Re: Let's talk to Hitler

On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:59:41 -0500, Lars Eighner
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>In our last episode, 
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>the lovely and talented slidge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
>broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:

>>>>Neville Chamberlain?

>>> No.  Neville Chamberlain *did* talk to Hitler.  It didn't help.

>> It wasn't the talk that didn't help, it was the agreement to cede the
>> Sudetenland to Germany in return for Germany ceasing to engage in funny
>> business.

>I think you could make a case, given that the Battle of Britain was a
near
>thing, the deal might have been not such a bad thing if Umbrella Guy had
>gone right back to London and started immediately ramping the country up
to
>war footing, but that the "Peace in our time" thing was the mistake,
>especially as Umbrella Guy seemed to really believe it.


The Umbrella Man (cue the orchestra)

He'll mend anything but he'd much rather sing -
Toodle - luma luma
Toodle - luma luma
Toodle-oh-lay
Any umbrellas - any umbrellas
To mend today?
He'll mend your umbrella
Then go on his way singing
Toodle luma luma
Toodle luma luma

Les