I had a cousin get married in the Botanical Center in Des Moines. It was during the winter, so at least it was dark outside already, but it's like 400% humidity in there. Very uncomfortable.
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I had a cousin get married in the Botanical Center in Des Moines. It was during the winter, so at least it was dark outside already, but it's like 400% humidity in there. Very uncomfortable.
One of our daughters got married there as well, and had the reception in one of the meeting rooms. I was pretty unimpressed with the venue. Beautiful place, not really set up for weddings...at least not back then.
I meant the design. I couldn't find a picture of a Nocona boot (hand crafted in the USA baby) with that design on it.
I've contemplated this random thought before.
While killing Hitler before the war would save millions of lives, it would also change or possible negate several million more.
The millions of immigrants who came to the US right before, during, and after World War II would have been less likely to leave a peaceful Europe. That's a crap load of people that wouldn't be meeting, falling in love, and having babies in America. Some people parents would never have been born, so you might never have been born.
Similar repercussions with baby boomers. So many babies born right after the war that most likely would not have been born, at least not as many. My mom was a post-war baby. The timing likely would have been different if my Grandpa wasn't on a ship in the Pacific during the war and I might not be here.
Then you have to take into account the economic impact of WWII. War economy and production catapulted the US into the forefront as industrial leaders of the world. The US would have recovered eventually from the Great Depression but it would not have been as quickly as the war allowed. Some might argue that a more gradual recovery may have been better, but the argument still stands.
Finally, you have to consider that the political climate in Europe was terrible with or without Hitler. Maybe some other leader rallies Germany. Likely without a mass genocide, but war may have occurred either way. Then there's Stalin. Before Hitler pulled a major **** up and decided to double cross Stalin, Russia was part of the Axis powers. The Nazis ended up being a nice buffer between Stalin and the rest of Europe. Hitlers ill fated attempts to attack Russia during winter took massive tolls in manpower and resources from both the Nazis and the Russians. Without Germany as a buffer the US and its allies may have been trying to fight the Russian juggernaut and Japan. Who knows what the outcome would have been in that fight.
So many different things to consider. Hitler was one man, but the his net effect on the world population was massive, both extreme negative swings and post war population growth. It would be incredibly interesting to find out what the results would be.
Well I think you just need to put on your snazziest jorts in that case!
wait a minute, you have a wife, why aren't you asking her? Or did she already tell you no shorts and you're trying to outvote her?
"Had to"? My logic would be to have a cheaper wedding, don't invite so many people.
I've thought about that too. I don't think Hitler really caused the situation as much as the situation was set up for a person like Hitler to gain control. Germany was in a bad place after WWI and all the various political tensions and economic struggles made it a prime opportunity for someone to take charge - Germany so badly wanted to feel proud as a country again. Hitler comes in and tells them to blame it on the Jews, Gypsies, and anyone else not pure Aryan. I honestly think he could have said to blame just about anyone and they would have been pulled into it because they wanted to believe anything in that regard. Where's Erik to comment when you need him?
So I think with or without a Hitler, there would have been a WWII. I mean, he wasn't really doing anything to stir up China and Japan. They were doing that all by themselves.
Catholic families + one set of divorced and remarried parents + heavy involvement in dairy industry + partial parental payment (so parents get to have input on guest list). It was originally at 700 and they cut it down. I think there were 400 actually there.
And when you factor in how many cows you invited that's also a factor. Those things take up way more space than your average guest. Even and Berta!
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I think your only option Dandy is for the Manpri's ala Matt Thomas.
I think your only option Dandy is for the Manpri's ala Matt Thomas.
Yep. Maybe this German leader isn't a complete psychopath and doesn't spend resources and effort to eradicate 6 million people. Maybe he wouldn't be dumb enough to try and fight a war on two fronts and attack Russia in the winter. The result might have been better for the Jewish people, but may have been WAY worse for all of Europe and the rest of the world.
I refuse to wear a tie to the wedding but if I had to, I would obviously wear my ISU tie.
I mean, Stalin and Mao Zedong still killed a lot of people too, it's just less publicized.
I actually own about three pairs of black golf pants that I wear to work all the time. Everyone thinks they're regular slacks, but they breathe, are light and comfortable to wear, especially in the hot summer days. Probably more comfortable than shorts, honestly.
Custer rocking the ISU lanyard already. What a freshman move!
And those Manpri's make Thomas look pretty fly for a white guy.
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