Quotes from historical figures

[terje439]

the world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who

Steven Spielberg

[Ostwindflak]

"What two ideas are more inseparable than Beer and Britannia."

~ Rev. Sydney Smith

[warspite1]

4th May 1945

A Kamikaze explodes after crashing onto the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable. Her captain, Philip Ruck-Keene signals Vice-Admiral Philip Vian

Captain Philip Ruck-Keene: "Little Yellow Bastard"
Vice-Admiral Vian: "Are you addressing me?"

[:D]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

4th May 1944

A Kamikaze explodes after crashing onto the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable. Her captain, Philip Ruck-Keene signals Admiral Philip Vian

Captain Philip Ruck-Keene: "Little Yellow Bastard"
Vice-Admiral Vian: "Are you addressing me?"

[:D]

[:D]

Are you sure that they actually sent those signals? It sounds like a myth to me.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1

4th May 1945

A Kamikaze explodes after crashing onto the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable. Her captain, Philip Ruck-Keene signals Admiral Philip Vian

Captain Philip Ruck-Keene: "Little Yellow Bastard"
Vice-Admiral Vian: "Are you addressing me?"

[:D]

[:D]

Are you sure that they actually sent those signals? It sounds like a myth to me.

warspite1

Maybe. Funny though.

[Kuokkanen]

"Nuts" - General Anthony McAuliffe

I recall reading from somewhere he was misheard and instead he said: "Shit"

[edit]
Aw nuts! This shitty forum censors the shit!

[wings7]

ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen

Aw nuts! This shitty forum censors the shit!

I'm really kind of shocked to hear you say that...[:(]

[MakeeLearn]

“Nothing will make an Englishman sh#t so quick as the sight of General Washington.”

By Ethan Allen - in England after the Revolutionary War, in response to what he thought about a picture of General Washington displayed in the outhouse.

The British would make fun of the Americans and General Washington in particular and one day they got a picture of General Washington and displayed it prominently in the outhouse so Allen could not miss it. When he made no mention of it, they finally asked him if he had seen the Washington picture. Allen said, yes and it was a very appropriate place for an Englishman to keep it because.....

[demyansk]

Yes we can

[goodwoodrw]

"When I get the urge to exercise, I lie down to the feeling passes" Anon.
This has been my anthem and philosophy for the most of my life, I'm in my sixties and I'm not feeling tired yet. A sound philosophy [:D][:D]