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Old 24 December 1999, 03:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A YOUNG AND BRAVE PRUSSIAN RITTMEISTER SAID:THEY HAVE THE QUANTITY WE HAVE THE QUALITY!- MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN-99
 
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Old 24 December 1999, 04:34 AM   #2 (permalink)
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V. Richthofen,
Hey kid! Guess what?! HE STILL DIED AND THE GERMANS LOST THE WAR! So what's your point?!

As a very successful American General once said "You don't win a war by dying for your country, you win it by making the other poor dumb bast-rd die for his country." - George S. Patton, Gen. USA

Another American General said "Get there fustest with the mostest" - Nathan Bedford Forrest Gen, CSA

You can have all the quality you want, but if you don't have the quantity to sustain your offensives, OOOPPPSSS ... you lose.
I think MvR was a brave pilot but he was fighting for the wrong cause! I more admire the Allied pilots who fought for freedom! Just as I still serve for those same freedoms.

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Old 24 December 1999, 05:35 AM   #3 (permalink)
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CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK!
The constant use of upper case letters is the equivalent of shouting, and is considered crude, vulgar, and gauche by the majority of internet users, but I doubt if V. Richthofen is aware of that fact.
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Old 24 December 1999, 06:33 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It's another troller-ignore it.
 
Old 24 December 1999, 08:40 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Dont let it waste space like his last thread. i shouldnt even post this one. not worth leaving my email addy either for it....

We know far more of MvR than this punk. Kids should be supervised while on the computer...

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Old 24 December 1999, 09:45 AM   #6 (permalink)
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We have this kind of problem locally. Kids go to the public library where there is no supervision. When called on this problem, the lady in charge of our county library said that she is not their parent. I think we should form a lobby requesting library supervisors all over the country to act responsibly when "in loco parentis."
 
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John,
More likely she was afraid of a law suit.
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Old 25 December 1999, 02:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Mike, for a moment I forgot that we are now living in the Great Age of Exoneration and Student Threats against Authority Figures. Somehow, I liked the old way better.
 
Old 25 December 1999, 09:38 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Ironic considering that several planes Richthofen claimed as victories were not shot down at all. His brother Loathsome Lothar was even worse, hanging around outside the melee until some damaged Allied pilot tried to retreat, then pouncing on the disabled bus for an easy kill.
Gloat about that, Herr Rittmeister.
 
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In stunning contrast, "Time" has chosen their "Person of the Century". While my personal choice would have been Churchill, I can't argue with the reasoning behind the actual choice.
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