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Christmas 1944, when we said NUTS to the enemy
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| December 17, 2011
| smithsk
Posted on 12/18/2011 5:50:58 PM PST by NEWwoman
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Some of my favortie video clips:
Nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LXCnsBo8Vs&feature=player_embedded
Patton's weather prayer: http://movieclips.com/mkY8-patton-movie-a-weather-prayer/
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posted on
12/18/2011 5:51:05 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
To: NEWwoman
Now Obama travels the world,in search of butt to kiss.
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posted on
12/18/2011 5:55:04 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Farmer Dean
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posted on
12/18/2011 5:56:23 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: NEWwoman
Is there more worth reading?
Can you share it here? Excerpts are kind of lame.
To: NEWwoman
Creighton Abrams was the commander of the lead battalion in the relief of Bastogne.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:01:01 PM PST
by
csmusaret
(The only borders Obama has closed is a bookstore.)
To: NEWwoman
They have gone down in history as “ The Battling Bastards of Bastogne”
God, what a group of men. Every damn one of them.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:09:53 PM PST
by
Tupelo
( 2012 TEA PARTYER but no longer a Republican)
To: NEWwoman
I don’t think it was “nuts”; more like FO.
To: csmusaret; Tupelo
Interesting. There are volumes of information on this. Thanks for sharing.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:13:51 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: SeaHawkFan
You probably are right. But that’s what was in the movies.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:15:27 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: NEWwoman
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:17:09 PM PST
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: NEWwoman
“You probably are right. But thats what was in the movies.”
From what I have read McAuliffe was woken and told of the surrender demand. He said “aw nuts”. When ask what to tell the Germans he said that his first statement was good enough, to just tell them “nuts”.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:21:22 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
To: NEWwoman
The movie “Battle Ground” was a pretty damn good account of the Bastogne siege. Not the story of the Battle of the Bulge, but real good about Bastogne.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:28:36 PM PST
by
Tupelo
( 2012 TEA PARTYER but no longer a Republican)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
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Thanks NEWwoman.
It's my third favorite military quip, my second favorite is, "They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards." (Creighton Abrams). My fourth favorite (no, you didn't ask) is from World War One -- "Lafayette, we are here!" (Charles Stanton, July 4, 1917). My favorite? Patton's speech to the Third Army in entire, not the sanitized version from the movie.
This topic appears to be pimpin' a 'blog, but I don't care. It's also a modern history topic, but I don't care. It was a cold winter 67 years ago. Relief was promised by Christmas Day, but it didn't make it -- 4th Armored Division broke through on the 26th.
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:32:56 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
To: NEWwoman
“Christmas 1944”
______________________
I was four months old...
This Christmas, I have a son that is ten months old :)
Better late then never, but the world is still in a big mess,
and getting worse.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:36:25 PM PST
by
AlexW
To: SunkenCiv
So why don’t we have anyone who has the cajones to say that worldwide? What’s the MATTER with us????
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:38:00 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(A day without sunshine is like night.)
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:38:58 PM PST
by
labette
( Humble student of Thinkology)
To: CrazyIvan
I read that in some of the sites when I was researching the blog. The General said - “aw, nuts.” So the General put Nuts in his written response.
Now - I’m asking for some friendly advice, so I can be a better FRer. I had been adviced not to put excerpts for blogs. (I did if for its hard to get many hyperlinks & embedded clips in the body.)
Is that breaking any rules? Is it a major turn off? Any opinion?
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:42:45 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: Monkey Face
“Cajones” also works. ;’)
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:44:37 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
To: NEWwoman
To: CrazyIvan
I read something like that Crazy Ivan. Those men had ... real balls.
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posted on
12/18/2011 6:54:58 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
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