Sunday, October 14, 2018

Private SNAFU in Going Home



A 1944 Army training film warns soldiers not to go home and tell everyone about our nuclear bombs, which we were keeping secret until we dropped them on Japan a year later.

4 comments:

  1. Do your readers know the meaning of 'SNAFU' as use in this context?

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  2. I would think so.... if not, look here.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNAFU

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  3. Warner Bros/Mel Blanc, surely?

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  4. Oh, you betcha! The character was created by Frank Capra, the script was written by Dr. Seuss, the director was Chuck Jones, and Mel Blanc did SNAFU's voice.

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