Why many unsophisticated Yanks visit Europe (Pictorial/Bandwidth!)

[beet1e]

Shows what happens when too many people have guns.

[GRUNHERZ]

So you see WWI and WWII as another one of your "gun contol" issues beetle? Wow you are even more fanatic than anyone here thought...

[beet1e]

GRUNHERZ - no, it was my way of commenting on the "red herring" nature of Mr. Toad's post.

[Curval]

Originally posted by Dowding (Work)
Spot on, Santa, spot on.

Yep.

Toad, those pictures seem to hint that only Americans sacrificed their people for the sake of freedom.

Where are the British cemetaries, Canadian cemetaries, French cemertaries, etc, etc?

We all lost relatives in the two WORLD wars.

I think that the dead who fill those graves would be ashamed at all of us for allowing our petty bickering to come to this.

[straffo]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
So you see WWI and WWII as another one of your "gun contol" issues beetle? Wow you are even more fanatic than anyone here thought...

It would be great to have a better/harder gun control and seeing the generals play card to win a war (and it would cost a lot less lifes)

[straffo]

Originally posted by Curval
Yep.

Toad, those pictures seem to hint that only Americans sacrificed their people for the sake of freedom.

Where are the British cemetaries, Canadian cemetaries, French cemertaries, etc, etc?

We all lost relatives in the two WORLD wars.

I think that the dead who fill those graves would be ashamed at all of us for allowing our petty bickering to come to this.

Incomplete list (just for D-Day)

British :
Banneville la Campagne.
Bayeux.
Brouay
Cambes en Plaine
Douvres la Délivrande
Fontenay le Pesnel.
Hermanville / mer
Hottot les Bagues
Jérusalem
Ranville
Ryes - Bazenville
Secqueville en B.
St Manvieu Norrey
Tilly sur Seulles

Canadian :
Beny / mer
Bretteville / Laize

US :
Colleville / mer
Saint James

German :
La Cambe

Polish :
Urville


for those having heard of the project to setup a Moulières at Omaha and were afraid of it the project as been cancelled this summer.

Communiqué de presse - La préfecture communique :

Le projet de moulières à Omaha Beach refusé par le préfet.

Un projet d'implantation de 4 parcs d'élevage de moules sur le secteur d'Omaha Beach a fait l'objet d'une enquête publique au cours de laquelle de nombreuses objections ont été recueillies. Les conseils municipaux des communes de Colleville-sur-Mer, Englesville-la-Percée, Asnière-en-Bessin, St-Laurent-sur-Mer, Vierville-sur-Mer et Trevières ont pris des délibérations s'opposant au projet. De nombreuses protestations de particuliers ou d'associations, en France ou à l'étranger, ont également été reçues.

La commission des cultures marines, consultée le 4 juillet 2002 a, quant à elle, émis un avis défavorable au projet.

Considérant le caractère historique et touristique du site reconnu par un arrêté en date du 22 novembre 1946 et retenu dans une « opération grands sites » consacrée aux paysages naturels de la bataille de Normandie, décidée par le comité interministériel d'aménagement du territoire du 9 juillet 2001, le préfet de la région Basse-Normandie, préfet du Calvados, Francis IDRAC, a décidé qu'une concession de cultures marines ainsi localisée serait incompatible avec la vocation historique de ce site d'intérêt national et international, et a donc rejeté la demande d'autorisation d'exploiter des parcs à moules sur le secteur d'Omaha Beach.

a moulières is this :



and this is a moule  :

[Dowding (Work)]

I think that the dead who fill those graves would be ashamed at all of us for allowing our petty bickering to come to this.

Absolutely.

[StSanta]

You gotta admit though that Toads post is an extremely effective and innovative way of making a point. A fallacy perhaps, but *what* a fallacy! Very inspired, quite intelligent, yet with broad emotional appeal, well placed to rally the troops.

Man, they tell me I should take life more seriously. I'm already getting wrinkles in my eyes and around my mouth because I'm semi-smiling all the time (oh, when I'm not depressed that is ). But life is way too serious for one to take it seriously.

So I still think Toad should be given some applause.

[miko2d]

Dago: Well said Toad, well said.
Just makes me want to kick Beetles bellybutton even more.
Ungrateful amazinhunk.

 What do people like you trying to claim personal credit for for something that other people did two generations ago think about paying reparations to blacks for something some other people did ten generations ago?

 miko

[Naso]

Santa.... ROTFL

Toad, I know you are better than that.

Just show, as reparation, the dead count for all the countries in WWII, to have the REAL perspective.

[Naso]

Just to help you:

Perdite militari nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale
 
Alleati
 
Nazione                          morti                feriti
 
-Cina                        1.319.958       1.761.335
-Francia                       201.568          400.000
-Gran Bretagna           357.116          369.267
-Stati Uniti                   405.399          670.846
-Unione Sovietica     6.115.000     14.012.000
-Altri                            400.000       2.400.000
Totale                       8.799.041     19.613.448

Potenze dell'Asse    

-Germania                 3.250.000      7.250.000
-Giappone                 1.800.000         140.000
-Italia                           135.723         225.000
-Altri                             884.000           26.000
Totale                       6.069.723       7.641.000

(Military losses, civilians not included)

[Naso]

Another two, each flag represent 100.000 losses (probably civs are the skulls)

[Naso]

Pacific Theatre

[Saintaw]

Who are you trying to fool toad ?

You come here for the female population, I know I did

[Bonden]

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