February 2012
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IF HBO KILLS IRRI INSTEAD OF DOREAH THEY WILL WAKE...
it is NOT known
it is known they are almost a cow
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67 years ago today, a company of paratroopers...
The Los Baños Rescue Raid: February 23, 1945, Los Baños, Luzon
“I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños prison raid. It is the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies.”—Colin Powell
[The following is an excerpt from an article I wrote in 2007 subsequently published in the 511th association newsletter.]
The 11th had...
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When a pack of guys come running past you yelling...
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What I expect to see in Downton s3
Now that the States has caught up with the UK, I’m free to hope for or expect:
The return of the entail/Cora’s money question, perhaps facilitated by Grandmama Levinson. The kind of thing that could add a new wrinkle to the apparently settled Matthew-Mary question. Will Matthew be happy being a Prince Consort if Mary becomes Queen in her own right?
The Troubles. I think it’s...
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger's Blog: NEWSIES Inspired... →
1) “This is Why We Fight” — The Decemberists 2) “Wake Up” — The Arcade Fire 3) “Break the Chain” — Sun Rise Above 4) “Power Doesn’t Run on Nothing” — The Thermals 5) “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae” — fun. 6) “Power to the People” — Curtis Mayfield 7) “I Need A Dollar”...
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Okay, so who just saw Major Strayer selling lawn...
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“Did I fucking hear that right?”
– Liebgott, after Winters explains his plan regarding the second patrol, in “The Patrol”, Band of Brothers Episode 8
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@maccageezer first time I’ve seen this in years. You, doc, bull, damo, Ron and lipp are my faves! twitter.com/matt_settle/st…
— Matthew Settle (@matt_settle) February 21, 2012
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I couldn't agree with this more: There are no...
groovythuvy:
On Downton, there are no sociopath mobsters you care about despite yourself, or adulterous, lying ladies’ men you are attracted to, or admirable but murderous drug dealers, or increasingly psychotic and pathetic chemistry teachers, or any other sort of semi-good but maybe really bad person with deep-seated psychological issues. It is about lovely people with lovable flaws...
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“French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay....”
– Frank, Little Miss Sunshine, about Marcel Proust.
Audio, Video, Disco:
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“Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on...”
– John F. Kennedy
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Dining After 'Downton Abbey': Why British Food Was... →
what changed? The short answer: World War I. Enlarge Courtesy (C) Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for Masterpiece “Downton Abbey’s” kitchen maid (Sophie McShera) and cook (Lesley Nicol) teach Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay) the basics of cooking. Many Edwardian servants had a pretty good handle on advanced cuisines, says food historian Ivan Day. As cookbooks...
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“I loved you, you know. Much more than you knew. And much, much more than you...”
– Sir Richard Carlisle
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“I think Mary and Carlisle were quite well-suited in some ways. But in the end he...”
– Julian Fellowes Overcomes His Scruples and Looks Back at Season 2 of ‘Downton Abbey’ - NYTimes.com
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You should totally tweet that.
Edith will be posting it on Tumblr.
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“It looked like I was trying to pick him up! I don’t know where in the hell...”
– Maj. Richard Winters, on a scene in Episode 5 “Crossroads” of Band of Brothers where he is portrayed eyeing a French boy on the subway