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Things We Can Learn From Twelve O'Clock High

posted 6 years ago by mariakelly-04164
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1)The 918th will keep bombing that orchard until they get it right.
2)If you've been assigned as General Savage's copilot, congratulations. You have just become the TOH version of a red shirt.
3)You can question General Savage's judgement, Pinetree can question Savage's judgement, but he can do what he likes because he's the star of the show.
4)When Savage orders the formation to make a ninety degree left or right turn, he MEANS it .

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[–] mariakelly-04164 6 years ago

5)Never let a war get in the way of Joe Gallagher's love life.
6)If Gallagher tells anyone for the 800th time that all he wants is a fighting chance to stay alive, feel free to give him a NCIS headslap.
7)An amazing number of women who live in Archbury look a lot like Elen Willard or Jill Haworth.
8)When all else fails, bomb the submarine pens off the coast of France.

[–] mariakelly-04164 6 years ago

9)Never accidentally throw out a package of bacon out of the window of a moving train.
10)Make sure you never get assigned to an airplane called the Lorelei.

[–] mariakelly-04164 6 years ago

11)Always make sure that there is a lot of AB type blood available in case Savage gets injured and needs a blood transfusion.

[–] mariakelly-04164 6 years ago

12)Joe Gallagher goes on so many secret missions that it's amazing that he has time to command the 918th.