Re: [Epic] Meese

From: Joseph Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 11:38:05 -0500

Sutherland wrote:
>
> At 09:03 PM 5/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 11:31 AM 5/17/97 +0200, you wrote:
> >
> >>The Swedish army actually held a Ekl ridden cavalry compant some time in
> >>the 1500-1700 (or something like that. They scared the shit out of the
> >>Germans (and most other mid to south Europeans too), as they nevar had
> >>seen any elks before and they are noticably larger than horses and quite
> >>agressive when irritadet (ie in battle).
> >
> > I think it was WWII when the Swedes were using elk-drawn sleds to
> >remove casualties from the front line. There was an elk that was decorated
> >after pulling several unconscious soldiers more than 20 miles to the
> >hospital over rough terrain without direction with a broken leg. I think
> >the driver was killed in the explosion that injured the elk. The Elk was
> >given one of the highest honors the army had to give, and there were
> >pictures of the elk with a medal hanging off of its antlers on the front of
> >several newspapers.
> > The elk was subsequently captured and Hitler ordered it executed.
> >What a wanker.
> >
> >Temp
> >
> >
> "Mein Gott!!! Dey have UberElk. Vee must not allow dis. Capture dis
> uberelk and exucute him."
>
> Scene of an elk being stalked by a company of SS commandoes.
> the elk killed 5 of them before being captured :)
> >
Ah, guys, the Swedes were NOT IN WWII. Norway, Denmark (Allied) &
Finland (Axis, sort of) were, but not the Swedes...

I detect a leg pull going on here.
Received on Wed May 20 1998 - 16:38:05 UTC