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GERMANY is a modern Anglicization of the Roman name for the area GERMANIA.

GERMANIA was the Roman name for the province.

GER is an ancient German word for spear, the main weapon of Germanic tribesmen.

GERMANIA is therefore "Land of the Spear"...or more to the point

"Land Where Big Hairy Blokes Lob Spears At Us!"

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Without looking it up, I’ll go for true on the basis of the fact I used to live in a town with a statue of Germanicus in the centre and he certainly seemed capable of lobbing a spear at you!
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1914-18 1939-45 they lobbed a hell of a lot of spears at us.

They must have run out of them by now. :thumb:
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Yay! Its true.....Ger is the ancient German name for spear.....so a German is a bloke who lobs spears.....

Right Steve.....your turn



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How many member countries are there in the G20.?

18, 19 , 20 or 21???

Any Ideas.
No googling either.

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Post by charlesh »

Is that why the red berets used to shout "Geronimo" when ther parachuted into occupied Europe??
PS suggesting someone is a spear chucker may be regarded as politically incorrect and may in due course lead to a break in diplomatic relations now that deutschland is united!!
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