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Not saying this is the case here, but there is at least a historical precedent from WW2, for the one word reply: "[McAuliffe] is celebrated for his one-word re
by dfsegoat 5y ago
Not saying this is the case here, but there is at least a historical precedent from WW2, for the one word reply:
"[McAuliffe] is celebrated for his one-word reply to a
German surrender ultimatum: "Nuts!" [1]
1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe#%22NUTS!%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe#%22NUTS!%22
- kergonath 5y agoHa, I did not know this one. What came to my mind was https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/le_mot_de_Cambronne https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/le_mot_de_Cambronne . The idea is the same.