“We have met the enemy
and he is us.”
Pogo
We are safe behind
the Maginot Line
the Siegfried Line
dug in,
fortified,
We placed cannons pointed out at the enemy,
Look !!! Over there !!!
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Perhaps we should have placed mirrors.
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Mortify – (Latin mortificare = to make dead) The word has several implications: to kill, to subdue
passions of the flesh, or to humiliate.
Maginot Line – a protective fortification placed by the French along the border with Germany
to stop a German invasion.
Siegfried Line – a protective fortification place by the Germans along the border with France to
stop a French invasion.