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Post by Patriot on May 30, 2005 17:36:19 GMT -5
Ian: Now, now. If the Air Force and Navy actually did their jobs like the Marines these days, they wouldn't even be fucking around at the Marathon to begin with! So, three cheers for you Zoomies from Las Vegas but, when you go back and hit the Nevada gambling joints after this infamous "Marathon victory", be aware that the real fighters are doing exactly what they're trained to do: FIGHT, NOT RUN!! These colors never run.  So get the exercise while you can, Navy and Air Force. You may very well need it to run away from disaster when your numbnut units crash behind enemy lines due to aerial map illiteracy. Oorah. |
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Post by TNRighty on Jun 1, 2005 17:34:19 GMT -5
I'd like to tackle the "women in the military" issue that was raised a few posts back. First of all, I've never served in the military, so my opinion is based purely on opinion, not experience.
Becasue I've never served in the military, my opinion that women shouldn't be in combat will probably be viewed as ignorant and unqualified, and that's fine. I've never hunkered down in a foxhole with an M-16, but many women have, and their courage is undeniable.
What I do believe, however, is that the greatest contribution women ever made in an American military endeavor was during WWII when they rolled up their sleeves and went to work in the factories cranking out tanks, guns, helicopters, airplanes, ammunition, and other necessary weaponry that powered our forces while our boys were overseas. Women also went to work in non-military factories producing the goods we needed here at home to keep our country afloat domestically. We've all seen the poster of the woman with her sleeves rolled up flexing her bicept above the quote, "We can do it!" Damn right, they did it.
Women did what women during that era did, they took care of the home while the men were gone, and they did a damn good job of it. That analogy might sound old fashioned or even chauvanistic, but the women in my life for whom I have the utmost respect were those who put their husbands, kids, and homes number 1. During WWII, America was their collective home, and the women here put America and its soldiers number 1. In the absence of their husbands they did what they had to do to keep the home running.
Go hug a grandma. There probably aren't any plaques commemorating their contributions, and they've probably never fired an M-16 or driven a tank, but there's a good chance they know how to manufacture one.
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Post by Patriot on Jun 1, 2005 18:27:22 GMT -5
Righty:
As would most of us, to be sure!
My dick is based purely on my dick.
Ignorant and unqualified? Those are the very last adjectives we can think of to describe you, TNRighty. Cease the self-deprecating modesty, please.
Many women have? Well, I'd not say "many". Maybe a few. And note the word, "maybe". Hunkering down in foxholes in an actual kill zone has never really drawn JI Jane to the extent people would like to believe. Unless you're referring to members of the Medical Corps.
Amen. Speaking of flexing, biceps weren't the only thing as per the pictures painted on many of the B-29s which droned out the skies of Polish airspace.
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Post by TNRighty on Jun 2, 2005 16:33:56 GMT -5
Not totally sure what to make of that last post, Patriot. As for the self depreciating modesty, I just wanted everyone to know how much respect I have for the women who have served. And just becuase I don't think they should be in a combat theatre doesn't mean I don't appreciate the sacrifices they've made...only that I think women can better serve our military and our country in other ways besides active combat. Now that I am finished bending over backwards for the sake of tact, because I am so smart and all-knowing with an omnipresent air of unparalled intelect, you all should take heed to what I say. There you go, how's that for modesty  |
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Post by Patriot on Jun 2, 2005 19:29:35 GMT -5
rofl.
I was just goofing around, sorry. You know, middle of the day bs. Yes, we all bow before your omnipotence. Give it up for Tennesee (rebel yell)!
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Post by Ian on Jun 3, 2005 16:48:01 GMT -5
Yes, we all bow before your omnipotence. Give it up for Tennesee (rebel yell)! What a sight! TNR is no longer bending over backwards and seems to be doing a capable, no, I daresay omnipotent job of bending Patriot over forwards! |
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Post by Patriot on Jun 3, 2005 16:52:13 GMT -5
rofl.
Actually, you're correct. Historically it takes a certain forward bend in the diaphragm to belt out the "rebel yell" (Confederate battle cry). So, I suppose I am bending forward a little.
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Post by Ian on Jun 3, 2005 16:56:31 GMT -5
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Post by Patriot on Jun 3, 2005 17:04:19 GMT -5
Ian:
I'm going to open a new thread on bodybuilding; feel free to join in (General rants).
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Post by Ian on Jun 3, 2005 17:07:18 GMT -5
I'd love to. My second passion. Well sports nutrition/fitness, I'm a boxer/swimmer not bodybuilder.
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