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Reply to My Hat in Work JoeUser Forums

hate hate hate hate hate hate hate Took the words right out of my cold cold heart. I have my hat over here. When we start TSCIF guard next week I'll wear it in rememberan

Reply to Internet Addicts Excused from Finnish Army in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It'll just make it easier when us imperialistic Americans decide to carry out our plans to invade Finland. Fixed your comment.

Reply to No more Lurking in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Alarm? I thought maybe it was the old groin acting up...

Reply to In Defense of an Unpopular Truth…. in Politics JoeUser Forums

pseudosoldier raises hand I'm not too big on watermelon, although I like it more now than when I was a kid. Good article, tho. Very thought provoking.

Reply to My Hat in Work JoeUser Forums

Barbie wasn't the first one to say something to me about it, though. The day before the announcement Mr. Seersucker Treefrog said that he thought it was unprofessional. (This is the same guy who brought an unclear civilain spouse (not his) through a good 12 feet of "no-no space" before he announced it to everyone. My first thought was, "We have a female contractor?") He also thought that I said "Alpha Wolf," so... He's not the sharpest spoon in th

Reply to My Hat in Work JoeUser Forums

You know, the one guy I knew who wore his backwards was a TED-in-training (back in VT AROTC). His shirt collars got stretched out, and the backs of the necks are better reinforced, so they wouldn't stretch as much.

Reply to My Hat in Work JoeUser Forums

1. If I were going for the BO factor, I wouldn't've just showered after PT. I was soaking wet after just 2 miles this morning. 2. SFC Spadde already said something to me yesterday about the Gortex while I was in the building, heading towards the back room. "Aren't you hot?" "Not in here." Perhaps I won't be able to pull it off if I need to smoke bad cigars to relieve tension. But I have no other ideas for protest...

My Hat in Work JoeUser Forums

I'm not allowed to wear it backwards any more. Neither is SPC Blue Eyes (once she gets one). As a protest to this (and to the other uniforming "standards" recently implaced), I'm going to wear my Gortex jacket everywhere *except* in the super-air-conditioned work area. So, bleh.

Reply to Necronomicon in Religion JoeUser Forums

Truthfully, that was to be my intent. It would only be a certain passage, a page or two, that would have been copied into the manuscript, and then translated. I'd have to do the Arabic by hand and then scan it in, so I feel I'd have to research calligraphy as well. The translation I could provide, and they would provide the appropriate font for it. Have you guys looked at the web-site I linked? These people are pretty into getting it as good as po

Reply to My rearview mirror fell off. in Misc JoeUser Forums

This was the one thing that I had control over If this was the only thing you had control over, you're worse off than I thought. Hang in there.

Reply to Terror Warnings - Just Crying Wolf? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm thinking, kingbee, that greywar has an encyclopaedic knowledge of political figures, and he knew Johnson's "orientation" before he opened his mouth. Doing a quick Google shows that he seems to lean left, at least.

Reply to Terror Warnings - Just Crying Wolf? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The problems of how much credence to lend certain red flags and how strongly to react to terrorist threats are not lightly dealt with. The theory that any strong reaction to the possibility of a terrorist attack meaning the terrorists have already won is weak. Going about our daily lives with no regard to the personal safety of ourselves and fellow Americans is irresponsible and foolish. Yet giving into a police state mentality is heavily undesirabl

Reply to More Practical Jokes To Make Work More Fun in Humor JoeUser Forums

Freezing stuff - Don't leave your beret laying around unattended, or it may wind up in the freezer. Soaking wet. And, when that isn't enough, in a plastic baggie of water. For a week, because you're too dense to look for it there, and no one is telling, because it's too funny. I was only a spectator, I swear.

Necronomicon in Religion JoeUser Forums

Link I've been much too lazy about this (no, not the blog, but yes, that too). I heard about this contest many months ago, and had intended on making an entry. I just haven't set aside the time. My plan was to do some Arabic handwriting, but didn't have any specific ideas f

Reply to WWE Legends in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

Insane with the bumping, you are. Is there some insider news about him re-signing with the WWE? I don't really follow it at all any more, but haven't heard anything at all about this.

Reply to First Sergeant Needs More Crack in Humor JoeUser Forums

Please note how the last two comments together seem to imply "grey" == "shit". Good times.

Reply to Software Piracy Part 2 in Internet JoeUser Forums

On the flipside, I have known grey to do exactly as he claimed, and pay for the release (i.e. non-rip) version of a game that he enjoyed after pirating. And the man can buy a lot of games if the mood strikes him...

Reply to Star Wars: Episode III THe Revenge of the Sith in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Well, I still haven't seen number 2, despite multiple people offering to loan it to me every time I say that at work. I have little to no interest, except perhaps in the Yoda fight scene at the end, which I've heard some people slating. As far as the issues of timing, I'd think it's just that Lucas didn't bother to mesh it up. If you had the same kind of hardcore fanbase working on explaining these issues away as you did when West End Games was c

Useless Dog in Dogs JoeUser Forums

We weren't looking for a dog. Sure, the subject had come up before. We had a dog for about 12 hours one day, a stray that she had seen outside. They had bathed it, and named it, and then went to get it some dog food and to pick me up from work. But she had left it in the backyard while they were gone, unsure as to whether it was housebroken, and it had gotten out

Reply to Supporting the Troops in Misc JoeUser Forums

By Crom, it's good to see you commenting.

Reply to Fag anyone? in Humor JoeUser Forums

I thought greywar meant "instead of the ex-colleague that we had talked about the other day." Which really wouldn't be a compliment, in that case.

Reply to I Should Have Been A Nudist in Non-Fiction JoeUser Forums

Good deal. The coffee pot thing is spot on with Navy (and some Army, eh Greywar) personnel. There was this kid (seaman) at Language School who couldn't get away with not cleaning the pot, so it was his mug that was allowed to develop that coffee deposit...

Military Blogger - CBFTW in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm not sure from which blog I stumbled upon his, but later I saw mention of it on some Iraqis' blogs. The man, CBFTW Link , is an Army Infantry soldier currently deployed to Iraq. He seems to have pretty consistent internet access from a nearby internet cafe that charges $2/hour. He reads a lot, when not on OPs (a term he ex

Reply to Movie Comments in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

The reason I had only commented on the Catwoman portion was that I glossed over the other two due to the giant spoilers I could start to see... I was already fairly spoiled on I, Robot from just the trailers, but do have some interest in seeing BS.

Reply to Magic : The gathering in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Fair article; I like the way you recounted your early experiences. I would disagree that the broken cards are becoming more and more common. There was a huge spike of broken-in-half stuff in the Urza's Block, and it has really been more balanced after that (with the possible exception of this past block). What they *have* increased is synergy amongst the cards in a block, and that may make some decks overall more strong than just a collectio