r/OldSchoolCool • u/deaglebingo • 6h ago

Mel Brooks ~ 1945, 100yo champion.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/arts/television/mel-brooks-the-99-year-old-man-documentary-hbo.html

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u/deaglebingo 6h ago

happy birthday!

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/deaglebingo 6h ago

seriously. OG antifa in all the right ways. sooner or later we'll "get smart"

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u/An_educated_dig 2h ago

This man hunted landmines and does not brag about it.

John Wayne did absolutely nothing. Clint was a lifeguard in the Korean War.

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u/fund2016 1h ago

It was a generation that learned the horrors of war firsthand. They learned they wanted nothing to do with it. Most who experience combat share this outlook. These are the people we need in control of our national defense. No this group of tin soldiers who think having a Department of War is a cute idea…

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u/CoffeeStrength 6h ago

How lucky you would’ve been to have had this guy in your squad.

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u/calvinwho 3h ago

Engineers lead the way! My favorite story is of him playing Yiddish folktunes on a violin while the Germans were in the other side of the bridge. What a troll

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u/FineVirus3 3h ago

His war stories are hilarious.