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Post by El Crab on Dec 9, 2005 6:00:05 GMT -6
Here's a Far Side I found to get the ball rollin', I'll find the other one I have and take a pic...
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Post by alfuso on Dec 9, 2005 9:09:36 GMT -6
It's not showing up for me.
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Post by Tricia on Dec 9, 2005 10:21:18 GMT -6
Q: What was Custer's favorite brand of shirt?
A: Arrow!
Regards, Leyton McLean (BTW, Crab, I can't get the image to come up either)
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 18:40:31 GMT -6
Yeah I got ,but a dead man cant dream or have nightmares ;D
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Post by custerstillstands on Dec 9, 2005 18:45:51 GMT -6
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:06:59 GMT -6
Q: What do Osama bin Laden and Custer have in common? A: They both wondered where all those tomahawks were coming from.
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:08:32 GMT -6
Some Leading Papers' Coverage of Custer's Massacre
Variety: "Custer Closes Out of Town"
Pravda: "Big Red Victory."
Sports Illustrated: "Indians Win Series"
Women's Wear Daily: "Feathers Make Comeback"
Reader's Digest: "Sitting Bull Reveals New Cure for Dandruff"
The Washington Post: "Custer Loses Rural Vote
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:14:58 GMT -6
When Custer went into battle, he left from N.D.. His last words were:
Don't do anything while I'm Gone.
They didn't.
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:17:45 GMT -6
While preparing for the quintessential celebrations for general Custer's last stand in little big-horn, the committee turned to a very big modern artist in New York, and asked him to make a painting for the occasion.
After three months, and several hundreds of thousands of dollars, came the big moment. A whole lot of people gathered in a huge hall, with the media, politicians, and everyone who is anyone. Camera clicking, the microphones turning here and there.
Then came the moment of revealing the picture. The artist takes off the cover, and everybody, but everybody, falls silent. The cameras stop clicking, and everyone is in total shock.
In the middle of the picture, with a halo over its head, stands a huge cow. Around it, depicted in detail, are hundreds of Indian couples copulating. Well, after a few seconds, a newspaperman stands up and asks the artist, hesitantly, "Excuse me, but can you enlighten those of us who are ignorant in the ways of modern art and explain the picture?"
"Okay." said the artist. "I was thinking to myself, about Custer climbing that hill, and beholding all the Indians waiting for him there, and I told myself that probably the first thing that came into his mind was, "Holy cow! Look at all those f***ing Indians
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:47:34 GMT -6
One of the American security companies that works in Iraq, guarding the Baghdad Airport, is called Custer Battles. I don't want to be superstitious, but isn't that name almost asking for trouble?
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:48:28 GMT -6
SITTING BULL: Up there where the last fight took place, where the last stand was made, the Long Hair stood like a sheaf of corn with all the ears fallen around him. REPORTER: Not wounded?
SITTING BULL: No.
REPORTER: How many stood by him?
SITTING BULL: A few.
REPORTER: When did he fall?
SITTING BULL: He killed a man when he fell. He laughed.
REPORTER: You mean he cried out.
SITTING BULL: No, he laughed. He had fired his last shot.
Chief Sitting Bull Interview with the New York Herald 1877
(Thanks to andrew of caledon for the tip.)
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Post by bigpond on Dec 9, 2005 19:51:11 GMT -6
80 years after Little Big Horn, an East Coast journalist began research on George Armstrong Custer. A friend told him that an Indian that lived through that experience was still living and furthermore remembered EVERY event of his long life. The journalist visited Chief Big Eagle, who now lived in a small town in Pennsylvania. When he arrived and stated his purpose, the Chief agreed to answer his questions.
"On what day of the week did the event take place? "
-- "Wednesday"
"What was Custer wearing?"
-- "Black uniform.. ceremony sword.. old hat"
"What did Custer eat for breakfast?"
-- "Eggs"
The journalist was skeptical and figured anyone could make up these answers. He left, and never published his article.
Ten years later, the journalist was by coincidence driving through the same small town, and decided to see if the old Chief was still living. To his surprise, he was.
As the journalist walked in he raised his hand in the air and said, "How!"
"Over easy, with potatoes on the side," said the chief.
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Post by custerstillstands on Dec 10, 2005 4:40:00 GMT -6
bigpond, there would be a problem if there was a Reno/Benteen Company in Iraq...
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Post by Diane Merkel on Dec 10, 2005 10:49:18 GMT -6
Here's my absolute favorite! It's always made me wonder how John Cleese might portray Custer!
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Post by fred on Dec 10, 2005 11:47:29 GMT -6
You guys are all SICK!
I'm joining the CBHMA.
Fred.
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