History's greatest rivalry? (France, Michigan, Ohio, Romans)

[6 FOOT 3]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

C'mon, Kong was nothing but an overgrown monkey. How can he compare to a giant fire farting turtle?

Well that's what i was thinking until the end of the movie .



Oh yeah i need to add some more Romans :

Julius Ceasar vs Pompey the Great

Mark Antony vs Octavian

Cleopatra vs Ceasar, Antony and Octavian

[WIHS2006]

Quiznos vs Wrongway (also known as Subway)
CompUSA vs Best Buy
Liberals vs Conservatives
Suffolk County Police officers vs Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies

[Angus Podgorny]

Rangers v. Celtic

[Rhett_Butler]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

Until Michael Jackson disproved that.

Well I was just going to say that plastic was unnatural, but that's essentially what you said, so I guess I'm done here....

[DrummerBoy]

Great Question! As far as the choices you named, I would go with Rome vs. Carthage for sheer ferocity and the amount pitched battles. As far as longevity, the Israeli-Palestinian feud has got to take the cake--take the falaffel?--but I would have to rule this particular squabble out as being the Greatest simply because it has always been pretty one-sided, with Israel perenially kicking Arab butt! (Remember that we give Israel more money and arms than we do any other country.)
So my humble entry can be found right here at home: The North vs. the South in the Americsn Civil War. Or, as the south STILL calls it: "The War of Northern Aggression." LOL. This war changed our country's future and the ramification from it still live on today. Over 600,000 Americans died, and if you do the math, you'll find that as a percentage of the population back in 1861, that is a truly staggering number. It still blows me away the ghastly number of casualties that some of those battles posted, like 50,000 in three days at Gettysburgh. Or Grant losing 10,000 men at Shiloh.
And even today there still lives a sort of idealogical and cultural rivalry between American Northernors and Southerners.
Anyway...great question, and thanks!
Peace.

[sarahkate_m]

Globally: oil rights.

[thelogannator123]

we all know the answer here, ninjas vs. pirates

seriously, probably U.S.A vs. U.S.S.R, almost the biggest buildup of weapons in history, the only rivalry that could have destroyed the world, and the only rivalry in which billions were affected

[HomesickAussie]

I think Germany v USSR was a lot bigger than USA v USSR. Certainly more people killed.

Queensland v NSW in 'State of Origin'
Aus v England in cricket

[Trudy Rose]

Originally Posted by HomesickAussie

I think Germany v USSR was a lot bigger than USA v USSR. Certainly more people killed.

Queensland v NSW in 'State of Origin'
Aus v England in cricket

Very true...and I'm assuming you are counting both wars

[joey2000]

Originally Posted by Grandstander

C'mon, Kong was nothing but an overgrown monkey. How can he compare to a giant fire farting turtle?

Cuz he's also a giant and Godzilla only has a shot if his fire hits the target. Close combat, he's toast. Don't believe me? OK how about you and I fight close combat - but your arms have to be tied to your sides all T-Rex like.

Anyway, given the extremely broad premise (which IMO means this should exit the history forum, frankly) - I say it's easily a 2-horse race: liberals vs conservatives or men vs women.

Or Colts vs Pats. nyahh nyahh and lol @ BB.