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Are_grits_groceries

(17,139 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 05:15 AM Mar 2013

In 1914, a boy chained his bike to a tree to fight in the war. And he.... [View all]

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In 1914, a boy chained his bike to a tree to fight in the war. He never returned........

Poignant and a perfect example of the the waste of future hopes and dreams.
Too many bikes chained to too many trees......

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In 1914, a boy chained his bike to a tree to fight in the war. And he.... [View all] Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 OP

Just wow. Democracyinkind Mar 2013 #1

The waste in war sickens me too Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #2

I lost my youth and innocence to war pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #3

... backtoblue Mar 2013 #31

Well, not quite: Hissyspit Mar 2013 #4

Well, gee thanks. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #6

Yeah, it works as a metaphor. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #8

The saccharine, It Burns! Android3.14 Mar 2013 #13

What are you talking about? Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #16

What exactly do you mean by, "inspire others to act in ways contrary to their own interests"? nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #20

You shouldn't need snopes to know that by the way, see the plastic grips? snooper2 Mar 2013 #32

Just plain common sense Fla_Democrat Mar 2013 #23

Thanks for the correction roxy1234 Mar 2013 #25

And how does that romanticize war? Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #28

Hissyspit got there before I could Scootaloo Mar 2013 #5

Then consider it a metaphor. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #7

What need metaphor? Scootaloo Mar 2013 #9

Good for you. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #10

DU is all about being daring. Android3.14 Mar 2013 #14

And you know so much about DU how? Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #18

Weeping sphinx, WWI Memorial, KCMO REP Mar 2013 #11

That is a nice place. Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #17

Watch Joyeux Noel adieu Mar 2013 #12

Re Jericoni Mar 2013 #15

images.... Locrian Mar 2013 #19

And this one... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #21

This one always gets me roxy1234 Mar 2013 #24

and... progressoid Mar 2013 #34

I can walk about a half a mile and see a war memorial with the names of several dozen boys... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #22

In Flanders Fields Javaman Mar 2013 #27

My great-great aunt was on a train with a soldier who fought near Flanders. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2013 #29

That's a moving story. Javaman Mar 2013 #30

Trees always win. Robb Mar 2013 #26

And yet it's clearly not a bike from that era. montanto Mar 2013 #33

Small bike... Did they send him off to war at age 3? octothorpe Mar 2013 #35

Well. At least he didn't leave his dog tied to a tree. alphafemale Mar 2013 #36

Odd that he chained it so high cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #37