| Celtic Tiger | 22 Jan 2010 12:45 p.m. PST |
What would have happened if Elvis was significantly older than he was, born in a different country (albeit retaining his rock n' roll coolness and great sense of rythm) and had become British Prime Minister in 1940. Would Hitler have been all shook up? |
| Bangorstu | 22 Jan 2010 12:52 p.m. PST |
Possibly not so much appeasement in the late 30s…. indeed a little less conversation and a little more action….. |
| rdjktjrfdj | 22 Jan 2010 12:54 p.m. PST |
Cadillacs for lend-lease? |
| Griefbringer | 22 Jan 2010 12:57 p.m. PST |
I think Elvis would have really minded Hitler stepping on his blue sudetenland shoes. |
| Monkeyborg Dirtside | 22 Jan 2010 1:06 p.m. PST |
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Griefbringer – you made me smile. |
| mashrewba | 22 Jan 2010 1:18 p.m. PST |
Well I guess we ask the man himself
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| Griefbringer | 22 Jan 2010 1:27 p.m. PST |
Also, instead of the lumbering Churchill infantry tank, the British army would have been equipped with great numbers of the awesomely fast Hounddog armored car. |
| ComradeCommissar | 22 Jan 2010 1:40 p.m. PST |
Battle of Britain would have been known as the '40 Comeback Special |
| (religious bigot) | 22 Jan 2010 4:13 p.m. PST |
Thankyouverymuch speech after the Battle of Britain would have been much shorter. |
| M C MonkeyDew | 22 Jan 2010 6:01 p.m. PST |
What if Churchill were Elvis? |
| Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 22 Jan 2010 6:45 p.m. PST |
I can see all the MPs wearing Hawaiian shirts now… |
| tuscaloosa | 22 Jan 2010 7:06 p.m. PST |
And Eva would have ditched that loser to hang out at the malt shop with Winston. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 22 Jan 2010 7:27 p.m. PST |
If so, then Churchill would still be alive. And be seen in any number of shopping malls on a regular – if unconfirmed – basis. |
| Mobius | 22 Jan 2010 8:14 p.m. PST |
If so, then Churchill would still be alive. He lives with Bigfoot on the UFO from the planet Skyron. |
| Fatman | 22 Jan 2010 10:03 p.m. PST |
OK normally on topics like this I suggest that you guys stop taking drugs during your breaks. On this one I really, really think you should consider taking mind altering drugs. I'm serious. Really. Fatman |
| Fatman | 22 Jan 2010 10:11 p.m. PST |
For one thing Winnie was into soul and blues not rock and roll. Come on at parties he would play "Big Mamma Thortons" version of Hound Dog not the young usurpers. Now If you asked what if Aretha Franklin was Churchill I would tell you that at Munich Hitler would be told to "Think!" and in 1939 he would have learned what R E S P E C T spelt. Fatman |
| Tommiatkins | 23 Jan 2010 8:47 a.m. PST |
Well, the Germany First pact with the US would have been all different. Elvis would have had priority on the South Pacific |
| Highland Guerilla | 23 Jan 2010 10:00 a.m. PST |
"We shall NEVER surrender.(Karate kick,kata pose)I think I'd rather have seen Winston do that. |
| JCBJCB | 23 Jan 2010 12:20 p.m. PST |
I think you're really Raul Alberto. :) |
| Cke1st | 23 Jan 2010 12:49 p.m. PST |
Well, then consider the songs that would have been sung at 10 Downing Street at various times during the war: * Britain to Poland on Sept 3, 1939: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
* France surrenders: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
* Battle of Britain: "I Believe in the Man in the Sky"
* First RAF bombing raid on Berlin: "Return to Sender"
* Air raid on Coventry: "Don't Be Cruel"
* Battle of the Atlantic: "I Feel So Bad"
* Loss of HMS Hood: "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
* Bismarck disappears at sea: "Where Did They Go, Lord"
* Bismarck sunk: "My Wish Came True"
* USA joins the war: "America the Beautiful"
* Singapore surrenders: "All Shook Up"
* Rudolf Hess lands in England: "Jailhouse Rock"
* Italy surrenders: "Heart of Rome"
* Resisting a 1943 invasion of France: "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby"
* Firebomb raids on Germany: "Burnin' Love"
* Whether to A-bomb Japan: "(Such an) Easy Question"
* Yalta conference: "Suspicious Minds"
* Voted out of office: "Softly As I Leave You" |
| The Shadow | 23 Jan 2010 1:17 p.m. PST |
>>For one thing Winnie was into soul and blues not rock and roll. Come on at parties he would play "Big Mamma Thortons" version of Hound Dog not the young usurpers.<< I heard that Churchill prophetically filled in as 2nd tenor with Lee Andrews and the Hearts on "Try the Impossible". |
| donlowry | 25 Jan 2010 8:42 p.m. PST |
The basic premise seems highly unlikely to me. |
| The Shadow | 25 Jan 2010 8:51 p.m. PST |
>The basic premise seems highly unlikely to me.< LOL. Gosh…why not? On second thought, you're probably right . It might have been 2nd tenor with the Mills Brothers on "Til Then". Yeah…that's the ticket. (-: |
| thegeneral | 26 Jan 2010 9:38 a.m. PST |
No Churchill tanks. Elvis tanks with pink fur and sequins. |
| Canuckistan Commander | 26 Jan 2010 10:07 a.m. PST |
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| WarpSpeed | 27 Jan 2010 5:48 p.m. PST |
Canuck commander,as fellow Canadian ,what if Anne Murray replaced Churchill.Worse L.M. Montgomery…..Germans sue the allies for dropping tons of unread Emily of Newmoon novelets upon their unwary citizens.Mind you this would have the desired effect if the same series along with Anne of Green Gables was dropped upon Japan.The nipponification of Prince Edward Island would have cancelled pearl harbour ,and all soputh pacific actions. |
| The Shadow | 27 Jan 2010 10:25 p.m. PST |
>>Canuck commander,as fellow Canadian ,what if Anne Murray replaced Churchill<< Oh my God…you mean you want to bore the enemy to death??!! The horror! |
| Steve Holmes 11 | 28 Jan 2010 4:26 a.m. PST |
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