"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
It's similar to the events leading up to the Pig War in the Pacific Northwest ... ... Britain and the US had different definitions of the border, each trying to own the San Juan Islands.
That ended somewhat differently, but was still resolved by international arbitration.
The history was good, and the plug at the end for Squarespace was amusing too.
ReplyDeleteA new chunk o' history for me!
ReplyDeleteIt's similar to the events leading up to the Pig War in the Pacific Northwest ... ... Britain and the US had different definitions of the border, each trying to own the San Juan Islands.
That ended somewhat differently, but was still resolved by international arbitration.