Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Hi Dog. The WW2 Ghost Army wasn't a US effort, it was an allied effort that included the Canadians, New Zealanders, the Free French and The Brits.
Since much of the 23rd’s operations involved signals and sound projection, there was a great deal of Bell Telephone Laboratories involvement, supplying high-power audio amplifiers and (then) state of the art wire recorders creating “mix tapes” of the sounds of foot, truck and armored vehicle movements and radio sets and accessories for bogus signal traffic. Radio operators were trained to mimic the “fist” of other Morse code operators, previously thought to be impossible; a Morse operator’s style or “fist” is as distinctive as one’s handwriting. There were Broadway scenic artists, Hollywood craft and scenic designers, graphic artists and fine art painters who worked to present realistic scenes of equipment parks and encampments. One of the Brits involved was a theater illusionist from a generational family of magicians. Theirs was a story of hidden work that did not create heros but saved many lives none the less.
...but speaking strictly for America, we feel that we can take credit for anything we choose to take credit for...
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