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Greater-amazonia wrote:

Brazil was the only country in South America to send Allied troops during the War.

*Leans around the corner from the kitchen*

Really? I did not know that. Cool.

Pigeon phorge wrote:

*Leans around the corner from the kitchen*

Really? I did not know that. Cool.

Phred, you never heard of Cobras Fumarem, the Smoking Cobras? Around twenty five thousand men, a full division, wore their distinctive badge.

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Richard b uttlantis wrote:

Phred, you never heard of Cobras Fumarem, the Smoking Cobras?

I had not. And now I want a hat with that emblazoned on it, in honor of the snakes who learned to smoke pipes.

I'm a sucker for a hard-luck-makes-good story.

Came for a coffee and some jazz.

Vampkyrie wrote:

Came for a coffee and some jazz.

I think we can accommodate you with that.

Phred?

Rejectionville wrote:

I think we can accommodate you with that.

Phred?

Hmm? What? Oh, yeah, sure.

*Flicks on the radio and music fills the dining room*

Vampkyrie wrote:

Came for a coffee and some jazz.

Pigeon phorge wrote:

*Flicks on the radio and music fills the dining room*

The monkeys dance over and pour a cup of coffee, then dance back and set the beverage in front of the Valkyrie*

Condiments... *shuffle, step, step* - are on the counter... *shuffle, step, jump* - to your left. *jump, step, shuffle*

Flying chat monkeys wrote:

The monkeys dance over and pour a cup of coffee, then dance back and set the beverage in front of the Valkyrie*

Condiments... *shuffle, step, step* - are on the counter... *shuffle, step, jump* - to your left. *jump, step, shuffle*

Thanks! I didn't expect a floor show, too! Nice moves, my friend.

Vampkyrie wrote:

Thanks! I didn't expect a floor show, too! Nice moves, my friend.

*Dances out from behind the counter and offers the lady his hand, inviting her to join him for a quick Lindy Hop*

M'lady?

Pigeon phorge wrote:

*Flicks on the radio and music fills the dining room*

*At the sound of music, the AWOL soldiers rush in from the back alley and begin snapping their fingers in time to the rhythm, egging on the dancers*

Hey pops, keep that beat a beatin', I feel a rhythmic brainstorm coming on. One more riff like that and I'll be gone.

Awol christian soldiers wrote:

One more riff like that and I'll be gone.

This thing might turn into something. If I ain't mistaken, here comes something now!

*The cafe erupts into a frenzy of Lindy Hopping, the staff and guests jumping in, flinging each other around like rag dolls*

Pigeon phorge wrote:

*Leans around the corner from the kitchen*

Really? I did not know that. Cool.

Well, you know what they say: you learn something new every day. *smiles and winks*

Richard b uttlantis wrote:

Phred, you never heard of Cobras Fumarem, the Smoking Cobras? Around twenty five thousand men, a full division, wore their distinctive badge.

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Yep. They were extremely brave too - they captured a total of 20,573 Axis soldiers during the course of the war in Italy. According to Wikipedia:

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or BEF (Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira) was a force of about 25,344 men. They were organized as a division of the US Fifth Army. They were delayed in getting started by difficulties in getting organized. Some in Brazil thought the government was not that anxious to send troops into battle. A popular saying at the time was that it was more likely for "snakes to smoke" (Portuguese: Cobras Fumarem) than to get the BEF going. It is the same as the saying "When pigs fly", meaning it will probably never happen. When the BEF did enter the war, they proudly wore their arm patch showing a cobra with a pipe in its mouth. They called themselves the "Smoking Cobras".

Pigeon phorge wrote:

This thing might turn into something. If I ain't mistaken, here comes something now!

*The cafe erupts into a frenzy of Lindy Hopping, the staff and guests jumping in, flinging each other around like rag dolls*

Well, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em... *joins in with the dancers*

Walks in

_{took enough times}

Helmsi wrote:

Walks in

Welcome. Booth, table or counter?

Greater-amazonia wrote:

Yep. They were extremely brave too - they captured a total of 20,573 Axis soldiers during the course of the war in Italy.

Brave men all.

As were the Kurdish people. Despite what has been claimed to the contrary, many Kurds fought alongside the allied forces during WW2.

"During World War Two, the Kurds formed 10 companies in the Iraq Levies that the British had recruited in Iraq. Kurds supported the British in the defeating the pro-Nazi 1941 Iraqi coup d'état. Twenty-five percent of the Iraq Levies' 1st Parachute Company was Kurdish. The Parachute Company was attached to the Royal Marine Commando and was active in Albania, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus.

Kurds participated in the Soviet occupation of northern Iraq in 1941, creating the Persian Corridor, a vital supply line for the USSR. This led to the short-lived formation of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad.

Despite the fact they were a tiny minority in the Soviet Union, Kurds played a significant role in the Soviet war effort. On 1 October 1941, Samand Siabandov was awarded the honour Hero of the Soviet Union. Kurds served at Smolensk, Sevastopol, Leningrad, and Stalingrad. Kurds took part in the partisan movement behind German lines. Karaseva received both the Hero of the Soviet Union medal and the medal Partisan of the Fatherland War (First Degree) for organizing partisans to fight against the Germans in Volhynia Oblast in Ukraine. Kurds took part in the advance into Hungary and the invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria."

^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Kurds#World_War_II}

Greater-amazonia wrote:

*joins in with the dancers*

*The dancers form a circle, pulling Greater-amazonia into a wild traditional Bumba Meu Boi*

Awol christian soldiers wrote:

*The dancers form a circle, pulling Greater-amazonia into a wild traditional Bumba Meu Boi*

Wait, where did those amazing costumes come from? You weren't wearing those when you came in.

Rejectionville wrote:

Wait, where did those amazing costumes come from? You weren't wearing those when you came in.

*feathered head-dresses bouncing festively*

We're professionals. A quick change of costumes is what we've trained to do.

Awol christian soldiers wrote:

*The dancers form a circle, pulling Greater-amazonia into a wild traditional Bumba Meu Boi*

Bumba Meu Boi

Jackson Do Pandeiro - Bumba Meu Boi

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"Tu precisa ir pro Norte
Ver Bumba meu Boi Bumbá

Ê bum bum Bumba meu Boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá
(Ê bum bum bum Bumba meu boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá)

Tu precisa ver a dança
Do reisado imperiá

Ê bum bum Bumba meu Boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá
(Ê bum bum bum Bumba meu boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá)

No dia desse festejo
Vai toda gente pra rua

Ê bum bum Bumba meu Boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá
(Ê bum bum bum Bumba meu boi
Ê Bumba meu Boi Bumbá)

Todo mundo qué espiá
A dança do Boi Bumbá!

Ê bum bum bum Bumba meu Boi...

Bumba meu Boi Bumbá!
Bumba meu Boi Bumbá!
Bumba meu Boi Bumbá..."

Now you’re talking!

*Begins to dance frenziedly*

Greater-amazonia wrote:

*Begins to dance frenziedly*

*The newly arrived guest jumps into the circle and begins jumping and spinning with the rest of the dancers*

Is Cheezestan active and collecting cards, I have a S2 copy of his card if he wants it.

Rejectionville wrote:

Welcome. Booth, table or counter?

He Orders a Coffee Double Double style

Counter, Please

Helmsi wrote:

He Orders a Coffee Double Double style

Counter, Please

Excellent choice. Nice to be up where the action is.

*Leads them to the counter and lets them choose a seat*

Someone will be with your shortly. I'm the booth and table guy.

Rejectionville wrote:

Someone will be with your shortly. I'm the booth and table guy.

Helmsi wrote:

He Orders a Coffee Double Double style

*Moves down the counter to the customer*

Sure thing, Mac. Anything to eat with that?