Current Events > Flanders is the name of an actual area in the world

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders

My life is a lime

TIL: There are actual cities named Springfield
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I actually live there
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Next you're going to say that there are actual nuclear power plants in the world.
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Most characters on The Simpsons were named after streets in Portland, Oregon.
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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...People don't know this?
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no way, I thought cartoons invented all the words

I can't believe Itchy and Scratchy was a parody of a real cartoon!
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LIsJustice posted...

I can't believe Itchy and Scratchy was a parody of a real cartoon!

I actually knew someone who thought it was a real show. they could swear they remember watching it. I had to explain to them it only exists on simpsons and it blew their mind

Yes it's called Tom and Jerry.

IIRC there's some kinda unique beer from the region.
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Has TC never heard the poem "In Flander's Fields"? I don't know how wide spread it is in the US, but we recite it pretty much every year for Remembrance Day in Canada.
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That explains the town of Flinders in Dokapon Kingdom
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My housemate's last name is Flanders.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

TIL: There are actual cities named Springfield

Are you not from the US?
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Eerieka posted...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Came for this...
https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/files/2015/05/no-mans-land.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/06/article-2274556-17612E05000005DC-367_634x316.jpg
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Alucard188 posted...

Has TC never heard the poem "In Flander's Fields"? I don't know how wide spread it is in the US, but we recite it pretty much every year for Remembrance Day in Canada.

I always snuck a Diddly in there when we said it as kids.

I was pretty awful.
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TendoDRM posted...

UnholyMudcrab posted...

TIL: There are actual cities named Springfield

Are you not from the US?

I live an hour and a half from Springfield, Missouri. It was a joke.
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TIL: Burns is also an English word.
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It exist a liveaction porno of the Simpsons.
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Eerieka posted...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

*CElute*
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Fucking is a place in Austria

you don't know that place exists?

DarkChozoGhost posted...

That explains the town of Flinders in Dokapon Kingdom

Lol this takes me back.

Stupid sexy Flanders.
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Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all!
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Hey Flanders, you smell like manure
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fusespliff posted...

I actually live there

good sour beer
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okilly_Dokilly

When Flanders is not a person or place, but a way of life.
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I guess that's to be expected.

fusespliff posted...

I actually live there

Oh for real? Post a pic of the place

@fusespliff

xyphilia posted...

@fusespliff

https://deanderekrispeeters.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_8156.jpg

Picture of our "town square". Don't know what else to call it. It's a 2 minute walk from where I live.

https://www.geelcentrum.be/winkelen-in-geel/blog/vespas-spotten-op-de-geelse-markt

Same place, but with a view to the left of the church in the previous pic
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That church is freaking beautiful
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Eerieka posted...

That church is freaking beautiful

Built late 15th century. It's actually pretty tame compared to those in bigger cities.
Like this cathedral.

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:27052005_-_St_Baafskathedraal.JPG
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That is gorgeous, thanks!

Eerieka posted...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

This.
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Wow I hear about it more and more now! I wonder if the rest of America is aware of this place.