Current Events > The Holy Roman Empire is such fucking bullshit. It's not even fucking Roman.

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Doom_Art 10/27/17 8:58:56 AM #1:	It's just a bunch of Germans trying to latch on to the popularity of Rome. And it's not even a real Empire. Makes me so mad. I wish some Frenchman would just roll in and reorganize that shit. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:889241861] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>It's just a bunch of Germans trying to latch on to the popularity of Rome. And it's not even a real Empire. Makes me so mad. I wish some Frenchman would just roll in and reorganize that shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 10/27/17 9:02:59 AM #2:	It's pretty holy, though. <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:889241987] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>It's pretty holy, though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K3vintheDork 10/27/17 9:08:01 AM #3:	The Romans passed the mantle onto Germany. Don't be jealous. --- So what you're saying is... you're a dork? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8SwuoDtplfU <cite>K3vintheDork posted [p:889242155] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>The Romans passed the mantle onto Germany. Don't be jealous.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/27/17 9:15:20 AM #4:	Not holy either. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:889242426] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>Not holy either.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
soulunison2 10/27/17 9:16:33 AM #5:	This is the big dawgs empire <cite>soulunison2 posted [p:889242462] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>This is the big dawgs empire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bluebomber182 10/27/17 9:17:03 AM #6:	belee dat bbygurl --- You just made the list! <cite>Bluebomber182 posted [p:889242488] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>belee dat bbygurl</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fire810 10/27/17 9:24:06 AM #7:	well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire --- "This weapon, I am." - Paul Atreides <cite>fire810 posted [p:889242755] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NadYobWoc 10/27/17 9:31:13 AM #8:	fire810 posted... well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire None of this is true --- Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene <cite>NadYobWoc posted [p:889243069] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>fire810 posted...</cite> <quote>well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire</quote> None of this is true</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 10/27/17 9:32:28 AM #9:	NadYobWoc posted... fire810 posted... well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire None of this is true Yeah I don't even know. Did he forget to sign into his Complete_Idi0t account? <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:889243114] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>NadYobWoc posted...</cite> <quote><cite>fire810 posted...</cite> <quote>well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire</quote> None of this is true</quote> Yeah I don't even know. Did he forget to sign into his Complete_Idi0t account?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
myzz7 10/27/17 9:32:56 AM #10:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY --- http://s10.postimage.org/mxioonsd1/gildavatar.gif http://gifgifs.com/res/0916/57ebaeea6c7a9047727112.gif <cite>myzz7 posted [p:889243139] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apolloooo 10/27/17 10:59:14 AM #11:	It's not holy, it's not roman and it isnt an empire --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone <cite>apolloooo posted [p:889247206] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>It's not holy, it's not roman and it isnt an empire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 10/27/17 11:00:50 AM #12:	fire810 posted... well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire What kind of history books did you read, exactly? --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:889247277] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>fire810 posted...</cite> <quote>well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire</quote> What kind of history books did you read, exactly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/27/17 11:01:47 AM #13:	Just call it the first Reich then if it bothers you so much --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:889247326] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>Just call it the first Reich then if it bothers you so much</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 10/27/17 11:04:18 AM #14:	https://youtu.be/qu6bnUICz5Q?t=43 --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:889247436] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/qu6bnUICz5Q?t=43</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 10/27/17 11:09:00 AM #15:	Basically, Charlemagne was conquering territories left and right in modern day Germany and France and imposing Christianity on them. Later on, the Pope spontaneously announced it a 'Holy Roman Empire' and him as its emperor. I'm not too well versed on the topic, but I'm guessing it was either capitalizing on the Roman name, or perhaps has something to do with the Roman Church? --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:889247670] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>Basically, Charlemagne was conquering territories left and right in modern day Germany and France and imposing Christianity on them. Later on, the Pope spontaneously announced it a 'Holy Roman Empire' and him as its emperor. I'm not too well versed on the topic, but I'm guessing it was either capitalizing on the Roman name, or perhaps has something to do with the Roman Church?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 10/27/17 11:09:52 AM #16:	The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut Talk amongst yerselves --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:889247722] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut Talk amongst yerselves</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 10/27/17 11:10:39 AM #17:	philsov posted... The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut Not with that kind of attitude. --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:889247754] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>philsov posted...</cite> <quote>The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut</quote> Not with that kind of attitude.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 10/27/17 11:11:18 AM #18:	TheMikh posted... Basically, Charlemagne was conquering territories left and right in modern day Germany and France and imposing Christianity on them. Later on, the Pope spontaneously announced it a 'Holy Roman Empire' and him as its emperor. I'm not too well versed on the topic, but I'm guessing it was either capitalizing on the Roman name, or perhaps has something to do with the Roman Church? The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers. <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:889247785] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheMikh posted...</cite> <quote>Basically, Charlemagne was conquering territories left and right in modern day Germany and France and imposing Christianity on them. Later on, the Pope spontaneously announced it a 'Holy Roman Empire' and him as its emperor. I'm not too well versed on the topic, but I'm guessing it was either capitalizing on the Roman name, or perhaps has something to do with the Roman Church?</quote> The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
glitteringfairy 10/27/17 11:11:19 AM #19:	Well whatever, Charlemagne was still a bad ass --- "How come you can believe in God but not Bigfoot?" V-E-G-Y http://i.imgur.com/AqR3aeX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vvuUXpp.jpg <cite>glitteringfairy posted [p:889247786] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>Well whatever, Charlemagne was still a bad ass</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 10/27/17 11:13:03 AM #20:	Blightzkrieg posted... The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers. The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not. --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:889247877] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite> <quote>The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers.</quote> The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ammonitida 10/27/17 11:14:24 AM #21:	glitteringfairy posted... Well whatever, Charlemagne was still a bad ass All Europeans are related to Charlemagne. https://www.theguardian.com/science/commentisfree/2015/may/24/business-genetic-ancestry-charlemagne-adam-rutherford In 2013, geneticists Peter Ralph and Graham Coop showed that all Europeans are descended from exactly the same people. Basically, everyone alive in the ninth century who left descendants is the ancestor of every living European today, including Charlemagne, Drogo, Pippin and Hugh. Quel dommage. <cite>Ammonitida posted [p:889247948] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>glitteringfairy posted...</cite> <quote>Well whatever, Charlemagne was still a bad ass</quote> All Europeans are related to Charlemagne. https://www.theguardian.com/science/commentisfree/2015/may/24/business-genetic-ancestry-charlemagne-adam-rutherford <quote>In 2013, geneticists Peter Ralph and Graham Coop showed that all Europeans are descended from exactly the same people. Basically, everyone alive in the ninth century who left descendants is the ancestor of every living European today, including Charlemagne, Drogo, Pippin and Hugh. Quel dommage.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
E32005 10/27/17 11:15:30 AM #22:	Pippin! --- http://i.imgur.com/LAvnefi.gif http://i.imgur.com/6kW9fXL.gif <cite>E32005 posted [p:889248002] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote>Pippin!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 10/27/17 11:16:00 AM #23:	TheMikh posted... Blightzkrieg posted... The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers. The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not. hell, calling it "sucessor" would be an insult. it was The Roman Empire --- http://i.imgur.com/cUNC8DI.jpg <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:889248025] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheMikh posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite> <quote>The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers.</quote> The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not.</quote> hell, calling it "sucessor" would be an insult. it was The Roman Empire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 10/27/17 11:16:05 AM #24:	fire810 posted... well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire It started with King Charlamagne in the 800s. --- I'm like a microphone in that I'm a microprocessor, within a cranium. You must, um, yeah. <cite>masticatingman posted [p:889248031] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>fire810 posted...</cite> <quote>well it was Prussian, but it was a continuation of the Byzantine Empire</quote> It started with King Charlamagne in the 800s.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 10/27/17 11:16:25 AM #25:	TheMikh posted... Blightzkrieg posted... The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers. The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not. Yeah. At the time if you said "Roman Empire" or even just "Empire" I believe you were either referring to the HRE or BE. On the subject of it being Roman, for a long time the German King was not considered Emperor until he'd been crowned by the pope in Rome. That eventually changed. <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:889248045] in The Holy R... [t:75925323]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheMikh posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite> <quote>The Byzantine Empire at the time was the Roman Empire. They were being nasty to the pope so he made his own Roman Empire with blackjack and hookers.</quote> The Byzantine Empire was definitely the most direct successor, being the eastern half of the old Roman Empire and what not.</quote> Yeah. At the time if you said "Roman Empire" or even just "Empire" I believe you were either referring to the HRE or BE. On the subject of it being Roman, for a long time the German King was not considered Emperor until he'd been crowned by the pope in Rome. That eventually changed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > The Holy Roman Empire is such fucking bullshit. It's not even fucking Roman.