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Things I Learned from Where Eagles Dare:

posted 12 years ago by Trebaby
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1. When cars are rolled off cliffs, they will burst into flame immediately for no reason.

2. One man has a better chance of shooting all 50 men than all 50 men have at hitting one man.

3. When trying to pass as a German, it's not even necessary to affect a German accent. A steely Mid-Atlantic snarl or a Welsh brogue will do.

4. Several enemy operatives can safely headquarter in sensitive storage areas guarded by sentries who only seem to care about the front entrance.

5. The British government will spare no expense in order to catch an enemy agent in their midst (a comforting thought, don't you think?).

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[–] ronfirv 12 years ago

Who dares wins!!

[–] Koosh_King01 12 years ago

6. Always wear your seatbelt!

"I mean, really, how many times will you look under Jabba's manboobs?"

[–] I_hatenazis 12 years ago

6. You can jump from a cable care 100ft above ground but land safely as long as you land in a shallow stream of cold water, but the Germans firing at the cable are from 50yd's away are doomed when the cable care explodes (for no reason).

7. Beautiful German woman are always spies for the allies while ugly harpies are loyal nazis.

[–] andrewjones888 11 years ago

Regarding point 6......have you even bothered to watch or listen to this part of the film???

Firstly, it’s not 100ft above the ground when they jump and only a total nimrod would call the river they jumped into a “shallow stream”

Secondly, the reason why the cable car “explodes for no reason” as you put it when the German’s shoot at it is because it had time bombs planted in it! Major Smith is clearly heard telling Schaffer to set the bombs!
In your haste to add a witty comment you have made yourself look like nit wit who doesn’t even watch the films he comments on.

[–] pkryder-1 10 years ago

What is a cable care ?

[–] goddancredmond 9 years ago

It's a measure of how much you love your subscription TV provider.

[–] RebeccaStyles 12 years ago

Ridiculous post!
Be gone!

[–] BerlinDancer 12 years ago

8. If you are about to shoot someone who has just unmasked you as a spy, then check in advance to make sure the firing pin hasn't been removed from your gun.

[–] jack-upland 12 years ago

9. If a traitor is unmasked he will always be given the chance to commit suicide.
10. When interrogating POWs senior German officers used to sit round drinking liquor with minimal guards.

[–] Sputnik57 12 years ago

If you want to scare a German officer, just tell him you're Himmler's brother. He's bound to believe you.

Allied agents can wander around a German castle swarming with troops without being challenged and kill radio operators/guards etc without anyone fighting back.

The entire German army couldn't hit a barn door at point-blank range.

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[–] will-694 10 years ago

The logic being followed is that no one in the German army would be insane enough to claim to be Himmler's brother but Himmler's brother. I suspect the penalty would be quick and severe for anyone doing so . . . thus a nondescript fellow German officer would assume that the obnoxious jerk addressing him and calling himself "Bernard Himmler" must actually be said brother.

They're in the middle of a German army base, no reason to assume anyone walking around would be a spy.

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[–] rclay-1 11 years ago

10. If Clint Eastwood says 'Hello,' ........ run like *beep*

Fortytwo? FortyTwo? what sort of puerile, pathetic, stupid answer is that? Everyone knows it's 43.

[–] skobic 11 years ago

10. No matter how much explosive you have lying around, hammers are better for breaking down doors.

[–] Philmaddict 11 years ago

17. When German patrols enter storage areas suspected of harbouring the enemy, then the Officer commanding the patrol will enter the room first.

18. Prisoners are useful decoys for German soldiers to shoot at.

19. When bringing a woman on a top-secret mission behind enemy lines in cold weather, don't forget to bring along an electrically heated suit (it will show that you love her).

20. Grenades thrown into a room don't have to be thrown far, less than 3 feet is enough and you won't be harmed by the blast.

21. Bring dynamite on top secret missions behind enemy lines. Lots and lots of dynamite.

22. Throw sticks of timed dynamite in random places in order to confuse soldiers who are closing in on your position.

23. It's possible for a single person to fire two sub-machine guns simultaneously with amazing accuracy.

"My name's Brian and so's my wife!"

[–] Rhi_Bran_Y_Hud 11 years ago

24. Everyone in Germany can and will speak fluent English for no real reason.

25. If you hide behind a twiggy bush, Germans can't see you. That is until they get really close and shine their flashlight in your face in broad daylight.

26. Proceed to shoot him in the neck with a completely silenced gun that doesn't actually have a silencer on it, no one will notice.

27. If a German officer comes up to you with a wussy pistol and threatens to shoot you and your buddy who are both armed with automatic carbines - give up! You two don't stand a chance against this guy!

[–] Koosh_King01 11 years ago

In #27, I assume you mean when von Hapen enters the dining room. Only Schaffer had an MP40 and he was the main one von Hapen was covering. So, Schaffer dropped his machine pistol. Smith only had his suppressed PPK, which he put down at von Hapen's command presumably for fear of von Hapen shooting Schaffer.

"I mean, really, how many times will you look under Jabba's manboobs?"

[–] enasri 10 years ago

"25. If you hide behind a twiggy bush, Germans can't see you. That is until they get really close and shine their flashlight in your face in broad daylight."

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!