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3Jane · 12-02-06, 04:12 PM

Hitler got 4 votes :p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Sailor Steve · 12-02-06, 05:39 PM

Here we go again. That Churchill "quote" was almost certainly not said by Churchill, but by George Bernard Shaw. If it was said by Churchill, it was not to some "socialite", but to his legendary foil Lady Astor. Here are a couple of just as funny, but provable, exchanges between Sir Winston and women:

Bessie Braddock: “Sir, you are drunk.”
Churchill: “Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.”
Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.”
Churchill: “If I were your husband I would take it.”

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/...cfm?pageid=388

Biggles · 12-02-06, 06:17 PM

hehe, yeah Winston did say some good stuff....but he did also say some things that I think was quite "beatiful".

-I am prepared to meet my maker; whether my maker is prepared to meet me is entirely another matter.

-We will not say thereafter that the Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like the Greeks! (his statement after the greek victory aganst the invading Italian forces.)

-If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.

-When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

hoho, ol' Winston did say some clever stuff during his year as a cigar-smoking lad.

Sailor Steve · 12-02-06, 06:22 PM

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/...cfm?pageid=112
For some of the things old Winston didn't say.

stabiz · 12-02-06, 06:24 PM

Gotta love old Churchy.

Syxx_Killer · 12-02-06, 06:25 PM

I voted for Bernard. I'll be damned before I take a bullet for some dumb politician.

Biggles · 12-02-06, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/...cfm?pageid=112
For some of the things old Winston didn't say.

I have no change when it comes to quote anyone. You are the master of knowledge....master:rotfl:

TarJak · 12-02-06, 07:44 PM

None of them are worth saving.

andy_311 · 12-02-06, 08:57 PM

I voted for donitz well he out lived the rest of them.

SubConscious · 12-02-06, 09:31 PM

I wouldn't take a bullet for any of those listed. This said, if I had been born 80 or so years ago, I would have very much liked to have been within shooting range of Hitler.

Personally, I think a better poll question would be something like this:

"Imagine that you are magically transported to August 31, 1939: The day before Germany launches its attack on Poland. You have a finely tuned 1911A1 .45ACP, but you only have three (3) cartridges. You're have a teleportation device that can take you anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye, but after you fire three rounds, you're taken back to the present time (unless you're stupid enough to shoot your parents/grandparents, because you then disappear). You're not allowed to use any other weapons. Who would you shoot and why?"

The Noob · 12-02-06, 09:39 PM

For Bernard. :p

Boris · 12-03-06, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SubConscious

I wouldn't take a bullet for any of those listed. This said, if I had been born 80 or so years ago, I would have very much liked to have been within shooting range of Hitler.

Personally, I think a better poll question would be something like this:

"Imagine that you are magically transported to August 31, 1939: The day before Germany launches its attack on Poland. You have a finely tuned 1911A1 .45ACP, but you only have three (3) cartridges. You're have a teleportation device that can take you anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye, but after you fire three rounds, you're taken back to the present time (unless you're stupid enough to shoot your parents/grandparents, because you then disappear). You're not allowed to use any other weapons. Who would you shoot and why?"

I wouldn't shoot anyone and get straight back to the future ASAP! Who knows what I could screw up.
If I wanted to shoot Hitler, I'd then have to choose between preventing WW2 and the Holocaust, or my whole extended family, who would never had been born had the war not taken place.

melnibonian · 12-03-06, 06:52 AM

Bernard Rules :p :p

At least with him we can never run out of excuses when things go wrong

Jimbuna · 12-03-06, 07:29 AM

Churchill...he answered the call from his country when nobody else dared

Hmm...Strange how they sh*t on him after the wars end !

melnibonian · 12-03-06, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Hmm...Strange how they sh*t on him after the wars end !

The ancient greeks used to say 'When an old and mighty tree falls down everyone can get wood for the fire, although while the tree was standing that was impossible'. How correct thry were

View Poll Results: Choose the lucky guy:
Karl Doenitz	21	20.79%
Winston Churchill	17	16.83%
Adolf Hitler	7	6.93%
Theodore Roosevelt	21	20.79%
Bernard	35	34.65%
Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

12-02-06, 04:12 PM	#31
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hitler got 4 votes :p:p:p:p:p:p:p __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

12-02-06, 05:39 PM	#32
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Here we go again. That Churchill "quote" was almost certainly not said by Churchill, but by George Bernard Shaw. If it was said by Churchill, it was not to some "socialite", but to his legendary foil Lady Astor. Here are a couple of just as funny, but provable, exchanges between Sir Winston and women: Bessie Braddock: “Sir, you are drunk.” Churchill: “Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.” Nancy Astor: “Sir, if you were my husband, I would give you poison.” Churchill: “If I were your husband I would take it.” http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/...cfm?pageid=388 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-02-06, 06:17 PM	#33
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	hehe, yeah Winston did say some good stuff....but he did also say some things that I think was quite "beatiful". -I am prepared to meet my maker; whether my maker is prepared to meet me is entirely another matter. -We will not say thereafter that the Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like the Greeks! (his statement after the greek victory aganst the invading Italian forces.) -If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain. -When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite. hoho, ol' Winston did say some clever stuff during his year as a cigar-smoking lad. __________________

12-02-06, 06:22 PM	#34
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/...cfm?pageid=112 For some of the things old Winston didn't say. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-02-06, 06:24 PM	#35
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Gotta love old Churchy. __________________

12-02-06, 06:25 PM	#36
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I voted for Bernard. I'll be damned before I take a bullet for some dumb politician.

12-02-06, 07:44 PM	#38
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	None of them are worth saving.

12-02-06, 08:57 PM	#39
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I voted for donitz well he out lived the rest of them.

12-02-06, 09:31 PM	#40
SubConscious Frogman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 309 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't take a bullet for any of those listed. This said, if I had been born 80 or so years ago, I would have very much liked to have been within shooting range of Hitler. Personally, I think a better poll question would be something like this: "Imagine that you are magically transported to August 31, 1939: The day before Germany launches its attack on Poland. You have a finely tuned 1911A1 .45ACP, but you only have three (3) cartridges. You're have a teleportation device that can take you anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye, but after you fire three rounds, you're taken back to the present time (unless you're stupid enough to shoot your parents/grandparents, because you then disappear). You're not allowed to use any other weapons. Who would you shoot and why?" __________________ "Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas..." - Emerson

12-02-06, 09:39 PM	#41
The Noob The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: de_dust2 Posts: 1,417 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For Bernard. :p

12-03-06, 06:52 AM	#43
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Bernard Rules :p :p At least with him we can never run out of excuses when things go wrong __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

12-03-06, 07:29 AM	#44
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,526 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Churchill...he answered the call from his country when nobody else dared Hmm...Strange how they sht on him after the wars end ! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.* Oh my God, not again!!