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Old 07-29-2011, 06:50 AM   #13441 (permalink)
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nope, I'm a little further up the coast
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Old 07-29-2011, 09:15 AM   #13442 (permalink)
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normandie?
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Old 07-29-2011, 10:24 AM   #13443 (permalink)
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yep. Keep in mind what I said earlier:

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...it's almost like being on the sofa.
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Old 07-29-2011, 11:38 AM   #13444 (permalink)
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are you north of saint-lo?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
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- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 07-29-2011, 12:15 PM   #13445 (permalink)
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yep. I can see waves from here. It's like a little piece of the sofa.
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Old 07-29-2011, 12:33 PM   #13446 (permalink)
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omaha beach?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 07-29-2011, 12:38 PM   #13447 (permalink)
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wee wee wee, all the way home (i.e., oui)

This place is in France, but it's almost like being on the sofa.
I was on Omaha like Warren Buffett, but unc beat me to it...
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Old 07-29-2011, 03:30 PM   #13448 (permalink)
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Are you enjoying a time-share?
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Old 07-30-2011, 11:02 AM   #13449 (permalink)
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I am at Omaha Beach, but this specific site has a name and designation that I'm expecting someone to guess. France sort of gave the U.S. a "time-share" for this site.
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Old 07-30-2011, 12:34 PM   #13450 (permalink)
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the time capsule directly opposite the entrance to the normandy american cemetary and memorial in colleville-sur-mer?
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Old 07-30-2011, 01:28 PM   #13451 (permalink)
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Bingo, unc! bee eye engee oh! unc's up again.

On June 8, 1944, the U.S. First Army established the temporary cemetery, the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. After the war, the present-day cemetery was established a short distance to the East of the original site.

Like all other overseas American cemeteries in France for World War I and II, France has granted the United States a special, perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery, free of any charge or any tax. This cemetery is managed by the American government, under Congressional acts that provide yearly financial support for maintaining them, with most military and civil personnel employed abroad. The U.S. flag flies over these granted soils



Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial stands on the clifftop overlooking Omaha Beach. The cemetery holds the graves of 9,387 U.S. servicemen who died on D-Day or shortly afterward as the Allies pushed farther into German-held territory. The names of 1,557 more men with no known graves are listed on the walls of the memorial. The memorial itself includes a commemorative statue and a reflective pool, while visitors can use an orientation table to understand the events that took place on the beach below.


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Old 07-30-2011, 02:01 PM   #13452 (permalink)
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i was already in brest, so i'll have to come up with someplace else - probably tomorrow...
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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Old 07-31-2011, 06:22 AM   #13453 (permalink)
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ok, find me...
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
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Old 07-31-2011, 07:07 AM   #13454 (permalink)
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(you guys are weird)

Are you in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Old 07-31-2011, 07:40 AM   #13455 (permalink)
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yes, we are weird - the good kind, of course...

i am in the northern hemisphere...
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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you both get dirty;
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Old 07-31-2011, 07:57 AM   #13456 (permalink)
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Are you in the Western Hemisphere?
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Old 07-31-2011, 08:04 AM   #13457 (permalink)
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as a matter of fact, i'm in the eastern hemisphere...
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.
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Old 07-31-2011, 09:48 AM   #13458 (permalink)
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Are you in Europe?
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Old 07-31-2011, 12:20 PM   #13459 (permalink)
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are you being weird in Asia?
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Old 07-31-2011, 04:42 PM   #13460 (permalink)
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i believe i'm considered in europe...
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.
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Old 07-31-2011, 05:31 PM   #13461 (permalink)
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Are you east of Italy?
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Old 07-31-2011, 06:03 PM   #13462 (permalink)
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does the name of the country you are in end in an "a"
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