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[Loyal]

I dug through military records for my Grandpa. This Liberty ship called the USS Mifflin, brought my Grandfather and his fellow Marines from the 4th Division to Iwo Jima. Gramps would lose a lung to a "Jap" sniper, as he termed him. Most certainly that Japanese soldier died in Iwo. This is the USS Mifflin

View: https://i.imgur.com/EPJhwO1.png

 

[-X-]

Great grandpa.

Second officer of the Titanic. Last guy off the ship after loading passengers, got sucked into a grate as the ship sank, but was blown off of it when a boiler exploded. He survived and went on to provide senate testimony about the sinking. Evidently, he warned Captain Smith that they had received warnings of icebergs from another vessel, but that warning wasn’t heeded.

Just goes to show. If you people don’t listen to us, devastating shit happens. Just, you know, keep that in mind whenever you debate me.

 

[Loyal]

Great grandpa.

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Second officer of the Titanic. Last guy off the ship after loading passengers, got sucked into a grate as the ship sank, but was blown off of it when a boiler exploded. He survived and went on to provide senate testimony about the sinking. Evidently, he warned Captain Smith that they had received warnings of icebergs from another vessel, but that warning wasn’t heeded.

Just goes to show. If you people don’t listen to us, devastating shit happens. Just, you know, keep that in mind whenever you debate me.

great story. Did you ever meet him?

 

[-X-]

great story. Did you ever meet him?

Nope. He died long before I was born.

 

[AvengerRam]

 

[Allen2McVay]

Great grandpa.

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Just goes to show. If you people don’t listen to us, devastating shit happens. Just, you know, keep that in mind whenever you debate me.

Trying to figure out who the ‘us’ are?

 

[-X-]

Trying to figure out who the ‘us’ are?

Anyone in my lineage.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Anyone in my lineage.

OK, and ‘you people’ would be everyone that is not in your lineage?

 

[-X-]

OK, and ‘you people’ would be everyone that is not in your lineage?

Correct.

You may now genuflect.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Correct.

You may now genuflect.

OK. Final Question.

Is the Blue Font on your device working, or are you being serious?

 

[-X-]

OK. Final Question.

Is the Blue Font on your device working, or are you being serious?

I’m totally joking

 

[VegasRam]

Can't make this stuff up.

 

[Allen2McVay]

I’m totally joking

Got to be honest, I am a little disappointed.

If we were bragging, I was going to chime in that I had a third cousin, twice removed, on my father’s side that could juggle.

So I also feel pretty good about myself.

 

[ScotsRam]

The 100 Most Influential Historical Pictures of All Time - Rare Historical Photos

TIME magazine decided to create a list of the 100 most influential pictures ever taken. They teamed up with curators, historians, photo editors, and famous photographers around the world for this task. "No formula makes for iconic photos," the editors said. "Some images are on our list because...

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There are loads on this page from a Time magazine project to identify the most influential photos of all time. I think my personal favourite is the man facing down the tank in Tianamen Square. Such a powerful image.

 

[Raptorman]

This is tougher than it sounds. But for me, this is it. Two guys who built bicycles for a living, changed the world. For better and worse. Mostly for the better.