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To: Pyro7480
German Leader Seeks New Start From Bush (Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, Kraut!)

Dubya's reply (and that of the right-minded voters of the USA):

NUTS!

(I will be happy if someone has beaten me to this)
19 posted on 11/03/2004 11:24:48 AM PST by VOA
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To: VOA
From http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/101abn.htm

After 5 days of withstanding attacks by the Germans without reinforcements or supplies, two German Officers were sent to the American Headquarters with a letter from the German Commander demanding that the 101st surrender. After hearing that the Germans wanted the 101st to surrender, the Acting Commander - BG General McAuliffe said "Nuts". Surrendering was not an option for the 101st so "Nuts" was chosen as the official response to the Germans demand for surrender.

If memory serves, the translator for the Germans struggled with the response, until he correctly translated it as "Go to hell!" LOL!

23 posted on 11/03/2004 11:29:23 AM PST by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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To: VOA

General A. McAuliffe replied "Nuts! at the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.
Are these the Nuts you are referring to?


46 posted on 11/03/2004 3:25:32 PM PST by dozer7 (Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe)
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