For the occassion of the sixtyith anniversary of "D-Day

The Scarlet Scorpion · Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:08 pm

Being one of the few here who happens to be anything resembling serious, I figured we should all do something to honour those who risked it all to save us from quite possibly the greatest evil the world has ever faced. I'm sure we all have a way to pay respect to these heroes, and I think we should post it in this thread.

For those inclined, here is my way of saying "thank you" to the valient men on those beaches sixty years ago:

*The tune of the "Colonel Bogey March" starts up.*

Hitler... has only got one ball!
Goering... has two but they are small!
Himler... has something sim'ler!
And little Goerbels - has no balls - at all!

Here's to the Greatest Generation.

Crazy Echidona · Post by **Crazy Echidona** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:38 am

A lot of people in my family fought in WW2, but I think they were all in Japan.

We should remember D-Day.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:39 am

Amen. <raises goblet of cheap french wine that many sacrificed their lives to ensure it's continuing existance. Horay!>

Oh, and are you singing the american version of that? The British one is a bit more violet - maestro?

Hitler... has only got one ball!
The other... was in the albert hall
His mother, the stupid bugger, went and threw it in the deep blue sea!
The fishes got out their dishes, and had scollops and bollocks for tea!

My grandad was a pilot but his plane broke. He was okay though.

Owen Axel · Post by **Owen Axel** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:57 am

My granddad was a chef on a naval vessel. Did his part by ensuring that the brave combatants could fight on a full stomach.

Cheers!

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:52 pm

Shouldn't we honor everyone? After all the Russians probably did a hell of a lot more than we did in terms of lives lossed anyway.

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:47 pm

Light Speed wrote:Shouldn't we honor everyone?

No, because THAT'S UNAMERICAN OMFG.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:00 pm

Here's to all the Tommies that fell for the cause, including all my grand-uncles and grand-cousins that went down fighting for the RAF. *salute*

Post by **Esrever** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:08 pm

Well, I'm all for honouring the Russians but they didn't exactly have much to do with the D-Day invasion in particular, eh? :)

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:12 pm

Esrever wrote:Well, I'm all for honouring the Russians but they didn't exactly have much to do with the D-Day invasion in particular, eh? :)

Heh. So true.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:45 pm

Yeah, but the D-Day invasion didn't have to much to do with winning the war, eh?

Post by **Esrever** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:47 pm

I'm not knocking the role of the Russians in the war. They were by far the biggest reason for allied victory in Europe. But this is the anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and it doesn't exactly make a lot of sense to use this particular moment to honor people who didn't have anything to do with it, even if they are very nice men and everything.

-wyvern · Post by **-wyvern** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 7:09 pm

I've just thought (it had to happen sooner or later); Is there actually any holidays in the western calender that honour russian sacrifices in the war?

Post by **Squirrelknight** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:57 pm

Probably not, seeing how there was that whole little Cold War thing afterwards...

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:10 pm

We have a holiday for groundhogs!

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:18 pm

We also have a movie about the day about groundhogs!

Post by **Esrever** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:22 pm

Don't you guys have something-or-another called Veterans Day? We have "Rememberance Day" up here, which I assume applies to the sacrafices of all nations in war, even if it does tend to focus on the home team.

Jaden · Post by **Jaden** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:26 pm

The Cold War isn't a factor... Just think for more than a minute... Why would one country have a day to honor another country... Celebrating holidays such as these are meant to stir patriotic pride and having one for another country goes against that... In the end all these days are just to boast the ratings of our leaders... And the day that is for the Great Patriotic War is May 9th, Victory Day... And has anyone else noticed that if a day doesn't have set eating parameters, most people just grill... What is even weirder I have seen people do it on Arbor Day with wood chips, calling it an Arbor Day party...

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:37 pm

We have Veterans Day, Esrever, but it's pretty much intended for US vets.

Post by **Esrever** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:06 pm

Gotcha.

Well I didn't mean to sound like Canada was super international in our holiday, either. Now that I think about it, I can't remember ever hearing anyone mention other countries' sacrafices at one of those cerimonies. Like Jaden says, I guess that sort of goes against the whole purpose for them anyhow.