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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Jan 13, 2005 18:50:51 GMT -5
It's more than five... should I just give the answer?
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Post by pfrsue on Jan 13, 2005 20:18:21 GMT -5
What the heck, I'll guess 9.
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 13, 2005 21:40:40 GMT -5
Yes, please. If you can list them too I'd like that.
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Jan 14, 2005 13:48:52 GMT -5
Well, Sue's answer was right... listing them? Good God...
French-Indian War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
WWI
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cold War (perhaps)
Iraq
This is just a guess...
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 14, 2005 15:47:54 GMT -5
Wasn't the French and Indian War before the formation of the United States? We were just British colonies then, I think.
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Post by pfrsue on Jan 14, 2005 17:11:46 GMT -5
Actually my guess was based thusly: 1. American Revolution 2. 1812 3. Spanish-American 4. WWI 5. WWII 6. Korea 7. Vietnam 8. Gulf War 9. Iraq War But to an old fogie like me, I'd say that there were truly only two "World Wars". The Cold War was less a war than an arms race where we all knew we were going to be vaporized if Numero III ever kicked off, so I don't count that at all. So... does that mean I'm right? Or not so right?  Sue |
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 14, 2005 18:32:47 GMT -5
You got the number right, so I guess it's your turn to ask a question.
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Jan 14, 2005 19:54:00 GMT -5
By the way, sorry to have asked something so vague that was a waste of time...
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 14, 2005 20:56:02 GMT -5
Never a waste of time when I can argue about it!
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Post by MarsNeedsTowels on Jan 15, 2005 3:52:28 GMT -5
Or you can waste time like me asking about books no one's ever read.  |
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Post by pfrsue on Jan 15, 2005 6:53:55 GMT -5
Hey, it caused sort of an interesting discussion. Never a bad thing!
Okay, still in a historical context and cause it's not even six o'clock on a Saturday morning and the temperature outside is a balmy -9 and I have to warm my car up to go to work and my brain is frosted over, (but I'm not whining, no not me!) I'll take American History for 200, Alex.
Who were the two commanding generals on the field during the Battle Of Gettysburg? For bonus points, name at least three other generals who led troops in that battle.
I'm thinking this should be really easy. Don't disappoint me, cadets!
Sue
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 15, 2005 10:57:32 GMT -5
I'm thinking Lee and Mead? The union generals always drove me nuts, because Lincoln seemed to like shuffling them around, but Lee was the Confederate top dog for the whole run.
Other generals...Pickett....
This is disappointing for someone who's been to Gettysburg at least three times. In my defense, that was a decade ago.
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Post by pfrsue on Jan 15, 2005 16:20:22 GMT -5
Short a vowel, but spelling don't count. It was indeed Lee and Meade making a huge mess of the Pennsylvania countryside. Pickett (of the charge) was also a general on the field, under the direct command of Corps commander James "Pete" Longstreet. But you're wrong in one regard. Lee was not the original commander of Confederate forces in the War of Northern Aggression. Anyway, consider the baton duly passed. Sue |
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Post by duckie on Jan 15, 2005 16:59:44 GMT -5
A bit of trivia, concerning the Battle of Gettysburg... the reason that Lee's forces were even in the area was because they were trying to obtain some badly-needed shoes.
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Post by DocD83 on Jan 15, 2005 19:06:05 GMT -5
Ah well, he's always a good guess at any rate. It's like guessing "Jesus" in Sunday School.
Ok, my question: Why are men's shirt buttons on the right and women's on the left?
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