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The Reference Desk => History and Tall Tales => Topic started by: bayonetbrant on December 07, 2022, 01:43:27 PM
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interesting historical note...
https://twitter.com/DanMarrazza/status/1600553542498107435
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That's coming up as page doesn't exist.
I don't have twitter so maybe that's the problem?
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Same for me.
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That's coming up as page doesn't exist.
I don't have twitter so maybe that's the problem?
Nope. Looks like the guy deleted the tweet.
It was showing photos from a football game that was being played while Pearl Harbor was being bombed, and b/c no one really knew in real time what was happening in Hawaii, they games continued.
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try this one
https://twitter.com/ProFootballHOF/status/1600632520768364544
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A family friend was at the Washington game at old Griffith stadium.
As he recalled, the PA system announcer passed, "General so and so, call your office."
A few minutes later, "admiral pug and general mix call your office."
He said the crowd started murmuring because t his never happened.
Another minute or so and more people were told to call their office.
At this, even the players looked up.
The funny thing was that the stadium had practically no parking. If you drove, you either parked on the street or in empty lots for A dollar. The parking lot owners also went to the game when the lot was full, returning to let folks out after the game.
Gee Gerow, who was Marshall's Operations officer had to walk to Sixteenth street to catch the S bus. Then walk to the Munitions s Building on Constitution avenue.
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Hoi as 'moi' was about to 'Graduate' from "Field Artillery Boot Camp and A.I.T."-Ft.Sill, OK on this date, in 1978 when our "D.I." happened to confront our 'Class' about the Day, in particular-! Luckily, 'moi' responded upon the "Date that will live in INFAMY-!", or we-alls would have "Dropped and 'Given'-20 pushups-!" Pictured below is '1' of the "signs" that I'd created, with the '2nd' erected onto the inner 'Barracks' wall up above, as both have 'Gaelic' "adages" that my Father had written to me at the 'time'-!
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gnqpHU8ZJQTq-5ZdGgXi-Q__original/img/xiPVXd9elVCD6X0FQ_a7JwEv6uA=/0x0/filters:format(jpeg)/pic293447.jpg)
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I was at Ft Sill on this day in 1978!
(OK, so I was in kindergarten at Sheridan Rd Elementary, but still, I was there!)
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You briefly had me there, Brant, as I was sure that you weren't that old. Turns out, you're just as old as me :D
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I was at Ft Sill on this day in 1978!
(OK, so I was in kindergarten at Sheridan Rd Elementary, but still, I was there!)
Hey-! Did you WATCH as we 'performed' such-?
(https://grognadsusa.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/razzle-dazzle.gif?w=640)
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You briefly had me there, Brant, as I was sure that you weren't that old. Turns out, you're just as old as me :D
I'm still on the wrong side of the half-century :nope: