Comments on: WAR QUOTES http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:18:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steven http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-9262 Steven Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4239#comment-9262 It was one of my favorite quotes of the day... It was one of my favorite quotes of the day...

]]> By: Fred Boness http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-9263 Fred Boness Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4239#comment-9263 "We got 'im" works for me. Short and to the point, like General McCaullife's reply to the Germans, "Nuts" which is one of the better examples of the style of short and to the point. It's an American thing. "We got 'im" works for me. Short and to the point, like General McCaullife's reply to the Germans, "Nuts" which is one of the better examples of the style of short and to the point. It's an American thing.

]]> By: jen http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-9264 jen Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4239#comment-9264 It's definitely an American thing - I didn't hear any complaints on the vernacular from the jubilant Iraqis at that press conference, did you? It's definitely an American thing - I didn't hear any complaints on the vernacular from the jubilant Iraqis at that press conference, did you?

]]> By: Jim http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-9265 Jim Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4239#comment-9265 "Hip and happening 21st century vernacular"? I'm approximately the same age as Deborama, and I see nothing hip, happening, nor 21st century in this, nor any attempt to be any of those things. As for "Americans' general reaction to such boorish triumphalism", here's one American who's far more concerned with the fact that "we got 'im" than with how we announce it. "Hip and happening 21st century vernacular"? I'm approximately the same age as Deborama, and I see nothing hip, happening, nor 21st century in this, nor any attempt to be any of those things.

As for "Americans' general reaction to such boorish triumphalism", here's one American who's far more concerned with the fact that "we got 'im" than with how we announce it.

]]> By: Ian S. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/war_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-9266 Ian S. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4239#comment-9266 "We got 'em" invokes Annie Potts' classic "We got one!" from <i>Ghostbusters</i>, and anything that invokes that movie is A-OK with me. --- "We got 'em" invokes Annie Potts' classic "We got one!" from Ghostbusters, and anything that invokes that movie is A-OK with me.

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