Battle of glorious defeat battles: The Alamo vs Thermopylae

[jobycom]

Poll question: Battle of glorious defeat battles: The Alamo vs Thermopylae

[yorgatron]

1. the alamo was just dumb.

can we give texas back to mexico yet?

[Seabiscuit]

8. ...and over-rated.

Over-glorified with the Davey Crockett stuff.

[mark414]

2. 300 spartans versus thousands?

toughest fuckin army ever...and they were all gay!

[realisticphish]

3. the spartans, by a long shot

cause see, the alamo was fucking pointless. thermopylae saved greece

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. Saved Greece, and, by extension, Western civilisation...

the Alamo, on the other hand, was a bunch of brutal, land-stealing scum (who were fighting for independence because Mexico outlawed slavery in 1824) getting what they probably deserved.

[mrbill]

5. alamo pointless?

slowed down santa anna and gave the texicans time to entrench.

7th grade texas history tells me so.

found out later that the indian name for sam houston was "big drunk".

[realisticphish]

6. boy, and thank god they did

because then we wouldn't have....wait....

;)


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[BikeWriter]

11. * is no Texan!

:(

[realisticphish]

15. i know

but the joke isn't quite as poignant with Connecticut:)


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[BikeWriter]

16. Hee hee hee! You're right! :-)

[KitchenWitch]

7. What about Custer's Last Stand?

[mrbill]

9. commander in chief chimpy and custer have a lot in common.........

they both forgot to count the indians before attacking.

[KitchenWitch]

10. No kidding

Minnesota did not have enough ballots for the reservations, however our *esteemed* Secretary of State did not think that was a problem.

[smedwed]

12. Last stand of the 11 berkshire 66th

In the british Afgan wars 1880 battle of maiwand
". . . . history does not afford any grander or finer instance of gallantry and devotion to Queen and Country than that displayed by the 66th Regiment on the 27th July 1880."General Primrose, in his official despatch to the Commander-in-Chief

The only British survior of the stand was a dog

[rug]

13. Imperial horsehit

[smedwed]

14. lol