Senate Committee, 13-3 For Draft Calling up Men from 21 to31 years;

Sailor Steve · 08-06-10, 10:55 AM

And your point is...?

ETR3(SS) · 08-06-10, 10:57 AM

I'm with Sailor Steve on this one, what's your point?

08-06-10, 10:59 AM

Just seeing if anyone noticed the date. probably would have been better as an April fool gag. But I missed thta date. Consider it a little humor on anotherwise boring day.

frau kaleun · 08-06-10, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Third Man

Just seeing if anyone noticed the date. probably would have been better as an April fool gag. But I missed thta date. Consider it a little humor on anotherwise boring day.

Uh, I think the main giveaway was the prominence of the name "Roosevelt" in the headline about the president's request.

Gerald · 08-06-10, 11:03 AM

What's sad is that today, in your opinion?

08-06-10, 11:07 AM

ETR3(SS) · 08-06-10, 11:11 AM

OK so if the first link was humor, then what's this supposed to be?

08-06-10, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

OK so if the first link was humor, then what's this supposed to be?

Text of the day's war communiques for 05 August 1940.

frau kaleun · 08-06-10, 10:59 AM

Yeah, I have to admit I missed that issue of the NYT... seeing as how I wouldn't be born for another 24 years.

Platapus · 08-06-10, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And your point is...?

I think the point is that from this thread and the other threads, it appears that he discovered a website where he can post old newspapers.

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08-06-10, 11:11 AM	#7
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The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just seeing if anyone noticed the date. probably would have been better as an April fool gag. But I missed thta date. Consider it a little humor on anotherwise boring day.

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I have to admit I missed that issue of the NYT... seeing as how I wouldn't be born for another 24 years.