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<blockquote data-quote="Mos Eisley" data-source="post: 2067258" data-attributes="member: 7235"><p>Brigadier General McAuliffe's one word response, "Nuts!", when asked to surrender Bastogne by the Germans has always bothered me. Did it have some meaning back in the 40's that has been lost? I've read all the "official" explanations that this meant "Go to hell". And the ones that say this wasn't what he actually said. I have never heard anyone use this word to tell someone to go to hell, go f themselves, nothing along that line. Not even from folks who were around during those times. To me it's interchangable with the word "Rats!", which wouldn't be a good response.</p><p></p><p>I've read most of the stories and lot's of the "I knew a guy who was there..." accounts so...</p><p></p><p>My question is: Have any of you old-timers on here ever heard this word used in this manner?</p><p></p><p>You must be older than my underwear to answer...which would be 40.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mos Eisley, post: 2067258, member: 7235"] Brigadier General McAuliffe's one word response, "Nuts!", when asked to surrender Bastogne by the Germans has always bothered me. Did it have some meaning back in the 40's that has been lost? I've read all the "official" explanations that this meant "Go to hell". And the ones that say this wasn't what he actually said. I have never heard anyone use this word to tell someone to go to hell, go f themselves, nothing along that line. Not even from folks who were around during those times. To me it's interchangable with the word "Rats!", which wouldn't be a good response. I've read most of the stories and lot's of the "I knew a guy who was there..." accounts so... My question is: Have any of you old-timers on here ever heard this word used in this manner? You must be older than my underwear to answer...which would be 40. [/QUOTE]
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