64 years ago the allied forces took a vacation to France

[The Million Dollar Prons]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy

But didn't have much time to enjoy the beaches.

[Xhalen]

Hooray, June 6th. Best day ever...well, more so for me than others I suppose.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...the trip that spawned way too much media, i.e. games, movies, etc...

[Caster13]

...the trip that spawned way too much media, i.e. games, movies, etc...

Hey, Saving Ryan's Privates was go........wait wrong movie.*

j/k.

*Saving Private Ryan really was good.

[Trefellin]

If World War 2 never happened, our video game market wouldn't be saturated with so many FPS titles. That's why war is bad. Really, how many games do you need where you charge the same old Omaha beach?

I think that Saving Private Ryan is overrated and the title spawned too many stupid jokes.


The 6th of June is also the birthday of Tom Araya of Slayer.

[Tidusauron12]

The 6th of June is also the birthday of Tom Araya of Slayer.

Um...

WTF IS TOM ARAYA WTF IS SLAYER

[Nathan-the-Axe]

Um...

WTF IS TOM ARAYA WTF IS SLAYER

Best band ever and coolest guy ever.

[Tidusauron12]

Best band ever and coolest guy ever.

LOL at Trefellin mentioning the name of some obscure guy of some obscure band in a thread that emphasizes and honors the day that thousands of men perished around the world. :rolleyes:

[Caster13]

If World War 2 never happened, our video game market wouldn't be saturated with so many FPS titles. That's why war is bad. Really, how many games do you need where you charge the same old Omaha beach?

I think that Saving Private Ryan is overrated and the title spawned too many stupid jokes.


The 6th of June is also the birthday of Tom Araya of Slayer.

I like Band of Brothers better actually.

Um...

WTF IS TOM ARAYA WTF IS SLAYER

*jawdrop*You're telling me, that you listen to PILLOWS, and you've never even heard of Slayer? I don't like them personally, but what is wrong with you?:huh:

EDIT: How the hell is Slayer obscure?!

[Tom Servo]

Some holiday snaps from Omaha beach taken last year -

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/CIMG3150.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/CIMG3154.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/CIMG3152.jpg

[Tidusauron12]

EDIT: How the hell is Slayer obscure?!

They aren't, I was slandering the truth to be a prick. :naughty:

It's what I do. :P

[Caster13]

Oh....

The sad thing is that some people really are like that. Then there's the people that grow up horribly sheltered and have no clue about anything besides their little bubble of a world. Parents are to blame there.

[Bernard_Monsha]

All this talk of horrid overrated metal bands is both taking this thread off course and making me angry. Stop now.

[Caster13]

How many people died on D-Day?

[dothacker5]

Shaving Ryan's Privates
Fixed that for you.

Apparently the casualties for the Allied forces was approximately 9,000. I'm not sure about fatalities and wounded but that's what I could dig up. Like Reidar said "The rest is well earned."

[Trefellin]

LOL at Trefellin mentioning the name of some obscure guy of some obscure band in a thread that emphasizes and honors the day that thousands of men perished around the world. :rolleyes:

I thought it was an "ooooh, look what today is the anniversary of" thread. :huh:

[blackknight]

EDIT: How the hell is Slayer obscure?!

I challenge you to grab some 12 year old off the street and ask them if they've heard of Slayer.

I can't stand them, personally, but I acknowledge their existence. Most kids these days don't even know what Slayer is.

[Tidusauron12]

I can't stand them, personally, but I acknowledge their existence. Most kids these days don't even know what Slayer is.

I've never heard any of their songs, but I've heard metalheads talking about them around the neighborhood. I guess that means I know about them. I also went to wiki to do some research...

[CrossboneGundam]

If World War 2 never happened, our video game market wouldn't be saturated with so many FPS titles. That's why war is bad. Really, how many games do you need where you charge the same old Omaha beach?

I think that Saving Private Ryan is overrated and the title spawned too many stupid jokes.


The 6th of June is also the birthday of Tom Araya of Slayer.

Why do you hate freedom so much, Trefellin? Oh, right, you're Trefellin.

I thought it was an "ooooh, look what today is the anniversary of" thread. :huh:

If someone makes a thread with "allied forces" "64 years ago" and "france" in the title, there's a 100% chance that doesn't involve anything other than WWII and D-Day. Although since you didn't get it at the start I'd imagine you won't get it even when people spell it out for you.

[Broand]

Ireland didn't come

[Trefellin]

Why do you hate freedom so much, Trefellin? Oh, right, you're Trefellin.

If someone makes a thread with "allied forces" "64 years ago" and "france" in the title, there's a 100% chance that doesn't involve anything other than WWII and D-Day. Although since you didn't get it at the start I'd imagine you won't get it even when people spell it out for you.

/antagonizing

:|

Ireland didn't come

I guess they figured that since the English fought so hard to oppress them, it was time for the English to fight to maintain Irish freedom.

[CrossboneGundam]

I guess they figured that since the English fought so hard to oppress them, it was time for the English to fight to maintain Irish freedom.

Germany wasn't a proverbial knife at Ireland's throat. And the last thing the English were fighting for was some other country's freedom, especially Ireland's. If anything it's surprising that the Irish didn't call Hitler and invite him to build some Luftwaffe bases in Dublin.