The Rat Trap

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017434]Well, that would make you wrong. [I]I'm pretty sure that's not an unusual state of affairs for you, but yeah[/I], I actually retired from the military back in the late 1990's. Here's the thing:

While veterans should be respected, I don't think they need to be glorified. This crazy "patriotic" pressure to "thank" a veteren every time you see one gets on my nerves, and is meant to reinforce some idea that they performed a service for me and I have to endlessly thank them.

This whole thing about "protecting our freedom" in Afghanistan -- are you joking? I'm worried about a lot of shit, but being invaded by Afghanistan ain't one of them.

I'm also not a fan of every business having some "veteran" slant. I'm a disabled vet, and I did my time and I get my benefits. I don't need everyone thanking me for my service or running around with "support our troops" stickers all over their cars. I made a deal with the government and kept up my end. Now they can keep theirs.[/QUOTE]It pisses me off when they say "Thank You for your Service". That's not what they were saying during Vietnam when I served.

Pilot.

[QUOTE=Camera3;4017359]Back in the day, we had an intern in our office, a Rawlins college sorority chick, and on weekends, she and her other sorority sisters would often go to the places around the Naval training center. They just went because the squids were nice kids from someplace else, and were willing to buy them drinks. They would dance, talk, maybe make out a little bit, I never asked if she got lucky. A new class of kids every couple months and she didn't have to put up with the Rollins entitled SOB bullshit attitude. Her words, not mine.

Those were the days.

C3.[/QUOTE]I was a company commander there back in the day when they ran boots out of RTC. Just visited the area a year or so back, and wow! They sure built up a nice neighborhood there.

[QUOTE=CssnPilot;4017587]It pisses me off when they say "Thank You for your Service". That's not what they were saying during Vietnam when I served.

Pilot.[/QUOTE]And after 58,000+ bodybags? We should've been thanking you.

[QUOTE=Jokester1;4017419]Is there such an aircraft as a B53?[/QUOTE]I assumed she meant B52, and didn't think much of it.

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017434]Well, that would make you wrong. [I]I'm pretty sure that's not an unusual state of affairs for you, but yeah[/I], I actually retired from the military back in the late 1990's. Here's the thing:

While veterans should be respected, I don't think they need to be glorified. This crazy "patriotic" pressure to "thank" a veteren every time you see one gets on my nerves, and is meant to reinforce some idea that they performed a service for me and I have to endlessly thank them.

This whole thing about "protecting our freedom" in Afghanistan -- are you joking? I'm worried about a lot of shit, but being invaded by Afghanistan ain't one of them.

I'm also not a fan of every business having some "veteran" slant. I'm a disabled vet, and I did my time and I get my benefits. I don't need everyone thanking me for my service or running around with "support our troops" stickers all over their cars. I made a deal with the government and kept up my end. Now they can keep theirs.[/QUOTE]I'm a retired Marine (1989).

I see you say you retired "[I]from the military[/I]". That's what most people say when they're not particularly proud of their service. In another post, you outed yourself as a squid.

While I agree with your last three paragraphs, [B][i]THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE[/i][/B] anyway!

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGuy0jievs[/URL]

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017405]You [B]REALLY[/B] aren't the sharpest crayon in the box, are you? So you are a great mom (I'm sure you have some tights and a cape laying around somewhere), and you seek validation for all that on a hooker board? Let's give some more thought about who's pathetic?

Bet that little marine of yours would be super proud to see what mom is doing while he's "protecting our freedom." lol[/QUOTE]Now just who is it that isn't the sharpest crayon in the box?

Who was it that joined the conversation complaining of "feeble minded religious bullshit" just because she invoked the word "God" in a joke that was obviously about "football"?

You better go grab YOUR tights and cape - - they're right there in the closet where you left them - - you're boyfriend in the closet probably has them on.

[QUOTE=CssnPilot;4017587]It pisses me off when they say "Thank You for your Service". That's not what they were saying during Vietnam when I served.

Pilot.[/QUOTE]I hear you brother, loud and clear!

It especially irks me when folks my own age, or maybe a little older, say that crap - - because they were probably the same ones back then that were spitting on my Marines as we returned from overseas.

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017592]I was a company commander there back in the day when they ran boots out of RTC. Just visited the area a year or so back, and wow! They sure built up a nice neighborhood there.[/QUOTE]Hey Swags, you had him pegged - - he "is" a squid!

So now we know he was just playing dumb - - he certainly knows what BrokeBackMountain is all about!

He also let the cat out of the bag, he doesn't even live in Orlando. You just have to look through the first page of his posts to see he posts all over the country on a daily basis.

Sorry he's disabled, but guess he's got nothing else to do all day (when he's not in the closet) but sit behind his keyboard and interject his [I]wisdom[/I] all over the country! LOL!

[QUOTE=Yragyrag;4017690]I'm a retired Marine (1989).

I see you say you retired "[I]from the military[/I]". That's what most people say when they're not particularly proud of their service. In another post, you outed yourself as a squid.

While I agree with your last three paragraphs, [B][i]THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE[/i][/B] anyway![/QUOTE]I served but I sucked at it and both the Army and I were really glad to part company and I get the never ending gyreen / squid thing but I had an Uncle who served for 26 years, retired as an E-9 did three tours in Vietnam, was in Korea at the end, was in Berlin during the airlift, won a bronze star for valor and he used to always say he was retired military and I'm most fucking sure he was never "less than particularly proud" of his service. Not everybody needs to compensate for having a micro penis by letting everybody know they were a fucking gyreen.

Just saying.

A2.

I'm curious. Is this;.

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017599]And after 58,000+ bodybags? We should've been thanking you.[/QUOTE]What you mean by this;.

[QUOTE=RogerOver;4017434]While veterans should be respected, I don't think they need to be glorified.[/QUOTE]Personally if you wanted to throw that shit in McNamara's face, or Kissinger, Nixon, LBJ, Kennedy ok but how the Vietnam vets got treated by some of the public was a national disgrace.

A2.

[QUOTE=Yragyrag;4017690]I'm a retired Marine (1989).

I see you say you retired "[I]from the military[/I]". That's what most people say when they're not particularly proud of their service. In another post, you outed yourself as a squid.

While I agree with your last three paragraphs, [B][i]THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE[/i][/B] anyway!

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGuy0jievs[/URL][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Yragyrag;4017731]Hey Swags, you had him pegged - - he "is" a squid!

So now we know he was just playing dumb - - he certainly knows what BrokeBackMountain is all about!

He also let the cat out of the bag, he doesn't even live in Orlando. You just have to look through the first page of his posts to see he posts all over the country on a daily basis.

Sorry he's disabled, but guess he's got nothing else to do all day (when he's not in the closet) but sit behind his keyboard and interject his [I]wisdom[/I] all over the country! LOL![/QUOTE]I never denied I was in the Navy dipshit. You are pretty much what we expect when talking to a jarhead.

Know why marines are like bananas? They all turn yellow and die in bunches. LOL.

BTW, I'm "all over" the country for reals. I travel to these cities. You can stick to Orlando.

[QUOTE=Admin2;4017987]I served but I sucked at it and both the Army and I were really glad to part company and I get the never ending gyreen / squid thing but I had an Uncle who served for 26 years, retired as an E-9 did three tours in Vietnam, was in Korea at the end, was in Berlin during the airlift, won a bronze star for valor and he used to always say he was retired military and I'm most fucking sure he was never "less than particularly proud" of his service. [highlight]Not everybody needs to compensate for having a micro penis by letting everybody know they were a fucking gyreen.[/highlight]

Just saying.

A2.[/QUOTE]THIS! I did my time, retired and moved [B]ON[/B]. Some of these dipshits won't move 3 miles from the base, so they can just keep heading down the the VFW or NCO club. Do they still have NCO clubs? LOL.

[QUOTE=Jokester1;4017419]Is there such an aircraft as a B53?[/QUOTE]The B-53 was a big ass thermonuclear bomb carried by B-58 bombers that could leave a 3 mile wide crater, flatten all buildings within a 9 mile radius and burn up all living life within a 20 mile radius. It was designed to collapse the war bunkers south of Moscow. Fortunately, we never had to learn if it actually worked.

I am going to guess Susie meant the B-52. Lots of those still in the sky raining terror on our select enemies.

C3.