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90-percent

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63. Also

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 09:50 PM

Aug 2013

If we had the NSA in 1941, we cold have attacked the Japanese aircraft carriers before they took off to bomb Pearl Harbor.

-jim

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Imagine How Many Lives Would Have Been Saved if WE had just surrendered ..... [View all] dumbcat Aug 2013 OP

... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #1

I've been waiting all day for this thread. Please pass the popcorn. Scuba Aug 2013 #2

me, too Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #3

Needs more Michael Jackson. Liberal Veteran Aug 2013 #7

And cowbell. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #65

I got some beer. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #8

Yay! Beer! Agschmid Aug 2013 #10

It wouldn't be the annual DU Self-Flagellation Day without beer. Liberal Veteran Aug 2013 #16

Got some Spaten. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #17

here's extra butter if you need it lol steve2470 Aug 2013 #21

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your flamethrowers Fumesucker Aug 2013 #4

Well that's thinking outside of the box, but... jberryhill Aug 2013 #5

wow, brilliant point quinnox Aug 2013 #6

An interesting point Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #11

lol, yes. I was going to keep it a secret, but the cat is out of the bag now. quinnox Aug 2013 #15

Well Played! Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #28

heh quinnox Aug 2013 #36

One would hope that your break is short lived Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #40

I will list them in order of my faves, first being best quinnox Aug 2013 #43

Interesting Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #46

Ha, the poor lonely pumpkin. You are right quinnox Aug 2013 #47

Together, perhaps we can Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #52

lol, You are on! quinnox Aug 2013 #55

And you are almost there! Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #61

In solidarity with the pumpkin. redwitch Aug 2013 #76

I actually took your title seriously. joshcryer Aug 2013 #69

I hate to break it to you, but... Orrex Aug 2013 #84

LOL Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #9

Imagine if they did not attack us in the first place how many lives would have been saved. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #12

Well, you can't attack a naval base that isn't there jberryhill Aug 2013 #31

Amen. And if they had not attacked so many other countries treestar Aug 2013 #88

Oddly refreshing? Agschmid Aug 2013 #13

You wish we had said it was over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Robb Aug 2013 #14

Germans? Fumesucker Aug 2013 #20

Probably a sweet roll of some kind, kiva Aug 2013 #22

They had a sweet roll until someone stole it. Dash87 Aug 2013 #75

Would that have been 'Ein Berliner'? - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #83

You might roll in it, I prefer to step over it. n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #25

"...had a roll..." quinnox Aug 2013 #26

The Germans stole that roll from the French. Liberal Veteran Aug 2013 #30

A Kaiser Roll! jberryhill Aug 2013 #35

Eva Braun tried it I hear Fumesucker Aug 2013 #39

Who wouldn't want to toast their roll in a Braun jberryhill Aug 2013 #59

It is an Animal House reference... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #66

As was "roll", as in he's on one.. Fumesucker Aug 2013 #68

As if "Animal House" was "obscure" jberryhill Aug 2013 #71

Win. n/t Butterbean Aug 2013 #23

He's obviously not tough. eom yawnmaster Aug 2013 #54

lol, then we wouldnt be having race problems in usa. nt. okieinpain Aug 2013 #18

Why? Were we losing? Don't think so.... n/t Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #19

Um, no. National thinking doesn't work that way. Deep13 Aug 2013 #24

Lmso!! i expected a lil more from you. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #27

hmmm.. I do like rice and bonzai.... DCBob Aug 2013 #29

They'd force shitty animation on our children... jberryhill Aug 2013 #38

Seriously, I'm embarrased for you. Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #32

It was funnier when Firesign Theatre did it. n/t Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #33

Found it: Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #45

Junk: And that question has never been answered! Tagurrit Aug 2013 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Aug 2013 #34

just think of how many lives would have been saved had our ancestors stayed in Africa ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #37

Some of them did jberryhill Aug 2013 #41

good points :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #44

Re: your last comment on this thread COLGATE4 Aug 2013 #80

C'mon, this is series ...... oldhippie Aug 2013 #42

I am imagining a number right now. Can anyone imagine what number it might be? yawnmaster Aug 2013 #48

17? quinnox Aug 2013 #49

That's quite the prime answer. eom yawnmaster Aug 2013 #58

Honda's for everyone ileus Aug 2013 #50

What's that saying on the old DU2 tombstones???... stevenleser Aug 2013 #51

Well played. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #53

Imagine if I turned into a pumpkin? Dash87 Aug 2013 #56

Not at all, pumpkins are brave and loyal friends with good hearts! - Dragonfli Aug 2013 #73

Bad analogy jimlup Aug 2013 #57

Won-Lost Tagurrit Aug 2013 #60

Also 90-percent Aug 2013 #63

USA did not capitulate to Japan, Why does Obama capitulate to Republicans? n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #64

Because nuking them will hurt property values jberryhill Aug 2013 #72

omg Marrah_G Aug 2013 #67

I think it made it perfectly clear that it thinks them less than human and their deaths a joke: Dragonfli Aug 2013 #74

Just think about this... one_voice Aug 2013 #70

Shut up. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #77

Thank you all for the varied responses ...... dumbcat Aug 2013 #78

The sarcasm smilie is there for a reason. When you dont use it, the implication is you are playing stevenleser Aug 2013 #79

Although I cannot be sure of the poster's intent ...... oldhippie Aug 2013 #81

Thats another discussion, I'm just pointing out to the OP that on DU when you are being ironic or stevenleser Aug 2013 #82

OK, I see your point ..... oldhippie Aug 2013 #86

The professional hand wringers HATE having their thunder stolen. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #85

I'm beginning to think that's how some of these posters feel treestar Aug 2013 #87