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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Really? (checks article) Well, not so much "apocryphal" as "unconfirmed one way or the other", but it's still hilarious as far as diplomatic correspondence goes. Perhaps that's what inspired Khal Moro's derisive reply to Danerys' lengthy and grandiose self-introduction.
I'm sorry, How Do I Used Tense
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.I still prefer the succinct reply of Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe:
Nuts!
(signed) The American Commander
Of course, they had to explain to the German emissary what that meant, since he wasn't up on American slang: "In plain English, 'nuts' means the same as 'go to Hell.'"
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.I prefer the response of greek to Axis power when they demand surrender
"No"
Pretty damn funny
Also I have to clear something here: outsides people dosent like the states because they boast to be "beacon of democracy, freedon and human right" and them deciding the only to do that is with superior firepower, now what people want with Trump is pretty much that, being tought guy who impose is will and stop all that shit
Of course that is bullshit, and is clear is simplistic way to look politic but that is the avarage trumper for you
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"The Swiss response to the Nazis was pretty awesome too.
The Swiss: "We can mobilize 50,000 men at a moments notice along any of the passes into the centre of the country."
The Nazis: "Then we'll just send in 100,000 men."
The Swiss: "We'll shoot twice."
(I'm pretty sure I got the number wrong, but this gets the point across.)
edited 19th Jun '16 5:56:48 PM by Zendervai
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Best? I don't know about that. Certainly the most certifiably bat-shit craziest. This coming from the man who waded ashore on D-Day armed with nothing but a broadsword and a longbow.
Did he and Patton ever meet? I wonder how that encounter would have turned out. Cut from the same cloth, but all the insanity and ego might achieve critical mass...
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Oh, excuse me; he wasn't part of the D-Day invasion. He waded ashore in Sicily with his sword, bow, and bagpipes. Then he got captured in Yugoslavia. The SS decided they wanted no part of him.
and he escaped TWO concentration camps, "liberating" crops on his way back to allied lines.... actually... is he listed in the real life bit of Crazy Awesome? as if anyone deserves to be in there it's "Mad" Jack Churchill
edited 19th Jun '16 7:11:32 PM by FieldMarshalFry
advancing the front into TV Tropes
Yes, he is... Underneath Emperor Norton I, Lord British, and Werner Herzog.
edited 19th Jun '16 7:32:04 PM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food BadlyLooks like the anti-Trump movement within the GOP is serious, at least enough to raise some cash.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/19/politics/rnc-delegate-angst-donald-trump/index.html
They're fucked either way, yes, but might as well just bite the bullet.
If downticket candidates run against their party's Presidential nominee, it will signal a shellacking akin to what Democrats suffered in 2010 and 2014. That never goes over well with voters no matter who's running.
edited 20th Jun '16 6:30:44 AM by Fighteer
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I'm asking Jack if some of his opinions on China are ones he might have simply gotten from his family more then come to himself after due thought and consideration.
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