek side, and thus, should belong to Greece. Turkey got it by conquest. But it’s a pipe-dream that they’ll ever give it back.
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posted on
09/09/2009 5:15:10 PM PDT
by
DesScorp
To: DesScorp
Nationalities need not change. The Turks should allow the Greeks who were driven off in 1955 to reclaim their properties and to be compensated. Also, the church of Hagia Sofia shouldbe returned to the church - which is after all a native local church - and the Turks would make a fortune off the tourist traffic.
The problem is Turks really are afraid someone may come along and kick them out - it is their hidden unspoken fear.
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posted on
09/10/2009 6:15:52 AM PDT
by
Nikas777
(En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
To: muawiyah
Interesting stuff! Where do you get all this?
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posted on
09/16/2009 3:50:45 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("I ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could.")
To: Buck W.
Having asked the question of both ethnic Kurds and ethnic Turks many times over the years, I think it's safe to say that the Turkish and Kurdish populations are fairly well overlapped in muchof the Eastern half of Turkey.
They differ in their occupations and lifestyles. The Kurds are classically herders and subsistence farmers and live in the highlands, and the Turks are large scale agriculturalists and live in the lowlands.
They are separated by language and tradition.
I'm pretty sure DNA analysis would reveal them to be essentially the same folks.
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posted on
09/16/2009 3:56:18 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Mrs. Don-o
Been studying the origins of the various settlements on the East Coast for several decades.
The population in Maryland was reported by the government in Virginia in the early 1600s. They had no idea where all those people came from. Neither did the people.
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posted on
09/16/2009 3:57:40 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: muawiyah
My post was a joke—ever hear of a side hill fimp?
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posted on
09/16/2009 4:10:51 PM PDT
by
Buck W.
(The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
To: Buck W.
I know people who would kill you for giving voice to that question. It’s serious business in some quarters.
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posted on
09/16/2009 4:12:39 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Nikas777
If Russia invaded Turkey from behind, would Greece help?
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posted on
09/16/2009 4:19:40 PM PDT
by
FTJM
To: muawiyah
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posted on
09/16/2009 4:21:22 PM PDT
by
Buck W.
(The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
To: Buck W.
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posted on
09/16/2009 4:29:34 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: muawiyah
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posted on
09/17/2009 5:22:49 AM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("I ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could.")
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