we won?

help!

Could it be the aramaic for 'it is finished' ... two words Jesus uttered on the cross as he gave up the ghost.

Go Irish!

Never give up! - by Winston Churchill? Nah, that's three words.

Cubs win?

"Cleanup time."

LOL!

When did you become funny?

Holy Crap!

Miller time? ......no thats later

That was sometime before 1945, wasnt it?

It was actually towards the beginning of the war--when the British successfully (and mirraculously) retreated from Dunkirk in 1940, 336,000 men were saved--from near certain annilation by Hitler. Historians still can't understand why the troops were not destroyed--but a day of fasting a prayer beforehand by all of Britain may have something to do with it? Thousands of little private boats all got the men out. This was amoung Hitler's worst blunders...

I have to admit though, for the life of me, though I've heard the illustration of the two words in a sermon somewhere, I can't recall them...

The two words that kept the Nazis out of Britain in 1940 were "ACHTUNG, SPITFIRE! screemed in horror by the Jerry pilots. After that came came "Tally Ho" from the Spit Jockeys as they shot the Krauts out of the sky.

Actually, I believe you are thinking of a three-word quote:

"And if not. . ."

This was a message from the trapped British army on the beach at Dunkirk. It was an allusion to the words of Daniel's 3 friends, Shadrak, Mishack, and Abednego. When threatened with being thrown in the furnace unless they worshiped idols, they refused to yield, and professed their faith that the Lord would save them, "and if not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." (Dan. 3:18)

The British people immediately recognized the biblical allusion as demonstrating their soldier's resolve to stand to the end and not surrender. It galvenized them and launched the great rescue effort that became "the Miracle of Dunkirk."

I believe this was recently mentioned in an article in World Magazine. The point of the article was that today, such a biblical allusion would fly over the heads of most people, as our society is now biblically illiterate.

Thank you! Knowing the date will help me a little more in my search. I have read about it in several different books, all I have to do now is find one of them!

I dont know if it was in the bible, but I believe it ws "Ahhh Nuts!"

"Goodbye, Eva"?

Thank you so much. That was the point I was trying to make to someone and I was going to use that incident as an illustration. Then I couldn't even remember the quote!!