Holland's "Hi-Jack Hero Dieter" story doesn't pass scrutiny.
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Re: Holland's "Hi-Jack Hero Dieter" story doesn't pass scrut
I often thought Holland was the reincarnation of Joseph Smith. He seems to have the knack for tall tales that ole Joe had back in the day.
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Re: Holland's "Hi-Jack Hero Dieter" story doesn't pass scrut
I agree 100%, toon, the whole thing reeks of hyperbole. I just thought if you were going to carefully craft an exaggeration you might as well set your priorities a bit more in line with the average human.
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Re: Holland's "Hi-Jack Hero Dieter" story doesn't pass scrut
Well, here's a link to the WikiPedia entry for the incident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Rome ... _hijacking
Surprisingly, there's no mention of D.U.'s name. /s
One would think that the man tasked with negotiating with the terrorists would at least get a mention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Rome ... _hijacking
Surprisingly, there's no mention of D.U.'s name. /s
One would think that the man tasked with negotiating with the terrorists would at least get a mention.
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