Argentina v US - who you got?

[samikeyp]

I think the British are whatever they think they are...and who are you or anyone else to tell them otherwise. wad.

They are who we thought they were!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

BIG LETTERS.

k?

[ElNono]

And if you knew what an Island is...you'd know why I thought that was funny...all it proves is there is yet another definition of continent, that you are IGNORANT of.

Is that definition before or after the Ice Age?

[wisnub]

I think it doesnt matter who is right or wrong...i think this is a basketball forum for Spurs but of course anybody can say anything they want

[ElNono]

I think it doesnt matter who is right or wrong...i think this is a basketball forum for Spurs but of course anybody can say anything they want

It's all in good fun... neither whottt or me loses sleep over this thing (I hope, I sure don't). But this is exactly why this place is the best of them all...
Plus this is a LONG offseason...

[JBIIRockets]

I hope Scola has a good game and the US wins by 30.

[Tot Spurs]

whottt, it is time to post again under your Euro alias

Oh deary deary me. Don't be a tosser mate. I might have said something you don't agree with, but that's still a long way off from being a troll. Grow up.

[BlackBellamy]

He's in Hatebreed?

[BlackBellamy]

You aren't important enough for anyone to care

take your medicine, immigration is not out to get you

Just wondering, so let's say by some extremely strange occurrence that the Raptors get to the finals and they have to go up against the Suns or the Lakers. Would it make me a traitor if I rooted for Toronto? Or does the rule just apply to Spanish speaking/ non-WASP countries?

[whottt]

LOL... you still don't understand, do you? The Mainland is NOT the entire Continent...

Damn, this is from one of your OWN posts:



You're LOOKING AT THE WRONG WORD. Continental Europe is not the European Continent. Notice how it says EUROPEAN islands above? , I wonder if they're in ing ASIA. Gee, no, they're in EUROPE.

I'm not looking at the wrong word idiot...I said continents to begin with, not continental. And I'm still not wrong even if I had said continental.

And you call me a ing illiterate??? There's 2 definitions there. I actually posted this earlier here: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...&postcount=246

Europe
1. a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. 702,300,000 including the Russian

Notice the part in italics. I don't argue that Brits don't consider themselves Europeans, I argue that they are Europeans regardless of what they think.
If you agree with that, just say so.

No..even in that definition you just listed my point is proved, and so you are IGNORANT again. In particular the part you italicized.

How about Wikipedia:
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku?·i or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia.

How about the American Heritage Dictionary:
A country of Asia on an archipelago off the northeast coast of the mainland.

East Asia isn't a continent dumb ...is Central America a continent?

How about Merriam-Webster:
country E Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, & other islands in the W Pacific; a cons utional monarchy capital Tokyo area 143,619 square miles (371,973 square kilometers), population 126,925,843

Do you see the word continent in there anywhwere? No you don't.

Do you see it in your definition of GB that was in your sig? No you don't.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I gotta make this my new sig.
, even before the Ice Age, before the tectonics plates moved, there were probably very few, if any, islands at all.
This is so weak it would be so funny if it weren't so sad.
Just answer the ing question for posterity. It's a really easy, Yes or No question:
Is Great Britain an Island?

Of course it's an Island you idiot...and guess what, under one definition of continent, that you are IGNORANT of, the fact that it is an island precludes it from being a any part of a continent.

You just don't know what that definition is.

[whottt]

I'll give you this: There's plenty of definitions of Continent

I don't give a if you give it to me or not...it's the truth whether you agree with me or not. You can live stupid all you want...

(note, very different from 'Continental'),

Hey stick...

#1. No it's not very different. In fact it's usually the exact same thing.

#2. Even if it was, do you see the word continental in this statement:

I don't think Great Britain and Japan consider themselves to be part of the continents of Europe and Asia.

No you don't....

including 6, 7, 8 or 9 Continents,

Further proof you remain ignorant of what continent means. Under some definitions, Europe isn't a even a continent. Under some definitions there are only 5. And under some definitions, there are much more than 9.

depending on where you look and the background of the definition (political, geological, historical, regional, etc)

No ing idiot...I am the one that knew that, you were the one that was ignorant of it. You were the one saying that England and Japan had to be a part of the continents under any known definition...that's what you had to be saying for my statement to be ignorant.

Will you agree with me that the most common definition is the geological-political one that includes the outlying islands?

Uh, no the most common doesn't include the outlying Islands. It can or it might not...but the most commong definition of a big ass piece of connected land. And it says nothng about Islands. Furthermore...

That isn't what this is about...I never said what I thought a continent was...I said what I thought GB and Japan thought they were, and I was right, and it's been shoved up your ass in this argument.


See we can trade definitions all we want...but I never said yours didn't exist...you said my meaning didn't exists, you said it when you called me ignorant and misread what I was saying...


Stick


You called me ignorant for making that statement, when not only was it not ignorant, but you don't seem to be able to understand the plain english I was typing in...



And no I won't agree with that...because under the Chinese definition that's not a true statement...and there are 1.5 billion Chinese in the world...so no, it's not the most common.




Why should I concede a point I was never making, I never stated what I thought a continent was, in fact I clearly stated there were many definition before you ever opened your stupid ing mouth.


So no.....you need to ing concede that you didn't know what a continent was, that you didn't understand what I was saying...and that you were wrong to call me ignorant, and you did so because of your own ignorance.

Those are the only concessions to be made...and I don't really give a if you make them or not...because it's the truth.

[whottt]

It doesn't really matter... Continents are only separated by water? Explain that one.

#1. I never said that. Never. And you cannot find an instance of me saying "Continents are only separated by water", anywhere in this thread, you illterate idiot.

But even if I had, guess what...That is the original definiton of the word. It's not some outrageous idea and the term continent is still defined that way at times, most specifically by those that consider there to be only 5 or sometimes even 4 continents in the world.

Here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents

The first distinction between continents was made by ancient Greek mariners who gave the names Europe and Asia to the lands on either side of the waterways of the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles strait, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus strait and the Black Sea.[29] The names were first applied just to lands near the coast and only later extended to include the hinterlands

Emanuel Bowen defined a continent as "a large space of dry land comprehending many countries all joined together, without any separation by water. Thus Europe, Asia, and Africa is one great continent, as America is another

Definitions and application
"Continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."

How about arguing with the definition of Great Britain from the dictionary?

#1. Nowhere in your definition does it say Great Britain is part of the CONTINENT of Europe. And it in fact says it's an Island.

Why does this prove your ignorance?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/island :

is·land (lnd)
n.
1. Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.


island
Noun
1. a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
2. something isolated, detached, or surrounded



http://ardictionary.com/Continent/11339

Continent 6
Definition: One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

This needs to be defined once more BTW, for the stupid:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/island
Continent
Definition:the main land

[whottt]

He claimed England is not in Europe, which is completely different from claiming that Brits don't see themselves as Europeans (something I actually brought up in one of my posts, but he kept arguing nonetheless)

You stupid, ignorant, lying, idiot...this is what I said:

I don't think Great Britain or Japan consider themselves to be part of the European and Asian continents...just part of their region.]Kinda like Hawaii and North America.

And you responded with this:

Wow, I can't believe you truly are so ignorant.
England not in Europe? Japan not in Asia? LOL

You changed what I saying in your own stupid ing dome...just like you did with the water thing...but the funny thing is, even with it changed around in your stupid head...both statements are still accurate.



And BTW...I was right about that as well..and I used the term REGION for a reason:

http://www.itsislandtime.com/publish...le_00216.shtml

Because of the perceived cultural differences by the inhabitants, it is conventional to subdivide Eurasia into Europe and Asia. They are more appropriately called regions, and neither is a geological or geographical continent.

You just need to admit you were wrong, that you misunderstood my entirely accurate statement, and that you didn't know what a continent was, or should I say, all that a continent was...that would be the honorable thing to do...that would be the intelligent thing to do.

So what are you going to do...

IDIOT


I personally don't you think you have it in you to simply admit you were wrong, STICK...I think you will cling to your stupidity, like an IDIOT, to your own lasting detriment.


Ignorant indeed.

[ElNono]

I'm not looking at the wrong word idiot...I said continents to begin with, not continental. And I'm still not wrong even if I had said continental.

Since you seem to forget what you write, this is it:

Continental Europe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, and, at times, peninsulas.[1] Notably, in British English usage, the term means Europe excluding the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Ireland and Iceland. One general definition of "Continental Europe" is the European landmass excluding the UK, Ireland and Iceland. However, in other areas of Europe different ideas on what the term actually means prevail.

I linked the post so you can go back and make sure you indeed wrote it. You're telling me now you didn't write it?
So, yeah, you're looking at the wrong word.

No..even in that definition you just listed my point is proved, and so you are IGNORANT again. In particular the part you italicized.

It actually proves that England is in Europe. YOU argued it wasn't when you brought up that entire 'Continental' bull .

East Asia isn't a continent dumb ...is Central America a continent?

No, it's a subregion of the Asian Continent. Let's look at the definition:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia
East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical[4] or cultural[5] terms. Geographically, it covers about 12,000,000 km², or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe.

Do you get it now? Or do I have to explain it a little slower so you can catch up?

Do you see the word continent in there anywhwere? No you don't.
Do you see it in your definition of GB that was in your sig? No you don't.

What are you arguing now, that Japan or Great Britain are Continents?
In the definitions of Japan I posted, each one of them refer to Asia, and in the Great Britain one thy refer to Europe.
You know those are 2 Continents of the most commonly known 7 continents, right?

I'm going to ask you again, because you keep dodging the question. For posterity, simple Yes or No question: Is Great Britain in Europe and Japan in Asia? Yes or No.

Of course it's an Island you idiot...and guess what, under one definition of continent, that you are IGNORANT of, the fact that it is an island precludes it from being a any part of a continent.
You just don't know what that definition is.

I listed the definition of Continent I was referring to early on, which is the classical 7 continent definition most everybody gets taught in school. I even listed it to you. But you keep arguing. Now you finally ACCEPT that Great Britain is an Island when you were pulling from the Ice Age to say it was not.

You're a joke and every post you makes my point even further. It's easy to argue with you, I just have to go back and quote the crap you said, the same crap you now say you didn't write. You're too easy whottt. You keep opening your big mouth and keep digging yourself deeper.

[ElNono]

Further proof you remain ignorant of what continent means. Under some definitions, Europe isn't a even a continent. Under some definitions there are only 5. And under some definitions, there are much more than 9.

I said including 6, 7, 8, 9... I didn't say those were the only ones.
Learn to read.

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No ing idiot...I am the one that knew that, you were the one that was ignorant of it. You were the one saying that England and Japan had to be a part of the continents under any known definition...that's what you had to be saying for my statement to be ignorant.

I listed the definition I was using early on, here to be exact: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...&postcount=246
Under that definition, which is definitely the most common outside whottt's world, Great Britain is in Europe and Japan is in Asia.

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Uh, no the most common doesn't include the outlying Islands. It can or it might not...but the most commong definition of a big ass piece of connected land. And it says nothng about Islands. Furthermore...

Let me quote you on that:

Continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."[3] However, many of the seven most commonly recognized continents are identified by convention

On that topic, and taken from where you got that quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continents
The ideal criterion that each continent be a discrete landmass is commonly disregarded in favor of more arbitrary, historical conventions. Of the seven most commonly recognized continents, only Antarctica and Australia are separated from other continents.

So like I said...ElNono can't ing read. ElNono hasn't got a ing clue what coninent is.

That's hilarious. You just need to read your own posts. Can you do that?

That isn't what this is about...I never said what I thought a continent was...I said what I thought GB and Japan thought they were, and I was right, and it's been shoved up your ass in this argument.

Are you ing kidding me? It's all over this thread. I mean, it's on this ing post!. I truly don't know if you are being a on purpose or you really have some kind of re ation (in which case, I shouldn't make fun of you).
This is exactly why I love to keep posting. Every post you make you sink yourself even more. So you never said what a Continent was? You never said you thought it didn't include islands?

See we can trade definitions all we want...but I never said yours didn't exist...you said my meaning didn't exists, you said it when you called me ignorant and misread what I was saying...

I never said England didn't think they were part of Europe. I actually did say it, but you kept arguing. I said:
England not in Europe? Japan not in Asia? LOL

Stick it in your head: Under the 7 continent definition, England is in Europe and Japan is in Asia. Unless you're a little re ed and can't read, it should have sunk in by now.

Stick

We all know I'm so deep in your ass at this point, it's not even funny. It's good you start acknowledging it.

You called me ignorant for making that statement, when not only was it not ignorant, but you don't seem to be able to understand the plain english I was typing in...
And no I won't agree with that...because under the Chinese definition that's not a true statement...and there are 1.5 billion Chinese in the world...so no, it's not the most common.

Right, that's why your own quote from Wikipedia mentions that the 7 continent definition is the most common definition. Everybody is wrong, and you're right. You actually asked all those 1.5 billion Chinese what they thought a Continent was. Or maybe you polled them to know how many of them went to school. Tell you what, I'll take the Wikipedia definition (one you used to sustain your own arguments, so I have to think you regard it as having some authority) over what you believe any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Why should I concede a point I was never making, I never stated what I thought a continent was, in fact I clearly stated there were many definition before you ever opened your stupid ing mouth.

You can't make up this . Do you have Alzheimer?

So no.....you need to ing concede that you didn't know what a continent was, that you didn't understand what I was saying...and that you were wrong to call me ignorant, and you did so because of your own ignorance.

Those are the only concessions to be made...and I don't really give a if you make them or not...because it's the truth.

"Trust Me, I know(tm)" (c)2008 whottt enterprises

[ElNono]

#1. I never said that. Never. And you cannot find an instance of me saying "Continents are only separated by water", anywhere in this thread, you illterate idiot.

Really? You attempted to explain your definition of Continent as a big ass mass of land (which is not the most common definition, it's just another stretch you need to hold on to, so you don't look more of a fool). Guess what big ass masses of land are separated by in the planet? I'll give you a multiple choice:

- Lava
- Water
- Eucalyptus leaves

And please, don't come back to me on this one with 'It's a trick question!'
So yeah, you have stated it PLENTY of times.

But even if I had, guess what...That is the original definiton of the word. It's not some outrageous idea and the term continent is still defined that way at times, most specifically by those that consider there to be only 5 or sometimes even 4 continents in the world.

Sure, there are people that think there's 9 Continents... all 10 of them.
I already said what definition I was referring to, early on, and I already told you that I agree there's many definitions. What's your point?

#1. Nowhere in your definition does it say Great Britain is part of the CONTINENT of Europe. And it in fact says it's an Island.

The definitions you posted basically state that an island is not a Continent and a Continent is not an island. We knew that already, stop wasting our time with garbage that have nothing to do with what we're arguing here. Here's the definition I posted:

Great Britain
noun
an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 46,417,600; 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km).

Do you know what Europe is? Let me guess, you're going to argue that NW Europe is not a Continent (which, anybody with a hint of reading comprehension knows that's not what they mean by that. They're merely stating that Great Britain resides in the North West of Europe. So please save me the East Asia is not a Continent crap).

But wait, there's more... during the Ice Age... it was connected to mainland by frozen water! True story.

[NBA Junkie]

It's not whether the US wins, it's by how much.

There's no stopping dream team II!

[whottt]

Sure, there are people that think there's 9 Continents... all 10 of them.
I already said what definition I was referring to, early on, and I already told you that I agree there's many definitions. What's your point?

I don't give a what definition you were using stupid piece of ...it doesn't matter what definition you are using once you call me ignorant you stupid piece of .


Stupid
Piece
of .

[whottt]

It's not about what the most common definition is....liar. It's not about what I think the definition of a continent is, backpedaller. It's not about what you define continent as, ignorant ...and it's not about what I think GB and Japan should be classified as, you illiterate .

What it's about this:

I don't think the British or the Japanese consider themselves to be part of the European and Asian continents.

Wow, I can't believe you truly are so ignorant
England not in Europe? Japan not in Asia? LOL
The only country you're allowed to have doubts about is Greenland. It's geologically situated in North America (does not have it's "own" continental shelf), but it belongs politically to Denmark.

Here's an actual map of the continents, read it well and educate yourself please:

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/continents_map.jpg

Map that isn't a continental map, at least not according the definition that you are calling me ignorant for not sharing.


Nowhere in there are you talking about, geopraphical definitions, cultural definitions, historical definitions, international definitions, or even common definitions...in fact you make it pretty clear, that from your view, there is only defintion and anyone who does not share it, is ignorant....and it's not even a clear definition...which you needed to provide since you are calling me ignorant...


You're a liar...and you're a coward. And you're ignorant.

[ElNono]

I don't give a what definition you were using stupid piece of ...it doesn't matter what definition you are using once you call me ignorant you stupid piece of .

That's your point? Very revealing... well, truth sometimes hurt. Unlike you, I don't take it personally, so get used to it.

Stupid
Piece
of .

Dyslexia not letting you say complete sentences? Worry not, just take a deep breath, and say it all together. We're cheering for you, you can do it.

[whottt]

That's your point? Very revealing... well, truth sometimes hurt. Unlike you, I don't take it personally, so get used to it.



Dyslexia not letting you say complete sentences? Worry not, just take a deep breath, and say it all together. We're cheering for you, you can do it.

The continent of Europe is not the European continent
Great Britain is an island

[whottt]

dylexia...yet another word the definition of which ElNono is ignorant of.

[whottt]

My bad, it's this bit of genius:

But 'Continental Europe' is not the European Continent.

What is it then, idiot?

[whottt]

Want to lecture me on continents again by posting your nifty little map of 9 or 10 continents?

You know...the one that perfectly illustrates your seven continent model...as you called me ignorant.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

whoa this topic has gone offtrack

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