Quickest war ever?

[vanilla]

What war waged was won the quickest?
Like, everyone surrendering.

[Q.E.D]

How’s 38 minutes?

[zev_steinhardt]

On Aug 27 1896, the UK declared war on Zanzibar at 9:02 am. Zanzibar surrended at 9:40, making the 38-minute war the shortest on record.

Zev Steinhardt

[vanilla]

Well!
thanks.
That was the quickest answer ever.

[zev_steinhardt]

Dang, Q.E.D., you beat me by less than a minute!

Zev Steinhardt

[Coriolanus]

I mean, they’re not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won’t do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would’ve given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really…I mean good manners
don’t cost nothing do they, eh?"

Happy 30th Dark Side of The Moon!

[vanilla]

Okay, how about the Longest?

[MC_Master_of_Ceremonies]

probably the thirty years war, (the hundred years war was really several wars)

[Q.E.D]

Yahoo! on the longest war.

[Ludovic]

*Originally posted by Corbomite *
**Happy 30th Dark Side of The Moon! **

I wonder what happens 38 minutes into DSOTM…

[CookingWithGas]

Dorothy lands in Oz?

[KGS]

*Originally posted by zev_steinhardt *
On Aug 27 1896, the UK declared war on Zanzibar at 9:02 am. Zanzibar surrended at 9:40, making the 38-minute war the shortest on record.

And if modern news networks like CNN and FOXNEWS existed back then, by the 20-minute mark they would be complaining that the war was “dragging on” and “going much slower than expected.” :rolleyes:

[aahala]

Actually, it was one of those Tyson fights.

[UncleBill]

ACTUALLY it was one minute long, and it happened between noon and 12:01pm on April 23, 1982.

[UncleBill]

For those among you who refuse to click links:

**On April 23rd, 1982, Mayor Wardlow surrounded by his loyal cohorts mounted the back of a flatbed truck in Clinton Square in front of the Old Customs building and delivered the following Proclamation to the assembled crowd (including a number of very vocal protesters):
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Following the reading of the Proclamation, the new Prime Minister declared war on the United States, whereupon members of the new government “beat” the federal agents in attendance with stale Cuban bread. The Prime Minister then surrendered, and demanded foreign aid from the United States. We are still waiting for the foreign aid.

**