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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    reminds me of a 'funny' viet nam story...

    during and after the tet offensive of jan/feb 1968, quite a few of us were 'selected' to establish guard stations around our base in which we ended up living for a few weeks. the powers that were finally let us return to our home units one morning. on our way back, a bunch of APs decided that we were needed to guard the road from the aerial port to the main base as an important visitor was coming in. we took up our positions every fifty yards or so in our scruffy splendor until we were relieved after about ten minutes. seems the powers that were had decided that we were too scruffy-looking to be seen by our then commander-in chief on what was to be his last visit to the 'war zone.'

    good thing there wasn't a war going on or something...
     
    uncle phil, Apr 15, 2012
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  2. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Just conserving water!
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 15, 2012
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  3. CinnamonGirl

    CinnamonGirl The Cheat is GROUNDED!

    Location:
    Central Republic of Where-In-The-Hell
    Well, because it was 4 in the morning here. I'll set my alarm next time :)

    ***

    I'm way behind on my "read 100 books this year" goal. I started out doing really well, but not reading anything for a couple weeks, and then rereading The Hunger Games threw me way off.
     
    CinnamonGirl, Apr 15, 2012
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  4. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    I'll bet you have quite a few good stories, uncle phil. I always think of the Tet offensive in Vietnam when I think of my ex who served there during that period, too. I was only 8 years-old at that point in the war but as you know, they televised even 'scruffy' images from back then every evening (while we ate dinner). Hell, the scruffy images were the most disturbing. Then came the photos in the newsmagazines. I have no idea how you got through it and lived to be able to recount it but I'm glad you did.
     
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    Fangirl, Apr 15, 2012
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  5. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    I did have fun texting you while I was out bar hopping!

    That reminds me. There's a thread I wanted to start!
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 15, 2012
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  6. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    I hate this paper.

    Oh, and thank you music gods, I figured out what was wrong with the bass on my speakers. I nearly spazzed.
     
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    Japchae, Apr 15, 2012
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  7. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Holy motherfrackinggarbledinsanecursinginsertedhere... Somehow, halfway through my paper, the font shifted to 11pt. I've been struggling with how to bullshit through another 7 pages to get closer to the faculty's "approximate essay length". When I corrected it, I ended up with SEVEN additional pages... putting me at 29 pages of text, 34 total. Holy fucking head-desk moment.
     
    Japchae, Apr 15, 2012
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  8. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    Such a nice feeling to wake up refreshed and alert. And there is still time to do something useful or interesting as it is not even 3 pm yet.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 15, 2012
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  9. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    There once was a lady named Alice
    Who tried to use dynamite as a phallus
    They find her vagina in North Carolina
    And her ass was somewhere near Dallas

    Imagine a 4'11" gay man saying that! It made me laugh so hard!
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 15, 2012
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  10. Freetofly

    Freetofly Diving deep into the abyss

    Location:
    From Philly USA, living in London UK
    Too scruffy, lol. You wonder why or how certain people become or are in charge. Now that war zone was horrific, nothing like watching TV at 10 years old. I still remember the images.
     
    Freetofly, Apr 15, 2012
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  11. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

    Location:
    Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
    The Puppet Masters
    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
    Time Enough For Love
    Farnham's Freehold
    Stranger in a Strange Land

    All excellent reads, IMO. Hmmm... some good re-reads here, as well.
     
    grumpyolddude, Apr 15, 2012
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  12. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    Some more of the normal type comedy cleaning out emails:
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    Dear Bank Account Operator,
    WIRE TRANSACTION: WIRE-911315664745486
    CURRENT STATUS: CANCELLED

    You can find details in the attached file.(Internet Explorer file)
    ----
    That "report.zip" file attached must be important. I had better rush and open up that with IE to see what it is.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 15, 2012
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  13. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Sunday nights are depressing!
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 15, 2012
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  14. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    note to self: "like" and "reply" are NOT the same button.
    On to what I was trying to say - my personal answer for that one is go to work and call it friday. Monday mornings are always something for me to look forward to, and the prospect of actual sleep that night is something even better to look forward to.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 15, 2012
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  15. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Fuck, I'm so sneezy. My allergy meds must be wearing off.
     
    snowy, Apr 16, 2012
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  16. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    The Puppet Masters is another example of an excellent book and "ok" movie at best.
    The way they dumbed down the bugs in the film version of Starship Troopers was atrocious.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 16, 2012
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  17. Bear Cub

    Bear Cub Goes down smooth.

    Location:
    At the bar, eyeing the pretty one.
    Up late, can't sleep, feeling very sad.
     
    Bear Cub, Apr 16, 2012
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  18. B2653009

    b2653009 Slightly Tilted

    Ditto. :(
     
    b2653009, Apr 16, 2012
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  19. CinnamonGirl

    CinnamonGirl The Cheat is GROUNDED!

    Location:
    Central Republic of Where-In-The-Hell
    Yep, me too. :( Hugs for everyone!
     
    CinnamonGirl, Apr 16, 2012
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  20. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    I wish I had a cool name, like, Johnny Dazzle, or Jefferson Wang.
     
    Fremen, Apr 16, 2012
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