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From: Dave Larrington on 1 Jul 2010 05:18 In news:4c2ba2c0$0$28010$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk, Hog <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: > <very deep sigh> > > The comments were about whether the US considered it to be a war, not > what I think. > > Johnson certainly insisted America was not at war with NV for the > period up to the Tet offensive. Indeed looking it up since Congress > never declared a state of war. It was a "Police Action". Johnson was, however, this: wrong. The sure-fire way to tell the difference between a "war" and a "police action" is to find out whether Bob Hope ever entertained the armed forces during said encounter. Bob Hope did not play police actions, but he *did* play Vietnam, ergo it was a war. Anyone who says otherwise is a thick-o. -- Dave Larrington <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk> Quick! Run! Hide! Here comes Dave Stewart.
From: build on 1 Jul 2010 05:45 Hmmm, a lot of new nics who are trolling? Same bloke?
From: Simon S-B on 1 Jul 2010 06:12 "Dave Larrington" <news(a)legslarry.org.uk> wrote in message news:893544F4neU1(a)mid.individual.net... > In news:4c2ba2c0$0$28010$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk, > Hog <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: > >> <very deep sigh> >> >> The comments were about whether the US considered it to be a war, not >> what I think. >> >> Johnson certainly insisted America was not at war with NV for the >> period up to the Tet offensive. Indeed looking it up since Congress >> never declared a state of war. It was a "Police Action". > > Johnson was, however, this: wrong. The sure-fire way to tell the > difference between a "war" and a "police action" is to find out whether > Bob Hope ever entertained the armed forces during said encounter. > > Bob Hope did not play police actions, but he *did* play Vietnam, ergo it > was a war. > > Anyone who says otherwise is a thick-o. > > -- Love it! The only problem is now who has taken his role as the war-o-meter?
From: CT on 1 Jul 2010 06:13 Simon S-B wrote: > > Bob Hope did not play police actions, but he did play Vietnam, ergo > > it was a war. > > > > Anyone who says otherwise is a thick-o. > > > Love it! The only problem is now who has taken his role as the > war-o-meter? In the UK it always used to be Kate Adie. Not sure now though... -- Chris
From: mower man on 1 Jul 2010 06:41
CT wrote: > Simon S-B wrote: > >>> Bob Hope did not play police actions, but he did play Vietnam, ergo >>> it was a war. >>> >>> Anyone who says otherwise is a thick-o. >> >> Love it! The only problem is now who has taken his role as the >> war-o-meter? > > In the UK it always used to be Kate Adie. > > Not sure now though... > If it was Kate Adie there'd be a lot more posts. The old joke about her was that the only way to get a word in if you were on the phone to her was to fax her on the other line. ;-) -- Chris I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |