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  • MikM Away
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    Mik
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    #3

    I know but I cheated.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      jon-nyc
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      #4

      Paul Tibbets?

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Paul Tibbets?

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        Jolly
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        #5

        @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

        Paul Tibbets?

        Correct.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          jon-nyc
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          #6

          It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • JollyJ Jolly

            @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

            Paul Tibbets?

            Correct.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #7

            @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

            @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

            Paul Tibbets?

            Correct.

            Wow. The beginning and the end, eh?

            (McGovern flew B24s, btw)

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

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              #8

              @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

              It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

              We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • 89th8 Online
                89th8 Online
                89th
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                #9

                Paul Warfield Tibbets. Now that’s a badass middle name.

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                  It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                  We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                  89th8 Online
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                  89th
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                  #10

                  @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                  @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                  It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                  We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                  Enola Bi?

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                    It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                    We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

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                    #11

                    @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                    @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                    It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                    We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                    Flying Fortress.

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                      It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                      We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                      George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #12

                      @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                      @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                      It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                      We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                      Google reveals it, of course.

                      But that, as well as the name of his regular plane were both (as 89th says) "badass."

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        #13

                        How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                        a) 1
                        b) 2
                        c) 3
                        d) 4

                        JollyJ 1 Reply Last reply
                        • 89th8 89th

                          @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                          @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                          It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                          We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                          Enola Bi?

                          JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
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                          #14

                          @89th said in WW2 Trivia:

                          @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                          @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                          It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                          We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                          Enola Bi?

                          Nope.

                          Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            89th
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                            Kidding, obv. Yeah I know the name but only via wiki.

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                            • JollyJ Jolly

                              @89th said in WW2 Trivia:

                              @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                              @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                              It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                              We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                              Enola Bi?

                              Nope.

                              Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.

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                              @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                              @89th said in WW2 Trivia:

                              @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                              @jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:

                              It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.

                              We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?

                              Enola Bi?

                              Nope.

                              Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.

                              The plane Tibbets flew was Butcher Shop.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              • ? A Former User

                                How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                a) 1
                                b) 2
                                c) 3
                                d) 4

                                JollyJ Offline
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                                @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                a) 1
                                b) 2
                                c) 3
                                d) 4

                                A.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • JollyJ Jolly

                                  @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                  How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                  a) 1
                                  b) 2
                                  c) 3
                                  d) 4

                                  A.

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                                  #18

                                  @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                                  @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                  How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                  a) 1
                                  b) 2
                                  c) 3
                                  d) 4

                                  A.

                                  Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.

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                                    I took GK's picture standing next to Clonel Tibbets' airplane.

                                    At least I think I probably did, I've taken a lot of peoples' picture there. They all kind of blend together after a while. Maybe D4 took it, or maybe she was in it too.

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                                      @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                                      @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                      How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                      a) 1
                                      b) 2
                                      c) 3
                                      d) 4

                                      A.

                                      Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.

                                      George KG Offline
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                                      George K
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                                      #20

                                      @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                      @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                                      @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                      How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                      a) 1
                                      b) 2
                                      c) 3
                                      d) 4

                                      A.

                                      Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.

                                      That's really an amazing statistic.

                                      "Hans, we wish you to enlist in our U-Boat fleet. There's a 75% chance that you will not survive. Sign here...."

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                        a) 1
                                        b) 2
                                        c) 3
                                        d) 4

                                        A.

                                        Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.

                                        That's really an amazing statistic.

                                        "Hans, we wish you to enlist in our U-Boat fleet. There's a 75% chance that you will not survive. Sign here...."

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                                        @George-K said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        @Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        @nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:

                                        How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?

                                        a) 1
                                        b) 2
                                        c) 3
                                        d) 4

                                        A.

                                        Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.

                                        That's really an amazing statistic.

                                        "Hans, we wish you to enlist in our U-Boat fleet. There's a 75% chance that you will not survive. Sign here...."

                                        Uboats of WW2 era were primarily surface ships. They only went under to flee or kill. They made much better time up top.

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                                          89th
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                                          thats

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