The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Lt.Commander Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier - Aug. 14th, 2004

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[Professional Engineer]

ROFLMAO!!

[The Mayor]

Hi Ya Sam, good pic..

[Samwise]

LOL. That's a BIG stick.

One of my all-time favorite FR post was about big sticks.

Big navy sticks. Big air force sticks. Big army sticks.

I wish I had bookmarked it.

[SAMWolf]

I remember that thread!

[snippy_about_it]

basically a battleship

I'd guess the writer was trying to clarify it by saying basically.

Thanks for your input.

[snippy_about_it]

Doggie Dictionary...

Good one again today.

[snippy_about_it]

Hiya feather. Sam and I went out early to feed the local ducks and then get a flag-o-gram picture for PE's Friday Foxhole FReeper posting. Stopped at the grocery along the way, filled up the tank and now it's time to catch up on posts and mail and then settle in to watch a movie! ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

Walk softly and carry a Big Stick Flag-o-GRam.

Excellent choice! Love those big guns.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Mayor. Nice day today in Oregon. Cool and mostly sun.

[Samwise]

To: Usama bin Laden, The Taliban, Sadam Hussein, The Revolutionary Guard, Hammas, the PLO, Yassar Arafat and any other conspiring Terrorist group or those harboring and abetting them.
From: America's Heartland
Re: September 11, 2001

Let us be direct and plain. It is clear that we have sent you the wrong message over the last few years, in fact stretching back into the 1970's when your ilk began to terrorize innocent American citizens. We know, as a result of the misguided policies of a few of our political leaders, that you have gotten accustomed to slaps on the wrist, sanctions and embargoes for your atrocities.

This apparently led you to think that you could conduct a massive attack on America with impunity wherein you committed the following acts:

You have grossly miscalculated, along the lines of the Japanese in World War II when Admiral Yamamoto proclaimed after his dastardly attack, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve." Admiral Yamamoto's statement was wise in his foresight of what his just completed attack would result in. He was right.

We killed him ... and then decimated his navies, defeated the Japanese armies, and then fire and nuclear bombed their cities.

You are foolish in your lack of foresight and historical knowledge, but you shall experience the terrible consequences anyway.

Every day Americans, who make up the vast majority of the population, wealth, strength and vitality of America are normally fairly uninvolved and speak fairly softly. It is an American tradition which was epitomized by the words of a former President, President Teddy Roosevelt, when he advised us to in fact "speak softly" as a people.

However, recognizing that as with everyday life, on the international scene there are often bullies, tyrants and criminals who would take advantage of such soft speech, Roosevelt added something more to his "speak softly" advise ... he told us to also carry a "Big Stick" ... and we have, with few exceptions, ever since. This not only has applied to the national level with our military, but it has always applied with us as individuals citizens as well. Why else would there be 250 million firearms amongst the everyday, common citizens of this land?

So, just so there can be no misunderstanding, on this occasion when you have come amongst us as a reproach, with no honor, and savagely killed thousands of innocent American men, women and children, let us indelibly imprint on your heart, mind and soul the images of the "Big Stick" that you are about to become more than familiar with.

NAVAL STICKS

MARINE STICKS

AIR FORCE STICKS

ARMY STICKS

COAST GUARD STICKS

You will not have long to revel in your abominations.

We will bury our dead, mend up our wounded, soothe and comfort the broken hearted, beseech our God ... and then we will come amongst you as a Lion amongst sheep. As our current President has now said, "Today we pray, tomorrow we fight."

Remember this; Teddy Roosevelt sent the US Marines to foreign shores over JUST ONE INNOCENT AMERICAN HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL. You have awakened this sleeping, soft speaking giant at your mortal peril. As you are about to find, although it may take us a moment to grab a firm hold of them, we have not lost track of our big sticks and we are VERY proficient in their use. AND we can and will make more of them ... many more ... and they will be brought down upon your head.

We will soon use them to see you on your way ... not to paradise and Allah ... but to the hell you so richly deserve!

Sincerely,

Jeff Head
Idaho, USA

To: Usama bin Laden, The Taliban, Sadam Hussein, The Revolutionary Guard, Hammas, the PLO, Yassar Arafat and any other conspiring Terrorist group or those harboring and abetting them.
From: America's Heartland
Re: September 11, 2001

Let us be direct and plain. It is clear that we have sent you the wrong message over the last few years, in fact stretching back into the 1970's when your ilk began to terrorize innocent American citizens. We know, as a result of the misguided policies of a few of our political leaders, that you have gotten accustomed to slaps on the wrist, sanctions and embargoes for your atrocities.

This apparently led you to think that you could conduct a massive attack on America with impunity wherein you committed the following acts:

You have grossly miscalculated, along the lines of the Japanese in World War II when Admiral Yamamoto proclaimed after his dastardly attack, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve." Admiral Yamamoto's statement was wise in his foresight of what his just completed attack would result in. He was right.

We killed him ... and then decimated his navies, defeated the Japanese armies, and then fire and nuclear bombed their cities.

You are foolish in your lack of foresight and historical knowledge, but you shall experience the terrible consequences anyway.

Every day Americans, who make up the vast majority of the population, wealth, strength and vitality of America are normally fairly uninvolved and speak fairly softly. It is an American tradition which was epitomized by the words of a former President, President Teddy Roosevelt, when he advised us to in fact "speak softly" as a people.

However, recognizing that as with everyday life, on the international scene there are often bullies, tyrants and criminals who would take advantage of such soft speech, Roosevelt added something more to his "speak softly" advise ... he told us to also carry a "Big Stick" ... and we have, with few exceptions, ever since. This not only has applied to the national level with our military, but it has always applied with us as individuals citizens as well. Why else would there be 250 million firearms amongst the everyday, common citizens of this land?

So, just so there can be no misunderstanding, on this occasion when you have come amongst us as a reproach, with no honor, and savagely killed thousands of innocent American men, women and children, let us indelibly imprint on your heart, mind and soul the images of the "Big Stick" that you are about to become more than familiar with.

NAVAL STICKS

MARINE STICKS

AIR FORCE STICKS

ARMY STICKS

COAST GUARD STICKS

You will not have long to revel in your abominations.

We will bury our dead, mend up our wounded, soothe and comfort the broken hearted, beseech our God ... and then we will come amongst you as a Lion amongst sheep. As our current President has now said, "Today we pray, tomorrow we fight."

Remember this; Teddy Roosevelt sent the US Marines to foreign shores over JUST ONE INNOCENT AMERICAN HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL. You have awakened this sleeping, soft speaking giant at your mortal peril. As you are about to find, although it may take us a moment to grab a firm hold of them, we have not lost track of our big sticks and we are VERY proficient in their use. AND we can and will make more of them ... many more ... and they will be brought down upon your head.

We will soon use them to see you on your way ... not to paradise and Allah ... but to the hell you so richly deserve!

Sincerely,

Jeff Head
Idaho, USA

[Samwise]

I found it!

[Grzegorz 246]

USS Iowa ? I think that three or four of these battleships served in US Navy till 90's. They were modernized and armed in Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles.

[snippy_about_it]

Cool. Thanks Samwise.

[Grzegorz 246]

Great pictures.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi everyone. I love this pic.

[PAR35]

I'd guess the writer was trying to clarify it by saying basically.

Even so, it is somewhat off of the mark. It is almost long enough, but far smaller in width and tonnage.

The Jupiter was roughly a contemporary with the Texas BB-35.

Jupiter:
dp. 19,360; l. 542'; b. 65'; d. 27'8; s. 15 k.;

Texas
displacement. 27,000 (n.); length. 573'0; beam. 95'2 1/2; (waterline.); draft. 29'7; (f.); speed. 21.05 k. (trial.);

At the time of its conversion, a contemporary battleship would have been even larger, and the Langley surprisingly smaller in displacement.

Langley

dp. 11,500 length. 542 beam. 65 extreme width (of flight deck). 65; draft. 18'11" speed. 15 k.

West Virginia BB 48

displacement. 33,590; length. 624'0; beam. 97' 3 1/2; draft. 30'6; (mean)

[colorado tanker]

Nice post. Just reinforces my impression that real heroes don't talk about it.

Kerry is emerging like the other Vietnam resume embellisher's exposed in Stolen Valor. Really scary to think someone like that could end up in the White House.

[colorado tanker]

Even this landlubber can tell a battleship from a collier.

[colorado tanker]

Great graphic!

Latest I heard John Fraud Kerry is claiming he wasn't there at Christmas but some other time on "black" ops. Yeah, right. Gunga Kerry in his magic cap doing black ops when he couldn't even shoot a grenade launcher without hurting himself.

[colorado tanker]

"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened."

LOL! Ain't that the truth.