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2016-01-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Texas Governor to Obama on Executive Gun Control: 'COME AND TAKE IT'

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Posted by Skidmark 2016-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 When the Persian armies demanded that the Greeks surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas I responded with "Molon labe" meaning "come and take (it)", -- a classical expression of defiance. Also featured prominently at the battle of The Alamo, with the "it" referring to a small cannon.

Posted by Bobby 2016-01-08 08:08|| 2016-01-08 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 No, the flag with the motto "Come and Take It" was associated with the first outbreak of hostilities at Gonzalez between the Texians and the Mexican government, some six months before the Alamo siege. The cannon was a little one, which has been issued to the settlers at Gonzalez for protection early in the 1830s ... and late in 1835, when feelings were running high, the Mexican military commander in Texas asked for the canon to be returned to his armory at the Alamo. The settlers in Gonzalez said "No". Complete story here at my book blog.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2016-01-08 09:18|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2016-01-08 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm told the literal translation is "Having come, take." Meaning "since you came all this way, please oh please do something stupid so we can kill you." Spartans got a lot of meaning in a few words; that's where the term "laconic" comes from. Thus endth today's pontification.\

Posted by Herb Dark Lord of the Chinese9977 2016-01-08 12:23|| 2016-01-08 12:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Thx Dark Lord - haven't heard the 'true' version before. It truly is very laconic! As they say, sometimes 'less is more'.

Posted by borgboy 2016-01-08 20:49|| 2016-01-08 20:49|| Front Page Top

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