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22 Apr 2013, 2:11 pm

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werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

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22 Apr 2013, 8:37 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:

scuffleball wrote:

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Princess Elizabeth, and Charlemagne are the only two whom Ive ever heard of!

Im familiar with the painter Margritte, though.

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22 Apr 2013, 8:56 pm

I will have it , Im from Australia it will fit nicely down the bottom paddock.

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22 Apr 2013, 11:53 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Now that's a name I recognize!

That said, this is one heck of a bump.

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23 Apr 2013, 3:30 pm

Belgium, European country for people who can't afford European country prices.

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23 Apr 2013, 5:03 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

scuffleball wrote:

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Princess Elizabeth, and Charlemagne are the only two whom Ive ever heard of!

Im familiar with the painter Margritte, though.

Also I should add Belgium's most famous artist, John Ensor.
I only know about him because They Might Be Giants has a song about him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

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24 Apr 2013, 11:45 am

LabPet wrote:

I'm an Alaskan. AK did not become a state until the late 1950's

I knew one woman from Alaska who was rather upset with Alaska becoming a state. She was perfectly happy with Alaska as a territory. According to her, if it wasn't for all the military coming in and voting in Alaska, the statehood bill would never have passed.

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24 Apr 2013, 1:38 pm

scuffleball wrote:

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

What about Empress Charlotte of Mexico? She was born a princess of Belgium.

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24 Apr 2013, 7:27 pm

werbert wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070918/ap_on_fe_st/belgium_for_sale

Unfortunately, there are no bidders.

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Eugene Ysaye was belgian

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24 Apr 2013, 7:36 pm

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I might be willing to trade a few of our states for it.
The problem would be getting Belgium over here and getting those few states out of here.

a parent company in belgium owns U.S repeating arms that covers:

winchester rifles and ammo
browning rifles and pistols
nosler ammo and reloading suplies
nosler rifles

hodgedons reloading bought the rights to winchester ball powders,so that is still made here but everything else from u.s repeating arms is owned by belgian company

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24 Apr 2013, 10:07 pm

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Raptor wrote:

I might be willing to trade a few of our states for it.
The problem would be getting Belgium over here and getting those few states out of here.

a parent company in belgium owns U.S repeating arms that covers:

winchester rifles and ammo
browning rifles and pistols
nosler ammo and reloading suplies
nosler rifles

You mean FN?

vermontsavant wrote:

hodgedons reloading bought the rights to winchester ball powders,so that is still made here but everything else from u.s repeating arms is owned by belgian company

I think Hodgdon bought IMR, too.

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25 Apr 2013, 6:16 am

Raptor wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

Raptor wrote:

I might be willing to trade a few of our states for it.
The problem would be getting Belgium over here and getting those few states out of here.

a parent company in belgium owns U.S repeating arms that covers:

winchester rifles and ammo
browning rifles and pistols
nosler ammo and reloading suplies
nosler rifles

You mean FN?

vermontsavant wrote:

hodgedons reloading bought the rights to winchester ball powders,so that is still made here but everything else from u.s repeating arms is owned by belgian company

I think Hodgdon bought IMR, too.

yes i knew that about IMR because i have a hodgedons reloading book.
i didnt know FN was the name of the company,thanks for the info

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25 Apr 2013, 7:47 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

naturalplastic wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

scuffleball wrote:

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Princess Elizabeth, and Charlemagne are the only two whom Ive ever heard of!

Im familiar with the painter Margritte, though.

Also I should add Belgium's most famous artist, John Ensor.
I only know about him because They Might Be Giants has a song about him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

OH!

THAT's who "John Ensor" is.

I have their greatest hits album. It also has a rocknroll ode to James K. Polk "our eleventh president, and napoleon of the south!".

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25 Apr 2013, 11:35 am

vermontsavant wrote:

Raptor wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

Raptor wrote:

I might be willing to trade a few of our states for it.
The problem would be getting Belgium over here and getting those few states out of here.

a parent company in belgium owns U.S repeating arms that covers:

winchester rifles and ammo
browning rifles and pistols
nosler ammo and reloading suplies
nosler rifles

You mean FN?

vermontsavant wrote:

hodgedons reloading bought the rights to winchester ball powders,so that is still made here but everything else from u.s repeating arms is owned by belgian company

I think Hodgdon bought IMR, too.

yes i knew that about IMR because i have a hodgedons reloading book.
i didnt know FN was the name of the company,thanks for the info

Actually the company is Herstal Group and they own FN (Fabrique Nationale), Winchester, and Browning, etc....
BTW, I just bought a new CZ 452 American in .22 LR if your familiar with CZ.

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25 Apr 2013, 12:05 pm

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Off the top of my head:

IOC President Jacques Rogge
Physicist George LeMâitre (original proponent of the Big Bang)
Actors Audrey Hepburn and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Singer Jacques Brel
Painters Rubens, van Dyke (and the rest of the Flemish masters) and Magritte
Hergé (creator of Tintin)
Adolphe Sax (inventor of the saxophone)
St. Damien of Molokai
Liz Claiborne
Kim Clijsters

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25 Apr 2013, 12:14 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:

naturalplastic wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

scuffleball wrote:

werbert wrote:

Just kidding, of course. But I still can't name ten famous Belgians.

Hmm...

Herman van Rompuy,
Elio di Rupo,
Benoît Peeters,
François Schuiten,
Hergé,
Victor Horta,
Joseph Poelaert,
Prince Philip, Duke of Brabant,
Princess Elizabeth,
St Rumbold?

Might as well add Charlemagne, as he was born in the German speaking region of Belgium.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Princess Elizabeth, and Charlemagne are the only two whom Ive ever heard of!

Im familiar with the painter Margritte, though.

Also I should add Belgium's most famous artist, John Ensor.
I only know about him because They Might Be Giants has a song about him.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

James! It's James Ensor! Sorry for the confusion if anyone came up short while trying to Google the name John Ensor.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

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