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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
Keegan wrote:
On Apr 20, 3:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle. Agreed. Of course where I live a Yank is anyone living above the Mason-Dixon line.... I didn't come here for a lecture on local politics. Bloody Americans..... Keegan... |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
On Apr 21, 5:16*am, wrote:
On Apr 20, 7:23*pm, JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 10:36*am, Mike wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 20, 11:55 am, didgerman wrote: JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. * *You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... * *Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? Channel islands aside, what the **** are you talking about? Must we do this topic every time someone mentions the US? * lend lease... * Keegan... Yes 'cos those terms were so generous. How about we send the US a bill for the support that the UK has given the US oil grab? Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) Very interesting thread here Jolly. Except, of course, that it is wrong. The Western Front did little to lift the Nazi "siege". The pressure from the East was the most significant factor. In fact one of the reasons that the western front was such a damp squid was that Eisenhower was so fearful of over committing troops - so much so that when the Germans attacked through the Ardennes at the Battle of the Bulge the American Army with the exception of the Airborne division had to be rescued by Montgomery. JH Really? Doing a George Patton impersonation? The idea was for Patton and Monty to pinch off the bulge and capture most of the Germans in it. Patton did his bit but Monty delayed long enough ( 3 days) to let most of them escape through his designated area. Eisenhower wasn't fearful of committing troops, his strategy was a broad front advance as opposed to dagger thrust attacks. He thought, correctly as it turned out, that Germany would not be able to resist constant pressure along a broad front. Monty, on the other hand, with all the petulance of a small boy and seeing his chance of glory on the western front slipping away, threw a tantrum at Eisenhower until Ike gave him what he wanted. Operation Market Garden. Monty got his arse kicked, the only major defeat for the allies on the western front. Keegan... |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
Keegan wrote:
On Apr 21, 5:16 am, wrote: On Apr 20, 7:23 pm, JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 10:36 am, Mike wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 20, 11:55 am, didgerman wrote: JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? Channel islands aside, what the **** are you talking about? Must we do this topic every time someone mentions the US? lend lease... Keegan... Yes 'cos those terms were so generous. How about we send the US a bill for the support that the UK has given the US oil grab? Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) Very interesting thread here Jolly. Except, of course, that it is wrong. The Western Front did little to lift the Nazi "siege". The pressure from the East was the most significant factor. In fact one of the reasons that the western front was such a damp squid was that Eisenhower was so fearful of over committing troops - so much so that when the Germans attacked through the Ardennes at the Battle of the Bulge the American Army with the exception of the Airborne division had to be rescued by Montgomery. JH Really? Doing a George Patton impersonation? The idea was for Patton and Monty to pinch off the bulge and capture most of the Germans in it. Patton did his bit but Monty delayed long enough ( 3 days) to let most of them escape through his designated area. Eisenhower wasn't fearful of committing troops, his strategy was a broad front advance as opposed to dagger thrust attacks. He thought, correctly as it turned out, that Germany would not be able to resist constant pressure along a broad front. Monty, on the other hand, with all the petulance of a small boy and seeing his chance of glory on the western front slipping away, threw a tantrum at Eisenhower until Ike gave him what he wanted. Operation Market Garden. Monty got his arse kicked, the only major defeat for the allies on the western front. This is excellent hindsight, well done. Problem at the time though was that England was getting rapidly flattened by rockets, and for all we knew, the next one would be a nuke. We had to move, alone if necessary. Interesting thing about history though, it's finished now. There will be no further study of history from about 1995 onwards, life is now so well documented, that every fact is stored somewhere. Can you imagine what we'd know if Hannibal had Twitter and a film crew? Keegan... |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
didgerman writes:
Spizz wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... Spizz wrote: "JollyRoger" wrote in message ... On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? That was a good movie. The one about the U-Boat? Spizz They also saved the world on July 4th, Will Smith will be the first black president of the US! Gotta love them Yanks. I've been a big fan of their world saving exploits ever since they helped William Wallace kick the English out of Scotland in the late 14th Century. Although, /reclines chair, not for long.... LOL -- I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet. -- George Foreman |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
On Apr 21, 10:14*am, didgerman wrote:
Keegan wrote: On Apr 21, 5:16 am, wrote: On Apr 20, 7:23 pm, JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 10:36 am, Mike wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 20, 11:55 am, didgerman wrote: JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. * *You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... * *Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? Channel islands aside, what the **** are you talking about? Must we do this topic every time someone mentions the US? * lend lease... * Keegan... Yes 'cos those terms were so generous. How about we send the US a bill for the support that the UK has given the US oil grab? Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) Very interesting thread here Jolly. Except, of course, that it is wrong. The Western Front did little to lift the Nazi "siege". The pressure from the East was the most significant factor. In fact one of the reasons that the western front was such a damp squid was that Eisenhower was so fearful of over committing troops - so much so that when the Germans attacked through the Ardennes at the Battle of the Bulge the American Army with the exception of the Airborne division had to be rescued by Montgomery. JH * Really? Doing a George Patton impersonation? The idea was for Patton and Monty to pinch off the bulge and capture most of the Germans in it. Patton did his bit but Monty delayed long enough ( 3 days) to let most of them escape through his designated area. * Eisenhower wasn't fearful of committing troops, his strategy was a broad front advance as opposed to dagger thrust attacks. He thought, correctly as it turned out, that Germany would not be able to resist constant pressure along a broad front. Monty, on the other hand, with all the petulance of a small boy and seeing his chance of glory on the western front slipping away, threw a tantrum at Eisenhower until Ike gave him what he wanted. Operation Market Garden. Monty got his arse kicked, the only major defeat for the allies on the western front. This is excellent hindsight, well done. Problem at the time though was that England was getting rapidly flattened by rockets, and for all we knew, the next one would be a nuke. We had to move, alone if necessary. What a lot of crap, even for you. Here's the inconvenient truth. 1) The first V2 rocket attacks came well after the conception of Operation Market Garden. 2) Less than half the V2's fired were fired at England 3) The V2's killed an average two people per rocket 4) Less than 1600 were fired over a period of 7 months. 5) Find me one reference to anyone talking about nukes in Europe before April of 1945 The V2's were a political concern for Ike after Nov 1944, but the fact is that the V2's launching platforms were so mobile that dagger thrusts such as Market Garden had no chance of stopping them, they could just move out of the way and keep firing. The only strategy that could work, if you were really worried about the v2's, was to push the Germans back out of range using a broad front strategy like Ike's. As it was, Monty's "big show" defeat at Arnhem slowed the advance and denied the allies the opportunity to invade Germany in 1944. In other words it kept London well within the range of the V2's. It also left most of the Netherlands under German control, where they proceeded to starve 30,000 to death over the winter. Monty was a show pony, and he was wrong. Any more revisionism you'd like to share? Keegan... |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
On Apr 21, 2:18*am, wrote:
On Apr 20, 9:29*pm, JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 1:23*pm, "Spizz" wrote: "JollyRoger" wrote in message .... On Apr 20, 11:43 am, "Spizz" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 10:36 am, Mike wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 20, 11:55 am, didgerman wrote: JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking.. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? Channel islands aside, what the **** are you talking about? Must we do this topic every time someone mentions the US? lend lease... Keegan... Yes 'cos those terms were so generous. How about we send the US a bill for the support that the UK has given the US oil grab? Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) Jolly They only joined in 'cos the jap's threw a few firecrackers. Had they kept their bombs to themselves the US would have stayed at home profiteering for years. They made a fortune out of the war anyway, so it was a win/win. Spizz- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You ungrateful buggers... I suppose we would have been grateful if they had actually grown a set of balls and given us a hand in the first place. Someone had to fight the good fight and the Yanks sat and watched the free world do it for the best part of two years until they were pushed. Spizz- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well actually, there was little "fighting" going on until the "Yanks" pitched, mostly just the Allies getting there asses handed to them. Be that as it may. *Lot's of regular guys did'nt come back, and many scarred for life on all sides. *I think they all earned our respect. Jolly Jolly A further demonstration of your ignorance. British troops were engaged in N Africa and the Far East. JH- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You missed the point... Jolly |
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On Apr 21, 2:16*am, wrote:
On Apr 20, 7:23*pm, JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 10:36*am, Mike wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 20, 11:55 am, didgerman wrote: JollyRoger wrote: On Apr 20, 12:30 am, didgerman wrote: Keegan wrote: On Apr 19, 2:30 pm, Shawn The Sheep wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...usa/5177344/Wo... Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head An American woman who was shot in the head by her husband not only survived but made herself a cup of tea. By Our Foreign Staff and Agencies in Birmingham, Alabama Last Updated: 5:29PM BST 19 Apr 2009 Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife. But law enforcement officers in Jackson County, Mississippi, were also astonished that Mrs Sexton offered them tea when they arrived at her home after the shooting. Sheriff Mike Byrd said: "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. "She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink. * *You see? All this nonsense about guns being dangerous is just so much liberal scaremongering... * *Keegan... Must've been shot at by some Yank: they couldn't hit a barn door if they were holding the handle.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or unless they're saving your sorry ass from the Nazi's, hey Didge? Channel islands aside, what the **** are you talking about? Must we do this topic every time someone mentions the US? * lend lease... * Keegan... Yes 'cos those terms were so generous. How about we send the US a bill for the support that the UK has given the US oil grab? Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) Very interesting thread here Jolly. Except, of course, that it is wrong. The Western Front did little to lift the Nazi "siege". The pressure from the East was the most significant factor. In fact one of the reasons that the western front was such a damp squid was that Eisenhower was so fearful of over committing troops - so much so that when the Germans attacked through the Ardennes at the Battle of the Bulge the American Army with the exception of the Airborne division had to be rescued by Montgomery. JH- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Point is, would you hev been able to do it without the considerable help from the US? Answer is no. Jolly |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
On 2009-04-20, JollyRoger wrote:
How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) How about the Brits sending you lot a bill (plus interest) for getting you started in the first place (and saving you from the French)? |
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O/Tea - Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
On Apr 24, 9:17*pm, Jesper Lauridsen
wrote: On 2009-04-20, JollyRoger wrote: How bout the US send you a bill (plus interest) for liberating your country from a siege ;-) How about the Brits sending you lot a bill (plus interest) for getting you started in the first place (and saving you from the French)? ......William The Conqueror was French(ish) |
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