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Originally posted by Teal
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING CANADIAN!
2. Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground.
4. Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground.
7. Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground.
10. Only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground.
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Technically speaking, though, that was us!
Britain used to have a fantastically arrogant military:
We were at war with the US, so we wandered in and burnt down the White House...
We were at war with Denmark, so we snuck into their harbour and stole their fleet...
A Turkish ship fired on one of ours, so we "promptly sank the entire Turko-Egyptian fleet"...
Did you know that the British even has a set of tables for their Navy, saying how many enemy ships they could take on? One British ship was worth Two French ships, Four Spanish ships, or 10 Turkish ships... So if you went out there with 10 ships, and you had your arse kicked by 99 Turkish ships, you'd be shamed and ridiculed by the other officers back home...