King George says "Mission Accomplished"

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Martok

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July 06, 2013, 02:28:15 AM
Heh.  Clever. 

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Staggerwing

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July 06, 2013, 06:52:36 AM
Very interesting read. Perspective is sometimes everything.


Michael, have you ever considered writing a 'counterfactual' novel or series of shorts around a common divergence point?
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besilarius

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July 06, 2013, 08:46:21 AM
There is an old Pentagon story about the use of mercenaries in WWII. 
All those german POWS taken in Tunisia, were sick to death of picking peas in Alabama and Mississippi.  A number proposed that they be reorganized as a wehrmacht panzer grenadier division to use against Japan.
Well the thought of Panzer Gruppe Kwanto, racing through the rice fields of Japan really got the imagination of some generals.
They brought the idea to Chief of Staff George Marshall.  He heard them out and just asked, "Hessians?"  Killed the idea right there.
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July 06, 2013, 09:24:50 AM
!@#$&!!  FP login prompt!!!  >:(
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July 06, 2013, 09:32:30 AM
I got a kick out of it. :)
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July 06, 2013, 04:14:18 PM
Quote from: mirth on July 06, 2013, 09:24:50 AM
!@#$&!!  FP login prompt!!!  >:(

I got that to and couldn't read it.....
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July 06, 2013, 04:19:51 PM
I had already created a profile a while back to read the articles. No biggie, lots of good stuff at the FP site.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
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July 06, 2013, 07:59:02 PM
Quote from: besilarius on July 06, 2013, 08:46:21 AM
There is an old Pentagon story about the use of mercenaries in WWII. 
All those german POWS taken in Tunisia, were sick to death of picking peas in Alabama and Mississippi.  A number proposed that they be reorganized as a wehrmacht panzer grenadier division to use against Japan.
Well the thought of Panzer Gruppe Kwanto, racing through the rice fields of Japan really got the imagination of some generals.
They brought the idea to Chief of Staff George Marshall.  He heard them out and just asked, "Hessians?"  Killed the idea right there.

Interesting.
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