# The Second World War II! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323 "2014-07-29T14:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/21 "2014-07-29T22:45:55Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > You know the one, 1939-1945, when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor and all that. Forget it, he’s on a roll. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/22 "2014-07-29T23:14:29Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > It doesn’t matter what it’s called. What is WAS is The World War, part II. Same war, long intermission. Plenty of time for concessions. But nobody went to the lobby, so there weren’t any sold. Don’t like my comment ? Bite me. Let’s dial back the hostility just a bit. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/23 "2014-07-30T03:04:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Japan called it the Greater East Asia War at the time. The term Second World War is apparently now more common in Japan. Most of the time they avoid talking about the war, but when they did talk about it, it was generally “the war.” That one was a real biggie for them. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/24 "2014-07-30T05:21:45Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > It doesn’t matter what it’s called. What is WAS is The World War, part II. Same war, long intermission. Plenty of time for concessions. But nobody went to the lobby, so there weren’t any sold. Don’t like my comment ? Bite me. As a matter of fact, this may well be spot-on. Even in the days when the Treaty of Versailles was being signed, French soldier [Marshall Ferdinand Foch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Foch) said: “This is not peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.” ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/25 "2014-07-30T05:24:20Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > You know the one, 1939-1945, when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor and all that. > [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Most of the time they [Japan] avoid talking about the war, but when they did talk about it, it was generally “the war.” That one was a real biggie for them. Did they claim that Pearl Harbor was, in fact, bombed by the Germans? (Takes note of the OP’s user name; d&r.) ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/26 "2014-07-30T08:41:42Z")
> [@Weeping\_Wyvern](#): > > **World War 2** and **World War Two** are abominations which should never see the light of day. I mentioned World War 2 once, but I think I got away with it. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/27 "2014-07-30T16:56:22Z")
The second 100 years war. The other 100 year war lasted longer than 100 years. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/28 "2014-07-30T17:31:24Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Let’s dial back the hostility just a bit. Let’s have us a _civil_ war. ---
**Author:** ![common\_good](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/29 "2014-07-30T22:37:50Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Let’s dial back the hostility just a bit. My thought as well. Can’t tell whether you mean from me or toward me. I think you mean from. I’ve invited criticism and many have been thoughtful about providing it. I make 1 or 2 comments that indicate I may have some degree of insight, and I’m set-upon. Other members resort to ad hominem replies and I should just overlook those. And I generally, no ALWAYS do. I’m not “fitting-in”, here, I’m advised. I’m not trying to; is that ok with everyone ? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/30 "2014-07-31T00:08:52Z")
Not to carry on a hijack when a moderator has ruled, but HUH? It was your first post in this thread! And you made a valid point that got a positive reply, and other readers, like me, nodded in agreement with you. No need for carrying a chip on your shoulder. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/31 "2014-07-31T04:02:25Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Let’s have us a _civil_ war. “What’s so civil about war, anyway?” – Guns 'n Roses ---
**Author:** ![common\_good](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/32 "2014-07-31T20:21:26Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Not to carry on a hijack when a moderator has ruled, but HUH? It was your first post in this thread! And you made a valid point that got a positive reply, and other readers, like me, nodded in agreement with you. No need for carrying a chip on your shoulder. How would you know about my needs ? It’s my shoulder. And it’s more than a chip. One of my traits is a nearly complete dislike for authority. Some of us go along. Some of us don’t. I don’t. But thanks for the heads-up. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/33 "2014-07-31T23:06:47Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > Can’t tell whether you mean from me or toward me. I think you mean from. Yes, I meant from you. The whole telling other posters to “bite me” is going to the line some. If anyone in here pisses you off enough to insult them, know that the BBQ Pit is the place you want. Just letting you know in case you didn’t yet. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/34 "2014-08-01T00:10:06Z")
Huh, I put voted WWII but now I realize I always write WW2. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/35 "2014-08-01T00:21:37Z")
> [@common\_good](#): > > How would you know about my needs ? It’s my shoulder. And it’s more than a chip. One of my traits is a nearly complete dislike for authority. Some of us go along. Some of us don’t. I don’t. But thanks for the heads-up. What authority? Are you rebelling against the thread topic? ---
**Author:** ![common\_good](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/36 "2014-08-02T21:25:30Z")
I apologize to all. “Bite me” was crude and pointless. I was a bit confused, I think. More than a bit. I have a problem with authority which is more personal than it needs to be and lacks definition and clarity. As I slip into senile dementia I will try to be aware of these facts. The body and mind grow old and tired. Forgive my lapses, but don’t ignore them on my account. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/37 "2014-08-02T21:29:26Z")
Isn’t 2 and II both pronounced the same? I say WW2 and write WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/38 "2014-08-02T22:02:50Z")
I doubt anyone ever said “World War Eye Eye.” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/39 "2014-08-03T00:00:48Z")
There was the naval war in the Pacific: World War Aye Aye. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323/40 "2014-08-03T03:40:53Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I doubt anyone ever said “World War Eye Eye.” :smack: D’oh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-world-war-ii/694323.md?page=3)