Monday, May 31, 2010

Topical musing of the now.

I was recently watching a documentary on the First World War and it occurred to me that wars don't have their own taglines.

Granted WW1 was often referred to as "The war to end all wars", not exactly the most accurate of lines. And in some parts of the south, the U.S. Civil War is provocatively called, "The war of northern aggression". But what about the other major wars throughout history? What taglines would best suit them?

  • Second Messenian War (685 BC - 668 BC) - New war. Same result.
  • Battle of Alesia (52 BC) - The mauling of the Gaul.
  • Battle of Chalons (451) - Run Hun Run.
  • Saxon Wars (772 -804) - It wasn't a good time to be a Saxon.
  • Battle of Hastings (1066) - How William became The Conqueror.
  • Hundred Years War (1337 - 1453) - More time meant more killing.
  • Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604) - Battle of the Armadas. 
  • English Civil War (1642 - 1651) - Civility was the last thing on their minds.   
  • The Seven Years War (1756 - 1763) - The actual first world war.
  • American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) - USA! USA! USA!
  • Battle of Trafalgar (1805) - Hooray for Horatio.
  • First Anglo-Chinese War (1839 - 1842) - The war for drugs.
  • Crimea War (1853 - 1856) - It's all about Florence.
  • Franco/Prussian War (1870 - 1871) - French fried.
  • Second World War (1939 - 1945) - Hell hath no fury like a German scorned.
  • Vietnam War (1955 - 1975) - Charlie's War.
  • Soviet/Afghan War (1979 - 1989) - Another super power bites the dust.
  • Falklands War (1982) - Don't mess with Maggie.
  • Iran/Iraq War (1980 - 1988) - Battle of the Towelheads.
  • Bosnian War (1992 - 1995) - Some people give war a bad name.

2 say something:

Anonymous

"French fried" - genius. Also like "The war for drugs".

Anonymous

My only problem is that I'm not familiar with most of these wars so the lines don't register.

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