"Gotta love the Swiss" Topic
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Korvessa | 22 Mar 2014 10:27 a.m. PST |
The famous story goes like this: In 1912, the German Kaiser, knowing of the fearsome reputation of the Swiss for marksmanship and of the forbidding terrain of Switzerland, and knowing that the Swiss militia was then composed of a quarter of a million men, asked what the Swiss would do if the Germans invaded Switzerland with half a million men. A Swiss replied, no doubt completely deadpan: "shoot twice and go home." The Kaiser did not invade, nor did Adolf Hitler during WWII. Smart choices. |
Caliban | 22 Mar 2014 10:52 a.m. PST |
I like that story – very Laconic! |
Happy Little Trees | 22 Mar 2014 2:38 p.m. PST |
Oh. I thought this was about their business acumen--where they sell you a slice of cheese with all these big holes in it for the same price as a slice without any holes. |
Caesar | 22 Mar 2014 2:41 p.m. PST |
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jgibbons | 22 Mar 2014 5:40 p.m. PST |
I have heard that story too
. Seeing the accuracy of a Swiss K31 straight pull bolt action rifle – i can almost believe it
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Zephyr1 | 22 Mar 2014 7:57 p.m. PST |
A German naval blockade of Switzerland would have been interesting, though it would have been problematic deploying U-boats
. ;-) |
John the OFM | 23 Mar 2014 12:40 p.m. PST |
That's what all those famous lakes are for. |
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