Is Tony Tony Chopper short for Anthony Anthony Helicopter?
"Tony" is short for "Anthony" and "Chopper" is short for "Helicopter," so does it follow that "Tony Tony Chopper" is actually short for "Anthony Anthony Helicopter?"
I can’t deny that what Paris did was wrong, but there were countless innocents living in the city of Troy during the Trojan War. The Trojans were fighting for their survival, and ultimately their city was razed to the ground with most of its people killed or enslaved. If I lived during the time and were forced to pick a side, I would help defend Troy for the sake of the innocents in the city.
Anyone else feel this way?
Which actor would be best to play our SUPER cyborg friend Franky if the live action gets that far?
How might the Mediterranean have developed if the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt had avoided being conquered by the Romans?
Most people have heard of the famous Battle of Hastings, in which William the Bastard (later William the Conqueror) defeated Harold Godwinson and became King of England, but many don't know that just a few weeks prior, Harold Godwinson had defeated a Norwegian invasion by Harald Hardrada. Honestly, Godwinson just got really unlucky, having to fight two invasions in less than a month.
Anyway, how might things have turned out if Harald had succeeded in his invasion? Let's say he beat Harold at Stamford Bridge and later managed to defeat William as well? This means England becomes culturally and politically aligned with Norway rather than France, and England fights wars in Scandinavia rather than France. The English language is completely different without so many French and Latin words. What else is different?
I’ve always wondered what the outcome might have been if the Trojans had successfully fought off the Greeks. Troy would remain a powerful city in the Eastern Mediterranean, and perhaps become even more so. Aeneas would not flee the fall of Troy, so Rome would never be founded, but perhaps Troy could become a major power in its own right. It's also interesting to think of how they would deal with Persia centuries later.
Most people have heard of the famous Battle of Hastings, in which William the Bastard (later William the Conqueror) defeated Harold Godwinson and became King of England, but many don't know that just a few weeks prior, Harold Godwinson had defeated a Norwegian invasion by Harald Hardrada. Honestly, Godwinson just got really unlucky, having to fight two invasions in less than a month.
Anyway, how might things have turned out if Harald had succeeded in his invasion? Let's say he beat Harold at Stamford Bridge and later managed to defeat William as well? This means England becomes culturally and politically aligned with Norway rather than France, and England fights wars in Scandinavia rather than France. The English language is completely different without so many French and Latin words. What else is different?
If we assume for a moment that the Trojan War happened in some historical capacity, what would the outcome be if the Trojans had successfully fought off the Greeks? Troy would remain a powerful city in the Eastern Mediterranean, and perhaps become even more so. Aeneas would not flee the fall of Troy, so Rome would never be founded, but perhaps Troy could become a major power in its own right. It's also interesting to think of how they would deal with Persia centuries later.
In the famous Trojan Wars, an alliance of Greek city states fought for ten years to conquer the city state of Troy. My question is whether the Romans could do the same, and if so, how long it would take. There are two rounds.
No mythological figures are involved.
Troy has all the mythological figures who aided it in the myth, and the Romans have their gods helping them.
Perhaps the most important development in all of human history was the transition from a hunter-gatherer to an agrarian (and eventually industrial) society. How would humanity be different if this change had never occurred? Would we still have prehistoric technology 12,000 years later, or would technology evolve in different ways? Would the environment be better off? I've also heard the assertion that racism and the patriarchy emerged because the transition to agriculture led to the establishment of private property. Would "isms" as we know them exist today in some form?
If Zoro had a GPS, would he finally be able to find his way around, or would he still get lost?
The ancient North African city state of Carthage is almost always discussed in terms of its animosity with Rome, especially the three Punic Wars. But what do we know about the city other than its rivalry with Rome? I know it was a major trading hub and preferred to spread its influence through economic influence rather than military strength, and that it was settled by Phoenicians. What else do we know about it?
It's also come to my attention that most of the sources we have on Carthage are from Roman authors. Do we have any sources on the city written by Carthaginians?
The ancient North African city state of Carthage is almost always discussed in terms of its animosity with Rome, especially the three Punic Wars. But what do we know about the city other than its rivalry with Rome? I know it was a major trading hub and preferred to spread its influence through economic influence rather than military strength, and that it was settled by Phoenicians. What else do we know about it?
It's also come to my attention that most of the sources we have on Carthage are from Roman authors. Do we have any sources on the city written by Carthaginians?
This is probably ASB, but how might European history have played out if the Eastern Roman Empire had somehow fallen before the Western Roman Empire?
Those of us who have seen SpongeBob SquarePants are probably familiar with Bubble Bass's (in)famous order, a double triple bossy deluxe on a raft, 4x4 animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it and let it swim. This post asks which characters are capable of eating such a monster of a sandwich.
A few obvious candidates are Bubble Bass, Patrick, and possibly Shaggy and/or Scooby Doo. Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece and Goku from Dragon Ball are known for eating absurd amounts of food at once, so they could also do it. Which other characters are capable of eating Bubble Bass's monstrosity?
Edit: At the recommendation of one commenter, the burger is scaled up to the size of the character eating it since Bikini Bottomites are canonically very small.
I've always wondered what might have happened if the Trade Federation had managed to completely conquer Naboo and force Padme to sign a treaty legitimizing its occupation of the planet. As we all know, Palpatine orchestrated the Naboo Crisis in order to make Chancellor Valorum appear weak so he could become Chancellor himself, and it doesn't matter to him whether the Federation wins as long as he gets into the office. In fact, the Federation winning might have been better for him because the extended occupation of Naboo might have sparked greater outrage than we saw in the actual movie.
The most interesting thing about this scenario, however, is the fates of the main characters. Padme would either be dead, permanently imprisoned, or leading a government-in-exile. Obi Wan and Qui Gon would most likely be dead, meaning there'd be no one to train Anakin. Or perhaps Palpatine and/or Maul would discover the boy and train him themselves. The Clone Wars were always part of Palpatine's plan, and the production of the Clone Army actually began at around the time of the Phantom Menace. However, I imagine the political events leading up to the war might have been different in this timeline.