Donster Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Wartime Knitting 1939: Germany warns all neutral shipping to stay clear of British and French coasts, or risk being sunk. This had already happened to a number of neutral ships, particularly at night when it was difficult to identify them. U-boat skippers were now given the go ahead to sink any ship not showing lights at night. 1939: In Czechoslovakia, the Gestapo execute 120 students who are accused of anti-Nazi plotting. 1940: The Luftwaffe bomb Bristol. 1940: The first trainees from the Empire Air Training Scheme arrive in the UK. 1940: Treasury cancels Boxing Day Bank Holiday. 1940: Slovakian Prime Minister joins Tripartite Pact in Berlin. 1941: The United States, while remaining neutral, expands the Lend-Lease program to include Charles de Gaulle's Free French troops. 1941: Two Luftwaffe officers, make the war's most audacious attempt to escape from a British POW camp. Lt. Heinz Schnabel and Oblt. Harry Wappler were prisoners in Camp No.15 near Penrith, Northumbria. Forging papers that identified them as Dutch officers serving in the RAF, they made their way to the RAF airfield at Kingstown near Carlisle and started the engine of a Miles Magister. Taking off, they soon realized they did not have the fuel to make it to Nazi-occupied Holland reluctantly they turned back, landing in a field about five miles north of Great Yarmouth. Recaptured, they were sent back to Camp No.15 again and sentenced to 28 days solitary confinement. 1941: Theresienstadt Ghetto is established near Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Nazis will use it as a model ghetto for propaganda purposes. 1941: Rommel gives orders for his tanks to cut off the British supply routes by thrusting towards the Egyptian frontier, or as it became known, the 'dash for the wire'. By the end of the day Rommel's tanks had reached the frontier and caused complete confusion in the rear of the Eighth Army. 1941: US Army commanders across the Pacific are warned of the possible imminence of war. 1942: Laval sets up Phalange Africaine, to fight allies in Africa. 1943: Berlin reported as a ‘sea of flames’ this morning with casualty estimates put at between 8-10,000 killed. Lauren Bacall 1944: The allies cross the Saar near the Franco-German border. Troops of the French First Army capture Mühlhausen in Alsace, while the French 2nd Armoured Division takes Strasbourg. 1944: USAAF B29s from Saipan Island in Pacific, bomb Tokyo for first time, but to little effect. Admiral Thomas Hart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Dude Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Mmmmm! Lauren was quite the little hottie back in the day You know how to whistle, don't you Steve? Just put your lips together and blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchie Crotchie Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 1944: USAAF B29s from Saipan Island in Pacific, bomb Tokyo for first time, but to little effect. "I have assembered you arl hele to disper these lumouls about Amelican B-29 bombels ovel Tokyo! RIES! ARL RIES!!! Thele arl and nevel wirl be any Amelican bombels ovel the Empile of Japan! (Bows towards Emperor) This useress plopaghanda by the pigdogs arries! Now I wilr answel a few questions...yes you in back low..." "Charles Nelson...Associated Press...Mr. Crotchie...please answer me this...you say no American bombers have ever been over the Empire of Japan, then how do you explain the Doolittle Raid in 1942?" "I grad you bling this up hele today...MOLE AMELICAN RIES! NEVEL HAPPEN! The firm you see was done on horrywood sound stage! Rittre toy moders in bathtub, with young schoor boy falting in watel fol wave effect! Next question prease..." "Betty Bombshellia...Better Homes & Gardens..."Mr. Crotchie...we here that Japanese civilians are having to resort to eating bark from trees, seaweed, hickory nuts etc to survive due to the complete blockade of Japan by Allied forces. Is this true?" "Aaaaaahhhh Soooo... Miss Betty...we name prane aftel you...Itchie bet you can learry twilr the tassres when you get going! Rook rike twin engine bombel! What you doing aftel the news confelence? What say we shale some Saki and balk and Itchie make you balk rike a dog?" "Sir...your answer please?" "Oh so solly...RIES! ARL RIES! Not tlue! Anyway...have you evel tlied balk off a Hibachi? Add some soy sauce and you got goulmet food! Next question prease!" "Bwucie Buttcwack...Japanese Navy News...Whele arl the pictules of Lonin and the Admilar?" "SOLLY! NO MOLE QUESTIONS PREASE! YOU GO AWAY NOW! RONG RIVE THE EMPILE OF JAPAN!!! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Mmmmm! Lauren was quite the little hottie back in the day You know how to whistle, don't you Steve? Just put your lips together and blow. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The most famous line from a movie hardly anyone has seen that is. Most of my friends think it was from Casablanca, when I say it was from To Have And Have Not, they all look at me like I'm crazy. Especially when I then point out Bogart's character was named Harry Morgan, not Steve. Oh well Well...yeah I am crazy...but still, I'm right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 The most famous line from a movie hardly anyone has seen that is. Most of my friends think it was from Casablanca, when I say it was from To Have And Have Not, they all look at me like I'm crazy. Especially when I then point out Bogart's character was named Harry Morgan, not Steve. Oh well Well...yeah I am crazy...but still, I'm right here. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Crazy,....but right To Have and Have not it tis....now, Schatt: "Have you even been stung by a dead bee?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 "Yeah I was stung by a dead bee once." "Saaaaaay...I like her!" Great flick, in some ways I like it even better than Casablaca even though yeah it could be said that it was basically a remake at least in spirit. The funny thing was that the whole movie came about because Howard Hawks bet Ernest Hemmingway that he could make a good movie out of Hemmingway's worst book. And to my mind he won the bet! Plus you have to love any movie where they get Hoagie Carmichael to play the piano player in the bar. There you go, your useless movie triva of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Schat, Your movie knowledge is scaring me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Dude, for damn near 4 years all I had to keep me sane (kinda) was watching movies. I picked the bet tip up the one time it played on TCM when they have the little intro from the host of the show and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hoagie Carmichael Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond instead of that Connery guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted November 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hoagie Carmichael Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond instead of that Connery guy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Was he named after a sandwich??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mane_raptor Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Was he named after a sandwich??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe, he was quite a Ham :insertgroansmiliehere: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schatten Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hyuk hyuk hyuk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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