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Re:Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public ... by 082349872349872 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @01:29AM (#34025395) 

    We'll try to stay serene and calm
    When Alabama gets the bomb!
had obviously been written about the Dixie of 1965, but today still gives chills.
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Re:Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public ... by incone123 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @03:39AM (#34026016)
Alabama has been hosting nuclear missiles for many decades.

South Africa wants two That's right! One for the black And one for the white

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Re:Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public ... by 082349872349872 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @04:12AM (#34026181)
True, "Alabama" is even the name of a boomer submarine.

But both it, and all the nuke-capable bases (MXF, RSA, etc.) are federal, not state, which has been an important distinction in the past (especially in 1963).

In Birmingham they love the governor cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door

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Re:Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public ... by bombcar on Saturday December 17, 2022 @07:53AM (#34027345)
I love watching the Hunt for Red October now that “boomer” means “out of touch old person” along with “fully loaded nuclear icbm submarine”
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Re:Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public ... by lb1lf on Saturday December 17, 2022 @06:31AM (#34026920)
Egypt wants to get one, too, just to use on you-know-who.

So Israel's getting tense, wants one for self defense "The Lord's our Shepherd", says the psalm - but just in case, we'd better get a bomb!

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