# Why don't we fight like the good ol days? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753 "2005-11-19T02:01:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MessyPaint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/1 "2005-11-19T02:01:43Z")
Seriously, I wouldnt fuck with a country of men who who lifted those damn heavy rocks and made stonehenge. would you? if i were sailing on a boat halfway across the globe and saw a structure like that, id turn around and go home whether i had enough food to make it our not. Now we just make those stupid nuclear weapons- and say, hey ill blow your body up. it’s a scared puppy’s way to fight. Stonehenge is the noble nuclear weapon of their time. and still standing. my first childs middle name will be hengy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/2 "2005-11-19T02:57:48Z")
What are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/3 "2005-11-19T02:58:49Z")
And what are we pitting here, exactly? And BTW I doubt you could see Stonehenge from the sea unless you were using your super-duper-x-ray glasses. Perhaps you are seeing the Easter Island heads, hmmmmm? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/4 "2005-11-19T03:17:18Z")
What exactly is threatening about Stonehenge? “Go away or we’ll drop big rocks on your head?” ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/5 "2005-11-19T03:18:28Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > And what are we pitting here, exactly? And BTW I doubt you could see Stonehenge from the sea unless you were using your super-duper-x-ray glasses. Perhaps you are seeing the Easter Island heads, hmmmmm? That’s right. Those Easter Islanders were some tough fuckers. That is why nobody even tried to fight them. I bet their descendants are the biggest bad asses walking right now. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/6 "2005-11-19T03:24:53Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > That’s right. Those Easter Islanders were some tough fuckers. That is why nobody even tried to fight them. I bet their descendants are the biggest bad asses walking right now. Hey, the guy was talking about scarey rocks!!! The EI heads are way scarier than the mundane stonehenge rocks and you can see them from the sea. Oh, wait, that was semi-logical, I rescind my comments. Mods please delete my post. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/7 "2005-11-19T03:41:33Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > And what are we pitting here, exactly? And BTW I doubt you could see Stonehenge from the sea unless you were using your super-duper-x-ray glasses. Perhaps you are seeing the Easter Island heads, hmmmmm? Yeah, but I’d bet you could see a mushroom cloud from the sea. Would that make you turn back? Personally, I wouldn’t mess with people who can fuck with the weather. Moving big rocks around? Bwahahahahaaa! ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/8 "2005-11-19T03:45:47Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > What exactly is threatening about Stonehenge? “Go away or we’ll drop big rocks on your head?” [Yes.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thwomp) Personally I long for the days of single combat. Our country’s biggest badass v. your country’s biggest badass. No need for thousands to die, just one. > [@MessyPaint](#): > > Stonehenge is the noble nuclear weapon of their time. > and still standing. Not quite “I just burned your golden retreiver,” but close. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/9 "2005-11-19T03:49:28Z")
Remember, kids, don’t drink and post! ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/10 "2005-11-19T03:54:46Z")
> [@MessyPaint](#): > > Stonehenge is . . . . still standing. Yeah, but what’s the halflife of Uranium? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/11 "2005-11-19T03:55:42Z")
Because getting the blue paint off is a bitch. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/12 "2005-11-19T03:56:29Z")
> [@SlickRoenick](#): > > Yeah, but what’s the halflife of Uranium? 😛 Depending on the isotope, approximately 4.3 billion years. ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/13 "2005-11-19T03:56:54Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > Hey, the guy was talking about scarey rocks!!! Don’t forget: they had pointy sticks too!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/14 "2005-11-19T04:03:18Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > And what are we pitting here, exactly? And BTW I doubt you could see Stonehenge from the sea unless you were using your super-duper-x-ray glasses. Perhaps you are seeing the Easter Island heads, hmmmmm? I think that this is an example of Posting Under the Influence. As such, I’m closing this thread. Lynn For the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/15 "2005-11-19T04:04:35Z")
Stray cussing aside, that opener is textbook mundane and pointless. Since hope springs eternal, I’ll move it over and maybe, just maybe, this thread will evolve into…something. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/16 "2005-11-19T04:11:07Z")
Now all of you know what happens when mods happen across the same thread at the same time. Hi Veb! ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-fight-like-the-good-ol-days/331753/17 "2005-11-19T04:43:39Z")
I just wanted to pop in and say “Hi” because it seems like there’s a mod party rockin’ the house.