eastcoast 4,440 Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 29 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Evidently King George was loathe to give up America and Parliament over ruled him. Theres a disputed saying supposedly from the Russian Czar “ I fear my cousin George has gone mad ! He should have given up London and kept the Americas “ ! Maybe not accurate or true, but definitely thought provoking ! Cheers. The film, the Madness of King George? It was originally titled the Madness of King George III, but the producers feared that Americans would not go and pay to watch it as they had not seen I and II. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul sr 922 Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 I worked with a lot of vietnam veterans ,when i lived in the states .The vast majority had PTSD . A lot of them used alcohol or drugs to cope with what they had being through . It was an other war where the rich got richer and working class men fought and died . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,440 Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 I don't know about war. I've never been near one. I have known and know men who have. But the Americans seem to winge about it more than us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,003 Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, paul sr said: I worked with a lot of vietnam veterans ,when i lived in the states .The vast majority had PTSD . A lot of them used alcohol or drugs to cope with what they had being through . It was an other war where the rich got richer and working class men fought and died . i think 20% of the soldiers that came back from Vietnam were heroin addicts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,381 Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, paul sr said: I worked with a lot of vietnam veterans ,when i lived in the states .The vast majority had PTSD . A lot of them used alcohol or drugs to cope with what they had being through . It was an other war where the rich got richer and working class men fought and died . There’s a bloke drives round my local town in a Nissan micra with a “Vietnam Veteran” sticker on the car……dudes about 50 and a mess ! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul sr 922 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 18 hours ago, greg64 said: i think 20% of the soldiers that came back from Vietnam were heroin addicts For a lot of them there addiction started with morphine . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 8,267 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, paul sr said: For a lot of them there addiction started with morphine . Id have guessed that it would have started with all the smack from the Golden triangle. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 8,267 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1000s of young men killed and maimed because of politicians poking their noses into something that has nothing to do with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,003 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 45 minutes ago, downsouth said: Id have guessed that it would have started with all the smack from the Golden triangle. china white very pure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,499 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 30 minutes ago, greg64 said: china white very pure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saluki bouy 785 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 On 16/04/2025 at 18:34, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Woodrow Wilson was also from Carlisle , his mam was born there and emigrated , the weatherspoons there is named after him . what a legacy There’s book think it’s called steel bonnets Stiff think we’ve both mentioned it before on a book thread opens up going on about surnames from the debatable lands moving to America pushing the frontier further and further to get away from maybe not rule of laws the right term but freedom and independence from rules and over government I’ve also read somewhere about the mindset of the appalachians being similar to border revievers think that was in outliers book I’ll have to fact check myself on all the above tonight 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,904 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 19 hours ago, WILF said: There’s a bloke drives round my local town in a Nissan micra with a “Vietnam Veteran” sticker on the car……dudes about 50 and a mess ! lol he would be older than 50 mate the war finished in 1975 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,904 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 On 17/04/2025 at 10:22, tatsblisters said: Just googled the story behind it sounds like he got what he deserved. That other memorable clip from the veitnam war of that young girl running up the road with all the skin burnt off her back due to a napalm bombing. As the words in the song WAR absolutely good for nothing rings true. her name was kim fuch she survived the horific injuries from being burned with naparm ,the yanks fu,,d up jet again and droped a load on a school.i remember the image well of her running across a bridge with her skin peeling off she survived and became a nurse. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saluki bouy 785 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 13 minutes ago, saluki bouy said: There’s book think it’s called steel bonnets Stiff think we’ve both mentioned it before on a book thread opens up going on about surnames from the debatable lands moving to America pushing the frontier further and further to get away from maybe not rule of laws the right term but freedom and independence from rules and over government I’ve also read somewhere about the mindset of the appalachians being similar to border revievers think that was in outliers book I’ll have to fact check myself on all the above tonight 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,499 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 3 minutes ago, riohog said: her name was kim fuch she survived the horific injuries from being burned with naparm ,the yanks fu,,d up jet again and droped a load on a school.i remember the image well of her running across a bridge with her skin peeling off she survived and became a nurse. Lives in Ontario now rio. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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