You Know You're a History Buff When...

Post by **JWintjes** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:58 am

Bursting into loud laughter during Gladiator's opening scenes...

Jorit

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:01 am

RNfanDan wrote:You mean: Watching Patton and annoy the theater patrons with your "Hey, those Germans are driving Patton Tanks!"

Well, Patton and other older movies had that accuracy problem also but I was really speaking of Private Ryan one because one of the Tigers that show up in the movie haves the wheels of a T-34!!!!!!

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:35 am

Filipe Ramires wrote:
RNfanDan wrote:You mean: Watching Patton and annoy the theater patrons with your "Hey, those Germans are driving Patton Tanks!"
Well, Patton and other older movies had that accuracy problem also but I was really speaking of Private Ryan one because one of the Tigers that show up in the movie haves the wheels of a T-34!!!!!!

You're supposed to watch these movies through 'beer goggles'!

MichelB · Post by **MichelB** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:39 am

Technically not history, but I always get steaming hot monkey miffed when some buffoon says '... a Soyuz rocket docked with the international space station ISS today...'

MichelB · Post by **MichelB** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:39 am

Did I just write 'steaming hot monkey miffed'?

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:43 am

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:00 pm

Filipe Ramires wrote:
RNfanDan wrote:You mean: Watching Patton and annoy the theater patrons with your "Hey, those Germans are driving Patton Tanks!"
Well, Patton and other older movies had that accuracy problem also but I was really speaking of Private Ryan one because one of the Tigers that show up in the movie haves the wheels of a T-34!!!!!!

They did that for the Tigers in Kelly's Heroes as well.

Battle of Britain springs to mind and the Spanish Me109's with Merlin engines.

Rob

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:12 pm

Rob wrote:Battle of Britain springs to mind and the Spanish Me109's with Merlin engines.

Curious indeed that detail, Rob. More curious and not sure if you are aware of that is the fact that some of the Spitfires that took part in that film were in fact former Portuguese Air Force Spitfires which were long out of service and went to Britain to make the film. Sadly we didn't kept a single one for our Museums and the only one in existence here in Portugal is in fact a 1/1 model!!!!!!!!

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:29 pm

You are also a history fan, when someone can wake you up in the middle of the night, and ask for the comparative characteristics of different T-34 tank series... or for a frontline on that and that day... or for a career of a particular capital ship or officer.... or an exact timeline and description of a particular military operation...

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:40 pm

PetrOs wrote:when someone can wake you up in the middle of the night

Hmm, I wouldn't be an History fan in that particular moment but I am sure the person asking me would know in first hand my Genghis Khan side!!!

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:57 pm

Yeah, but my girl curses sometimes that I speak at sleep about historical topics.....

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:35 pm

thats awesome!

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:17 pm

;o)
Its also true... She recorded a bit... how I was muttering about how the russian navy should have acted in russo-japanese war....

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:30 pm

You need your meds adjusted.

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:36 pm

I know ;o)

Werner · Post by **Werner** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:50 pm

Change from Ambien to Lunesta.

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:54 pm

I just guess I shall work more, job is the best drug ;o)

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:59 pm

Tell her at least what you're saying is educational.

PetrOs · Post by **PetrOs** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:13 pm

Well, I dont think she wants to be educated in history ;o) I hope she will not revenge and start telling me about molecular simulations on supercomputers in the night! ;o)

kennylibben · Post by **kennylibben** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:27 pm

all i'm saying is it could be worse, i've heard stories where people have discovered they were being cheated on by their spouse talking in their sleep...

...so she should be glad that all you have to talk about is history!