The FReeper Foxhole - Lazy Sunday and some WW1 Facts - October 17th, 2004

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[Diva Betsy Ross]

Hello Foxhole freeps! I just wanted to stop by and say a quick hello and a sincere thank you to all of our Veterans. I am mindful that no matter who wins the presidency in a few weeks, I have the veterans of the United States of America to thank for my right to vote, for my freedoms,for my quality of life and for my children's freedom. And for that I am so thankful.

[Grzegorz 246]

You rather won't buy it in the bank anymore, however It isn't difficult to buy it in some numismatic shop or through internet. This one is made of real gold, so It cost a fortune, however there are are also versions of the same coin made of silver and made of copper and nickel.

http://e-numizmatyka.pl/store/product_info.php?products_id=289

http://e-numizmatyka.pl/store/product_info.php?products_id=276

http://e-numizmatyka.pl/store/product_info.php?products_id=622

[Grzegorz 246]

Here is another one Solidarity coin, however I'm affraid that it was issued only in golden edition.

[U S Army EOD]

When I sailed back from England on my sailboat in 1977 we met a Polish sailboat in Lisbon. We had quite a few sail boats rafted out in the harbor. We were there for Christmas and had a party on a large British sailboat and had people there from about ten or more different countries. We sang Christmas carols in all the different languages that night and did a lot of drinking. About three o'clock in the morning the Pole's started the ethnic jokes with, "How many Russians does it take to unscrew a light bulb"? That got it going with the British telling Irish jokes, the Swedes telling Norwegian jokes, the Germans on the French, and me being from the South, telling Yankee jokes.

As far as WWII with the initial start, had England and France attacked Germany right after they invaded Poland, they could have been in Berlin in a few weeks. Poland was a much harder nut to crack than the Germans planned on and they had to shoot up most of their ammunition reserves. Germany never went on a war time economy until 1942. They would have not had enough ammo at that time for a two front war.

[Grzegorz 246]

No. There is also Golden Nordic version. This should be quite cheap.

[Professional Engineer]

On a 10 mile front in Flanders Field, Belgium in 1917 over 5,000,000 artillery shells were fired in 3 day period.

HOLY CRAP!!

[Professional Engineer]

Hi miss Feather

[SAMWolf]

Like the BAttle of Britain coin.

[SAMWolf]

LOL!

[SAMWolf]

See if they have any Warsaw Uprising coins. ;-)

[SAMWolf]

When Gypsies are buying steal (?) insurances

When Gypsies are buying theft insurance.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Matt.

My dad told me about the importance of the Crown on the Polish Eagle.

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon Diva Betsy Ross.

Thanks for dropping by on a Lazy Sunday.

[SAMWolf]

During this year's reenactment I heard those feathers in action

That had to be soemthing to hear!

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for sharing that story EOD.

telling Yankee jokes

So, got any good one?

[SAMWolf]

Betrayed in 1939 and "Rising '44" shows how you were betrayed again in 1944.

Great pictures, thanks Matt.

[SAMWolf]

Artillery, the god of war.

[MHT]

WWI was the marker at which the 19th century became the 20th. WWI also offered a variety of new warfare technology (gases, aerial combat, tanks). Furthermore, the annihilation of the Armenian nation was the most effective genocide of the 20th century and inspiration for Hitler's "remedy". When questioned about his master plan for the Jews, Hitler is quoted as having said, "Look what they did to the Armenians, and no one noticed." By comparison, Hitler's Holocaust was not particularly successful, and WWII statistics of loss were a gift compared with the Great War.