Major Bing Bong

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yesman@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 234d (1 reply)

Just for those who don't know: Maj. Bong was the highest scoring American ace of WWII with 40 (IIRC) kills. He mostly flew the P-38 in combat and was killed test-flying the P-80 shortly after the war.

hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 234d

So Bing Bong ended with a bang?

I apologize profusely for my bad taste in humor.

MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 234d (2 replies)

In my hometown we have two bridges crossing the harbour. One is named after this guy, "the bong bridge". The other is the "high bridge".

So we have the bong and the high bridge.

Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 234d (1 reply)

They knew.

Slatlun@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 234d

The "high bridge" is just the nick name that absolutely everyone uses. It has a real name, but nobody cares.

Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 234d

Ground control to major Bong...

Jerb322@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 234d (1 reply)

There's a state park in Wisconsin named Richard Bong....

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 234d

Better than that, it's the "Bong Recreation Area". I searched it and one of the suggestions was "bong repair near me".

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 234d

"Dick Bong" sounds like a nickname you'd give someone you caught trying to turn a bong into a fleshlight. Or vice-versa...

Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 234d (2 replies)

Bing Bong!

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 234d (1 reply)

Whose your friend who likes to play?

Realizing now that there are probably people here who were Riley's age (11) when that movie came out (2015)...

Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 234d

My bad, it was ding dong, not bing bong.

praxis@pawb.social · 5 pts · 234d

I miss my wife

FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 234d (1 reply)

Fuck yer life

LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 234d

Respectfully

tias@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 233d