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Over here they often find old bombs from WWII. I would say about 1-2 times a year in my little home town alone. Usually they are able to defuse them without much problems. But as time goes on this gets trickier. Especially bombs with a chemically delayed fuse are bound to go off on their own eventually. Or if you touch them. With a feather. Anyway it's no big deal and we're used to them. What I always wanted to know though: Do you still get registered as an official WWII casualty if you end up getting killed by one hidden under your strawberry patch? 
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NuEM posted:
Over here they often find old bombs from WWII. I would say about 1-2 times a year in my little home town alone. Usually they are able to defuse them without much problems. But as time goes on this gets trickier. Especially bombs with a chemically delayed fuse are bound to go off on their own eventually. Or if you touch them. With a feather. Anyway it's no big deal and we're used to them. What I always wanted to know though: Do you still get registered as an official WWII casualty if you end up getting killed by one hidden under your strawberry patch?
I think yes that should be a reasonable request!
Hell they still dig up shells from WW1..
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I think you should but with an astrix by your name.
Haha imagine it some young dude could say he lost his arm in ww2
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smellymotor posted:
I think you should but with an astrix by your name.
Haha imagine it some young dude could say he lost his arm in ww2
...or maybe just a sexy shrapnel scar over the stomach.
*starts looking up planet tickets*
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"oh this? yeah I got this at Paschendale"
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smellymotor posted:
I think you should but with an astrix by your name.
Haha imagine it some young dude could say he lost his arm in ww2
That'd be kinda awesome but I'd prefer losing a leg over an arm to be honest.
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Eyepatch guys, an eyepatch is the way to go.
#1 "Dude, what happened to your eye?"
#2 "I lost it in WWII, on the Siegfried line!"
#1 "!!!"
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70+ years later and that shite is still potent.
THEY JUST DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANY MORE.
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There was an Orlando elementary school that had to close a few years back because they had built it atop an old Army live firing range and the precious children were digging up bombs at recess.
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In the news next week:
NuEM: "well I always said it would be OK to lose a leg, but being down one testicle isn't all that fun really"
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