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To: Syncro

Reminds me of that speech Ethan Allen gave to the British Commander at Ticonderoga “Come out you damned rat!!!”

This is great!!!!!!!!


108 posted on 02/10/2009 8:00:41 AM PST by ZULU ( God, guts and guns made America great. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: ZULU
I thought he said, "Surrender in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!"

At least, that's what he later said he said. It was the British commander who claimed he said, "Come out of there, you damned old rat!"

120 posted on 02/10/2009 7:36:57 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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