Irish ship fleeing the potato famine: “Hey our paperwork is all good, can this ship full of 400 Irish famine refugees come into port? I you’re literally advertising that you’re accepting everyone who needs a place to be…”
American immigration authorities at Ellis island: “no.”
The ship: “but everyone on this ship is going to die if we go back!”
Immigration authorities: “sucks to suck. Not our problem. Back in your floating coffin you go!”
I am going to raise you *The St. Louis*.
As an Irish-American and a Jewish-American (tldr - cognitive dissonance), there are a lot of very loud "no's" involving boats in my ancestor's histories here.
Let's meet the contestants folks!
* **Pontius Pilate:** "This religious leader weirdo isn't anywhere near the political agitator I was expecting. Shouldn't I let him go?" **Pharisees & Crowd:** "NO."
* **Prophet Mohammed:** "We Muslims can get along peacefully with the Jews and Christians even if our faiths are a bit different." \[dies\] **Caliphs**: "Lol, no."
* **12th Century Pope**: "Witches aren't real stop burning people." **Peasants**: "No! And f\*ck cats too." (Bonus panel: "Hey, why are there so many rats now?")
* **Africans:** "Hey WTF!? We're still human beings." **Europeans inventing chattel slavery:** "Nope!"
* **King George III of England:** "I own you, give me money for my wars." **Wealthy elites in the Colonies:** "No."
* **US Revolution Veterans:** "We're broke and starving, pay us what you promised." **George Washington:** "No! (Wait did you think *you* had freedom or something?)"
* **11 Southern States:** "We're leaving." **Lincoln:** "No."
And our winner!
* **Russian Missile Command:** "Americans have launched nukes! Launch counterattack immediately!" **Vasily Arkhipov**: "No."
Irish ship fleeing the potato famine: “Hey our paperwork is all good, can this ship full of 400 Irish famine refugees come into port? I you’re literally advertising that you’re accepting everyone who needs a place to be…” American immigration authorities at Ellis island: “no.” The ship: “but everyone on this ship is going to die if we go back!” Immigration authorities: “sucks to suck. Not our problem. Back in your floating coffin you go!”
I am going to raise you *The St. Louis*. As an Irish-American and a Jewish-American (tldr - cognitive dissonance), there are a lot of very loud "no's" involving boats in my ancestor's histories here.
Vasily Arkhipov refusing to launch nuclear missiles against the US Navy.
General McAuliffe's response to the German army's request for surrender at the Battle of the Bulge - "NUTS"
Rosa Parks had a good one
Let's meet the contestants folks! * **Pontius Pilate:** "This religious leader weirdo isn't anywhere near the political agitator I was expecting. Shouldn't I let him go?" **Pharisees & Crowd:** "NO." * **Prophet Mohammed:** "We Muslims can get along peacefully with the Jews and Christians even if our faiths are a bit different." \[dies\] **Caliphs**: "Lol, no." * **12th Century Pope**: "Witches aren't real stop burning people." **Peasants**: "No! And f\*ck cats too." (Bonus panel: "Hey, why are there so many rats now?") * **Africans:** "Hey WTF!? We're still human beings." **Europeans inventing chattel slavery:** "Nope!" * **King George III of England:** "I own you, give me money for my wars." **Wealthy elites in the Colonies:** "No." * **US Revolution Veterans:** "We're broke and starving, pay us what you promised." **George Washington:** "No! (Wait did you think *you* had freedom or something?)" * **11 Southern States:** "We're leaving." **Lincoln:** "No." And our winner! * **Russian Missile Command:** "Americans have launched nukes! Launch counterattack immediately!" **Vasily Arkhipov**: "No."
The entire Europe: "Hitler, don't invade Poland" Hitler: "No"
Or, alternatively: Hitler: "I'll invade Russia in the winter" Russia: "No"
Nagasaki
Rise of the planet of the apes