#11 The US' secret weapon in the Vietnam War
Also, Queen Gary, and the Long Ball. Read on
We have a fantastic quiz lined up tomorrow (July 12th) all about the glorious 90’s. Take a trip down memory lane and relive some amazing moments from the Greatest Decade Ever™. By registering, we will exclaim:
“The suddenness! The sheer suddenness of the move! The unexpected nature of the move! The unpredictability of the move! The fact that there was no warning and you purchased a ticket for the event!”
We guarantee a China-free event or do we? Lots of panelists lined up - Vaidehi Murthy, Berty Ashley, Shreemi Verma, Shakti Shetty and many more.
Push-ups to help you prep for future quizzes:
During the Vietnam war, a group of Garth, John, Slan, Tinker, and Toad were stationed in Cam Ranh Bay, a deep-water bay in the country’s southeast, to discourage enemy swimmers from attacking a key ammunition pier there. They were excellent swimmers, adept at delivering messages and identifying threats underwater. Oh, they weren’t humans btw.
Charles Reep was a pioneer, way ahead of his times. He attended every Swindon Town FC game and meticulously scribbled down play-by-play diagrams of how everything went down. His conclusion - Most goals in soccer come off of plays that were preceded by three passes or fewer. This led to the Long Ball tactic used by English football teams and was not the best idea.
Queen Elizabeth II, has a strange nickname - Gary, and if she was happy and bowled well, she would be Nice Gary… The second part is fake news. The nickname is because Prince William could not pronounce Granny as a child and would call her Gary. How cute.
Things we’re reading / watching / listening to:
Visaranai - The murder of Jayraj and Bennix at the hands of the Tuticorin Police, once again brought out the brutal nature of the Police. Visaranai is about a group of innocent Telugu immigrants hauled up by the police to close a high profile robbery. The police beat out a confession of them, but things take a turn for the worse when another custodial death happens inside the police station. Trigger Warning - extreme police brutality shown.
Hamilton - It is a live stage recording of the famous Broadway show. A very new way of storytelling incorporating hip hop, R&B, pop, soul and traditional-style show tunes music. The story is about Alexander Hamilton and his role as a founding father of the United States of America and how he was shot by Aaron Burr in a duel (Not really a spoiler).
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