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'''Miller''': Yeah, what I mean is, [[Critical Research Failure|so did Iraq]]. }} |
'''Miller''': Yeah, what I mean is, [[Critical Research Failure|so did Iraq]]. }} |
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** Especially amusing, given that a "fight against global fascism" is not really the reason - in fact, had Germany not declared war on the USA, it is highly possible that the USA would not have intervened in Europe at all. |
** Especially amusing, given that a "fight against global fascism" is not really the reason - in fact, had Germany not declared war on the USA, it is highly possible that the USA would not have intervened in Europe at all. |
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*** The US was intervening in Europe with actions that completely violated the spirit if not the letter of neutrality as far back as 1940. (Lend-Lease? 'Accidentally' transmitting German submarine positions to the Royal Navy?) |
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* Gladiators: |
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** ''Pollice verso'', the gesture used to determine the fate of a defeated Roman gladiator, is traditionally portrayed as a "thumb's up" or "thumb's down," indicating that the gladiator was spared or condemned, respectively. This tradition was first popularized in the 19th century painting ''Pollice Verso''. Historical description is very limited on what the gesture actually looked like, and its name simply means "with turned thumb," so it's impossible to know exactly what it looked like. The best modern guess for a condemning gesture is a jabbing motion to the neck, mimicking the fatal neck-stab. |
** ''Pollice verso'', the gesture used to determine the fate of a defeated Roman gladiator, is traditionally portrayed as a "thumb's up" or "thumb's down," indicating that the gladiator was spared or condemned, respectively. This tradition was first popularized in the 19th century painting ''Pollice Verso''. Historical description is very limited on what the gesture actually looked like, and its name simply means "with turned thumb," so it's impossible to know exactly what it looked like. The best modern guess for a condemning gesture is a jabbing motion to the neck, mimicking the fatal neck-stab. |
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