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Old 07-03-2006, 09:27 AM
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Only living 5 minutes from the actual Yorktown Battlefield where Washington defeated Cornwallis, I second that notion. My day tomorrow will be spent at the Battlefield.

God Bless America

Kev,
we live a stones throw away from the battlefield where the most monumental battle in all of history took place. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and without it there might not be a United States of America, we could very well all be doing tea and crumpets today and bowing down to "royalty". The very thought of it horrifies me. I've been to the battlefield and they actually provide you with details of how teh battle was fought. It was an incredibly stupid and arrogant battle plan by the British that allowed the ragtags to kick their asses and convince others that we could win the war. Thank God for that.
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:29 AM
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Kev,
we live a stones throw away from the battlefield where the most monumental battle in all of history took place. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and without it there might not be a United States of America, we could very well all be doing tea and crumpets today and bowing down to "royalty". The very thought of it horrifies me. I've been to the battlefield and they actually provide you with details of how teh battle was fought. It was an incredibly stupid and arrogant battle plan by the British that allowed the ragtags to kick their asses and convince others that we could win the war. Thank God for that.

Being a little bit of a history buff, I remember quite well about Saratoga. You would love Yorktown Battlefield.

Good luck today if playing anything.
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:31 AM
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Being a little bit of a history buff, I remember quite well about Saratoga. You would love Yorktown Battlefield.

Good luck today if playing anything.

You too buddy. By the way kev you never called me and told me how your own sequel to Meet The Parents went. Were you Ben Stiller or what?
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:35 AM
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You too buddy. By the way kev you never called me and told me how your own sequel to Meet The Parents went. Were you Ben Stiller or what?

Her Mom loves me...her Dad was okay. Gonna take a little bit for him to come around, but he is concerned about his grandsons. I was smart and didn't introduce myself as the unemployed bum dating his daughter... LOL
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:37 AM
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Her Mom loves me...her Dad was okay. Gonna take a little bit for him to come around, but he is concerned about his grandsons. I was smart and didn't introduce myself as the unemployed bum dating his daughter... LOL
LOL! That was a very good move my man. Honesty is important but simple omissions do have their place and time!
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:39 AM
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LOL! That was a very good move my man. Honesty is important but simple omissions do have their place and time!

Like I said, her Mom adores me, so that just means its a matter of time before Dad comes around.
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Old 07-03-2006, 12:24 PM
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I'd like to see Invasor beat a really good horse before I call him awesome.......that Suburban was really the dregs.
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:33 AM
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Kev,
we live a stones throw away from the battlefield where the most monumental battle in all of history took place. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and without it there might not be a United States of America, we could very well all be doing tea and crumpets today and bowing down to "royalty". The very thought of it horrifies me. I've been to the battlefield and they actually provide you with details of how teh battle was fought. It was an incredibly stupid and arrogant battle plan by the British that allowed the ragtags to kick their asses and convince others that we could win the war. Thank God for that.
As I pointed out above, Saratoga was huge, but Trenton was the most important battle ever fought. A loss at Trenton would have ended the war. The American success at Saratoga was largely the result of the arrogance of the British, primarily of General Burgoyne. Credit must be given though to Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, especially Arnold, later the traitor.
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