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memorize it.

"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
MajGen.Barry Goldwater

I think good ol' Au H2O was on the beam!

Fill your hands you son of a bitch

John Wayne

I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it.
~Clint Eastwood~

If you are swimming or on fire.

Ya gotta see the movie to know how funny that really is.

wrong ya dumb squid. That quote is from Outlaw Josie Wales.

Sheesh!

after further review......I suck at this game.I'm going back to polishing my bullets.

after further review......I suck ..

Guess thats stupid, all lucky has to do is edit his, and i'll look stupid.. hmmm

YIKES!! done in by a deaf senior citizen, and a grey beard Marine..

that on fire comment made me think of the new Sons of Anarchy .. for anyone absent for the primiere.. central figures daughter gets burned alive.. bit less than easy watching

A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud

On December 22, 1944, through a party consisting of a major, a lieutenant, and two enlisted men under a flag of truce that entered the American lines southeast of Bastogne (occupied by Company F, 2nd Battalion, 327th Glider Infantry), General von Lüttwitz sent the following ultimatum to Gen. McAuliffe:

To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.
The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Our near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands.

There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the presentation of this note.

If this proposal should be rejected one German Artillery Corps and six heavy A. A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U.S.A. troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given immediately after this two hours term.

All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the well-known American humanity.
The German Commander.

According to various accounts from those present, when McAuliffe was told of the German demand for surrender he said "nuts". At a loss for an official reply, Lt. Col. Harry Kinnard suggested that his first remark summed up the situation well, which was agreed to by the others. The official reply was typed and delivered by Colonel Joseph Harper, commanding the 327th Glider Infantry, to the German delegation. It was as follows:

To the German Commander.

NUTS!

The American Commander

Suffice it to say, the Germans were perplexed at the short reply. Harper offered an explanation of the meaning of the word to the Germans, telling them that in "plain English" it meant "Go to hell."[3] The word choice came directly from McAuliffe and was typical for him. Vincent Vicari, his personal aide at the time, recalled that "General Mac was the only general I ever knew who did not use profane language. 'Nuts' was part of his normal vocabulary."[4]

I have to admit, That was funny.
I love hearing stories like that, showing the humanity in an inhumane circumstances...

Still chuckling, thanks for the that

clint

that "Nuts" was much more civil and gentlemanly than ANY reply that would have issued forth from the savior of Bastogne, Gen. G.S. Patton.
I'm equally certain the Germans would have had to get Gen. Patton's language translated since it was not from any text book they may have learned English from.

I try to teach my G-Kids honorable behavior and to follow the lead of true American heros such as Gen. Robt. E. Lee, a true gentleman and hero but my eldest G-Son pointed out the disparity between how I want them to conduct themselves and the conduct of a valiant hero, Gen George Patton.
Gen. Lee would not say shit if he were in a pile of it up to his knees. He and Gen. McAuliffe, great role models but so is *!#^%!!! Patton LOL!

A 9mm "might" expand but a .45 will never shrink.

Not all funny, but some good ones:

"If the lessons of history teach us anything it is that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us." - Unknown

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi

“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” - Jacob M. Braude

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” - Plato

“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.” - George Patton

"All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific."