Proposed new forum for DU: General Discussion

[Tommy_Carcetti]

I'll start.

Brig. General Joseph Lane, general during the 1846-48 Mexican American War.

In 1846 the Mexican-American War broke.[1] Lane resigned his State Senate seat, and enlisted in a company of Indiana volunteers.[1] His company was assigned to the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment, and Lane was elected colonel. He was soon appointed a brigadier general.[1]

Lane and the Indiana troops were then deployed to Mexico, where Lane fought with distinction, suffering two minor gunshot wounds and was promoted to major general.[1] Lane commanded the Indiana Brigade at the Battle of Buena Vista, where he served under General and future President Zachary Taylor.[1]

Lane also led the relief force which lifted the Siege of Puebla, defeating Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of Huamantla.

[pipi_k]

1. General

Zod.

A rather nasty fellow in Superman comics and movies





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Zod

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

2. General Chesty Puller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller

[pinboy3niner]

3. A GD forum on DU? Are you NUTS???

That would mean WAR!!!

[olddots]

4. Will there be Major Discussions ?

[lastlib]

5. no, we need to keep those Private.....

[ohiosmith]

7. There is a colonel of truth in that!

[lastlib]

10. well, you can bet it's NOT Ollie North!

[pinboy3niner]

6. Maybe we'll be eligible for...

...Major Awards.




As long as we're careful. They're fra-GEE-lay.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. not as long as Corporal Punishment is involved ...

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[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. is Colonel Lingus invited to the party?

[lastlib]

9. Georgiy Zhukov

The leading Soviet general of WWII, he rose from peasant roots to the highest levels of the Red Army. His defense of Moscow and Stalingrad, and his smashing victory in the battle of Kursk (the greatest armored battle in history) made him a hero of the Soviet Union. His capture of Berlin in spite of huge casualties effectively ended the war in Europe, and earned him the nickname "the undefeated general". His innovative concepts of mechanized warfare, and development of the T-34 tank (widely regarded as the best tank of WWII) heavily influenced military thinking for a generation.

He became so famous in the USSR that Stalin feared he might become a rival for power, and decided to remove him from command of the Soviet Army. After Stalin's death, his reputation was still so great that in 1955 he was appointed as the Soviet Minister of Defense. Two years later, he was sacked from this position. He died in 1974 at age 78.

[RevStPatrick]

11. General Relativity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity

I have no idea how it works, and I'm not even gonna bother trying!

[bluedigger]

12. Joshua Chamberlain

Many know of his action at Little Round Top with the 20th Maine, but how he was promoted to General is less well known.

In April 1864, Chamberlain returned to the Army of the Potomac and was promoted to brigade commander shortly before the Siege of Petersburg. There, in a major action on June 18, at Rives' Salient, Chamberlain was shot through the right hip and groin. Despite the injury, Chamberlain withdrew his sword and stuck it into the ground in order to keep himself upright to dissuade the growing resolve for retreat. He stood upright for several minutes until he collapsed and lay unconscious from loss of blood. The wound was considered mortal by the division's surgeon, who predicted he would perish; Chamberlain's incorrectly recorded death in battle was reported in the Maine newspapers, and Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gave Chamberlain a battlefield promotion to the rank of brigadier general after receiving an urgent recommendation on June 19 from corps commander Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren: "He has been recommended for promotion for gallant and efficient conduct on previous occasion and yesterday led his brigade against the enemy under most destructive fire. He expresses the wish that he may receive the recognition of his services by promotion before he dies for the gratification of his family and friends."[7] Not expected to live, Chamberlain displayed surprising will and courage, and with the support of his brother Tom, was back in command by November. Although many, including his wife Fanny, urged Chamberlain to resign, he was determined to serve through the end of the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain

I believe he was the only General in US history to receive that promotion as a direct result of his action on the battlefield.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

19. Not to mention the only General in US history to be played by Jeff Daniels with a rocking mustache!

[bluedigger]

21. He was very good.

And it was the breakout role that got him Dumb and Dumber...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

28. He was, actually.

Despite falling victim to many historical drama flaws and being over 3 hours long, Gettysburg was remarkably engaging as a movie and featured some good acting, with Daniels' performance arguably the best.

[Wounded Bear]

34. Hell, I'd watch Gettysburg for the facial hair alone....

J/K, loved the movie. While they may have sacrificed some historical accuracy to dramatic license, it was not as bad as some historical dramas I've seen.

[Moondog]

13. There was, of course, that infamous encounter between

Major Appliance and Private Parts.

But the less said about that, the better.

[In_The_Wind]

30. Don't forget about Mr. Coffee.

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[Art_from_Ark]

32. Not to mention General Electric,

who was always good for a buzz.

[Grantuspeace]

14. General Ripper.

He was way ahead of his time because he was the first to warn of the dangers of fluoridation. He was the first to link it with the loss of precious bodily fluids.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove#section_1

[NightWatcher]

15. My fav is General Apathy

He and his underling Major Boredom. Eh, I could care less.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. is he related to General Malaise by any chance?

[Recursion]

17. George Washington

By law he is the senior officer in the US Military at all times. He has been General of the Armies of the United States (notionally a six-star general) since a day before Pershing was appointed to that rank.

Guevarra was once asked who best understood fighting in the western hemisphere. He listed Bolivar, himself, Longstreet, and Grant, and then said "but none of us compare to Washington".

[union_maid]

20. General Hammond

Darned good guy, considering what he had to put up with every time that damned star gate opened up.

[kwassa]

22. Let us not forget General Motors.

[siligut]

23. Zuo Zongtang

Known as General Tso in the west.

[kwassa]

24. General Mills

[kwassa]

25. General Electric

[pinboy3niner]

26. Private Audience requests a...waddyacallit, a closed face-to-face meeting thing? nt

[Paulie]

27. General Veers

Lead the ground invasion of Hoth with his squadron of AT-ATs.

[In_The_Wind]

29. Make Love Not War!

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[Benton D Struckcheon]

31. "When they get in trouble they send for the sons-of-bitches"

Ernest King (an admiral, but I'm assuming that doesn't disqualify him?):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_King

It is commonly reported when King was called to be Cominch, he remarked,"When they get in trouble they send for the sons-of-bitches”. However, when he was later asked if he had said this, King replied he had not but would have if he had thought of it.

[Turborama]

33. General Survey

General Survey

The analytic methods could be subdivided into the physical, the gas chromatographical, and the chemosensory method.
When measuring odor, there is a difference between emission and immission measurements. Emission measurement can be conducted by olfactometry using an olfactometer to dilute the odor sample. On the contrary, olfactometry is rarely used for immission measurement because of the low odor concentrations. The same measuring principals are used, but the judgment of the air assay happens without diluting the samples.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odor#General_survey

[Wounded Bear]

35. No discussion is complete without mention of General Delivery...

Always there, rain, snow, sleet, or gloom of night.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

36. I prefer my deliveries speedy.

[Dash87]

37. Who is the Discussion General and what does he do on DU?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

38. Walt Starr. nt

[talkingmime]

39. General Confusion, best known for telling his troops to "just go that way or something."