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![]() The list of countries with people that "sat on their hands whilst under the yoke of the most immoral regime in modern history" includes Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Somebody get their fkucking history straight and get Greece off this dip **** list. G, from Greece. |
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Somebody get their fkucking history straight and get Greece off this dip
**** list. G, from Greece. Indeed. The Greeks, while no match for the Germans, managed to thoroughly humiliate the Italians before falling under Axis occupation. For a brief (if not entirely impartial) history of Greece in WWII, see: http://www.ahistoryofgreece.com/worldwarII.htm -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:_yGyj.5815$TT4.1156@attbi_s22: Somebody get their fkucking history straight and get Greece off this dip **** list. G, from Greece. Indeed. The Greeks, while no match for the Germans, managed to thoroughly humiliate the Italians before falling under Axis occupation. For a brief (if not entirely impartial) history of Greece in WWII, see: http://www.ahistoryofgreece.com/worldwarII.htm Slurp Bertie |
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On 2008-03-02, Jay Honeck wrote:
Indeed. The Greeks, while no match for the Germans, managed to thoroughly humiliate the Italians before falling under Axis occupation. For a brief (if not entirely impartial) history of Greece in WWII, see: The Italians weren't entirely hard to humiliate in WWII - the tiny island of Malta humiliated the might of the Italian air force with three Fairey Swordfish. -- From the sunny Isle of Man. Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. |
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The Italians weren't entirely hard to humiliate in WWII - the tiny
island of Malta humiliated the might of the Italian air force with three Fairey Swordfish. True, the Italians were pathetically clumsy in WWII. It's interesting to note that despite this performance there are few in America who make "Italian jokes" the way we poke fun at the French. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Mar 5, 10:15 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
The Italians weren't entirely hard to humiliate in WWII - the tiny island of Malta humiliated the might of the Italian air force with three Fairey Swordfish. True, the Italians were pathetically clumsy in WWII. It's interesting to note that despite this performance there are few in America who make "Italian jokes" the way we poke fun at the French. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Which part of "America?" Iowa? Iowa City? Where? Those of us from New York (that's that big city on the East Coast that's still part of America) have heard jokes made about and told on every race, creed, color, and shape of mankind. It's how you knew you'd arrived. Dan |
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Which part of "America?" Iowa? Iowa City? Where?
Those of us from New York (that's that big city on the East Coast that's still part of America) have heard jokes made about and told on every race, creed, color, and shape of mankind. Allow me to rephrase that, please. Although there are jokes about EVERY ethnic group, the types of jokes we hear about Italians (and just about everyone else) are far different in tone from those told about the French. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" "Dan" wrote in message ... On Mar 5, 10:15 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote: The Italians weren't entirely hard to humiliate in WWII - the tiny island of Malta humiliated the might of the Italian air force with three Fairey Swordfish. True, the Italians were pathetically clumsy in WWII. It's interesting to note that despite this performance there are few in America who make "Italian jokes" the way we poke fun at the French. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Which part of "America?" Iowa? Iowa City? Where? Those of us from New York (that's that big city on the East Coast that's still part of America) have heard jokes made about and told on every race, creed, color, and shape of mankind. It's how you knew you'd arrived. Dan |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
The Italians weren't entirely hard to humiliate in WWII - the tiny island of Malta humiliated the might of the Italian air force with three Fairey Swordfish. True, the Italians were pathetically clumsy in WWII. It's interesting to note that despite this performance there are few in America who make "Italian jokes" the way we poke fun at the French. As a second generation Italian-American on my fathers side I've heard plenty. But the reason you don't hear as many is because the Italians don't think they are great warriors. The best isn't really a joke though. When, during the first Persian Gulf War, a bunch of Iraqis supposedly surrendered to an Italian news crew the joke was that they had taken more POWs than the entire Italian Army during WWII. |
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On Mar 5, 10:39 am, Gig 601XL Builder
wrote: As a second generation Italian-American on my fathers side I've heard plenty. But the reason you don't hear as many is because the Italians don't think they are great warriors. The best isn't really a joke though. When, during the first Persian Gulf War, a bunch of Iraqis supposedly surrendered to an Italian news crew the joke was that they had taken more POWs than the entire Italian Army during WWII. Keep in mind, Jay has a minor in History, but... One reason the Italians had no great desire for battle wasn't a particular lack of courage or combativeness -- Italians can be as pusillanimous as any people. The fact was the "Italian nation" was still in formation at the time of WW2. The federation of City States that were united only after Napoleon (A Frenchman, no less) completely reset the political organization of the peninsula. Italian nationalists pushed for unification all through the 19th century, but what appeal this had for the common Italian is lost. All we have are individual recollections, and those Immigrant Italians I have known are very clear that they are from Naples or Sicily or Calabria. While Mussolini had grand fascist visions of restoration of the Roman Empire, apparently -- in most cases -- his enlistees did not share his grand vision, and fought with less than alacrity. This does not mean Italians are "Unsuited for war." All men (in the generic sense) are unsuited for war. What makes them suited is some combination of impulse, desire, conviction, training, and purpose. Provide that, and you can lead Frenchmen to Moscow. Dan |
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Provide that, and you can lead Frenchmen to Moscow.
Exactly. And it is precisely because the French have fallen so far that they are now thought of so poorly. Combine that with their inexplicable arrogance in the face of irrelevance, and you have comic fodder. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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