Friday, January 14, 2011
[1784 - The Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, formally ending Revolutionary War hostilities]
[1875 - Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, musician, physician, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, born in Alsace]
[1892 - Hal (Harry Eugene) Roach, producer, born in Elmira, New York]
[1906 - William Bendix, actor, born in New York City]
[1915 - Mark Goodson, TV game show producer, born in Sacramento, California]
[1924 - Guy Williams, actor, born in New York City]
[1926 - (Thomas) Tom Tryon, actor, born in
Hartford, Connecticut]
[1968 - Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14]
[1973 - Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14 (perfect 17-0 season), Washington Redskins 7]
CIA Operative SamBam
Stompin' through Afghanistan,
scoopin' up the Taliban
and boppin' em on the head.
And down came the Blue Fairy, and she said:
Mr. Secretary FoopFoop
I don't want to see your troop
scoopin' up the Taliban
and boppin' em on the head.
And now I'll give you two chances, and if you keep it up,
I'll turn you into a BUFFOON.
Major General GoGo
Took over in Guantanamo,
kept scoopin' up the prisoners
and boppin' em on the head.
And down came the Blue Fairy, and she said:
Lieutenant Colonel FooFoo
I don't want to see you
carryin' out your orders
and boppin' em on the head.
And now I'll give you one more chance, and if you do that again,
I'll turn you into a STOOGE.
Reserve Captain LackSlack
got orders to Baghdad, Iraq,
kept scoopin' up the Iraqis
and boppin' em on the head.
And down came the Blue Fairy, and she said:
Little Private BooHoo
I don't want to see you
scoopin' up the prisoners
and boppin' em on the head.
You disobeyed the Geneva Accords three times,
So now I'm gonna turn you into a SCAPEGOAT!
William's Whimsical Words:
When a SNAFU occurs in wartime, the privates are court martialed, the captains are reprimanded, the generals get medals, the secretary of defense is publicly praised, and the president gets another term. War is Hell!
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