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Syzygy321

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57. That simplifies everything nicely.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #36)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 08:09 PM

Aug 2015

Crimeans, Gazans, and the people
of Mosul are glad to hear it. Though some are gladder than others.

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"Why Istanbul should be called Catstantinople" [View all] Syzygy321 Aug 2015 OP

Actually, it should be called Constantinople and it should be returned to Greece. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #1

You're joking right? MattBaggins Aug 2015 #12

No Renew Deal Aug 2015 #13

Silly trivia. It was not officially named Constantinople, nor Greek. whatthehey Aug 2015 #15

Whole lotta wrong in that post tabasco Aug 2015 #31

Sorry I prefer medieval history cites for medieval history whatthehey Aug 2015 #42

LOL! R.H.C. Davis is not a "medieval history cite." tabasco Aug 2015 #50

Shouldn't that be the choice of the people who live there? Xithras Aug 2015 #19

Turks live there now Kurska Aug 2015 #41

And Italy should be returned to the Romans Sam_Fields Aug 2015 #43

I think most Italians consider the ancient Greeks and Romans their ancestors. Drahthaardogs Aug 2015 #51

You are missing the point of the OP big time nt LiberalElite Aug 2015 #60

Why did they change it? NightWatcher Aug 2015 #2

Nobody's business but the Turks. nt Codeine Aug 2015 #7

VVVVVVVV These guys didn't get the They Might Be Giants reference NightWatcher Aug 2015 #16

Oh my god. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #21

Hey.. PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #27

And you guys completely don't get Gen X's snark, either. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #35

Lol PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #38

Gads, I LOVED Tiny Toons hifiguy Aug 2015 #29

I like both! progressoid Aug 2015 #34

The Four Lads. 1953 trof Aug 2015 #48

Now you made me go pull up my other two favorites of that genre. WillowTree Aug 2015 #39

Oddly it wasn't officially changed until 1930. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #9

In 1453, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople Agnosticsherbet Aug 2015 #11

"Their city" Renew Deal Aug 2015 #14

It then begs the question, what is the predicate for justly and legally claiming land? LanternWaste Aug 2015 #25

Yep geardaddy Oct 2015 #68

Right of Conquest made it their city and their capital, at the time. That has not changed. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2015 #36

That simplifies everything nicely. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #57

We are talking about 1453, and that is simply the way everyting was at that time. R Agnosticsherbet Aug 2015 #58

Embarrassed by my ignorance, I am scrambling Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #59

So we will be vacating our stolen territories when? Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #45

And it's nobody's business but the Turks'! hifiguy Aug 2015 #23

for 'they might be giants'. pansypoo53219 Aug 2015 #37

Type the title into Google, then click the Google link. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #3

It's a gorgeous, modern 21st century city. Turkish food and hospitality are as good hifiguy Aug 2015 #24

Of course - you are male I assume, hifiguy? Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #64

Why did Constantinople get the works?... SidDithers Aug 2015 #4

ISTANBUL! n/t Vogon_Glory Aug 2015 #56

Even Old New York was once New Amsterdam. DawgHouse Aug 2015 #5

Damn you Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #10

Old Danzig is now Gdansk. Breslau is now Wroclaw. closeupready Aug 2015 #18

Google found this for me: tosh Aug 2015 #6

The WSJ link. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #8

There are two "native" Turkish cats: the Angora and the Van REP Aug 2015 #17

My last rescue was a Turkish Van (RIP Butch) hifiguy Aug 2015 #22

Ours was a rescue, too REP Aug 2015 #54

I have a Van. Great cats. They don't mind water too much. Throd Aug 2015 #26

Butch was older when I got him. hifiguy Aug 2015 #28

Lucky you! REP Aug 2015 #55

I saw a fair number of free-roaming cats (and dogs) hifiguy Aug 2015 #20

Never saw so many free-ranging cats as I did in Istanbul mainer Aug 2015 #30

I lived in Turkey and Cat's rule! karmaqueen Aug 2015 #32

It could only be the A-hed. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 #33

killer version of Istanbul KT2000 Aug 2015 #40

My kind of town! KamaAina Aug 2015 #44

Some of my Istanbul Cat Pictures JCMach1 Aug 2015 #46

Great shots! We were really impressed by how kind people were to the cats (and dogs) petronius Aug 2015 #52

Squee! hifiguy Aug 2015 #53

Armenia and Greece are the Countries for Dogs JCMach1 Aug 2015 #47

I haven't been back to Rome in 30 years, but Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #49

There's cats all over Greece, too AnnieBW Aug 2015 #61

. . .especially on the islands. DinahMoeHum Aug 2015 #66

I had one little guy on Aegina want to come home with me AnnieBW Aug 2015 #67

Wow, great post. K&R Little Tich Aug 2015 #62

Cats are traditionally revered in Islam IIRC. So this isn't surprising. n/t nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #63

They'd take issue with "revered" :) Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #65