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tomm2thumbs

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2. pretty exciting actually

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 12:21 AM

Feb 2013

My old boss had a ring made just like William Barrett Travis wore... he's a total Texas fanatic. Guess it rubbed off. I'm now keeping my eyes on an Alamo Bowie Knife over on ebay right now!

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Travis' 'Victory or Death' letter returns to the Alamo [View all] El Supremo Feb 2013 OP

The Travis Letter El Supremo Feb 2013 #1

pretty exciting actually tomm2thumbs Feb 2013 #2

Historic...yeah yeah.... Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #3

You have a profound misunderstanding of the events of the Battle of the Alamo Justitia Feb 2013 #4

History is written by the victors.... Proletariatprincess Feb 2013 #5

Santa Anna is the only one to blame. El Supremo Feb 2013 #6

My wife once asked me why filmmakers frequently don't get real Texans to play Texans... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #8

Don't mention the fact that Davy Crockett was one of a handful of survivors... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #9

I think that Mexico was going to lose half of it's territory Third Doctor Feb 2013 #7