Topic: NUTS

SON OF A TANKER · February 3rd, 2005

On 22 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Anthony Clement McAuliffe (1898-1975) was acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division in charge of the defense of Bastogne, Belgium. The advancing German forces called on his garrison to surrender. The Americans were surrounded. Instead, Anthony McAuliffe wrote:

"To the German Commander: NUTS! The American Commander." Bastogne was successfully held by the Americans.

bllrby2104 · February 3rd, 2005

i dont get it

Charge 7 · February 4th, 2005

"Nuts" has fallen out of common use in the way McAuliffe used it. It means negative in the extreme or "how dare you even think so".

Redleg · February 4th, 2005

It's a classic.

But it's already on the site, here:
http://www.military-quotes.com/database/m.htm

pattheoneuk · November 21st, 2008

I like this one. Band Of Brothers is the best thing i have seen with relation to the second world war

George · July 4th, 2009

Did he really say "nuts" or, maybe "Oh balls!" & it got censored?

February 3rd, 2005	Post 1
SON OF A TANKER Tirones	Post; NUTS On 22 December 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Anthony Clement McAuliffe (1898-1975) was acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division in charge of the defense of Bastogne, Belgium. The advancing German forces called on his garrison to surrender. The Americans were surrounded. Instead, Anthony McAuliffe wrote: "To the German Commander: NUTS! The American Commander." Bastogne was successfully held by the Americans.

February 3rd, 2005	Post 2
bllrby2104 Primus Pilus	i dont get it __________________ You just cant beat the person who never gives up. I have not failed. I\'ve just found 10,000 ways that won\'t work. \"A boat is a boat. But a mystery box could be anything. It could even be a boat. You know how much we\'ve wanted to have a boat. We\'ll take the mystery box.\"-Peter Griffin He who laughs last, thinks the slowest. (representin da ((«)) crew)(pm to get the 411)

February 4th, 2005	Post 3
Charge 7 Master Gunner	"Nuts" has fallen out of common use in the way McAuliffe used it. It means negative in the extreme or "how dare you even think so". __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

November 21st, 2008	Post 5
pattheoneuk Immunes	I like this one. Band Of Brothers is the best thing i have seen with relation to the second world war __________________ Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory Ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat

February 4th, 2005	Post 4
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	It's a classic. But it's already on the site, here: http://www.military-quotes.com/database/m.htm

July 4th, 2009	Post 6
George Centurion	Did he really say "nuts" or, maybe "Oh balls!" & it got censored?

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