16) I would just like to point out without taking anything away from the Brits that there were also a bunch of Texans who made up the lost Battalion that also worked as slave labor on The Bridge on The River Kwai. Of the original 534 captured and being held prisoner for almost the whole war 445 of those tough bastards made it back to Texas after not being heard from for 3 years. I think that 445 might be mixed with other units but you get the point.
The meme of Newsom and Trudeau has the makings of a good bar joke:
"The bastard son of a murderous Communist dictator and the adulterous, fraudulent, hypocritical, privileged son of an old monied San Francisco family walk into a bar" ...
and then one of the patrons, who is dying of turbo cancer since he is fully vaxxxed and boosted, decides that he may as well go out in a blaze of glory. He then pulls out his - well you can finish the joke on your own.
Mikey @ 1425: Although the 'Lost Battalion' participated in bridge building while POW's, technically, there is no 'Bridge Over The River Kwai'. They were, however, joined by the remnants of the crew of the USS Houston, along with the crew from the Australian cruiser Perth. Both ships were sunk, trying to make it to Australia, after running into the Japanese invasion of Java, in the dark of night, both ships emptied their magazines during the fight, no quarter asked, none given. There were hundreds of bridges built during Japan's hold on South East Asia. The POW's paid a terrible price during the time they were imprisoned. Japanese cruelty, poor to no food, ungodly diseases, snakes, tigers, etc. killed thousands. Each prisoner had a specific quota of yards of earth to be moved each day, dirt, rock, made no difference. Later, when the Allies were recapturing ground, the Japs housed POW's next to military targets, where a great many were killed in bombing raids. Hell on Earth is quantified in what these fine men endured. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
The USS Houston was on it's way to pick up the last battalion on Java, my dad was part of that battalion. And yes towards the end of the war he was sent in the belly of a supply ship over to Java to work on the railroad. My dad worked on the railroad up to and beyond the concrete bridge that spanned the river. They did horrible things to those men. You can read the story in a book called Ghost Ship. https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/the-true-story-of-the-bridge-over-the-river-kwai/
These sum up what the world is coming to, madness
ReplyDelete16) I would just like to point out without taking anything away from the Brits that there were also a bunch of Texans who made up the lost Battalion that also worked as slave labor on The Bridge on The River Kwai. Of the original 534 captured and being held prisoner for almost the whole war 445 of those tough bastards made it back to Texas after not being heard from for 3 years. I think that 445 might be mixed with other units but you get the point.
ReplyDelete# 14 - The "E" in "E. Jean Carroll" stands for "Easy".
ReplyDeletelaughing out loud today all great ones today Ken. I always can't wait til Monday to start good mornings and memes. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe meme of Newsom and Trudeau has the makings of a good bar joke:
ReplyDelete"The bastard son of a murderous Communist dictator and the adulterous, fraudulent, hypocritical, privileged son of an old monied San Francisco family walk into a bar" ...
I'll let you make up your own punchline.
and then one of the patrons, who is dying of turbo cancer since he is fully vaxxxed and boosted, decides that he may as well go out in a blaze of glory. He then pulls out his - well you can finish the joke on your own.
Delete#11 You forgot the dog.
ReplyDeleteHe already shot the dog
DeletePaden?... Where's the dog?
ReplyDeleteParts of that movie are really great. The opening scene is one of the best openings of any Western, old or new.
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ReplyDeleteMikey @ 1425:
Although the 'Lost Battalion' participated in bridge building while POW's, technically, there is no 'Bridge Over The River Kwai'. They were, however, joined by the remnants of the crew of the USS Houston, along with the crew from the Australian cruiser Perth. Both ships were sunk, trying to make it to Australia, after running into the Japanese invasion of Java, in the dark of night, both ships emptied their magazines during the fight, no quarter asked, none given.
There were hundreds of bridges built during Japan's hold on South East Asia. The POW's paid a terrible price during the time they were imprisoned. Japanese cruelty, poor to no food, ungodly diseases, snakes, tigers, etc. killed thousands. Each prisoner had a specific quota of yards of earth to be moved each day, dirt, rock, made no difference. Later, when the Allies were recapturing ground, the Japs housed POW's next to military targets, where a great many were killed in bombing raids. Hell on Earth is quantified in what these fine men endured.
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
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The USS Houston was on it's way to pick up the last battalion on Java, my dad was part of that battalion. And yes towards the end of the war he was sent in the belly of a supply ship over to Java to work on the railroad. My dad worked on the railroad up to and beyond the concrete bridge that spanned the river. They did horrible things to those men. You can read the story in a book called Ghost Ship.
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