# The Conan the Barbarian thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conan-the-barbarian-thread/593327>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 19, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conan-the-barbarian-thread/593327 "2011-08-19T15:47:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conan-the-barbarian-thread/593327/21 "2011-08-21T22:54:02Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Man’s highest joy is victory:  
> To conquer your enemies and to pursue them,  
> To deprive them of their possessions,  
> To make their beloved weep,  
> To ride on their horses,  
> And to embrace their wives and daughters.

Conan was paraphrasing Genghis Khan.

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**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conan-the-barbarian-thread/593327/22 "2011-08-22T04:01:43Z")

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> [@woodstockbirdybird](#):
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> Hey **Man in Black** , the apostrophe key is actually one to the right of the semi-colon. I live to help!

The apostrophe key killed my friends father! It must prepare to die!

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