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* MagnificentBastard: What else would you call the general who lost the American Revolution ''specifically to apply to the U.S. for foreign aid''?
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, Stan Freberg reportedly got it right purely by accident.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Historicity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, Stan Freberg reportedly got it right purely by accident.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, StanFreberg reportedly got it right purely by accident.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, StanFreberg Stan Freberg reportedly got it right purely by accident.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, StanFreberg reportedly DidNotDoTheResearch - see SelfDeprecation below.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, StanFreberg reportedly DidNotDoTheResearch - see SelfDeprecation below.got it right purely by accident.)
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* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Fritchie#Authenticity_of_poem It turns out]] Barbara Fritchie never defiantly waved a flag at "Stonewall" Jackson after all, making "Shoot if you Must" more historically accurate than the poem it's named for. (Although the historical research on this predates the volume the sketch and song appear on by 34 years, StanFreberg reportedly DidNotDoTheResearch - see SelfDeprecation below.)
* MagnificentBastard: What else would you call the general who lost the American Revolution ''specifically to apply to the U.S. for foreign aid''?
* MemeticMutation: Donavan Freberg, Stan's son, had a report due on space...
* MagnificentBastard: What else would you call the general who lost the American Revolution ''specifically to apply to the U.S. for foreign aid''?
* MemeticMutation: Donavan Freberg, Stan's son, had a report due on space...
