Anniversary Of World War Ii Gifts

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

Harry S. Truman

'Forget what?'

"We've waited twenty-five years to make this trip, and we're certainly not interested in getting there in any six and a half hours."

Authorization for the Use of Farce

Kidnapping Lord Haw-Haw

Golfers forming the raising the flag on Iwo Jima.

Greek Default: Objects are closer than they appear.

'The Luftwaffe is unable to bomb London, mein Fuhrer. The east coast of England is littered with wind turbines!'

D-Day landings of walking fish.

Triple espresso. Forget it, Uncle Mort. Let's face facts: You're not as young as you used to be. Too much caffeine can literally kill you. Poppycock! Do you know who you're talking to? When we stormed across Europe under Patton, my tank battalion got stuck in the mud during a torrential downpour. Arty Lang switched my canteen full of rainwater with one full of tank gas. So I replaced his tank's timing belt with tree bark and dental floss. That big galoot and I were always pranking each other lik

Proxy War Redux

'For the last time, it's, LUFTWAFFE!'

01/08/45

George Smith Patton

Russia Attempts to Woo Italy from the Triple Alliance

"It's not that important, Mamma. It's more like I got promoted to be Mr. Feinschreiber's assistant in the shipping department."

"Now here's where she gets the military secrets."

I'm watching "Untold History of the United States" on Netflix. Is it true it was actually the Soviet Union that won World War II? … and is it true Japan was trying to surrender because the USSR had just entered the war against them, but we nuked them anyway just to show Russia who was boss? And is it true Truman single-handedly started the cold war and the arms race by reneging on deals Roosevelt and Churchill had struck with Stalin and then threatening to nuke the USSR? History's interesting no

For our 25th anniversary, I think we should renew our vow not to kill each other.

Putin's New History

Political correctness - the early years

January and February 1998

"Fix it so it'll stream out behind, Pierre. I've been assigned to a motorcycle detail."

How's my blitzkrieging?

VJ Day Photo Parody

"Hurry up Ted, or are you going to spend all day in that bunker?"

"This will destroy what's left of your reputation!"

"Hitler's first name? I think it was 'Heil' Miss."

Forty years man and wife and the chemistry was still there.

Rage-Tweeting Impeachment

'Nope, a handmade coupon for 'one free backrub' ain't gonna cut it for our 25th Wedding Anniversary hon...'

'. . . I know Stan. . . but one day you'll joke about this.'