the falkland islands

[pointless]

i don't get it.

oooh, a submarine...

yep.

 

[islandman]

I like its name.

 

[pointless]

the sub or the sheep infested archipelago?

 

[islandman]

the sub or the sheep infested archipelago?

The sub.

 

[Liar]

Iirc, they have more penguins per square mile than any other major landmass.

That's got to be worth the bragging rights.

 

[pointless]

penguins, sheep, shitty weather and boredom. sounds like something worth killing for.

and it is a nice name for a sub. better than the dumbshit we come up with for our ships, anyway.

 

[thør]

Don't forget the oil.

 

[MonaLittle]

Easter Island trumps all islands.

 

[pointless]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Falkland-Islanders.jpg/800px-Falkland-Islanders.jpg

just sayin'.

 

[IsabellaKing]

Easter Island trumps all islands.

Christmas Island's better for those who don't like chocolate.

 

[thør]

Easter Island trumps all islands.

I'm glad I have island folk in my background. Island people know how to make due with what they have.

 

[Sean]

Don't forget the oil.

Bingo.


Also, during the Falklands war the British soldiers referred to the islanders as "Bennies" after a character in a soap opera who was, let's say, mentally challenged. Orders came down to cease and desist this as the islanders took offence. So the squaddies started calling them them "stillers", which meant "still a benny".

 

[butters]

srsly, that's its name? whatever the ins and outs and oil of this shit, that name is priceless. *nods*

 

[thør]

Bingo.


Also, during the Falklands war the British soldiers referred to the islanders as "Bennies" after a character in a soap opera who was, let's say, mentally challenged. Orders came down to cease and desist this as the islanders took offence. So the squaddies started calling them them "stillers", which meant "still a benny".

It's a simple life.

 

[islandman]

I'm glad I have island folk in my background. Island people know how to make due with what they have.

You're damn skippy we do.

 

[KRCummings]

Sorry, I think Talent is a dumb name for a sub. Does it dance or something?

 

[pointless]

Sorry, I think Talent is a dumb name for a sub. Does it dance or something?

nope, but it shoots missiles and torpedoes and shit. that's pretty neat.

 

[thør]

You're damn skippy we do.

*eyeroll*