Between Philly and Pittsburgh is God's Land

[IamSam]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

That's an incredibly moronic simplification of matters.

Actually it goes back to the Crusades when we stole algebra from the Arabs and refused to give it back. The Arabs retaliated by invading Spain until they were driven out in their turn by the Children's Crusade. Then Richard the Lion-hearted in effect abandoned the throne of England so he and all the knights from Camelot could go look for the Holy Grail (what-ever that was) which had been stolen by jihadists traveling over the Alps with Hannibal and his elephants. This gave rise to the Republican party which emigrated to the American Colonies and began the Salem witchcraft trials.

Now, are we clear?