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Tuesday 23rd June 2009 4:09am [Edited]
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Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ June 22 2009, 12:55 PM BST
It's so silly and interesting that Hitler appointed architects as Economics Ministers. Speer was obviously in charge of the Autobahnz and Germania, but Todt was Minister for Roads before Armaments!
What a mix-up!
"Get Me Hitler!"
Quote: SlagA @ June 22 2009, 1:47 PM BST
A bag of nails decided Europe's fate as well as Napoleon's and Wellington's. When cavalry overrun enemy cannon emplacements they would spike the guns by hammering nails into the fuse hole. During the battle of Waterloo, the man carrying the nails had been wounded, so they couldn't disable the cannons. The cavalry were forced to retreat and the guns were instrumental in shredding the retreating cavalry and beating off several attacks, later in the day. Without the cannon it's commonly believed the battle would have turned before the Prussians arrived.
"I love the treatment for your sitcom set in a 'struggling' rubber boots factory, Mr SlagA, but possibly too much back-story?..."
Quote: The Rook @ June 22 2009, 3:37 PM BST
On our first trip to Chicago me and the girlfriend went to the observation deck on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower. Whilst looking out I noticed that there was a spider crawling up the window on the OUTSIDE! The question I asked myself was did he walk all the way up or did he catch the lift to the top and snuck out through a gap?
Your girlfriend's a lucky woman, isn't she?
