“We shall write on the beaches, we shall write on the landing grounds, we shall write in the fields and in the streets, we shall write in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and writer’s cramp.”
No, it’s written by someone who wasn’t in the battle, but heard about it second hand. Foot soldiers have seldom had the opportunity to write about their experience. But it’s true that the winning side gets to tell their version of history.
A knight on a horse is traveling north towards the castle at 18 miles an hour. An archer on the ramparts shoots an arrow toward the knight at 150 miles per hour. If the men are 5000 paces apart, how long does it take for the arrow to strike the knight?
Not strictly speaking true. Defeats or disasters have this way of becoming touchstones, like Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Kosovo, and The Alamo. And for every “Yankee” who’s a snake-bit Civil War buff—they exist—there are scores of denizens of the Confederate states who eat, breathe, and sleep the “Lost Cause”. (A family friend who who grew up in Kentucky claims that she discovered that the Confederacy had actually lost the civil war only when she went to college. I suspect she was kidding, or anyhow exaggerating, as she was a very bright lady with a lively sense of humor.)
Superfrog over 1 year ago
Take notes but no prisoners.
allen@home over 1 year ago
And my spelling is terrible.
MeanBob Premium Member over 1 year ago
Well, there is a way to get out of it, and any future assignments.
mddshubby2005 over 1 year ago
That’s Victor’s problem, not mine.
P51Strega over 1 year ago
The battle’s not over until all the paperwork is done.
johnjoyce over 1 year ago
Funny one, Dave!
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’ll make sure my dog eats my homework!!!
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ over 1 year ago
there’s a chatbot for that
dflak over 1 year ago
History is written by the victors and edited by the politicians.
DavidSharp Premium Member over 1 year ago
“We shall write on the beaches, we shall write on the landing grounds, we shall write in the fields and in the streets, we shall write in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and writer’s cramp.”
JudyAz over 1 year ago
Well, the pen IS mightier than the sword.
watcheratthewell over 1 year ago
Optimistic pessimism?
wongo over 1 year ago
Going to be hard to be victorious when you only have one sword between a thousand soldiers.
Ina Tizzy over 1 year ago
No, it’s written by someone who wasn’t in the battle, but heard about it second hand. Foot soldiers have seldom had the opportunity to write about their experience. But it’s true that the winning side gets to tell their version of history.
wordsmeet over 1 year ago
This made me laugh out loud; I shared it with my team members who are all tech writers (and are trying to catch up this month). :D
FassEddie over 1 year ago
A knight on a horse is traveling north towards the castle at 18 miles an hour. An archer on the ramparts shoots an arrow toward the knight at 150 miles per hour. If the men are 5000 paces apart, how long does it take for the arrow to strike the knight?
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
All one sided views…
Bubba_Boo Premium Member over 1 year ago
He’d almost rather die in battle…
cactusbob333 over 1 year ago
After you get it written, put it in the chain mail.
mwksix over 1 year ago
Too bad his name is Victoria…
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
Knight Writer.
mapguy over 1 year ago
Just turn in the one you used for “What I Did On My Summer Vacation.”
Charlie Tuba over 1 year ago
That gives you incentive to lose!
T... over 1 year ago
West Point of yore…
AndrewSihler over 1 year ago
Not strictly speaking true. Defeats or disasters have this way of becoming touchstones, like Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Kosovo, and The Alamo. And for every “Yankee” who’s a snake-bit Civil War buff—they exist—there are scores of denizens of the Confederate states who eat, breathe, and sleep the “Lost Cause”. (A family friend who who grew up in Kentucky claims that she discovered that the Confederacy had actually lost the civil war only when she went to college. I suspect she was kidding, or anyhow exaggerating, as she was a very bright lady with a lively sense of humor.)
ekke over 1 year ago
Not to worry if your name isn’t Victor!
Nobody_Important over 1 year ago
It might be written by the winners in the moment but the truth prevails eventually.
tee929 over 1 year ago
An early "Oh $hit " moment in history!