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Nazis tried to train dogs to talk,
read and spell to win WW2
The Telegraph ^
| May 24, 2011
Posted on 05/24/2011 6:21:25 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The Germans viewed canines as being almost as intelligent as humans and attempted to build an army of fearsome 'speaking' dogs, extraordinary new research shows.
Hitler hoped the clever creatures would learn to communicate with their SS masters - and he even had a special dog school set up to teach them to talk.
The incredible findings show Nazi officials recruited so-called educated dogs from all over Germany and trained them to speak and tap out signals using their paws.
One mutt was said to have uttered the words 'Mein Fuhrer' when asked who Adolf Hitler was.
Another 'spoke' by tapping letters of the alphabet with his paws and was said to have speculated about religion and learnt poetry.
The Germans hoped to use the animals for the war effort, such as getting them to work alongside the SS and guard concentration camps to free up officers.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: doggieping; dogs; godsgravesglyphs; napl; nazis; worldwareleven
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To: Fledermaus
And he would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids.
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05/25/2011 10:42:42 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
To: rabidralph
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05/25/2011 10:46:48 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Here come Zer0's next voter outreach drive.
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posted on
05/25/2011 11:29:36 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
He’s been reaching out to the dog vote for years. They join the deceased and the demented votes to put him in office every time he runs.
It’s time to disenfranchise his base.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Outcome of the experiment:
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/25/2011 12:01:29 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: Free ThinkerNY
They did teach them to sing
though!
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Tigers are impulsive that way.
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posted on
05/25/2011 12:09:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Free ThinkerNY; Allegra
Didn’t you say that a talking dog could really help you perform your duties in Iraq?
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05/25/2011 12:22:57 PM PDT
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Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Free ThinkerNY; Tailgunner Joe; RegulatorCountry; Lazamataz; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; ...
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posted on
05/25/2011 12:46:25 PM PDT
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Stoat
(If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
To: Stoat
“...third, you’ve got to give me a week to get the $1000.”
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posted on
05/25/2011 12:53:44 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
05/25/2011 1:01:04 PM PDT
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al baby
(Hi Mom!!! May I please be removed from the contribution under review program I will behave Thank y)
To: Grizzled Bear
Didnt you say that a talking dog could really help you perform your duties in Iraq?Well, a talking dog would help, but mostly my magic socks talked to me and kept me safe. Lots of good guidance there.
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05/25/2011 1:08:24 PM PDT
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Allegra
(Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
To: Allegra
Well, a talking dog would help, but mostly my magic socks talked to me and kept me safe. Lots of good guidance there. You really did go insane over there! No offense intended, I don't fault you at all. Clearly, I'd have gone mad as well, were it not for the support I received from my collection of singing potatoes.
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posted on
05/25/2011 1:15:43 PM PDT
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Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
FTA:
Hitler was a well-known dog lover and had two German Shepherds, called Blondi and Bella. He famously killed Blondi moments before committing suicide in his bunker in 1945.
He was a sick bastard, wasn't he?
To: afraidfortherepublic
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posted on
05/25/2011 8:56:35 PM PDT
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Publius6961
(you don't need a president-for-life if you've got a bureaucracy-for-life.)
To: Stoat
The Soviets were also busy crafting two-head dog transplants.
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05/26/2011 4:04:42 PM PDT
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a fool in paradise
("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
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08/09/2011 6:34:51 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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