Death! Ride to ruin and the world's ending!
- Eomer, from the Lord of the Rings
What was this guy thinking? I wonder if he looked behind him and saw his men exchange shifty glances. I know if my battle commander shouted something like this I would turn my horse around and ride the other way
- Eomer, from the Lord of the Rings
What was this guy thinking? I wonder if he looked behind him and saw his men exchange shifty glances. I know if my battle commander shouted something like this I would turn my horse around and ride the other way
If you want to be snarky about it though, most real battle cries leave a little bit to be desired. For instance:
"Remember the Alamo; Remember Goliad!" This is inspiring? The soldiers should remember where the enemy beat their comrades, then massacred them to a man? That would scare me, not inspire me.
"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" Wait a second Admiral, what did you say about those torpedoes? Do you think maybe we could go around the torpedoes instead of through them?
"I have not yet begun to fight". Well, Captain, if you ask me, it would be a good time to start, because so far they are kicking our butts.
"Nuts". Um, not exactly a linguist are you General?
Worst battle cries of all time
- 18/08/2010 02:33:32 PM
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I like that
- 18/08/2010 02:41:20 PM
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No doubt it's inspiring but I think he could have phrased it better 
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- 18/08/2010 02:54:56 PM
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- 18/08/2010 02:54:56 PM
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Are you American by any chance?
- 18/08/2010 03:02:45 PM
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Lol! I don't know if that's really enlightened or really sad *NM*
- 18/08/2010 04:17:16 PM
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Maybe both. *NM*
- 18/08/2010 04:17:52 PM
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In fantasy it's very stirring but in real life it's...a waste *NM*
- 18/08/2010 04:33:16 PM
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They haven't lost enough wars for that, maybe?
- 18/08/2010 04:21:29 PM
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- 18/08/2010 04:21:29 PM
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Re: They haven't lost enough wars for that, maybe?
- 18/08/2010 04:26:46 PM
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- 18/08/2010 04:26:46 PM
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I find this Euro-speculation humorous and misguided.
- 18/08/2010 05:02:18 PM
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Wagnerian undertones - nice usage! *NM*
- 18/08/2010 05:19:36 PM
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Well, if you like that, are you rethinking your initial assessment of the battle cry? 
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- 18/08/2010 05:53:36 PM
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- 18/08/2010 05:53:36 PM
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It was an idle thought
- 18/08/2010 05:36:52 PM
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I think that eurosocialism does have something to do with it
- 18/08/2010 05:52:34 PM
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Re: I think that eurosocialism does have something to do with it
- 18/08/2010 05:53:49 PM
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Who's lumping several societies into one? The European Union, most likley. 
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- 18/08/2010 05:54:43 PM
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- 18/08/2010 05:54:43 PM
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Quite
- 18/08/2010 06:14:19 PM
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The former can come from being inundated with the latter.
- 18/08/2010 07:36:52 PM
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Allow me to respectfully disagree
- 23/08/2010 09:47:38 AM
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I like that one too.
- 18/08/2010 02:54:18 PM
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There is something spine-tingling about approaching doom speeches, I'll give you that
- 18/08/2010 02:57:15 PM
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While it is not in a movie or book...I think this one tops the list.
- 19/08/2010 06:50:52 AM
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Re: Worst battle cries of all time
- 19/08/2010 02:24:14 PM
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Don't really see your point on the Alamo. You don't people think would be motivated by that?
- 19/08/2010 04:02:49 PM
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"Hot Pie! Hot Pie!"
- 20/08/2010 07:58:36 PM
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That's my battle cry before coitus, it's great. *NM*
- 21/08/2010 10:21:46 PM
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Mine is "Double Entry Bookkeeping!" They always misinterpret it. I just really like accounting. *NM*
- 22/08/2010 07:24:25 PM
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