Silly me. Should have read your reply to my Patton post
I can understand your concern about the car -all that dust from the coke. Small bag though -here we usually buy it in 25 kg bags. Great on a cold Canberra night.
Indeed, all recollections of Patton indicate he was in fact extremely profane, in a way that might be called mild these days due to the evolution of the language and its usage. I tend to find the "dumb bastard..." bit to be the funniest. It is amazing how incomprehensibly vain he was, really amazing.
I think that anyone who could comfortably strap two shiny pistols to their hips in a rear area and still take themselves seriously would maybe just perhaps have a little problem with their own ego.
Classic FIGJAM case
Great men, always seem to have their flaws. History judges them on their actions but sometimes makes allowances for what may be considered human failings as long as they get the job done. There is little room for warriors in peacetime, however, and it is at this time that these failings become politcically expedient.
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