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[Time]

Spain came to give lessons in passing and ball control but Holland refused to take notes and slipped behind the Spanish armada. Maudid in shock.

[Gamma]

the colony takes on the former colonial masters!

[Muadib]

que ?

[Gamma]

holland is a former spanish province

[Muadib]

ah wheh di...?!

How dat guh ?

[Muadib]

look like mi haffi guh study di Babylon system some more..

[Time]

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

Spanish or French? The whole of the Netherlands or just the Western part?

[Gamma]

In the Dutch Rebellion against the Habsburgs during the Eighty Years' War, the naval forces of the rebels, the Watergeuzen, established their first permanent base in 1572 in the town of Brill. In this way, Holland, now a sovereign state in a larger Dutch confederation, became the centre of the rebellion. It became the cultural, political and economic centre of the United Provinces, in the 17th century, the Dutch Golden Age, the wealthiest nation in the world. After the King of Spain was deposed as the count of Holland, the executive and legislative power rested with the States of Holland, which was led by a political figure who held the office of Grand Pensionary

[Gamma]

see also ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Silent.

this is probably why the dutch wear orange although it is not a colour on their flag

[Peter R]

but... he is consoled by... lol

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...irl-01copy.jpg

[Willi]

True!!!!

[Willi]

Holland is only a part of Le pays bas.