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BadNick · 07-29-2011, 06:50 AM

nope, I'm a little further up the coast

uncle phil · 07-29-2011, 09:15 AM

normandie?

BadNick · 07-29-2011, 10:24 AM

yep. Keep in mind what I said earlier:

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

...it's almost like being on the sofa.

uncle phil · 07-29-2011, 11:38 AM

are you north of saint-lo?

BadNick · 07-29-2011, 12:15 PM

yep. I can see waves from here. It's like a little piece of the sofa.

uncle phil · 07-29-2011, 12:33 PM

omaha beach?

Lindy · 07-29-2011, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

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...

Ourcrazymodern? · 07-29-2011, 03:30 PM

Are you enjoying a time-share?

BadNick · 07-30-2011, 11:02 AM

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.

uncle phil · 07-30-2011, 12:34 PM

the time capsule directly opposite the entrance to the normandy american cemetary and memorial in colleville-sur-mer?

BadNick · 07-30-2011, 01:28 PM

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.

uncle phil · 07-30-2011, 02:01 PM

i was already in brest, so i'll have to come up with someplace else - probably tomorrow...

uncle phil · 07-31-2011, 06:22 AM

ok, find me...

Ourcrazymodern? · 07-31-2011, 07:07 AM

(you guys are weird)

Are you in the Northern Hemisphere?

uncle phil · 07-31-2011, 07:40 AM

yes, we are weird - the good kind, of course...

i am in the northern hemisphere...

Ourcrazymodern? · 07-31-2011, 07:57 AM

Are you in the Western Hemisphere

?

uncle phil · 07-31-2011, 08:04 AM

as a matter of fact, i'm in the eastern hemisphere...

Ourcrazymodern? · 07-31-2011, 09:48 AM

Are you in Europe?

BadNick · 07-31-2011, 12:20 PM

are you being weird in Asia?

uncle phil · 07-31-2011, 04:42 PM

i believe i'm considered in europe...

Ourcrazymodern? · 07-31-2011, 05:31 PM

Are you east of Italy?

BadNick · 07-31-2011, 06:03 PM

does the name of the country you are in end in an "a"

07-29-2011, 09:15 AM	#13442 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	normandie? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-29-2011, 11:38 AM	#13444 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	are you north of saint-lo? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-29-2011, 12:33 PM	#13446 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	omaha beach? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-29-2011, 03:30 PM	#13448 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Are you enjoying a time-share? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

07-30-2011, 12:34 PM	#13450 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	the time capsule directly opposite the entrance to the normandy american cemetary and memorial in colleville-sur-mer? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-29-2011, 06:50 AM	#13441 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	nope, I'm a little further up the coast

07-29-2011, 12:15 PM	#13445 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	yep. I can see waves from here. It's like a little piece of the sofa.

07-30-2011, 11:02 AM	#13449 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	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.

07-30-2011, 01:28 PM	#13451 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	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.

07-30-2011, 02:01 PM	#13452 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	i was already in brest, so i'll have to come up with someplace else - probably tomorrow... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-31-2011, 06:22 AM	#13453 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	ok, find me... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-31-2011, 07:07 AM	#13454 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	(you guys are weird) Are you in the Northern Hemisphere? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

07-31-2011, 07:40 AM	#13455 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	yes, we are weird - the good kind, of course... i am in the northern hemisphere... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-31-2011, 07:57 AM	#13456 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Are you in the Western Hemisphere? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

07-31-2011, 08:04 AM	#13457 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	as a matter of fact, i'm in the eastern hemisphere... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-31-2011, 09:48 AM	#13458 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Are you in Europe? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

07-31-2011, 12:20 PM	#13459 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	are you being weird in Asia?

07-31-2011, 04:42 PM	#13460 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	i believe i'm considered in europe... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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.

07-31-2011, 05:31 PM	#13461 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	Are you east of Italy? __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

07-31-2011, 06:03 PM	#13462 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	does the name of the country you are in end in an "a"