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Wino Foils Nazi Invasion Of Brooklyn

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Wino Foils Nazi Invasion Of Brooklyn
Posted by highrailjon on Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:45 PM

 Known locally as Highrail Sr. on his morning stagger through Prospect Park, Highrail stumbled upon a crack unit of Nazi's about to invade Brooklyn. Armed only with a common kitchen match and breath said to be a mix of Sterno and diesel he threatened to blow them all up. They laid down there weapons and were arrested by Civil Defense.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:06 PM
Rock On! USA,USA!!!
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Posted by anjdevil2 on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:16 PM
Ya know, it could only happen in New York City, and then only in BROOKLYN!!!!

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Posted by fifedog on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:54 PM
Only in NYC can a half dozen guys dress like that in broad daylight, and no one pays attention...
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Posted by tmcc man on Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:15 PM

John, beautiful job. Can I ask you where you get your tanks, vehicles, and figures?

 

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Posted by highrailjon on Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:36 PM

Colin, The majority of the armor and figures is made by Corgi. 1/50 scale.

 

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Posted by alexweiihman on Sunday, June 17, 2007 11:44 PM

Thank goodness for Highrail Sr.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 18, 2007 12:14 AM
beautiful......love it...very nice
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Posted by tmcc man on Monday, June 18, 2007 8:13 AM
Thanks John. Your layout is amazing, you did a great job with it.
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Posted by highrailjon on Monday, June 18, 2007 6:10 PM

Update: N.Y. National Guard called in to round up prisoners.

Typical Swabbie. :wink:

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Posted by spankybird on Monday, June 18, 2007 6:13 PM

Jon - I really like this one. That lucky sailor!

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Posted by Brutus on Monday, June 18, 2007 8:42 PM

Laugh [(-D]

This was great!  Love that sailor - good eye Tom!

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Posted by Dr. John on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 8:01 AM
Yeah, I remember the movie version - it had John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Don Knotts, Marilyn Monroe and Lassie in it. I think it was called "The Breath that Saved Brooklyn," directed by Otto Preminger, in Technicolor. It shows up on Turner Classic Movies all the time. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 8:29 AM
 spankybird wrote:

Jon - I really like this one. That lucky sailor!

 

JON,  Between HIGHRAIL SR. and the GOOD LOOKING CHICK, those *** can never win.

GREAT JOB, buddy YOU DA MAN!

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:05 PM
LOL, it's on right now...

 Dr. John wrote:
Yeah, I remember the movie version - it had John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Don Knotts, Marilyn Monroe and Lassie in it. I think it was called "The Breath that Saved Brooklyn," directed by Otto Preminger, in Technicolor. It shows up on Turner Classic Movies all the time. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:50 PM
Smile [:)] Detailed work looks great BUT My 2 cents [2c] "Subject" Line and Premise may be interpreted in some circles as lacking sensitivity Sad [:(] ......(Don't shoot, only this "older" guys opinion)
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Posted by highrailjon on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:25 PM

 No problem! Forums are all about opinions. Good, bad, indifferent. But you have my curiosity up! To whom am I being insensitive to?

A: Otis the Wino

B: Brooklyn

C:Nazi's

D: G.I's

E: Sailors

F: Loose women

G: All the above

 Sometimes we need to separate reality from parody.

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Posted by traindaddy1 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:19 PM

"Sometimes we need to separate reality from parody"........Good point! Bow [bow]

(When I proudly served as a member of the "Queen Of Battle", I met many poor Otis', some from Brooklyn and also met a few "Loose women".  One of my closest buddies went down with his ship. Certainly, not choice "C". --........Anyway, enough said.)

Now, back to your layout.    Really like your work.   Any chance to add a "MASH" unit? Smile [:)]

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