"Sebastian" is the first name of Vauban, the engineer who had to tell the government the fort was all but useless...the architects had built it with its heaviest fortifications not fcing the open sea, but the city.
Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 – 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and breaking through them. He also advised Louis XIV on how to consolidate France's borders, to make them more defensible. Vauban made a radical suggestion of giving up some land that was indefensible to allow for a stronger, less porous border with France's neighbours.Remi added, "And you pass along a message for us: "Nutss."
According to various accounts from those present, when McAuliffe was told of the German demand for surrender he said "nuts". At a loss for an official reply, Lt. Col. Harry Kinnard suggested that his first remark summed up the situation well, which was agreed to by the others. The official reply was typed and delivered by Colonel Joseph Harper, commanding the 327th Glider Infantry, to the German delegation. It was as follows:
To the German Commander.The Germans were perplexed at the short reply. Harper offered an explanation of the meaning of the word to the Germans, telling them that in "plain English" it meant "Go to hell." The word choice came directly from McAuliffe and was typical for him. Vincent Vicari, his personal aide at the time, recalled that "General Mac was the only general I ever knew who did not use profane language. 'Nuts' was part of his normal vocabulary.
NUTS!
The American Commander
After this, the gloves come off.
I couldn't find where it was first used, but it's from boxing. Boxing used to be "bare knuckle" but this injured fighters too much so they started to wear gloves. If you really wanted to hurt your opponent, you took the gloves off.
Down the block a gray Citroen Xsara sat at the curb.
The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën from 1997 to 2006.
Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shares running gear with the Peugeot 306.
It came in three and five-door hatchback and five-door estate body styles; the estate was marketed as the Break and the three-door as the Coupé. The straight-4 engine range includes 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines as well as 1.6, 1.9 and 2.0-litre turbodiesels, and in some countries, a 1.5-litre TUD diesel engine
The Xsara was 1998 Semperit Irish Car of the Year in Ireland.
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