The Dam Busters

[TonyV]

good Christmas film will always watch it.

[JimF]

Did they bleep the dog's name?

[Theland]

Just caught the last ten minutes. Sad.

[TonyV]

no still called N!gger before he got run over as was our black lab, in the late 60's

[TonyV]

mean name, not run over, my dad dispatched him when he was old and not well.

[ToraToraTora]

great film one of the classics.

[jourdain2]

I hope not Jim. Authenticity. It was a common name for a coloured thread when I was small. If you are going to be accurate - then tell it like it was.

[grumpy01]

Sadly 56 brave airmen and countless slave labourers and German civilians died in what,unfortunately, turned out to be quite ineffective in stopping the German war machine.Wonder if Johnny Johnson will get his knighthood this time.

[jourdain2]

PS A neighbour has a black Lab. called Zulu. :)

[TonyV]

Yes Theland but they got the job done.

[Theland]

Very humbling.

[ToraToraTora]

usual BS from the anti British above ^^^^^. It made them have to rebuild taking forces from the defence of Normandy making the war approx 2 years shorter. Still don't let the facts get in the way of your anti British Botox.

[TonyV]

Avatar Image jourdain2 that's appropriate as well

[jourdain2]

Don't understand you TonyV. Anyone who has been on here will know that I have been trying to get an avatar, but have hit problems. I tried again last week. Are you using the horrible blobbies as some sort of put down? If so, not very nice of you.

As a small child I was proud to stand to attention when one of the surviving Dam Busters walked past me at Saltaire. Everyone in the street stood straight when he passed.

[grumpy01]

If aimed at me TTT,I suggest you read Max Hastings writings on the subject.In fact it is thought the war was shortened by at least a year by breaking the Enigma code.

[ToraToraTora]

I suggest you read a more accurate source sunshine. we are not talking about the enigma code though I'm surprised you're not dissing that too TBH, your sort just love to knock us.

[TonyV]

No not at all having a swipe at you at all Jourdain, ~I just don't have a decent pic to put up.

[grumpy01]

I won’t dignify that with a reply.

[albaqwerty]

jourdain, I got the impression that Tony was meaning the pooch's name was appropriate.
The avatar image part of the top line pops up occasionally when a user is replying to a fellow poster. x

[TonyV]

Going to give AB a miss for a while too many people want to squabble just recently.

[albaqwerty]

it's either the lack of or too much cooking sherry Tony :-)