Donster Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Hunting Japanese 1939: General Smuts wins cabinet battle in South Africa and declares war on Germany. 1939: German troops advancing through Poland occupy the former German industrial area of Upper Silesia. 1940: The Luftwaffe bring to a close the third phase of their air offensive, having lost 308 aircraft in the last 2 weeks. However, the RAF have suffered 273 fighter losses and suffered extensive damage to their airfields and ground control systems. The official start of the London Blitz is initiated by the Germans, as they intentionally bomb the capital. 1940: British naval blockade lifted on all French colonies supporting General de Gaulle. 1940: King Carol of Romania abdicates the throne to his son, Michael and appoints Marshal Antonescu head of state. 1941: Germany announces that all Jews living in the country will have to begin wearing a Star of David. 1941: Hitler’s War Directive No. 35 orders the capture of Moscow after the Ukraine operation has been completed. 1941: The Vilna Ghetto is established containing 40,000 Jews. 1941: The Japanese decide to be fully prepared for war by the end of October. 1942: The 4th Gebirgsjäger division of the 17th Army captures the Black Sea naval base of Novorossiysk, while six Axis divisions cross the Straits of Kerch to Taman. Heavy house-to-house fighting continues in the centre of Stalingrad. 1942: Rommel is back to the positions held on the 31st August, having lost 51 tanks (out of 515), 70 guns, 400 trucks and 2,865 men. The Eighth Army losses were 1,640 men and 68 tanks. 1942: Australians force total Japanese evacuation of Milne Bay, with just 1,000 troops surviving to be evacuated. Lynn Bari 1943: A conference of 48 Republican governors, senators and congressmen convene at the Mackinac Island resort between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan under the chairmanship of Sen. Arthur Vandenberg to hammer out a post-war foreign policy for the party. The meeting discards the isolationist stance that Republicans adopted following World War I and adopts a cautious internationalism. 1943: The Red Army succeeds in separating Army Group Centre from Army Group South. 1943: The United States asks the Chinese Nationals to join with the Communists to present a common front to the Japanese. 1944: Victory in the ‘Battle of London’ is proclaimed after 80 days of V1 bombardment with over 8,000 flying-bombs launched, with approximately 2,300 reaching London. 1944: The Canadians surround Calais, trapping the German garrison. Liege falls to British troops, while the U.S. First Army pushes East through Belgium, crossing Meuse. Ghent and Courtrai are liberated. 1944: The Russians occupy Turnu-Severin on the Danube in Romania and advance to the Yugoslav border. They also reach the eastern Carpathians. 1945: Japanese forces in Southwest Pacific surrender aboard HMS Glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Hunting Japanese "I'm hunting Japanese I think I'm hunting Japanese I really think so Hunting Japanese I think I'm hunting Japanese I really think so I'm hunting Japanese I think I'm hunting Japanese I really think so Hunting Japanese I think I'm hunting Japanese I really think so" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whizkid Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Is that Japanese Haiku, Donnie? Bet the guys didn't know that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ah, The Vapors ... classic New Wave band of the '80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 They're the original "Mutt and Jeff" I bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 They're the original "Mutt and Jeff" I bet! Sing along Whiz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I would if I could understand what they were saying! Why do Rock Bands have to be unintelligble? So the parents can't hear what they're saying, I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yeah but how many of you know what the song "Turning Japanese" is really about? Actually even if you know, don't tell Whizzers, I don't think he could take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Sideways, instead of up and down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I would if I could understand what they were saying! Why do Rock Bands have to be unintelligble? So the parents can't hear what they're saying, I guess! Here ya go Whizzer... Turning Japanese Lyrics I've got your picture of me and you You wrote "I love you" I wrote "me too" I sit there staring and there's nothing else to do Oh it's in color Your hair is brown Your eyes are hazel And soft as clouds I often kiss you when there's no one else around I've got your picture, I've got your picture I'd like a million of you all round my cell I want a doctor to take your picture So I can look at you from inside as well You've got me turning up and turning down And turning in and turning 'round I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so I've got your picture, I've got your picture I'd like a million of them all round my cell I want the doctor to take a picture So I can look at you from inside as well You've got me turning up and turning down and turning in and turning 'round I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark Everyone around me is a total stranger Everyone avoids me like a cyclone ranger That's why I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so (think so think so think so) Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 No wonder I don't listen to that stuff! That's supposed to be romantic? Now Sinatra's romantic. Or any Bluesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 No wonder I don't listen to that stuff! That's supposed to be romantic? Now Sinatra's romantic. Or any Bluesman. Only if you consider "Choking your Chicken" as romantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Only if you consider "Choking your Chicken" as romantic. Now, now .. that is a myth. The song is simply a love song ... and here's the proof straight from the horse's mouth: ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> You could also watch this video if you need to top-up your supply of euphemisms for, er? ... you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 You're no fun Doug, we coulda kept him confused for weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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