Topic: Bill Mauldin's Willie and Joe, WWII cartoons 2

the_13th_redneck · April 11th, 2005

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Originally Posted by sinkhole

Can someone explain the "wiggling fingers" one?

The fingers are sticking out of holes in the helmet... a la machine gun

SigPig · April 17th, 2005

I love Willie and Joe. I bought the book a while back. My fave is the one where one turns to the other and says, "You saved my life earlier. Here, you can have my last pair of clean socks."

The brass hated the comic. The dogfaces loved it. That says volumes.

behemoth79 · April 17th, 2005

i love this stuff. ive been looking for some good military funnies, im glad this thread came up
thank youl.

AFSteliga · April 18th, 2005

Good stuff there.

thegrinch073 · April 20th, 2005

Patton demanded Mauldin to stop drawing the officers in such a negative light and said that it destroyed morale. Eisenhower told him to stop his complaining.

SigPig · April 28th, 2005

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Originally Posted by TheGrinch073

Patton demanded Mauldin to stop drawing the officers in such a negative light and said that it destroyed morale. Eisenhower told him to stop his complaining.

According to Mauldin, t was Patton and his officers who destroyed morale...

Monster · April 28th, 2005

My Granddad had an autographed copy of one of the original books of his comics from when they were all compiled after the war. I found it as a youngster in the early 70's, and enjoyed them then, eventhough I didn't understand a lot of them at the time.

Desert_Eagle · April 28th, 2005

Pretty funny

April 17th, 2005	Post 12
SigPig Optio	I love Willie and Joe. I bought the book a while back. My fave is the one where one turns to the other and says, "You saved my life earlier. Here, you can have my last pair of clean socks." The brass hated the comic. The dogfaces loved it. That says volumes. __________________ \"What are you talking about? One, two, three, fo-- oh, crap.\" - G. Edwin Bergstrom, Arlington VA, 15 Jan 1943

April 17th, 2005	Post 13
behemoth79 Tribuni Angusticlavii	i love this stuff. ive been looking for some good military funnies, im glad this thread came up thank youl. __________________ si deum nobiscum, quis contra? AS LONG AS DIXIE STILL EXISTS,THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER FALL

April 18th, 2005	Post 14
AFSteliga Cadet Moderator Gear	Good stuff there. __________________ Pte K. Steliga Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations QL3 0027 Per ardua ad astra

April 20th, 2005	Post 15
thegrinch073 Immunes	Patton demanded Mauldin to stop drawing the officers in such a negative light and said that it destroyed morale. Eisenhower told him to stop his complaining. __________________ "Troops come first, last, and always. Never does your individual needs come before those of your men."

April 28th, 2005	Post 17
Monster Immunes	My Granddad had an autographed copy of one of the original books of his comics from when they were all compiled after the war. I found it as a youngster in the early 70's, and enjoyed them then, eventhough I didn't understand a lot of them at the time. __________________ Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. (I'll either find a way or make one.)

April 28th, 2005	Post 18
Desert_Eagle Optio	Pretty funny __________________ A \'good\' landing is one from which you can walk away. A \'great\' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.