BS: Anniversary of War

Subject: BS: Anniversary of War
From: wildlone
Date: 01 May 05 - 04:40 AM

I was listening to some of Tom Lehrer's songs and on the intro of So Long Mom he talks about it being the anniversary of various wars,{it must have been 1965}.
This got me thinking.
2005
200th anniversary Trafalgar,
190th anniversary Waterloo,
140th anniversary end of the war of northern aggresion,[American civil war]
90th anniversary Gallipoli,
60th anniversary end WWII,
30th anniversary end of Vietnam war
Anybody think of any more.
dave

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: GUEST,Hrothgar
Date: 01 May 05 - 05:48 AM

520th anniversary of Bosworth Field and the end of the Wars of the Roses.

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Bobert
Date: 01 May 05 - 08:02 AM

3rd Anniversary of the Iraq War, Invasion, Occupation, Hiest, or whatever it is....

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: robomatic
Date: 01 May 05 - 09:47 AM

Dave:

for some reason you wrote:
140th anniversary end of the war of northern aggresion,[American civil war]

We call it the Civil War. Losers don't get to name the war!

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 May 05 - 10:51 AM

I call it "The Late Unpleasantness."

How about the 60th anniversary of the Trinity Shot and all that followed?

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: wildlone
Date: 01 May 05 - 12:29 PM

robomatic,
I always thought it was a rule in BS threads to make sure that somwhere in in the post was somthing someone could take exception to.
****BG****
dave, from wales not Dixie

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Peace
Date: 01 May 05 - 05:15 PM

Read it and weep.

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat2.htm

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: freda underhill
Date: 02 May 05 - 09:01 AM

legacy of Agent Orange

this photo says it all.

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: freda underhill
Date: 02 May 05 - 09:11 AM

US court throws out Agent Orange case

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Donuel
Date: 02 May 05 - 12:25 PM

American Civil War
It's about the Union
and later the slaves

WW II
Nationalism gone beserk
Another religious crusade

Korean War
Come out with your hands up
Go back with your hands up

Viet Nam
Ten Hut
Reverse...Charge

Balkan War
An imposed time out
on another religious crusade

Gulf War
To contain a dictator
Go back to Go we'll collect your $200

America's New Improved War
Against terrorism...for Freedom
Another oiligious crusade




Ode to Veterans day

Remember the Maine
Main what?
Remember the Alamo?
I thought you had it
Remember the Revolution
Whose?
If we lived 700 years
instead of 70
Wars would be few
but Veterans day
would be HUGE

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: GUEST,Kendall
Date: 03 May 05 - 06:44 AM

War; The ultimate failure.

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Greg F.
Date: 03 May 05 - 08:55 AM

Actually, its the War of the Rebellion; southerners, by taking up arms against the U.S. Government committed treason according to the Constitution. But why let facts get in the way of a good story...

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: The Walrus
Date: 03 May 05 - 05:32 PM

"...Actually, its the War of the Rebellion; southerners, by taking up arms against the U.S. Government committed treason according to the Constitution. But why let facts get in the way of a good story..."

Hmmm, the original thirteen colonies break away from Britain because they feel they were being oppressed and that Government was not in keeping with their aspirations and yet sought to deny the Southern states the same rights under similar conditions.

Walrus (trying to stir the pot a bit)

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Greg F.
Date: 03 May 05 - 11:37 PM

Not quite analogous, not similar conditions, and stated overly simplistically. Plus do give the Constitution a quick read whilst you're stirring. ;>)

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: mack/misophist
Date: 04 May 05 - 10:49 AM

In the south it's usually called "The War Between the States." Yankees call it the Civil War. These other names are new to me.

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: Donuel
Date: 04 May 05 - 10:55 AM

only in the south?

NY state textbooks called it 'war between the states' during the 1960's

Subject: RE: BS: Anniversary of War
From: jaze
Date: 04 May 05 - 08:36 PM

Well, today is the 35th anniversary of Kent State.