# Czechoslovakia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346 "2013-04-21T23:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/1 "2013-04-21T23:23:46Z")
I’ve had enough of their bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/2 "2013-04-21T23:25:58Z")
Yeah, how dare they not be Chechnya? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/3 "2013-04-21T23:28:24Z")
Yeah, let’s sub-divide the bastards and make them adopt a Queen song as ther national anthem. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/4 "2013-04-21T23:40:19Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Yeah, how dare they not be Chechnya? Who do they think they are? It’s like those people that live in New Mexico and don’t want to be called Mexicans. Geez, give us a break! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/5 "2013-04-21T23:40:36Z")
Their Sudetenland forts are a threat to international peace. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/6 "2013-04-21T23:42:31Z")
> [@R.P.McMurphy](#): > > Who do they think they are? It’s like those people that live in New Mexico and don’t want to be called Mexicans. Geez, give us a break! And their quixotic crusade to get us to spell it “chile”. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/7 "2013-04-21T23:44:06Z")
Well, the truth is they MAY have something to do with it. I’m not going to speculate but they used to be under Russians so they MAY harbour some ill thoughts toward Russia so, as is a custom, they MAY decide to attack US. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/8 "2013-04-22T00:20:11Z")
Yeah, fuck Czechoslovakia. How dare they split into two independent countries, each taking half of the name. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/9 "2013-04-22T00:26:16Z")
The bastards won’t even use a simple name, like Czechia or something. No, they make us say “Republic” too. Fucking time wasters. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/10 "2013-04-22T00:30:47Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Yeah, fuck Czechoslovakia. How dare they split into two independent countries, each taking half of the name. Splitters! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/11 "2013-04-22T00:38:55Z")
Damned fine hockey players though: from the Czech half. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/12 "2013-04-22T00:44:44Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Yeah, fuck Czechoslovakia. How dare they split into two independent countries, each taking half of the name. And not even having the decency to give us a nice, old-fashioned civil war to watch. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/13 "2013-04-22T00:54:21Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And not even having the decency to give us a nice, old-fashioned civil war to watch. Actually, they did. It was genocide in my life time. It sucked. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/14 "2013-04-22T00:57:37Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Actually, they did. It was genocide in my life time. It sucked. Well, they are “white people”, so it’s not surprising they genocided each other. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/15 "2013-04-22T01:56:30Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Damned fine hockey players though: from the Czech half. Damned fine composers, too. Same half. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/16 "2013-04-22T02:59:13Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Yeah, fuck Czechoslovakia. How dare they split into two independent countries, each taking half of the name. Stupidest divorce agreement ever. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/17 "2013-04-22T03:00:41Z")
In 3rd or 4th grade, my school had class olympics, and my suggested name for our “country” was Checkerslovakia. Our flag was a checkers board. I was really proud of my achievement. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/18 "2013-04-22T03:09:43Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Actually, they did. It was genocide in my life time. It sucked. “Velvet Divorce” indeed. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/19 "2013-04-22T03:13:04Z")
What a scandal in Bohemia! … and in Moravia, Silesia and Carpathian Ruthenia, with Bohemia and Moravia the regions of the Czech Republic ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346/20 "2013-04-22T03:24:36Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Damned fine hockey players though: from the Czech half. What the hell would an admitted Leaf fan know about fine hockey players? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346.md?page=2)