Off topic - the French are next

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

Of course there is. It is a ruled by a Prince. People there speak German (well, their idea of German). It is almost as wide as DC, but I bet it has much more banks than there are in Washington.

We Europeans have also more little States: do you know about Luxembourg (which is much bigger than Liechtenstein)? Or about San Marino and Andorra?

Ah, you can find Liechtenstein by looking quite closely to a map of Europe, just between Switzerland and Austria.

Ciao

If we blink, will we miss Liechtenstein or Luxembourg?

Also, wasn't Andorra the name of a race of people in Star Trek? The Andorrans?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Also, wasn't Andorra the name of a race of people in Star Trek? The Andorrans?

Remember, Star Trek was really in the future. So, isn't it amazing that a small country grew up to an entire race of beings?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Remember, Star Trek was really in the future. So, isn't it amazing that a small country grew up to an entire race of beings?

That's true. Maybe they left Earth because they didn't like the 2114 United Nations, and found a home on an unused Class M planet. They re-named it Andorra and years later, Picard et. al. comes by.

Who knew?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

That's true. Maybe they left Earth because they didn't like the 2114 United Nations, and found a home on an unused Class M planet. They re-named it Andorra and years later, Picard et. al. comes by.

Who knew?

And, just as importantly, notice how Picard never shows up at a planet called "France".

But, we all knew that.

[Mark Padgett]

It could be worse. You could have Klingons on Uranus.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

If we blink, will we miss Liechtenstein or Luxembourg?[/I]

Rhode Island is 1,214 sq mi (3,144* km²), I believe it's the smallest of the United States. The District of Columbia is 68.3 sq mi (177.0 km²); the metropolitan area of New York City is 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km²). (Data according to Wikipedia.) If you think that DC is small, then compare with the following:

• Andorra is 181 sq mi (468 km²), located between France and Spain in the Pyrenees;
• Liechtenstein is 62 sq mi (160.4 km²);
• San Marino is 23.5 sq mi (61 km²), located between Emilia-Romagna and Marche, two regions of Italy;
• Monaco is 0.75 sq mi (1.96 km²), famous for its Casino.

And, of course, there is the City of Vatican, only 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²), enclosed in the city of Rome.

It is very easy to miss them on a map. Luxembourg is less easy to miss, because it is 999 sq mi (2,586.4 km²).

The population of Andorra is about 67000; I don't think they have nothing to do with the Andorrans of Star Trek, but we can wait and see if they decide to colonize some distant planet. Do you know that the country is ruled by the French President (formerly by the King of France) and the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell (a small town in Catalonia, pop. 12000)?

Ciao

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

And, of course, there is the City of Vatican, only 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)

Never heard of it.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

And, just as importantly, notice how Picard never shows up at a planet called "France".

No, but he was born and raised on a vineyard in France.

According to Wikipedia:[geek] "According to his personnel file seen in the episode "Conundrum", Jean-Luc Picard was born in La Barre, France, Earth on 13 July 2305 to Maurice and Yvette Gessard Picard. He grew up on his family's vineyard and constantly dreamed of leaving and joining Starfleet. He was consequently bullied as a young boy by his older brother, Robert."[/geek]

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

No, but he was born and raised on a vineyard in France.

According to Wikipedia:[geek] "According to his personnel file seen in the episode "Conundrum", Jean-Luc Picard was born in La Barre, France, Earth on 13 July 2305 to Maurice and Yvette Gessard Picard. He grew up on his family's vineyard and constantly dreamed of leaving and joining Starfleet. He was consequently bullied as a young boy by his older brother, Robert."[/geek]

On a similar note, Scrappy, do you know what Hannibal Lecter said about the French?

Ask me, ask me......

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Ask me, ask me......

Not a chance.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Not a chance.

Please?

Huh, huh?

[Scrapper1]

No way. That handbasket is all yours.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

No way. That handbasket is all yours.

Pretty please?

Huh, huh?

[M&M Guy]

[handbasket on]
Ok, I'll bite (so to speak.)

What did Hannibal Lecter said about the French?
[handbasket off]

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

[handbasket on]
Ok, I'll bite (so to speak.)

What did Hannibal Lecter said about the French?
[handbasket off]

Hannibal said that they taste like chicken.

Note that I coulda said "Smells like fish, tastes like chicken" but that would have been referring to ........something different.