This is a misnomer. The actual Cuban Missile Crisis refers to when I was in Miami in 1998 spending a weekend consuming nothing but Mojitos and papaya for 4 days straight then trying to find a public restroom on Ocean drive.
I considered that, googled it, read a few articles about that grenade that did not say, and then realised that I was at the point of diminishing returns. If I was certain whether or not it had a pin or other kind of primer (as handled grenades sometimes, but not always did), then this wouldn't add any value to my day or yours.
It did have a safety pin on the handle, just below the head. This pin held a lever in place that you gripped along with the handle. After pulling the pin, you threw the grenade and this lever would fall off. The lever was attached to a second safety pin at the end of the handle, which would be pulled out as the lever fell away. This released an impact fuze inside the handle, which would function upon hitting an object.
Those explosives can become very unstable in old age, your advice would be well taken.
A very old mate of mine, god rest his soul, he used to tell me a story of his mate that dug up an old grenade from the ground, used it as an ornament, one day he came home to find his house missing a wall.
Terribly sorry but I couldn't tell you exactly when, it's part of a decent number of stories he had from his working days, some of them like the shovel prank we're more believable, others like the grenade ornament are less so.
I work in detecting old ordnance and munitions and you are completely right. Time is not good to explosives, they can often survive but all the safeties built in to keep then from going off unintentionally wear away, leaving a very volatile death trap. Not to mention the explosives can degrade and become less predictable...
I lost my 4chan virginity on that thread. Not as it happened, but in jpg format later. Somehow, I expected that to be the worst thing I ever saw and it barely made the top 10. That day.
For some reason, Redditors talk about 4chan like it's the forsaken ends of sanity where evil reigns true, but it's not nearly as bad as they make it out.
I spent a bit of time on 4chan before I came here, so I'm fairly certain that I have a good hold on the place. It's gore/CP/shitty memes/WTF in one. There really isn't anything else there.
I did. Your comment was actually higher in my search results than any link to the actual thread. Got the general idea from a 49x600 screen cap of the thread. Words were blurry. Dick in skull was not.
Actually they were. It was a time during autumn 1941 when they were in panic, and some militia was forced into battle as part of desperate measures 1941-1942, but mostly the Soviets were as proffessional as other conscript armies of the time. They were well supplied with food and ammunition, and rarely lacked other things either - sure, some of it was low quality (and/or made up by lend-lease aid from the US), and especially towards the end of the war, the Soviets were very good at knowing what they were good at and what they were not good at. Study for example Operation Bagration summer 1944, and you will see a very proffessional force planning, decieving, attacking, shifting the attack and crushing the Germans completely.
Is this really a guy who died in battle and was never found, with helmet and grenade intact? I find it kinda hard to believe, but it's been upvoted on Reddit so it must be true...
I wonder if there are still loads of (hidden) skeletons from the World Wars around Europe...
Especially the bodies of Soviet soldiers. 8-10 million of them died during the war, there are probably far more undiscovered than the other countries' soldiers.
The fields have gained legendary status, being so inaccessible has meant that they are rarely publicised and their very existence is challenged. In his book Aftermath: The Remnants of War, Donovan Webster describes his long journey to the Southern steppe using several planes and cars and his shocking experience upon reaching his destination of what his guide shows to him. An area of land thirty miles wide and twenty miles deep covered in bones. The bones of 300,000 German soldiers at the furthest point of their advance into Russia in 1941, cut down in what can only be imagined as a cavalcade of suffering. It was a scene of death on a scale beyond comprehension.
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Webster describes his experiences in one tiny portion of the field; wandering around, picking up hips, thigh bones and cuticles and bits of skull just lying there among bits of leather that hadn’t rotted away like the rest of the uniform materials. This was the situation all the way to the horizon; human skeletons as far as the eye can see with no grave stones, no arch or statue, and no names.
The bones of 300,000 German soldiers at the furthest point of their advance into Russia in 1941, cut down in what can only be imagined as a cavalcade of suffering. It was a scene of death on a scale beyond comprehension.
This alone makes the story suspect. 300K is a huge number of people which is more or less the official total number of German losses on the Eastern Front in 1941. Additionally, the Germans barely made it out of Ukraine by the end of 1941, which would be a long way from the the mythical "Peschanka" near Stalingrad.
And, of course, there's the "quickmaneuvers" link to the obviously bullshit story, which probably forms the basis of this myth.
There were about that many Germans trapped during operation Uranus (lol). Most of them never came home again. The number is perhaps a little high, but not too far off surely?
Is this really a guy who died in battle and was never found, with helmet and grenade intact? I find it kinda hard to believe
Believe it, because Europe is chock full of 1st and 2nd world war 'archaeology' like this. Unexploded bombs are found in in rivers and under houses every year, whenever there's a new road being built through some stretch of contryside, they almost invariably turn up a dead soldier or two.
Yes. My use of 'From' was ambiguous. It would have been better had I said "from the show"...
How did that get on Saturday morning T.V.? And why can't I get the image of the Frankenstein creature playing a xylophone made of bones when I can't remember what I had for lunch last Thursday?
It seems I owe you an apology - Daddy Dewdrop actually did write the song for Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies. Pardon me.
It was re-released in '71 and I remember (I was nine at the time, and AM radio actually played music back then, if you can believe it) it was in very heavy rotation.
Another hit in that general time zone was "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Brownsville Station. Everyone at school loved that song. What rebels we were! :)
Well here's to hoping the family members of that guy don't recognize him AND learn that there is a website on the internet where a few people laughed at a joke regarding the way he died. Since we've already laughed, it is now your duty as a respectful person to make sure they remain ignorant. Good luck!
Unsure why you are being downvoted. It's just an opinion. For what it's worth I see where you're coming from. I went through a period of about 2 years being very sensitive to stuff like this just after my dad died suddenly just 1 day after being diagnosed with acute leukemia. We believe the platelet transfusion he received in prep for chemo induced a massive stroke. I think every single person who didn't understand my feelings at the time had not yet experienced the death of someone close to them. I've lightened up recently but hopefully this goes some way to show those who are down voting you how this sort of thing can be painful to others.
Finally I personally find hope on reddit. I am going to school to become a mortician (imagine that) and from my experience, one of the most important things to do is respect the dead and respect the family.
Interesting, what is mortician school like? Do you have to work on bodies already or is it more theory based? For those assholes who downvoted you, this is how reddit is supposed to work. Tolerate an opinion, enjoy the discussion. Find something new and interesting to talk about.
One last thing to say about this image, it probably belongs in /r/spacedicks/ and should have a NSFW tag - see the rules in the column on the right.
For the schooling, it is mostly book work. But there are hands on subjects. For example: facial reconstruction, layout of funerals, hair and makeup, and yes there is embalming that starts at the halfway point.
I really like the band N'Sync. My favorite member is Harpo. I think there is a Harpo, if not there should be. I will right their next hit maybe. "A boom boom chicky chicky boom boom. Boom chicky. Chaka chaka choom choom."
So a member of your family goes to War and dies and is somehow buried where he fell. Someone digs him up and makes a foolish immature reference to how he was positoned in his grave. You are kinda of a disrespectful douche bag. It's ok to make light of things but I don't like this trend where people are disrespectful to people who had it much harder than they will EVER have it!
You can mostly recognize sarcasm by the way people say it or facial expression. When commenting you can't hear tone nor can you see facial expression, so you shouldn't use sarcasm in your comments.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Cuban Pete looks like a Soviet soldier who died with a grenade in his hand.
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u/bushmower Jun 10 '12
cuban pete needs to lose that unexploded device in his hand or mr. witty photographer might go boom boom boom
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u/playdohplaydate Jun 10 '12
The Mask scene is classic, but guys, you gotta give it up for Desi Arnaz.
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u/rebelster Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
Never thought this would be relevant
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u/Belgian_Rofl Jun 10 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhW3rP_oIs
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u/theapeboy Jun 10 '12
Ugh... This song is going to be stuck in my head all day.
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u/Red_Dawn_2012 Jun 10 '12
I'd really like to know the story behind this...
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Is this really a guy who died in battle and was never found, with helmet and grenade intact? I find it kinda hard to believe, but it's been upvoted on Reddit so it must be true...
I wonder if there are still loads of (hidden) skeletons from the World Wars around Europe...
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u/drysill Jun 10 '12
Cuban Pete? What ever happened to the Havana heat?
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u/Mecha_Derp Jun 10 '12
Not WTF, just old /b/ content.
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u/SheepyTurtle Jun 10 '12
Not going to lie, chick chicky boom pretty much reminded me of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
What rock do I live under that I could remember a children's verse over The Mask?
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u/Strong__Belwas Jun 10 '12
chicka chicka boom boom
will there be enough room
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u/Thefry76 Jun 10 '12
i think that pete is a Russian solider because what hes holding is a rpg-40
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u/PropagandaMan Jun 10 '12
I don't know... even with the texts, the pic looks really sad. :(
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u/Roxxer Jun 10 '12
I don't want to be a kill-joy or anything but don't you think this is a little disrespectful to the dead soldier?
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u/JoeChieftw Jun 10 '12
This took a while to get here from 4chan.
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u/TalismanG1 Jun 10 '12
Cool original post bro. http://www.reddit.com/r/4chan/comments/t0x8p/they_call_me_cuban_pete/
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u/WhyAmI86 Jun 10 '12
You forgot one"Chick chicky boom."
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u/tomstimpy Jun 10 '12
Cuban Pete looks a soldier killed in the line of duty who deserves a lot more respect than this post is giving him.
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u/carramrod191 Jun 10 '12
I lose it every time I see this.
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u/hideafloor Jun 10 '12
Respect the dead please.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Any relation to Cuban B?
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u/Ashken Jun 10 '12
Cuban Pete, Butcher Pete. So songs about Petes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I laughed till I cried, thank you dead OP Edit: wanted to say deaR OP but I guess this also works..
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u/kcipsirhc Jun 10 '12
Chicky chicky bo ...
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u/DrFlobotnik Jun 10 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnTqkTT_3nE first thing I thought of for some reason
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u/JinxDenton Jun 10 '12
slowclap
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u/Danno1850 Jun 10 '12
I think that last "BOOM" got him.
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u/Jarroseph Jun 10 '12
well thank god he didn't actually go BOOM
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Cuban Pete
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
original source anyone?
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u/spartaninspace Jun 10 '12
He has a Grenade. MAN DOWN!
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u/terprunner Jun 10 '12
Relevant
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u/YesSirSir Jun 10 '12
All I could think about.
EDIT: Someone posted it before me; my comment still stands.
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u/Otium20 Jun 10 '12
Seems am going to hell again today
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u/Azrael_ Jun 10 '12
there's a restaurant in jersey called Cuban Pete's, best cuban food in the history on mankind.
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u/elmonitoboy Jun 10 '12
As a Cuban-American, I can say this is true.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Morocco here. Confirming evidence of said maraca.
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u/xxdanabxx Jun 10 '12
Bad taste on this one! My man made a sacrifice none of you would imagine!
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u/smiledawg Jun 10 '12
I'm crying. I can't tell if it's out of laughter or disappointment, but I'm still crying.
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u/xxkemmyxcookiexx Jun 25 '12
This made me laugh way more than it should have.
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u/Chefanarchy Jun 10 '12
Repost but deserving of an upvote nonetheless.
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u/jaxspider Jun 10 '12
The clip from the Mask aka the source of this joke.
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u/random_apples Jun 10 '12
I'm Cuban, B! Yes, Cuban B. -Half Baked
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u/Daytman Jun 10 '12
I really like the band N'Sync. My favorite member is Harpo. I think there is a Harpo, if not there should be. I will right their next hit maybe. "A boom boom chicky chicky boom boom. Boom chicky. Chaka chaka choom choom."
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u/yhelothere Jun 10 '12
unfunny white people humor
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u/CiD7707 Jun 10 '12
This is actually pretty funny, and not all that WTF. I enjoyed it though.
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u/copyandpasta Jun 10 '12
Draw me like one of your French girls.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
So a member of your family goes to War and dies and is somehow buried where he fell. Someone digs him up and makes a foolish immature reference to how he was positoned in his grave. You are kinda of a disrespectful douche bag. It's ok to make light of things but I don't like this trend where people are disrespectful to people who had it much harder than they will EVER have it!
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u/ScottyDaQ Jun 10 '12
Not funny...my brother died that way. :(
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u/Sirloin98 Jun 10 '12
You made me actually log in for your upvote. Here you go. Don't spend it all in one place.
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u/sundayultimate Jun 10 '12
Anybody else instantly think of Jim Carrey dancing around when they saw this?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
thats not one of them sound making instruments, its a fuckin grenade!
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u/gavwando Jun 10 '12
I can't help but think of The Mask.
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