The Charge of the Light Brigade

[Cyke101]

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them

Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell

Rode the six hundred.

This stanza, of course, was famously recited by O'Brien and Bashir, but I got to thinking... wouldn't that just be the greatest snow ball fight ever?

(then again, would the 600 be up against 1,200?)

 

[WillsBabe]

Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Sorry to be picky.

 

[Cyke101]

Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Sorry to be picky.

Oh, you can be picky. Just beware the snowball headed right for your face!

 

[WillsBabe]

It's better than what happened to the real soliders, at any rate. I think this thread is going to get moved.

 

[Cyke101]

It's better than what happened to the real soliders, at any rate.

Or the USS Majestic...

 

[Marie1]

I studying this in university, I'd never looked up what they quoted, but it was neat that we covered it. I think Tenn. was reading the paper and saw the article when that happened, and immediately wrote the poem in their honour, if I recall correctly... but I may not, it was a while ago.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Sorry to be picky.

Like this...

"And Alfred Lord."
"Tennyson!"
"Tennis ball."
"Son, son."
"Oh, sorry, Alfred Lord, who is evidently Lord Tennis Ball's son."

 

[Alidar Jarok]

It's better than what happened to the real soliders, at any rate. I think this thread is going to get moved.

Actually, closed.

Sorry, but I just don't see much discussion here and have no idea where to move it to. So I'll just have to kill everyone's fun.