feb 1: spanish armada week
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jay

things i remember from a lesson in sixth grade about the invincible armada (no internet was used in the making of this post):
- toughest navy in the 1500s
- issues with england
- launched an attack
- smaller english ships were better equipped for battle in the north atlantic
- the spanish lost after a very long battle
- lots of dead seaman
- limped home
- the end of spanish naval superiority forever

there! you see? beer hasn't completely destroyed my long-term memory.



heather Yes

  • Spanish Armada
  • Groove Armada
  • Spinach Armada
  • Freak Armada
  • Pad Armada
  • Cork Armada
  • Nasal Armada
  • Fork Armada
  • Soap Armada
  • Tube Armada

No

  • Bonanza Armada
  • Soda Armada
  • Saab Armada
  • Tabula Rasa Armada
  • Launch Armada
  • Glue Armada
  • Glee Armada
  • Depth Armada
  • Detritus Armada
  • Zoo Armada


jenni Top Ten Moments in History More Embarrassing than the Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588:

#10
1996: McDonald's introduces the Arch Deluxe

#9
1984: Michael Jackson dubs himself "King of Pop"

#8
1999: Bob Dole hawks Viagra

#7
1985: Coca-Cola introduces New Coke

#6
1998: George Michael arrested for public indecency

#5
2002: Miss Cleo revealed to be a fraud

#4
1995: The president gets a blowjob

#3
1989: Milli Vanilli admit lip-synching

#2
1986: Geraldo opens Al Capone's Vaults

#1
1990: ABC debuts "Cop Rock"


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