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Good morning/evening! How are you today?
Indian History Threads LaDivaLoca.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Thank You LaDivaLoca for the thread!
thanks for the thread Diva.
My brother has been across the continent since december and is currently in a small village called bahala near bangalore.
He is to wed an anglo/indian girl and return hopfully by this december (legalities).
He was robbed by maoists in the himilayas during jan, they stole his witer clothes and all and left him. L0L (hey! I warned him!)
at any rate I find all this of interest as my new sister inlaw and nieces are from the continent
see you all in the morning
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Good morning, LaDiva! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Me for PREZ! VOTE !!!
Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
The traffic light wasn't working on the corner of Broadway and 72nd Street, so the Ms Feather stood with a large crowd of people waiting to cross, while a cop directed traffic. Finally, the cop blew his whistle, motioned to the crowd, and shouted, "Okay, pedestrians!"
The swelling throng surged across Broadway -- all except Ms Feather, who stayed on the corner. When the walkers were safely on the other side of the street, the cop moved the cross-traffic through the intersection. Half a minute later, he stopped the cars on Broadway and sent the 72nd Street traffic into motion.
Again, he got around to the Ms Feather's corner, where by this time she had again been joined by a crowd of people. Tweeeeeeeet! "Okay, pedestrians!"
The crowd crossed the street, but again the Ms Feather stayed put. She looked at her watch and tapped her foot as if she was in a hurry to get somewhere, but never budged from the sidewalk. The cop ran the traffic through seven more cycles, each time blowing his whistle and then yelling "Okay, pedestrians!"
The Ms Feather never moved. Finally, after the cop yelled "Okay, pedestrians!" for the eighth time, the Ms Feather responded.
"Yo! Officer!" she shouted. "Isn't it about time you let the Catholics cross?"
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You are not superman
Recoilless rifles - aren't
Suppressive fire - won't
If it's stupid but works, it ain't stupid
Don't be conspicuous - it draws fire
Never draw fire - it irritates everyone around you
When in doubt, empty the magazine
Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you
Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder
If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush
If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed tweeds you
All five second grenade fuses are three seconds long
Try to look unimportant. They may be low on ammo
If you are forward of your position, the artillery will be short
The enemy diversion you are ignoring, is the main attack
The easy way is always mined
The important things are very simple
The simple things are very hard
If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat
No OPLAN survives first contact intact
When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy
Incoming fire has the right of way
No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection
No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat
Teamwork is essential. It gives them other people to shoot at
If the enemy is in range, so are you
Friendly fires - isn't
Everything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing
Make it to tough for the enemy to get in, and you can't get out
Tracers work both ways
The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire, is incoming friendly fire
Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately
Both sides are convinced they are about to lose - they're both right
Professionals are predictable - but the world is full of amateurs
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on July 20:
1304 Francesco Petrarch Italy, poet (Italia Mia)
1519 Innocent IX 230th Roman Catholic pope (1591)
1785 Mahmud II Ottoman sultan, Westernizer, reformer
1824 Alexander Schimmelfennig, Prussia, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1890 Theda Bara actress/vamp (Under Two Flags, Cleopatra) (or 0729)
1890 Verna Felton Salinas Calif, actress (Hilda-December Bride)
1919 Sir Edmund Hillary one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest (namesake of the EX firstlady)
1920 Elliot L Richardson Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973)
1924 Thomas Berger US, novelist (Vital Parts, Little Big Man)
1933 Nelson Doubleday publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets)
1938 Diana Rigg Doncaster England, actress (Emma Peel-Avengers)
1938 Jo Ann Campbell Jacksonville Fla, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady
1938 Natalie Wood [Natasha Gurdin], SF, (Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause)
1939 Judy Chicago [Cohen], Chicago, artist (The Dinner Party)
1940 Tony Oliva ball player, batting champ (AL Rookie of Year 1964)
1941 Vladimir A Lyakhov cosmonaut (Soyuz 32, T-9)
1943 John Lodge bassist (Moody Blues)
1947 Carlos Santana Mexico, musician (Santana-Black Magic Woman)
1957 Donna Dixon Va, actress, Mrs Dan Ackwoyd (Couch Trip, Bossom Buddies)
GReat thread Diva - thank you!! :o)
