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AronL · « **Reply #45 on:** March 22, 2003, 04:22:26 AM »

Go Canada !

Leslie · « **Reply #46 on:** March 22, 2003, 06:00:03 AM »

A "war" actually was waged between two countries in South America a long time ago, with a soccer game being the last straw. Memory fails me which countries they were...I think Uruguay and Bolivia.

Anyway, tension had been building up for quite some time concerning the basic necessities of life...and one of these was toilet paper . Booing at the soccer game quickly turned into a riot, and the beginning of the "war."

Several days later, a bomber appeared over one of the countries. Think it was a B-26 or another WWII era bomber. They proceeded to bomb targets with rolls of toilet paper, thus ending the war, for the time being...at least until the next soccer game. This war was known as the "Toilet Paper War."

I tried to look this up on the Internet, but I wouldn't know where to start. I only remember hearing about this passingly many years ago. Do any of you know anything about this "war", what it was about, and even whether it really happened, or why?

Just urban legend or actual history?

Les

Monk · « **Reply #47 on:** March 22, 2003, 06:08:40 AM »

Do you mean the "Soccer War" between Honduras and El Salvador?
Do a search of "Soccer War"

Leslie · « **Reply #48 on:** March 22, 2003, 06:33:48 AM »

Thank you Monk.

This must be the one I'm thinking about. Thank you Monk for you reply.

Les

Monk · « **Reply #49 on:** March 22, 2003, 06:37:55 AM »

I just read about it some where not to long ago.
I think they even used P47s.

Toad · « **Reply #50 on:** March 22, 2003, 07:08:06 AM »

How many of yas have ever been in a military airplane and been in a tense situation (threat of enemy action, aircraft malfunction, fuel/weather combo problem) and called the Command Post as prescribed by Doctrine, spelled out the problem quickly and accurately and got the famous answer:

"Stand By"

?

Ever heard the phrase "and the seconds seemed like hours"?

Unless you've been in a situation like that, I'd be a bit slow on the draw painting them as "murderers" or anything remotely close.

Those guys will be punished; they did screw up. However, what of punishing the Command and Control elements? Heard anything about that? It's pretty clear they weren't briefed on the Canadian activity and they should have been.

I suspect any punishment short of death and dismemberment will be insufficient for some Canadians. I understand that, too.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #51 on:** March 22, 2003, 07:12:38 AM »

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Originally posted by AronL
Go Canada !

Pathetic...

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #52 on:** March 22, 2003, 07:43:20 AM »

controler clearly ordered him to wait. he called a false attack and murdered some men. the murder part starts when he calls the false attack on his person.

should be prison bound. but the old boy network will save his bellybutton always does.

Toad · « **Reply #53 on:** March 22, 2003, 07:46:39 AM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
controler clearly ordered him to wait. he called a false attack and murdered some men.

Ah. Didn't know you were in the cockpit with him. Tell me, how did you guys both know it was a "false attack"?