Kohlenklau
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Curt vaguely mentioned this new DTO project in between spitting into his dip spit bottle...
The Fox and the Rats
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David Reinking
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I saw the map at ASLOK. Appears interesting.
Kohlenklau
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Any photos of it?
Jazz
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Is he chewing again?
David Reinking
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I took none. The map has likely evolved since then.
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Redman. The best
Jazz
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I do believe that he wuz dipping Copenhagen....t least that wuz what he bummed off of me at ASLOK many moons ago.
Redman is too damn sweet and makes you spit like as lama, which if you've ever been hawked on by a lama you'll know is just a half step away from a digestive juice....
johnl
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Lama 
LLama
Different quality (and quantity) of spit.
LLama
Different quality (and quantity) of spit.
Jazz
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Serves me right for depending on spell check.... I knew there wuz an extra "L" in there somewhere....
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PresterJohn
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Tobruk!
Ming The Merciless 1. Desert Fox Nil.
Ming The Merciless 1. Desert Fox Nil.
Kohlenklau
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Hmmm. What exactly does MMP mean by "...and the Rats."...?
From the website http://desertrats.org.uk/history.htm
The men took to the Jerboa and adopted the nick-name of "The Desert Rats". It is worth pointing out that the term 'Desert Rats' is often used to describe any soldier of the Desert Army or men that fought in Tobruk. Indeed the Australians have a Rats of Tobruk Association, but the only true "Desert Rats" are the men who served in the 7th Armoured Division, whose shoulders or vehicles wore the Jerboa emblem. This new sign is shown above Left. A picture of the shoulder flashes can be found on the Memorabilia page.
NB. The name 'Rats of Tobruk' was well earned by Australians and the other commonwealth forces defending Tobruk and in fact breaking out to help in Operation Crusader, as they were a thorn in Rommel's side for a long time diverting troops and equipment from the main front line. It was Lord Haw-Haw's "poor desert rats of Tobruk" Radio Berlin broadcast was in 1941. We should all be grateful for what they all did over seventy years ago and without them the outcome of the desert war may have been greatly different.
In simple terms some of the Desert Rats (men from 7th Armoured Division) were also Rats of Tobruk and the and likewise some were also Australians that were not Rats of Tobruk, but not all of the Desert Rats were Rats of Tobruk and not all of the Rats of Tobruk were Desert Rats!
It is also fair to say the many a desert veteran has said, "I was a desert rat" as this became a general name for those who fought in the Western Desert. It was in fact Churchill who said ....."It will be enough for any man to say that he marched and fought with the Desert Army". That is the true epitaph of all who fought in the dust and heat of North Africa, whatever their nationality, the units they served in or the battles they fought!
From the website http://desertrats.org.uk/history.htm
The men took to the Jerboa and adopted the nick-name of "The Desert Rats". It is worth pointing out that the term 'Desert Rats' is often used to describe any soldier of the Desert Army or men that fought in Tobruk. Indeed the Australians have a Rats of Tobruk Association, but the only true "Desert Rats" are the men who served in the 7th Armoured Division, whose shoulders or vehicles wore the Jerboa emblem. This new sign is shown above Left. A picture of the shoulder flashes can be found on the Memorabilia page.
NB. The name 'Rats of Tobruk' was well earned by Australians and the other commonwealth forces defending Tobruk and in fact breaking out to help in Operation Crusader, as they were a thorn in Rommel's side for a long time diverting troops and equipment from the main front line. It was Lord Haw-Haw's "poor desert rats of Tobruk" Radio Berlin broadcast was in 1941. We should all be grateful for what they all did over seventy years ago and without them the outcome of the desert war may have been greatly different.
In simple terms some of the Desert Rats (men from 7th Armoured Division) were also Rats of Tobruk and the and likewise some were also Australians that were not Rats of Tobruk, but not all of the Desert Rats were Rats of Tobruk and not all of the Rats of Tobruk were Desert Rats!
It is also fair to say the many a desert veteran has said, "I was a desert rat" as this became a general name for those who fought in the Western Desert. It was in fact Churchill who said ....."It will be enough for any man to say that he marched and fought with the Desert Army". That is the true epitaph of all who fought in the dust and heat of North Africa, whatever their nationality, the units they served in or the battles they fought!
Kohlenklau
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Do you recall it was of the Tobruk defenses?
Or was it all desert?
Anything you recall?
We appreciate anything you might recall.
The third l is silent.
bendizoid
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bendizoid
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Yeah, they got flavored nicotine pouches now. Somebody should give him some.
PS, glad you liked the Pee-wee thing, didn’t want to crowd your tread with too much BS but couldn’t resist.
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“…and the RATs”. For a split second I thought this was some sort of collaboration with CH!
Jazz
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Still gotta spit with the pouches.