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mwooldri

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12. So it was air traffic control who beat the British...

Reply to ProudLib72 (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:54 PM

Jul 2019

George Washington had his troops occupy the runways so the British couldn't land extra troops and air traffic control had the planes stacked circling over Boston harbour until the Brits had no choice but to drop all their excess tea into the ocean...

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Historical Photo Found by WH Aides [View all] ProudLib72 Jul 2019 OP

In other news, people who believed that Jesus rose from the dead and went to heaven Croney Jul 2019 #1

That passenger list must be kept in a vault in the Vatican ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #2

And then there is the airport just outside of Yorktown where the French landed pangaia Jul 2019 #3

'Murica was SO techologically advanced in comparison! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #5

Aha! See, being from Yorktown I know where Cornwallis was really trying to get to underpants Jul 2019 #8

If I remember correctly, H2O Man Jul 2019 #4

Well, native peoples were certainly "lost" ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #6

But apparently they did have iPhones Backseat Driver Jul 2019 #15

"Sir, it says 'Loading and Unloading Only'" dalton99a Jul 2019 #7

DUzy underpants Jul 2019 #9

Excellent! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #14

first digital image of that era Demonaut Jul 2019 #10

Also this historical photo .... Duppers Jul 2019 #11

So it was air traffic control who beat the British... mwooldri Jul 2019 #12

Stupid British were relying on the Boeing 737 MAX for troop transport ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #13

Idiots! They should have used the F-35. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #16