Personal Life of Walter Oesau & Other Questions - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Perseus71 · #1 8th February 2009, 14:59

Hi Horst,

I don't intend to be rude or go into details of the personal life. All I am trying to do is to complete the biography I am writing on Wikipedia. In any biography you at least in passing need to mention the fact that the person had a family. Without credible references to cite, I can't even mention the fact that he even had a wife. With all due respect I am NOT getting into his pants. All I am trying to show is a personal side to the great aviator.

Cheers

Perseus

Dénes Bernád · #2 8th February 2009, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Perseus71

With all due respect I am getting into his pants.

Isn't something missing from this sentence?

Maximowitz · #3 8th February 2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád

Isn't something missing from this sentence?

Possibly.

I suspect Perseus is an American? Something of a communication problem, in Europe the phrase "..try and get in someone's pants" means to attempt to have sex with them..." *laughing*

Unless there's some weird necrophilia Luftwaffe cult I was unaware of...

NickM · #4 9th February 2009, 04:07

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Originally Posted by Maximowitz

Possibly.

I suspect Perseus is an American? Something of a communication problem, in Europe the phrase "..try and get in someone's pants" means to attempt to have sex with them..." *laughing*

Unless there's some weird necrophilia Luftwaffe cult I was unaware of...

Maximowtiz, I am pretty sure the more appropriate expression would be 'walk in his shoes' rather than the 'pants' uh-thingie--because it means the same thing in the US as in Europe

nm

Flitzer · #5 9th February 2009, 05:32

In Rudel's Stuka Pilot, as detailed as he gets, he never even mentions the fact that he was even married. By the way, he was, and his wife was a very attractive woman by the way. As long as one is detailing the lives of these airmen isn't it appropriate to mention the basic details of their personal lives to give us more of a feel for personalities?

Maximowitz · #6 9th February 2009, 08:19

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Originally Posted by NickM

Maximowtiz, I am pretty sure the more appropriate expression would be 'walk in his shoes' rather than the 'pants' uh-thingie--because it means the same thing in the US as in Europe

nm

Quite.

An Oesau bio? Why not? I see no reason for it not to be written, providing it is well researched and honest, which I'm sure it would be. I'd like to see similar bios of Walter Dahl and Kurt Welter too, anything to put some "skin on the bones."

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