Argentina should think long and hard before too soon repeating their little adventure on the Falklands not so long ago.

There was a great loss of life the last time, and theres no evidence to say that it wouldn't be the same this time around. If Argentina is looking for Round 2 than the British armed forces more than happy to step up.

hello and let me start off with these 4 points

1 Falklands islanders are of British decent and CHOOSE to be British

2 UN will ask Falklands islanders if they wish to remain part of UK (they WILL choose to remain)

3 Argentina has NO claim to the lands apart from them being nearby (250 nautical miles from their shores???)

4 the islands were UN-INHABITED when Europeans first colonised it (combination of Britain Portugal and Spain were arguing over who got their first)

look on wiki page for falklands it will tell you how it came to be (my links wont work somehow)

and as far as the cup in the OP photo goes it is a bit far-fetched to paint all of Britain with the same brush
it was made by people from the Falklands NOT mainland UK and I'm not surprised they made that cup as they "hate" Argentina I mean after all they probably lost loved ones in 1982
Falkland islanders find the name "Maldivas" insulting as they already have a name and do not want to be branded by anyone but themselves

also i would like to see proof/evidence that the island had its people wiped out when Europeans colonised it
as i can post evidence of the contrary from multiple sources!

by the way see you guys at the 2014 world cup!! (when we probably get beat...)
no sneaky hand of god will help you guys then!!
(the other goal diego maradona scored in that match was awesome by the way!)

I live in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. I live on the island of Newfoundland.

Literally just off the shore of my island, theres a set of islands called Ste. Pierre and Miquelon, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon as the French call it, because its the only remnant of the former colonial empire of New France that remains under French control.

What if, tomrrow, Canada decided to go ahead and annex that isle. Would you be in support of that?

After all, it is really quite close indeed to the island of Newfoundland, part of a Canadian province. A very short ferry ride. I've never been there personally, nor do I frankly with to go there.

What I don't understand is how you still exist as a nation and people. We should have wiped you out after your first failed attempt at colonising a part of our country, hopefully, we will do so should you be foolish to try again.

For every British business you fools damage, the Royal Navy should sink one Argentinian passenger ship, hell, our subs are good at sinking and killing you off. We'll play it your way and see how you like it.

Yet ANOTHER retarded thread amongst the myriad of retarded threads about Argentine claims to the Falkland Islands.
Your average Brit in 1982 did'nt even know where the Falklands where...the majority thought they where of the coast of Northern Scotland for god's sake...that is how important they are to the man in the street.

However, when the military junta of Argentina made the costly mistake of invading in '82 to try and bolster support for an ever more flagging regime amidst a country in political and financial turmoil, they did'nt take into account that Margret Thatcher herself was in need of something to bolster her flagging government's support...and by invading the island's, they gave her an election time heaven sent boost.

The Brits dont like war, but when we have to fight, we fight. As Napoleon said "England is a nation of shopkeepers".
And Montgomery topped it off by saying the "trouble with our British lads is that they are not killers by nature".

A British commander resigned after he was counter ordered by Thatcher to attack Goose Green. He said they could bypass it by night and the Argies would'nt notice. Maggie said NO. Take Goose Green.
For her the more Argie dead, the better the chances of winning the election. At what cost though.

Maggie was determined to milk the Falklands for all it was worth. We knew we would win, and Maggie pushing the "Britan will not tolerate foreign agression" card, guaranteed herself another stint at No. 10.

Maggie actually thought about dropping a nuke on Argentina in '82.

Now, it's all about oil. Argentinas smelt black gold and wants some, because soon, they're wont be any and the price will rocket.

In the end, the Islanders are British by choice, if they want a referendum, so be it, but until then, the Islands are and remain British sovereign terrritory.

I'm not sure how you Argies commit to politics - but in the UK we don't base international opinion based around one coffee cup.

Just saying.

Originally posted by mr-lizard
I'm not sure how you Argies commit to politics - but in the UK we don't base international opinion based around one coffee cup.

Just saying.

No, we would base it around one tea cup..
2nd.

I wouldn't be too pressed about the mug. Souvenir type stuff made in bulk can sometimes have mistakes but they'll still sell them to somebody for cheap, who will sell it to someone else real cheap, after all a cup is a cup is a cup. i.e. 99 cent stores.

Think it's a bit retarded to think the whole of the UK made a set of cups. Like, duh!!

having worked in one of the major uk pottery companies i can tell you that the IQ of the average litho operator (the person who puts the image transfer on the cup) is not very high as they're paid to stick them onto the cups on piece rate as well so they dont really look at the images just slap them on as its the managements job to ensure everythings right and some of the management aint much brighter than a dull bulb to be honest

does the bottom of the mug reveal any details such as the pottery company/country of manufacture etc?