I wish I had kissed the son of a *****

[ginscpy]

George C. Scott in Patton

A spur-of-the-moment action that had huge consequences

(soldier-slapping incidnet)

 

[whitehall]

Apparently the Germans were aware of the incident and they were dumbfounded that a successful American general would be purposely humiliated by his superiors for such an act. Patton pulled it off and the power of the media became even more impressive.

 

[Mr. H.]

Another "slight edit".

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhMLC_MYaSw]Patton Smackdown - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. H.]

Come on, it took me 20 minutes to make that. Geez.