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Forum » Topic: Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3 http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Yikes on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-144018 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:33:12 +0000 Yikes 144018@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Very good! dvo4fun on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-144016 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:01:00 +0000 dvo4fun 144016@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Smiling at headline, chuckling by para 2 and snorting by penultimate para [which, on balance, I thought had a better 'finish' than the last]. Simply wonderful. Oxbridge on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143982 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:09:51 +0000 Oxbridge 143982@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Damn you sir, I've been working on a Star Wars reenactment story for weeks. Funny, though. philthefunk on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143964 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:08:38 +0000 philthefunk 143964@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Brilliant! It's only Armageddon, it's not the end of the world.... Scroat on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143947 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:27:05 +0000 Scroat 143947@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ It's got everything from Armageddon to the IoW and Iraq. Defo FP. Fab stuff. Ludicity on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143946 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:24:30 +0000 Ludicity 143946@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thank you everyone. Much appreciated. (Sent from my garden shed) nickb on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143842 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:03:14 +0000 nickb 143842@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Tip top PeterB on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143841 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:54:46 +0000 PeterB 143841@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Occasionally a real gem rises above the banal. Boutros on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143837 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:28:54 +0000 Boutros 143837@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Yep writinginbsl on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143810 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:22:41 +0000 writinginbsl 143810@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ lovely as usual, lucy Nowherefast on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143798 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:02:19 +0000 Nowherefast 143798@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ many stars button on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143797 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:01:39 +0000 button 143797@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Very good custard cream on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143795 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:45:09 +0000 custard cream 143795@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ The standard by which all contributions should be judged. Superb, max. stars! Midfield Diamond on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143793 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:40:00 +0000 Midfield Diamond 143793@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ So brilliantly written that it's almost believable. We've all come across a Trevor Spatchcock. Squudge on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143789 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:29:54 +0000 Squudge 143789@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ delightful Any prospect of arms inspectors digging up very muddy fields to find bits of WMD? Psycadelic Squirrel on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143756 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:16:13 +0000 Psycadelic Squirrel 143756@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Yep, like it. seymour totti on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143754 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:13:00 +0000 seymour totti 143754@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <blockquote>During a 13-day standoff President Obama ordered American forces to blockade Ventnor, Vladimir Putin countered with threats of a nuclear strike, and the Isle of Wight Mayor locked himself in his garden shed and refused to come out.</blockquote> Lovely stuff. A strong FP candidate if ever I saw one. 5* Ludicity on "Historical re-enactment of Cuban Missile Crisis almost triggers World War 3" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49805#post-143753 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:02:55 +0000 Ludicity 143753@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ The prospect of a Third World War came a step closer this week when an attempt by an Isle of Wight historical society to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis escalated out of control. ‘We pride ourselves on being as authentic as possible,’ explained Professor Chesney Benson, president of the re-enactment society The Sealed Nuts, ‘but some of our members probably took things a bit too far by shipping over some intercontinental ballistic missiles from Russia.’ The situation rapidly escalated when a passing American spy plane noticed the missiles en route to the island, sparking a Code Red alert and leading to a game of international brinkmanship between the USA, Russia and the Isle of Wight town council. During a 13-day standoff President Obama ordered American forces to blockade Ventnor, Vladimir Putin countered with threats of a nuclear strike, and the Isle of Wight Mayor locked himself in his garden shed and refused to come out. The crisis further intensified following the intervention of local planning officer Mr Trevor Spatchcock. ‘We may be on the precipice of imminent nuclear catastrophe,’ he said, ‘but it is my duty to point out that the installation of missiles of this size, even as a temporary structure, is in clear contravention of our planning guidelines.’ A full-scale nuclear war was only averted following a last minute deal in which the re-enactment society agreed to remove the missiles. In return they would get a genuine bright red telephone from the 1960s giving them direct access to Washington and Moscow, something that may help to avoid any such crises occurring in the future. ‘This has all been a terrible misunderstanding,’ explained Professor Benson. ‘It was the very last thing we wanted, especially after the awful embarrassment of last year’s Bay of Pigs re-enactment. ‘We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused by propelling the world towards imminent nuclear Armageddon,’ he added. ‘Please rest assured that the missiles have now been removed from the island, safely dismantled and sold on to Iran.’