" world wars "

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1: A war involving a significant fraction of europe may retroactively be labelled a world war.

  * e.g.,  ... "Great War doesn't sound important enough -- let's call it a world war." 

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1: something that those European hippies are always starting but can't finish

  * e.g.,  ... France: "oui surrender"... 

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2: and what's with their weird sexual fetishes?

 [ "World War II" ]

1: Germany invades Czechoslovakia.

  * e.g.,  ... "Some of the World War II guys in 'Call of Duty' have, like, foreign accents... what's up with that?" 

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2: Britain & France tell them to stop that bullshit.

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3: Germany invades Poland.

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4: (Russia also invades Poland from the other side: everybody forgets this.)

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5: Britain & France declare war. This is the 'official' kick-off.

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6: Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania all join the German side. (Everybody forgets the last three.)

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7: Axis forces go through Europe like vindaloo through a colostomy.

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8: Nazis exterminate Jews, gays, gypsies, & the disabled. (everybody remembers the jews but forgets the rest.)

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9: UK holds out.

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10: Russia & the USA don't do shit.

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11: Entire divisions of Danish, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, French & Serbian volunteers join the Axis armies & SS. (everybody forgets this & to listen to them now, they were all in the fucking resistance, which must have been MASSIVE.)

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12: Axis forces invade Russia. Suddenly the Russians don't think it's funny any more.

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13: Japan joins the Axis & bombs Pearl Harbor.

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14: Suddenly the US doesn't think it's funny any more.

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15: The USA tools up the world, 'cause it's got more factories than everybody else put together, & they're out of bomber range.

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16: Axis runs out of steam in Russia, cause Russia's enormous & bloody freezing.

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17: Allies invade on D-Day... 5 landings: 2 British, 2 American, 1 Canadian. (everybody forgets the Canadians.)

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18: Hitler ends up smouldering in a ditch. Russians find the body & confirm he only had one ball. Seriously.

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19: The US decides invading stuff is a pain in the ass and invents the atom bomb instead. Drops two buckets 'o sunshine on Japan.

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20: Russians steal half of Europe.

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21: UK's spent almost every penny it had.

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22: US starts telling everybody how it was all about them, & 64 years later is still doing so.

 [ "World War IV" ]

1: The war following World War III.

  * e.g.,  ... "I do not know how the Third World War will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth World War IV - rocks!" ---Albert Einstein 

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2: - predicted to be fought with bows & arrows and rocks

 [ "World War Three" ]

1: The long awaited third war in humanity's epic World War trilogy. Is said to resolve all plots lines.

  * e.g.,  ... Oh I hear World War Three is coming out soon. I can't wait! I am so wearing a 'Team Australia' t-shirt. 

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1: From the makers of The Great War and World War 2 comes the highly anticipated sequel- World War 3! After 56 years of international peace, America finds herself in the middle an epic power struggle between Islamic Jihadists and Chinese invaders. Will America prevail and come out this conflict stronger than ever, or will she crumble in the midst of a nuclear holocaust? with special guest appearances by Russia, Great Britain, Israel, France, Iraq ,and Canada. coming to a bomb shelter near you!

  * e.g.,  ... World War III was scheduled for release in 1962, but will be postponed until 198 

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1: The long anticipated sequel to 1 & 2 coming to you in '22 after 77 years of peace in (central-) Europe .

  * e.g.,  ... World War III in one sentence: 

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2: Thank your weak and corrupt leaders today for the upcoming nuclear annihilation following the invasion of Ukraine and Taiwan.

  * e.g.,  ... Yo, wanna get your ass eaten and fuck a last time before the Nukes go off? 

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1: One of the few sequels that surpassed the original.

  * e.g.,  ... We have, ironically, World War II to thank for ending the depression. 

 [ "World war V" ]

1: A war so intense that it skipped III and IV

  * e.g.,  ... world war V was a badass war 

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1: All action, all star sequel to the popular black comedy 'The Great war' (later retconned to 'World War one'). Hailed as a masterpeice by critics for it's combination of epic action, gritty realism, dark comedy, international espionage and feel good ending, although some have critised the overt nationalism and stereotypical lead villian (Adolf Hitler).It also provided a springboard for new international stars such as the U.S.A, the U.S.S.R as well as providing a fitting coda for some ageing stars such as the British and French Empires. Synopsis: The story starts in 1939 and continues 20 years after the previous installment finished with a powerful new Germany (dubbed 'The Nazis' in this instalment) allying itself with a few like minded countries and invading Poland.

  * e.g.,  ... It's been sixty years since World War 2 was released, do you think they'll ever get round to making a sequel? 

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2: Although the good guys ( Britian and France) attempt to halt the Reich France quickly succumbs to the bad guy, the march on Paris being the most chilling early sequence in the tale, leaving the British Empire to stand alone against the evil of the Nazis, which by now emcompasses virtually all of Europe. Although later overshadowed by the appearence of the newcomers, The U.S.A and Russia (who would both go on to become major stars in their own right) Britains war against Germany provides some great thrills including The Battle of Britain, U-Boats in the North Atlantic and The Blitzkreig, which have led many critics to call Britians portrayl of a plucky little country standing up for itself as a career best, or 'Their Finest Hour'.

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3: The Nazis surprise assuallt on Russia and Japans equally surprising decleration of war on the U.S kicks the action into an even higher gear with the Attack on Pearl Harbour and The Seige of Stalingrad being two spectactular high points. This sets the stage for the explosive third act which pulls out all the stops for an unforgettable finale in which the allies mount a comperhensive assault on nazi controlled Europe, the D-Day landings being the stand out scene, and the final defeat of the nazis. After this the story carries on for a few months after this with allies war on the Japanese providing a suitably explosive, although moral ambigous, ending which uses cutting edge technology to portray the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The final coda to the story sets up the inevitable sequel 'The Cold War', a espionage thriller starring the U.S.A and Russia (now renamed The U.S.S.R), plus the many lower budget spin offs including 'The Arab-Israeli Conflict', 'The Korean War', 'The Afghanistan War' and it's sequel 'Iraq/Afghanistan'.