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Somebody on twitter said the dude went from Ned Flanders to Ricky from Trailer Park Boys in seconds.
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Somebody on twitter said the dude went from Ned Flanders to Ricky from Trailer Park Boys in seconds.
BackToTheBrierePatch
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we had winter storm warnings for today but got mostly rain. 20-30 miles north of here got 6 inches or more
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I failed to select a Medal of Honor awardee yesterday, so I'm going to get a bit 'creative' today and cheat a little bit. Eugene Bullard was born in Georgia in 1895 to a black man and a native Creek woman. He wound up fighting against the Germans in both world wars, and was eventually awarded the highest possible decoration his country could give. That nation was France. Eugene Bullard was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honor because he was, as Charles de Gaulle put it: "véritable héros français", a true hero of France.
As you can imagine, life as an African American in Georgia at the turn of the century was not great, so Bullard ran away from home as a teenager, and eventually made his way to France, since he had heard that the French were a bit more egalitarian than Americans were at the time. He performed in a slapstick troupe, became a pretty decent amateur boxer, and worked in a music hall right up until war broke out in 1914. Just a couple months after France declared war on Germany, Bullard enlisted in the French army, and was trained as a machine gunner in the French Foreign Legion. He served in the trenches for two years before getting hit by a shell at Verdun (it almost killed him, he needed 90 stitches in his leg, and it came very close to nicking his femoral artery). Due to his massive wound, the docs let Bullard know he didn't need to serve as an infantryman anymore.
Eugene, though, wasn't done with combat, so he volunteered for the air service, and was trained as an air gunner. This wasn't good enough for him though, so he volunteered to undergo pilot training after that. (Side note, trainee pilots at the time practiced on flightless planes called penguins before they were allowed to take off in a real one. How cute is that?) He passed his tests, and flew around 20 combat patrols with the Lafayette Flying Corps, and even claimed that he shot down two German planes, although those kills are unconfirmed. When the States entered the war, he attempted a transfer to fight with his countrymen, but was turned down since the US military was still segregated, and there wouldn't be a unit of African American aviators for another 20 years. Bullard wound up serving with France for the duration of the war.
Between the wars, Bullard spend the majority of his time in Paris, which much have been an absolute f***ing magical time. He worked in cabarets, jazz clubs, and gyms. He wound up becoming the owner of a nightclub, which he named L'Escadrille after his fighting days. During this time, he met absolutely everybody. Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemmingway, Ada Smith, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and Edward VIII before he became King of England, just to name a few. After Hitler rose to power, and war looked to be inevitable, Bullard volunteered to counterspy on Nazi operatives who were infiltrating the city. Eventually this became too dangerous, so he fled Paris, and volunteered to fight for the French army again at the ripe old age of 45 years. His fight didn't last very long this time. He was placed in command of a machine gun squad, but wounded by another German shell. This one cracked a few ribs, f***ed up a vertebrae, and bruised him all over.
Bullard was too wounded to fight, and couldn't risk capture by the Germans, so he had to flee on foot to Spain, where he was eventually to catch a boat to America, returning 'home' for the first time in around 30 years. He worked a series of odd jobs, and after the war ended tried to recover his property in Paris, but found it had been destroyed. He bought an apartment in Harlem, and wound up working as an elevator operator in Rockefeller Center. A couple months after he was made a member of the Legion of Honor in 1959, Dave Garroway noticed his elevator man had a new medal and asked him about it. He wound up interviewing Bullard on the today show, where he told his story to the whole country (Sadly, there's no surviving recording of the interview, which really sucks). A year or so after that, Charles de Gaulle visited New York, and after giving a speech, walked right up to Bullard, shook his hand, and embraced him, telling him that all of France was in his debt.
Sadly, Bullard wouldn't live much longer, and he passed away due to complications from stomach cancer in 1961, only 66 years old. He lived an incredible life, though. I'd wager most folks who make it 100 won't accomplish a tenth of what Bullard did. This guy needs a f***ing movie based on his life.
As you can imagine, life as an African American in Georgia at the turn of the century was not great, so Bullard ran away from home as a teenager, and eventually made his way to France, since he had heard that the French were a bit more egalitarian than Americans were at the time. He performed in a slapstick troupe, became a pretty decent amateur boxer, and worked in a music hall right up until war broke out in 1914. Just a couple months after France declared war on Germany, Bullard enlisted in the French army, and was trained as a machine gunner in the French Foreign Legion. He served in the trenches for two years before getting hit by a shell at Verdun (it almost killed him, he needed 90 stitches in his leg, and it came very close to nicking his femoral artery). Due to his massive wound, the docs let Bullard know he didn't need to serve as an infantryman anymore.
Eugene, though, wasn't done with combat, so he volunteered for the air service, and was trained as an air gunner. This wasn't good enough for him though, so he volunteered to undergo pilot training after that. (Side note, trainee pilots at the time practiced on flightless planes called penguins before they were allowed to take off in a real one. How cute is that?) He passed his tests, and flew around 20 combat patrols with the Lafayette Flying Corps, and even claimed that he shot down two German planes, although those kills are unconfirmed. When the States entered the war, he attempted a transfer to fight with his countrymen, but was turned down since the US military was still segregated, and there wouldn't be a unit of African American aviators for another 20 years. Bullard wound up serving with France for the duration of the war.
Between the wars, Bullard spend the majority of his time in Paris, which much have been an absolute f***ing magical time. He worked in cabarets, jazz clubs, and gyms. He wound up becoming the owner of a nightclub, which he named L'Escadrille after his fighting days. During this time, he met absolutely everybody. Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemmingway, Ada Smith, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and Edward VIII before he became King of England, just to name a few. After Hitler rose to power, and war looked to be inevitable, Bullard volunteered to counterspy on Nazi operatives who were infiltrating the city. Eventually this became too dangerous, so he fled Paris, and volunteered to fight for the French army again at the ripe old age of 45 years. His fight didn't last very long this time. He was placed in command of a machine gun squad, but wounded by another German shell. This one cracked a few ribs, f***ed up a vertebrae, and bruised him all over.
Bullard was too wounded to fight, and couldn't risk capture by the Germans, so he had to flee on foot to Spain, where he was eventually to catch a boat to America, returning 'home' for the first time in around 30 years. He worked a series of odd jobs, and after the war ended tried to recover his property in Paris, but found it had been destroyed. He bought an apartment in Harlem, and wound up working as an elevator operator in Rockefeller Center. A couple months after he was made a member of the Legion of Honor in 1959, Dave Garroway noticed his elevator man had a new medal and asked him about it. He wound up interviewing Bullard on the today show, where he told his story to the whole country (Sadly, there's no surviving recording of the interview, which really sucks). A year or so after that, Charles de Gaulle visited New York, and after giving a speech, walked right up to Bullard, shook his hand, and embraced him, telling him that all of France was in his debt.
Sadly, Bullard wouldn't live much longer, and he passed away due to complications from stomach cancer in 1961, only 66 years old. He lived an incredible life, though. I'd wager most folks who make it 100 won't accomplish a tenth of what Bullard did. This guy needs a f***ing movie based on his life.
Pretty crazy. Let’s just say anyone that heard of Paulsboro knows how crazy (or in a sense not crazy) this is
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This one's making the rounds, I'll put it in spoiler for language and sudden, intense fear.
If you look closely, you can see that. Everybody on twitter immediately thought of the Lion King.it runs in from the upper left, crossing the street at the beginning of the video
I dont know if this is old or not, but almost equally hilarious
Video: Man in Canada scolds lynx for killing two of his new chickens | Daily Mail Online
RIP Helen McCrory, passed away from cancer at 52. Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter Movies and Peaky Blinders.
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Without reading any further or cheating in Google Translate, I can figure out complete poophead.
Pete Rose to sell picks for baseball, other sports
for $89 a month you can get access to Pete Rose's picks for baseball and other sports.
What the **** in Pete Rose's history would make someone think "You know what? I really want to bet money on WHO PETE ROSE THINKS WILL WIN!"
Dude couldn't break even when he was a god damned baseball manager. You think I wanna lay $1,000 on who he thinks will win the NFC East.
for $89 a month you can get access to Pete Rose's picks for baseball and other sports.
What the **** in Pete Rose's history would make someone think "You know what? I really want to bet money on WHO PETE ROSE THINKS WILL WIN!"
Dude couldn't break even when he was a god damned baseball manager. You think I wanna lay $1,000 on who he thinks will win the NFC East.
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The bobcat attacked mah whife!Somebody on twitter said the dude went from Ned Flanders to Ricky from Trailer Park Boys in seconds.
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Chernobyl made an explanation of how a nuclear reactor works absolutely thrilling TV.
Man For All Seasons makes long and precise legal argumentation absolutely thrilling.
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It's brilliant. Paul Scofield was amazing.
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RS E-Tron GT or GTFOI'll take an Audi E-Tron GT:
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To hell with it. I bought some crypto. I'm a degenerate now.
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