Kids Ask the Darndest Damned Things About the Letter "D"

The dinner topic was WWII (not my choice), and my boys decided that things would have turned out better if the Germans had played some RISK before trying to conquer the world again (because they would have realized how difficult it is to achieve world domination, and they would have given up before they started) and then Alex asked me one of those questions that I thought I knew the answer to, but immediately realized I didn't: "What does the 'D' in D-Day stand for?" and while I gave them a few guesses that make sense, if you read this article, you'll learn that the "D" was essentially a variable.
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6 comments:

  1. ClarenceMay 30, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Huh. I always thought it was short for Doomsday. Like we are bringing the friggin heat, der Fuhrer, we're coming and Hell's coming with us. The truth is way more boring.

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  2. robMay 30, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    so what does the 'h' in h-hour mean?

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  3. DaveMay 30, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    hockey?

    alex thought it was for doomsday as well. i thought it was debarkation.

    a good name for a show: the d files: the truth is out there, and it's boring.

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  4. ClarenceMay 30, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    I'm guessing what F Troop really stands for is way more boring than what I think.

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  5. DaveMay 30, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    comment of the year!

    and if you've ever seen f-troop, then that would be confirmed. not even a hint of f-ing in that troop.

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  6. DaveMay 30, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    actually zman's conversation with his zmil might have comment of the year right now, but who knows?

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