29 September 2008

The world's longest-lasting war...

...was the Three Hundred and Thirty-five Years War, between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly. It lasted from 1651 to 1986.

There were no casualties.

(There's an obvious pun here, but I'll refrain...)

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  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2014 at 11:42 AM

    what pun????

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    1. MinnesotastanOctober 28, 2014 at 12:25 PM

      Wow, you're challenging my memory becaue I wrote this post six years ago. I believe I was suggesting an allusion to a 335-year-long war with no casualties being a "Scilly" war.

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