Chiefs Place Herm and Carl in Other Historical Situations - Page 3

**Rain Man** · 10-05-2008, 04:23 PM

The exercise: assume that, instead of the actual historical figures, Herm and/or Carl were the key historical figures, and discuss the implications of this change.

I'll start:

Herm and Carl Attack Pearl Harbor

On December 7th, 1941, at 7:56 a.m., a U.S. Navy Gunner sights a lone Japanese plane flying toward Battleship Row and Hickam Field. He strolls over to his gun, which is placed into a specific position by a bunch of stacked phone books under the barrel. He looks as his watch, and at 7:57 on the nose, pulls the trigger once. The Japanese plane, still in the distance, puffs smoke, and catches fire, spiraling into the sea.

The gunner goes into headquarters, marks his kill on a graph, and says to his commanding officer, "I finished their attack for this week, sir. I'm going on leave this week, but I'll be back next Sunday. Same time and same place?"

The commanding officer shrugs. "Apparently."

On a Japanese aircraft carrier floating in the Pacific, Hermichi and Carlsan study their maps and wait for news. A messenger runs in. "Sirs," he says, "I regret to inform you that the attack failed again. The plane was shot down."

Hermichi and Carlsan frown and shake their heads in frustration. "I can't believe it," Hermichi says. "I was sure it would work this time."

The messenger says, "Sirs, may I offer a suggestion? What if attacked with more than one plane, and we came in from a different direction?"

Carlsan sneers at the man. "Are YOU a 20-year veteran? Who's got the experience here?"

Hermichi laughs. "Helloooo. If we send two planes, we could lose up to two planes. This way we only lose one."

Carlsan jumps in. "And we can't send the planes in from a different direction. That's not what we've always done."

Hermichi and Carlsan look at each other. Hermichi says, "Same plan next week? One plane, coming in directly from the north at 2,000 feet?"

Carlsan nods. "It's got to work at some point."

Hermichi says, "Great. I'll go study the film of this week."

The two admirals shake hands and retire to their quarters.

10-05-2008, 04:23 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-452449 VARSITY	Place Herm and Carl in Other Historical Situations The exercise: assume that, instead of the actual historical figures, Herm and/or Carl were the key historical figures, and discuss the implications of this change. I'll start: Herm and Carl Attack Pearl Harbor On December 7th, 1941, at 7:56 a.m., a U.S. Navy Gunner sights a lone Japanese plane flying toward Battleship Row and Hickam Field. He strolls over to his gun, which is placed into a specific position by a bunch of stacked phone books under the barrel. He looks as his watch, and at 7:57 on the nose, pulls the trigger once. The Japanese plane, still in the distance, puffs smoke, and catches fire, spiraling into the sea. The gunner goes into headquarters, marks his kill on a graph, and says to his commanding officer, "I finished their attack for this week, sir. I'm going on leave this week, but I'll be back next Sunday. Same time and same place?" The commanding officer shrugs. "Apparently." On a Japanese aircraft carrier floating in the Pacific, Hermichi and Carlsan study their maps and wait for news. A messenger runs in. "Sirs," he says, "I regret to inform you that the attack failed again. The plane was shot down." Hermichi and Carlsan frown and shake their heads in frustration. "I can't believe it," Hermichi says. "I was sure it would work this time." The messenger says, "Sirs, may I offer a suggestion? What if attacked with more than one plane, and we came in from a different direction?" Carlsan sneers at the man. "Are YOU a 20-year veteran? Who's got the experience here?" Hermichi laughs. "Helloooo. If we send two planes, we could lose up to two planes. This way we only lose one." Carlsan jumps in. "And we can't send the planes in from a different direction. That's not what we've always done." Hermichi and Carlsan look at each other. Hermichi says, "Same plan next week? One plane, coming in directly from the north at 2,000 feet?" Carlsan nods. "It's got to work at some point." Hermichi says, "Great. I'll go study the film of this week." The two admirals shake hands and retire to their quarters.
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