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[liptonrm]

Ahem

Had the extremem pleasure of using the Big Lug's laptop Christmas present before he did. I was so frustrated on Monday night as I tried to burn cds on the parents' old dinosaur of a computer that the Da let me take the pristine laptop home with me. I am furtively pleased.

Discovered a new tv show last night. I caught an episode of Carnivale

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[cunien]

'The more I've lurked in the BoB fandom the more I've seen your name bandied around.'

Really?? Cor! That makes me sound like I'm some really interesting person! Thanks! *g*
Can I maybe kind of sort of friend you by the way? Is that okay?

It's amazing the roles some women had in the war. They contributed so much and hardly got any recognition or respect. Have you ever heard of Nancy Wake? She was an Australian who joined the SOE, parachuted into France and ended up leading a huge guerilla resistance force. She did some incredible stuff. I mean, she wasn't just passing on information and such like - she was right there, literally in the thick of battle, firing bazookas and blowing up trains and getting shot at. She was phenomenal. But hardly anyone has even heard her name. I mean, she was on the Gestapo's most wanted list! It must have been awful to feel like you've taken some steps towards a more equal future, and then find you haven't really gotten anywhere.

Maybe we should write to HBO and campaign for a mini series about women during the war, seeming as they've done such a good job with things like BoB!

It's really interesting, your theory about the perfect illusion that everyone created after the war. Funny though, how even though they were trying to achieve this perfect life, their children were forming the first teenage generation, and were running around like little rebels without causes. So if the parents were in denial that the Depression and the War had ever happened, their children weren't.

Oh yes, and there should definitely be more films about soldiers, men and women returning after the war. Let's pester HBO about that too! yay!
x.

[liptonrm]

Friend away, and I'll happily friend you back. And don't worry, I've probably been seeing your name for the very same reason I've seen your's, we're both connected to hiyacynth in some strange way.

Why had I never heard of Nancy Wake before? She's just the sort of historical figure I should know about! Her story needs to be told. All of the stories need to be told.

HBO needs to tell these stories. We do need to pester them. I also feel the need to go to some big university library and try to pull together some books/articles that focus on the subject. BoB would never have been half as good without Stephen Ambrose and all of the hard work he put into compiling the stories of the 101st.

*pokes HBO with a big stick*