....."I looked at it and it was a B-29"

Leaflets Dropped On Cities In Japan

Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb,
dropped c. August 6, 1945

TO THE JAPANESE PEOPLE:
America asks that you take immediate heed of what we say on this leaflet.

We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by
man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the
equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a
single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly
assure you it is grimly accurate.

We have just begun to use this weapon against your homeland. If you still
have any doubt, make inquiry as to what happened to Hiroshima when just one
atomic bomb fell on that city.

Before using this bomb to destroy every resource of the military by which
they are prolonging this useless war, we ask that you now petition the
Emperor to end the war. Our president has outlined for you the thirteen
consequences of an honorable surrender. We urge that you accept these
consequences and begin the work of building a new, better and peace-loving
Japan.

You should take steps now to cease military resistance. Otherwise, we
shall resolutely employ this bomb and all our other superior weapons to
promptly and forcefully end the war.

EVACUATE YOUR CITIES.


ATTENTION JAPANESE PEOPLE. EVACUATE YOUR CITIES.
Because your military leaders have rejected the thirteen part surrender
declaration, two momentous events have occurred in the last few days.

The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military
has notified your Ambassador Sato that it has declared war on your nation.
Thus, all powerful countries of the world are now at war with you.

Also, because of your leaders' refusal to accept the surrender declaration
that would enable Japan to honorably end this useless war, we have employed
our atomic bomb.

A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the
equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s could have
carried on a single mission. Radio Tokyo has told you that with the first
use of this weapon of total destruction, Hiroshima was virtually destroyed.

Before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the
military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor
now to end the war. Our president has outlined for you the thirteen
consequences of an honorable surrender. We urge that you accept these
consequences and begin the work of building a new, better, and peace-loving
Japan.

Act at once or we shall resolutely employ this bomb and all our other
superior weapons to promptly and forcefully end the war.

EVACUATE YOUR CITIES.

Source: Harry S. Truman Library, Miscellaneous historical document file, no.
258.


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"After I noticed the flash, white clouds spread over the blue sky..."
a blue flash from the window...
it was not really a big flash...
blue flash of light just like a spark...
made by a train or some short circuit....
spark and bang...
it was yellow...
I opened the window...
there came the flash....
camera flash bulb....

"he said, ``That was a killer beam"..."
I saw something flash suddenly.....
bluish-white flash like a magnesium flare outside the window...
we saw a yellow ray of light from the north...
could only see people's shadows...
as if lightening had struck....
the world around me turned bright white..
nothing more than that brilliant yellow light..
a stone lantern in the garden became brilliantly lit...
garden shadows disappeared...

"the world went white..."
a tiny, glittering, white object about the size of a grain of rice...
tinged with yellow.... and red...
soon grew into a monstrous fireball...
it was travelling in my direction...
it measured 200 meters in diameter...
bright red pillar of fire...
sometimes it was hollow at the center....
at other times, broiling...
leaping flames blew out of the center....

"I am under the impression that it exploded directly over our house..."

"then came the heat wave..."
my forehead felt hot....
i felt hot...
ten seconds since the flash of light....
yellowish scarlet plume rising like a candle fire...
just like a white wave head coming toward me while standing on the
beach....
the wave steadily approached...
houses levitated a little and then crushed down to the ground...
things and flames were falling from the sky...
sheet of fire...

"a whirlpool of fire approached..."
a big tornado of fire...
an earsplitting roar...
big noise...
tremendous noise...

"when the blow came, I closed my eyes..."

"felt weightless as if I were an astronaut..."
the sensation of floating in the air...
hundreds of needles were stabbing me...
now dark and hazy...

"the sky was dull...."
couldn't see anything in the dark...
it looked like twilight...
until the darkness disappeared...
pitch black swirling smoke...

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Chairman Mao says: wrote:
Leaflets Dropped On Cities In Japan

Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb,
dropped c. August 6, 1945


And the third, lesser known leaflet:

"People of Japan; as the other two leaflets warned you, we have employed
atomic bombs against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, destroying
them. It is time to honorably surrender. Even these two weapons shall
have a terrible effect on your country in the years to come as a strange
effect emanating from their detonation shall cause you to be plagued by
gigantic moths, fire-breathing reptiles, and massive lobsters - bent
upon the destruction of your cities, Tokyo in particular - against which
your military shall be unable to cope without the help of the United
Nations.
And we are not just talking through our hats here either; we've already
detected giant ants breeding in the desert where the weapon was first
tested." ;-)

Pat

In article ,
says...

And the third, lesser known leaflet:


. . . . gigantic moths, fire-breathing reptiles, and massive lobsters - bent
upon the destruction of your cities, . . . giant ants . . .

Original, funny. 10/10.

Verno

have a terrible effect on your country in the years to come as a strange
effect emanating from their detonation shall cause you to be plagued by

an endless series of bad movies about

gigantic moths, fire-breathing reptiles, and massive lobsters - bent
upon the destruction of your cities, Tokyo in particular - against which
your military shall be unable to cope without the help of the United
Nations.

:-)

robert casey wrote:

have a terrible effect on your country in the years to come as a
strange effect emanating from their detonation shall cause you to be
plagued by

an endless series of bad movies about

I'm trying to remember the worst done monster; as far as actually
attacking Tokyo, Hedorah The Smog Monster might be the most laughable;
it actually crapped on Godzilla's head in its first appearance.
Those are its eggs, not its testicles, that Godzilla has in his hands:
http://plastica.cocolog-nifty.com/ph...orah_movie.jpg
I thought the movie should have ended with Godzilla shoving a catalytic
converter up its rear.
For downright silliness, it would be hard to beat Manda The Sea Serpent
that defends the Mu Empire in "Atragon":
http://www.scifilm.org/images/atragon3.jpg
The Danes found out marionettes sea serpents don't work in "Reptilicus";
the Japanese in "Atragon" (or "Gotengo" for you purists.) On the other
hand, the control deck of Atragon in the original has got to be seen to
be believed- it beats the hell out of anything in "Voyage To The Bottom
Of The Sea" or "The Hunt For Red October".
The few members of the bridge crew apparently monitor around 200 gauges
each, and the captain doesn't revolve the periscope to scan the horizon,
he stands motionless on a _revolving platform_ looking through the
periscope, as it revolves with the platform.
It's technology like that that allowed the Submersible Battleship
Gotengo to kick the little red-headed ass of the Bitch Empress Of Mu.
The fact that it can fly, tunnel underground at around 40 mph, and turn
underwater cities into something that resembles a freezer that badly
needs defrosting didn't hurt either.
Oh wait... I forgot Minya:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Minya.jpg
If Godzilla had been raised in Sparta, his offspring, Minya, would have
been tossed off of the cliff shortly after it was born. This deformed
little runt would be just the sort of creature to show the Mothra girl's
evil sister the hidden path through the mountains so she could sneak up
behind Mothra on that dinky dragon of hers. :-)

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:



robert casey wrote:


have a terrible effect on your country in the years to come as a
strange effect emanating from their detonation shall cause you to be
plagued by


an endless series of bad movies about


I'm trying to remember the worst done monster; as far as actually
attacking Tokyo, Hedorah The Smog Monster might be the most laughable;
it actually crapped on Godzilla's head in its first appearance.
Those are its eggs, not its testicles, that Godzilla has in his hands:
http://plastica.cocolog-nifty.com/ph...orah_movie.jpg
I thought the movie should have ended with Godzilla shoving a catalytic
converter up its rear.

I vaguely remember a flying saucer turtle creature (with jet engines
where the feet should be) duking it out with Godzilla, and trashing
Tokyo in the process. :-)

robert casey wrote in news:wqRui.14454$Od7.1129
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

I vaguely remember a flying saucer turtle creature (with jet engines
where the feet should be) duking it out with Godzilla, and trashing
Tokyo in the process. :-)


Gamera. I fondly remember one scene; I was watching with my brothers and
this Japanese army guy was crowing about how they had him on the run--he's
"turned turtle" and withdrawn into his shell. I remarked that next I
supposed he was going to shot out sideways pointing jets, spin round and
round, and fly off. Immendiately that is exactly what he did.

Therein is the greatness of Japanese movie monsters.

In article .net,
robert casey said:

I vaguely remember a flying saucer turtle creature (with jet engines
where the feet should be) duking it out with Godzilla, and trashing
Tokyo in the process. :-)

Gamera is really neat,
He is made of turtle meat.
We all love you, Gamera!

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William December Starr

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:01:32 GMT, robert casey
wrote:

I vaguely remember a flying saucer turtle creature (with jet engines
where the feet should be) duking it out with Godzilla, and trashing
Tokyo in the process. :-)

....That's the sad part. Gamera has never taken on Godzilla due to the
two being owned by different companies, and neither of them wanting to
go through the "Who'd Win/Lose?" issues. Personally, my money's on
Gamera *provided* his shell holds up fine to Godzilla's breath.

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robert casey wrote:

I vaguely remember a flying saucer turtle creature (with jet engines
where the feet should be) duking it out with Godzilla,

That's Gamera; he never fought Godzilla as he was from a different movie
studio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamera

and trashing Tokyo in the process. :-)

He had a unfortunate habit of falling out of the sky onto things like
gasoline storage facilities and oil refineries.
If it could blow up, sooner or later Gamera would come tumbling down
onto it, generally in a unconscious condition after fighting some monster.

Pat