tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130672522024-03-18T21:44:12.671-07:00OK, So Here's The Deal...A Marine Major, Running Fool, and All-Around Smart-Ass.Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.comBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-37010404168010364992008-06-25T04:43:00.001-07:002008-06-25T04:45:43.588-07:00Atta GIRL!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YnhuaGlJB3I&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YnhuaGlJB3I&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-8035916004128554412008-06-07T07:09:00.001-07:002008-06-07T07:09:46.335-07:00Life In My HouseI love this.<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZUHT-p8svkc&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZUHT-p8svkc&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-72090918958705091152008-05-21T20:41:00.001-07:002008-05-21T20:42:43.282-07:00TrainwreckI can't stop watching this. It's just so disturbing.<br /><br />Like a direct view of my worst nightmare.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VF-QuXEumsg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VF-QuXEumsg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-20695953175817974722008-05-19T18:38:00.000-07:002008-05-19T18:39:30.813-07:00You Think You've Seen This But Watch Again<center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c5tVxi6iCXM&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c5tVxi6iCXM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-82414020019640539342008-05-11T18:12:00.003-07:002008-05-11T18:22:00.889-07:00Back When I Was Young in 1998....He memed me.<br /><br /><a href="http://varkentine.blogspot.com/2008/05/year-is-2008-placeben-varkentines-mind.html">Ben</a>, that is.<br /><br />Here are the rules:<br /><br />A) The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.<br />B) Each player answers the questions about himself or herself.<br />C) At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Ten years ago I was:</span><br /> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">- Only <a href="http://www.grose.us/blog/1998_01Jan.html">writing two blog entries</a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">- Going through The Basic School without my family<br />- Going through Adjutant School without my family<br />- missing my 3 and 5 year old children<br />- not even contemplating running marathons<br />- only half way through a career as a Marine<br />- the same weight as today</p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Five things on today's to do list:</span><br /> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">- go to church<br />- take mom and wife to lunch for Mother’s Day<br />- take a nap<br />- get ready for the week ahead<br />- (bonus) go to Borders and browse<o:p></o:p></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Things I'd do if I were a billionaire:</span><br /> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Easy.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://www.grose.us/blog/2005_03Mar.html#20050315">This</a>.</p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Three bad habits:</span><br /> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">- starting projects I don’t finis...<br />- spend hours on the computer <a href="http://www.grose.us/blog3/">blogging</a> and surfing<br />- wake up late and have to rush<br />- (bonus) late night snacks<o:p></o:p></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Five places I've lived:</span><br /><br />- Oklahoma<br />- Seattle<br />- Tennessee<br />- South Carolina<br />- Arizona<br />- Saudi Arabia<br />- Virginia<br />- California<br />- More but I've already broken the rules enough ....<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Six jobs I've had in my life:</span><br /> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">- Marine<br />- Security guard for University of Washington’s Pavilion and Husky Stadium<br />- Busboy at Black Angus<br />- Paper route (Seattle Times)</p> Sorry, not tossing this along. Only back to Ben.Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-67492835255008590712008-05-11T17:33:00.001-07:002008-05-11T17:35:50.170-07:00True SportsmanshipMakes me proud to be from Washington.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PhvXyoGVFw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1PhvXyoGVFw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-24465933698477034992008-04-20T19:55:00.003-07:002008-04-20T20:11:10.924-07:00Then and Now<a href="http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow">I thought this was brilliant</a>.<br /><br />I love to see old and new pictures and I actually have pics like this I did with my pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2429460997_aa2ac19301_m.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2429460997_aa2ac19301_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2430276000_204e7d2bd2_m.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2430276000_204e7d2bd2_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-18819702087650100552008-04-05T17:15:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:16:04.283-07:00Still Laughing After 100th Viewing<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8RbUKU1rCaE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8RbUKU1rCaE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-23343433017407607232008-03-30T10:48:00.003-07:002008-12-10T13:12:25.470-08:00Lion LoveI thought this was really cool...<br /><br /><span style="">The first attachment is a still photo. The second attachment is a video. There's no sound, but look at the picture first and then watch the video. These 2 guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up, they took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary, a year later they went to see it and were told it would not remember them.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgairECo-4VO_BpY6GP_yY3VpceZni9zG2E_QxYoLtafGPqnp6BomTMgBtzPQhDNAFOvyNnsoV_I6r1ooGKY3KMysjCXTAz8W8BLyL1tqJreXQTOmDQSClUmiN5Zk0poL5-8WLS/s1600-h/Upload.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgairECo-4VO_BpY6GP_yY3VpceZni9zG2E_QxYoLtafGPqnp6BomTMgBtzPQhDNAFOvyNnsoV_I6r1ooGKY3KMysjCXTAz8W8BLyL1tqJreXQTOmDQSClUmiN5Zk0poL5-8WLS/s400/Upload.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183594134318342274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-06638894004991258 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/tx8qg3WRDTc&hl=en"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tx8qg3WRDTc&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tx8qg3WRDTc&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-44400356604006305462008-02-24T10:05:00.001-08:002008-02-24T10:05:38.822-08:00Could Not Stop Laughing<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BzlekUUV9o4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BzlekUUV9o4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-81916124782313285652008-02-16T07:15:00.001-08:002008-02-16T07:17:54.763-08:00One WishA Canadian farmer, Osama bin Laden, and a Texan are all working together one day. They come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it. "<span style="font-style: italic;">I will give each of you one wish, which is three wishes in tota</span>l", says the Genie.<br /><br />The Canadian says, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I am a farmer and my son will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in Canada."</span><br /><br />POOF! With the blink of the Genie's eye, the land in Canada was forever fertile for farming.<br /><br />Osama was amazed, so he said, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I want a wall around Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq and Iran so that no infidels, Americans or Canadians can come in our precious land."</span><br /><br />POOF! Again, with the blink of the Genie's eye, there was a huge wall around those countries.<br /><br />The Texan says, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I am very curious. Please tell me more about this wall around the land."</span><br /><br />The Genie explains, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Well, it's about 5,000 feet high, 500 feet thick and completely surrounds the country. Nothing can get in or out; it's virtually impenetrable.</span>"<br /><br />The Texan sits down, cracks a beer, smiles, and says, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Fill it with water."</span>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-36963578359071056412008-02-08T17:37:00.001-08:002008-02-08T17:40:18.481-08:00More DramaFirst there was this:<br /><br /><embed src="http://stupidvideos.com/player.swf?sa=1&i=36778&uid=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="371" width="452"></embed><br /><br />And now there's this:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hkqqMPPg2VI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hkqqMPPg2VI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-60944817061499972292008-01-28T19:51:00.001-08:002008-12-10T13:12:25.628-08:00Damn Unfortunate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMASCYlM9s0WlnarHL8TKUTe41zDxjJK6DzLvkMTyWwnYjw09ofp6kCJnx49plhRl7nkv552m9j6i6lMuKdpB8Nv15dIynpnyx3Y_NI5BoI-OvgJWVVBOLvzbaqopaiBiwFqy/s1600-h/1508.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMASCYlM9s0WlnarHL8TKUTe41zDxjJK6DzLvkMTyWwnYjw09ofp6kCJnx49plhRl7nkv552m9j6i6lMuKdpB8Nv15dIynpnyx3Y_NI5BoI-OvgJWVVBOLvzbaqopaiBiwFqy/s400/1508.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160741356772182770" /></a>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-82396646424289388532008-01-18T20:13:00.001-08:002008-01-18T20:26:17.049-08:00Favorite Commercials As Of LateThis T-Mobile one makes me laugh like the kids at the table...<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/6efOJ93Ulc4&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/6efOJ93Ulc4&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6efOJ93Ulc4&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6efOJ93Ulc4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />The best part of this one is the laugh/grunt of the passenger at the end...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ful1YfqUlU8&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ful1YfqUlU8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />This one keeps putting something in my eye... (and it has NOTHING to do with the little bob-top girl!)<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QseLvd_-o5M&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QseLvd_-o5M&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QseLvd_-o5M&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QseLvd_-o5M&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Then, of course...<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAp-VdBkIDE&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05326594505797008 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAp-VdBkIDE&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAp-VdBkIDE&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qAp-VdBkIDE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-79115169262362850272008-01-13T09:03:00.000-08:002008-01-13T09:13:39.390-08:00Dorky Shark: Insanely funnyQuite possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-06928420389269143 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ycbc4fHY1v8&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ycbc4fHY1v8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ycbc4fHY1v8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />What is <span style="font-weight: bold;">almost </span>as funny is the comments on YouTube. Here is a sample:<br /><ol><li>lol why the hell is this so funny? i never laugh at anything on tv, then this trailer shows up and i cant stop laughing. and of course i had to find this as soon as the commercial was over. hahaha</li><li>hahahahhaha seriously, best trailer for a movie ever. that alone made me laugh so hard.</li><li>lmfao at first i felt like such a retard cuz i saw the trailer and HAAD to favorite it..but now i see im not alone!</li><li>i wish everyone could hear the way i just laughed. it sounded like a donkey having a heart attack.</li><li>I'm so glad I'm not the only person who had to f'king find this immediately after seeing the trailer. I laughed/am laughing so hard I think I might puke.</li><li>Glad to see it's not just me. This damn trailer almost sent me to the hospital</li><li>This f'ing commercial gets me every single time. I can't stop laughing when I see it.</li><li>i just fell out of seat...this is the funniest thing ive ever seen...and i am no doubt seeing this movie...just to piss myself in the theatre when this part comes on.</li><li>lol ive watched tihs like 50 times and it never gets old</li><li>One of the funniest things I've ever seen. I gotta stop watching it or it will kill me.</li><li>Why the hell did I laugh? :s</li><li>4 guys, lot's of bong hits, 15 minute laughing steak :)</li><li>I passed out from laughter quite painful lol.</li><li>me andd mi friend are here on the floor in tears were laughing so hard</li><li>It's the best the 4th time they show it and the guy's laughter goes up an octave</li><li>i want to die from laughing</li><li>RHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! this is the funniest think ive ever seen!! im at work watching this and everyone thinks im some psycho from laughing about it so much :P</li><li>That is the funniest shark scene I had ever seen. I nearly wet myself laughing.</li><li>Problem is my friend laughs like that.... "Doahhhh Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho, DOAHHHH!"</li><li>the rest of the trailer (and probably the entire movie) serves only to detract from this piece of true brilliance</li><li>THats record breaking funny!</li></ol>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-79188650220121348562008-01-06T08:35:00.001-08:002008-01-06T08:35:52.528-08:00Somewhat Disturbing but Enthralling<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OHwsV5IqhZs&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OHwsV5IqhZs&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-88795736271031485182007-12-31T08:16:00.000-08:002007-12-31T08:19:52.960-08:00Carry On My Wayward DaughterHoly Mackinolies, this was just unearthly.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08608983200602516 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pS5xzOWbwo&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08608983200602516 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pS5xzOWbwo&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pS5xzOWbwo&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pS5xzOWbwo&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />My favorite YouTube commnet:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Dude, that was the sickest shit EVER!!!! Dude, the whole entire crowd should be shot in the kneecaps with a sniper rifle for that bullshit excuse for an applause. On a scale from 1-10, that would be a bajillion."</span><br /><br />I agree, the applause t the end was disproportional to the performance. WTF?Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-22021829785418909722007-12-30T16:36:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:12:25.755-08:00Life at TBSHilarious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvNQbc1Dp45unNf1V_YC9lAFyVcdxBJs_yw1y2lLvSNOP822Tk6frQ6GqMN3915KgioUaEE_qeQPBFb01vo_KLqk3uyRAfHOQNvGdhMTsyaipfu9OwnjKV9qQl4DDGYi_QrUX/s1600-h/beltbuckle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvNQbc1Dp45unNf1V_YC9lAFyVcdxBJs_yw1y2lLvSNOP822Tk6frQ6GqMN3915KgioUaEE_qeQPBFb01vo_KLqk3uyRAfHOQNvGdhMTsyaipfu9OwnjKV9qQl4DDGYi_QrUX/s400/beltbuckle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149930625237213202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They disabled embedding so you will just have to go the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZQANb1vb2I">link</a>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-76095544745292729812007-12-09T09:24:00.000-08:002007-12-09T09:25:09.237-08:00Pet Rules<p class="MsoNormal">To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Dogs and Cats,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years -- canine or feline attendance is not required.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1. They live here. You don't. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it 'fur'niture.) </p> <p class="MsoNormal">3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Remember: In many ways, dogs and cats are better than kids because they: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">1. Eat less </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2. Don't ask for money all the time </p> <p class="MsoNormal">3. Are easier to train </p> <p class="MsoNormal">4. Normally come when called </p> <p class="MsoNormal">5. Never ask to drive the car </p> <p class="MsoNormal">6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends </p> <p class="MsoNormal">7. Don't smoke or drink </p> <p class="MsoNormal">8. Don't have to buy the latest fashions </p> <p class="MsoNormal">9. Don't want to wear your clothes </p> <p class="MsoNormal">10. Don't need a 'gazillion' dollars for college.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And finally,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.</p>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-69735136288414238772007-11-24T17:35:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:12:25.986-08:00Guess who this is.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEvl2hgLnTyDy22ueGFwSISUjZlZz7oyYM_XZEthiBX_dg7SDaf1bRaRqU_6W5Ds8_tDAo_OZ_E4G5kGSABwHpIv5BIDHo7fdsEzEeKAHm2-ZRsf4T9FUi9HMSWYbvUiYxiXd/s1600-h/boyg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEvl2hgLnTyDy22ueGFwSISUjZlZz7oyYM_XZEthiBX_dg7SDaf1bRaRqU_6W5Ds8_tDAo_OZ_E4G5kGSABwHpIv5BIDHo7fdsEzEeKAHm2-ZRsf4T9FUi9HMSWYbvUiYxiXd/s400/boyg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136586772896515634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was shocked.<br /><br />Comment your guess and the first one to guess....is the first one to guess.Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-55712807192548560342007-11-12T17:36:00.000-08:002007-11-12T17:37:28.313-08:00Happy Birthday Marines!On Nov. 10, the Marine Corps turns 232 years old. Ever since it was formed in a Philadelphia bar in 1775, the Corps has given Marines countless reasons to take pride in the heritage of their organization.<br /><br />There is no shortage of instances in which Marine units and individuals have distinguished themselves in battle, but the bragging rights earned over the past 232 years weren't all born on the battlefield.<br /><br />The Corps' culture sets it apart from other branches of the military in ways that those who have never earned the eagle, globe and anchor find difficult to fully understand. But what is obvious to even the most casual observer is that Marines distinguish themselves through their unique appearance, spirit and accomplishments.<br /><br />To know the Corps is to love the Corps, which is why Marine Corps Times compiled the following list of 232 reasons to stand proudly at this year's birthday ball.<br /><br />1. Cpl. Jason Dunham. First Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. If jumping on a grenade to save a buddy isn't worth the top of the list, nothing is.<br /><br />2. Civilians have to find time to go to the gym. Marines get paid to go.<br /><br />3. The National Museum of the Marine Corps. It's like a Smithsonian of leatherneck.<br /><br />4. There's no such thing as an "ex" Marine.<br /><br />5. Re-enlistment rates are higher IN the war zone.<br /><br />6. Stink-proof socks. Well, almost. Systems Command is working on them.<br /><br />7. Jalapeño cheese.<br /><br />8. "Every Marine Into the Fight."<br /><br />9. Lump-sum re-enlistment bonuses up to $80,000. Many of you would consider doing it for free.<br /><br />10. New uniforms #1. Pixel-pattern cammies? Yeah, the Corps came up with that.<br /><br />11. "Doc."<br /><br />12. Flexed arm hang is harder than it looks. We tried it.<br /><br />13. Barracks parties on non-payday weekends.<br /><br />14. Marine Gunners.<br /><br />15. The Wounded Warrior Regiment.<br /><br />16. MarAdmin 266/07: Letting 18-year-old Marines drink on base at this year's birthday ball.<br /><br />17. No receipt necessary for travel claim expenses less than $75.<br /><br />18. The lance corporal underground.<br /><br />19. Fallujah II.<br /><br />21. Archibald Henderson's couch, re-upholstered, is still in the commandant's living room.<br /><br />22. "No better friend, no worse enemy."<br /><br />23. Typhoons approaching Okinawa often spark islandwide beer runs.<br /><br />24. Waivers.<br /><br />25. Gen. James Jones, who followed his tour as commandant with appointment as "supreme intergalactic overlord" (OK, it was Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, but close).<br /><br />26. 10 rounds from the 500-yard line.<br /><br />27. Per diem.<br /><br />28. To civilians, every Marine is recon.<br /><br />29. Recruiting in Texas is like hunting at the zoo.<br /><br />30. The "boat cloak." Because every super hero needs a cape.<br /><br />31. You can re-enlist in the IRR.<br /><br />32. The wallet in your sock.<br /><br />33. Motivating television commercials.<br /><br />34. The "horse shoe" haircut, gone but not forgotten.<br /><br />35. The global address list. Find your buddies and send them links to Marine Corps Times.<br /><br />36. Running cadences that mention napalm. And Eskimos.<br /><br />37. Stories that begin with, "So there I was ..."<br /><br />38. Modified parade rest.<br /><br />39. The transformation. Who you are when you join is not nearly as important as who you become.<br /><br />40. Lt. Gen. Jim Mattis getting a fourth star.<br /><br />41. If you've been on liberty in Twentynine Palms, you've been on liberty in Yuma and Barstow, too.<br /><br />42. Grooming standards. Not only can you not act like a thug, you cannot look like a thug.<br /><br />43. It's not the Army.<br /><br />44. Women in Manhattan have all seen the Fleet Week episode of "Sex and the City."<br /><br />45. Combat shotguns.<br /><br />46. Combat Action Ribbons. IEDs count now, and should have counted all along. Duh.<br /><br />47. The occasional free beer. Wear your blues into a bar and see what happens.<br /><br />48. After decades of debate, there remains no resolution on whether sand fleas trump "The Reaper."<br /><br />49. The Corps' doesn't call its officers, commissioned or not, "petty."<br /><br />50. Cpl. Gareth Hawkins, lying on a stretcher after an IED shattered his leg, demanded re-enlistment before medical evacuation. And got it.<br /><br />51. Whereas Army, Navy and Air Force jokes are funny, Marine jokes are potentially dangerous.<br /><br />52. The occasional friendly debate. Refer to a Marine staff noncommissioned officer simply as "sergeant," and see what happens.<br /><br />53. That troublesome "10 percent," making good Marines look great since 1775.<br /><br />54. Everyone at a high school reunion is obliged to justify his last 10 years, except the guy wearing alphas.<br /><br />55. As if ranks that include the words "master" and "gunnery" aren't intimidating enough on their own, the Corps uses them both. At once.<br /><br />56. Soldiers have Hooah Bars. Marines have Ka-Bars. The second will generally get you the first.<br /><br />57. The dress code. You can wear your cammies to meet the commandant or repair a tank.<br /><br />58. From "Aliens" to "Doom," the future vision of warfare almost always includes Space Marines.<br /><br />59. The Corps was formed in a bar.<br /><br />60. Marines predicted the WWII campaigns in the Pacific years earlier and prepared for the inevitable. So when a Marine says, "Hey, I've been thinking ." perhaps you should take notes.<br /><br />61. Give a Marine some free time, and he'll rip down your dictator's statue.<br /><br />62. If it ain't raining, we ain't training.<br /><br />64. Duty station garden spots: Jacksonville, N.C.; Yuma, Ariz.; Bridgeport, Calif.; Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Yes, we're kidding.)<br /><br />65. Making morning PT on time.<br /><br />66. Recruiters who promise everything EXCEPT a rose garden.<br /><br />67. Mustangs #1. It's easier to take crap from a CO who went to boot camp.<br /><br />69. Gen. Peter Pace, the first Marine chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He left his four-star insignia with his fallen comrades at the Vietnam Wall when he retired. Nice move.<br /><br />70. The people zapper. Using microwave energy to disperse a crowd sounds like fun. Semper fry, gunny.<br /><br />71. Nothing says "Good morning" like a mouthful of Copenhagen and freeze-dried coffee.<br /><br />72. Nothing says "I love you" like a welcome home sheet hanging on a chain-link fence.<br /><br />73. Bill Barnes. In June, the former Marine beat the crap out of a 27-year-old pickpocket who tried to make off with his dough. Oh yeah, he's 72.<br /><br />74. Leftwich Trophy. Heisman winners only think they know about leaving it all on the field.<br /><br />75. EOD. If you don't know why this is on the list, defuse the next IED yourself.<br /><br />76. Tax-free combat pay. Doing what you signed up for and not having to give Uncle Sam a dime back.<br /><br />77. Montford Point Marines. The first African-American Marines know a little something about honor, courage and commitment.<br /><br />78. Front toward enemy. It's not just a visual reference on a Claymore mine, it's a Marine Corps way of life.<br /><br />79. Mustangs #2. You know at least three Marines who drive them. It's like a Ford dealership exploded on base.<br /><br />80. Fred Smith, founder of FedEx. Only a former Marine could truly appreciate the value of getting your mail on time.<br /><br />81. CMC: The tallest member of the Joints Chiefs. OK, so we haven't actually measured, but he looks the tallest anyway.<br /><br />82. No more spit shining boots.<br /><br />83. Chuck Norris was in the Air Force. Steve McQueen was a Marine.<br /><br />84. The Crucible.<br /><br />85. 1/9, 2/9 and 3/9. Welcome back, fellas.<br /><br />86. The FROG uniform. You are now sweat-wickin' AND flame-lickin'.<br /><br />88. The M4. More rifles in the fight is generally a win-win.<br /><br />89. MRAPs. Trucks straight out of Mad Max. We still love a good Humvee, but we loved jeeps, too. Things change.<br /><br />90. Arty guys who do civil affairs. They blow it up, then they fix it.<br />Circle of life.<br /><br />91. Service Charlies. They look so good, the Navy's copying 'em.<br /><br />92. Fake Marines. No one eats 'em up faster than real Marines.<br /><br />93. John Lovell. A 71-year-old former Marine is sitting in a Subway restaurant when two armed men try to rob the place. Lovell grabs his .45, kills one and wounds the other. No word on how Lovell's sandwich fared.<br /><br />94. 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Six Navy Crosses so far. Six.<br /><br />95. Staff Sgt. Lawrence Dean II, aka the "BadAss Marine." He recites a poem.<br />He gets uploaded to YouTube. Thousands get motivated.<br /><br />96. Gen. James Conway takes over as the new commandant. Among his demands: a new PT uniform, new tattoo regs, a plan to add dress blues to the seabag, a change-up in medals and 22,000 more Marines. Someone's been thinking about taking over for a while, huh?<br /><br />97. Body-fat standards. Everyone hates them, until they see a fat Marine.<br /><br />98. "Jarhead." Only a former Marine could write a war story about not fighting anyone and make it last for 200 pages, then get Jamie Foxx to star in the movie.<br /><br />99. The Stumps. The Rock. The Sandbox. Oh, the places you'll serve.<br /><br />101. Tattoos #2. Getting a fallen friend's name tattooed on your other forearm, and knowing the same.<br /><br />102. The new PT running suit. Sure, the Army had them first, but the Army gets most things first.<br /><br />103. Marine expeditionary units: The cheapest cruise you'll ever take.<br /><br />104. Camp Lejeune: The closest interstate and the nearest good shopping mall are both at least an hour away.<br /><br />105. Camp Pendleton: There are roads and malls, but try affording a house near the main gate.<br /><br />106. Tattoos #3. Meat tags. Getting your blood type and other info inked on your ribcage isn't necessarily a bad idea.<br /><br />107. The Marine Corps is getting bigger. The Navy is getting smaller.<br /><br />109. 30 days' paid vacation, plus federal holidays off, is obscene by civilian standards.<br /><br />110. Maj. Gen. Marion E. Carl, the Corps' first fighter ace. First Marine to fly a helicopter. Two Navy Crosses, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 air medals. In 1998, the 82-year-old was killed during a home break-in when he jumped in front of a shotgun blast aimed at his longtime wife, Edna.<br /><br />111. Tattoos #4. Reaction to the new policy: Conway says sleeves are going away, Marines run for the chair. Tattoo parlors never saw so much business.<br /><br />113. Guaranteed pay raises.<br /><br />114. Marine Security Guard #1. Duty in the Bahamas.<br /><br />115. Having a WWII Marine say he's proud of you<br /><br />116. Drew Carey used to be in the Marine Corps Reserve. Now, he's the host of "The Price is Right."<br /><br />117. Combatant diver pins. No more of that Navy crap.<br /><br />118. A Red Stripe is a beer, mon. A Blood Stripe is a symbol of pride.<br /><br />119. NMCI, if only they would remove the "MC."<br /><br />120. You watched "300," and it reminded you of your unit.<br /><br />121. The "Det One" .45 pistol. Designed by Marines, for Marines.<br /><br />122. Combat marksmanship. You are creeping death. And you get graded on it.<br /><br />123. Never lost six nukes on a plane.<br /><br />124. CamelBaks. Water tastes like water again.<br /><br />125. Give a Marine enough free time, and he'll marry your Bahraini princess.<br /><br />126. Go to YouTube. Type in "bored Marines." Enjoy.<br /><br />127. When the president gets on a helicopter, it's not called "Army One."<br /><br />128. The opposite of the Peace Corps.<br /><br />129. Camouflage. You can camouflage anything and make it cool.<br /><br />130. No Fear #1. Marines aren't scared of anything. Except apricots. And Charms.<br /><br />131. Combat optics on M16s. Leave the iron sights, just in case.<br /><br />132. "Combat loss" amnesty for missing gear. It's like pleading the fifth.<br /><br />133. Riding a chartered Continental Airlines flight home from the war zone with assault weapons stuffed in all the overhead compartments.<br /><br />134. In combat, the division band becomes a heavy-machine-gun platoon.<br /><br />135. What do headaches, broken bones, infectious diseases, missing limbs and hurt feelings all have in common? Motrin. Thanks, Doc.<br /><br />137. Global instability equals job security.<br /><br />138. When NMCI goes down, and it will, it's like having the day off.<br /><br />139. The honor, privilege and responsibility of leading, mentoring and caring for junior Marines.<br /><br />140. Gunnery sergeants. Don't know the answer? Ask the gunny. Need something? Ask the gunny. In trouble? Avoid the gunny.<br /><br />141. Because gunny said so.<br /><br />142. The line to get "tazed" at a military gear expo. Marines will do anything for a free T-shirt.<br /><br />143. Deployment reunions. Like reliving your wedding night. Sweet!<br /><br />144. Gig lines. Even in khakis and a polo shirt.<br /><br />145. Eight-point covers. Even the uniform stands at attention.<br /><br />146. Marine Security Guards #2. They're not cute and cuddly, but when they greet you at the door, it's like getting a great big hug from the United States of America, no matter where you are.<br /><br />147. The Mameluke sword. Distinctive.<br /><br />148. The NCO sword. Earned, never given.<br /><br />149. The World Famous Mud Run. Thousands of people pay good money to run through 10 clicks of muck every year at Camp Pendleton.<br /><br />150. John Philip Sousa. A Marine, the nation's March King and composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Ooh-rah.<br /><br />151. MRE crackers. Hard as Milk Bones but much tastier. You can almost feel your teeth getting cleaner as you eat 'em.<br /><br />152. Jane Wayne Day. She'll never ask about work again.<br /><br />153. Shirt stays. Or garters. Whatever you call them, they're a triple whammy, keeping your shirt tucked, your socks up and removing all that unwanted leg hair.<br /><br />154. The slogans: "The Few, The Proud, The Marines." "We're Looking For a Few Good Men," "Once a Marine, always a Marine," "Tell that to the Marines."<br />If they could only purchase the rights to Hallmark's "When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best."<br /><br />155. Speaking of slogans, "The Few, The Proud, The Marines" beat out such notables as Nike's "Just Do It" and Burger King's "Have It Your Way" for a<br />2007 spot on the advertising Walk of Fame. Better luck next year, losers.<br /><br />157. Real duty station garden spots you can go an entire career without being assigned to: Southern California; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan.<br /><br />158. Rear-party Marines. God bless them. Whatever reason they stay behind - injury, impending retirement or being volun-told - they are indispensable.<br />They deserve medals for what they have to deal with while a unit is deployed.<br /><br />159. While field-grade officers are at the company office, company-grade officers are in the field.<br /><br />160. Colonels who can take a joke.<br /><br />161. Free flu shots. And smallpox shots and anthrax shots .<br /><br />162. Former Sgt. Chris Everhart. While camping with his three sons in June 2007, a bear snatched their cooler and made a play for his 6-year-old.<br />Everhart threw an 18-inch log at the bear's head, cracking its skull before it could attack and killing it instantly. Then, the park ranger gave him a ticket for leaving the cooler where the bear could get it.<br /><br />163. Standards. The Corps doesn't lower the bar when recruiting gets tough.<br /><br />164. Jim Nabors. "Gomer Pyle" becomes an honorary Marine in 2001 and makes lance corporal. It takes him six years to pin on corporal. Talk about art imitating life.<br /><br />165. Vincent D'Onofrio. The other "Private Pyle" is doing pretty well on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent." He's still weird, though.<br /><br />166. If you ambush Capt. Brian Chontosh's boys, he's going to take off his Navy Cross and kill you. Then, he's going to pick up your rifle and kill your buddies. Then, he's going to pick up your buddy's rifle and kill your buddy's buddies. Then, he's going to pick up a rocket-propelled grenade launcher .<br /><br />167. Speaking of the Navy Cross, a combat award second only to the Medal of Honor, Marines have earned 15 so far in Iraq, plus one in Afghanistan. Of the six awarded to sailors for those combat zones, five went to SEALs, and one went to a corpsman who exposed himself repeatedly to enemy fire to evacuate and treat wounded Marines. Along with Chontosh, the other recipients include:<br /><br />168. Gunnery Sgt. Justin D. Lehew.<br /><br />169. Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Perez.<br /><br />170. Sgt. Scott C. Montoya.<br /><br />171. Cpl. Marco A. Martinez.<br /><br />172. Sgt. Willie L. Copeland.<br /><br />173. Capt. Brent Morel (posthumous).<br /><br />174. Sgt. Anthony L. Viggiani.<br /><br />175. 1st Sgt. Bradley A. Kasal.<br /><br />176. Cpl. Robert J. Mitchell.<br /><br />177. Cpl. Dominic Esquibel.<br /><br />178. Sgt. Jarrett A. Kraft.<br /><br />179. Cpl. Jeremiah W. Workman.<br /><br />180. Cpl. Todd Corbin.<br /><br />181. Sgt. Aubrey L. McDade Jr.<br /><br />182. Pfc. Christopher Adlesperger (posthumous).<br /><br />183. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Louis E. Fonseca.<br /><br />184. Iwo JIMA. Japan might have changed the name to Iwo To, but that doesn't mean you have to acknowledge it.<br /><br />185. Col. John Ripley. Received the Navy Cross for the destruction of the Dong Ha bridge in Vietnam. The Corps takes care of its own. In 2002, with Ripley near death, doctors finally found a donated liver for his much-needed transplant. So the Marine Corps sent helicopters and Marines to Philadelphia to retrieve it, and they personally rushed it back to Washington in time to save his life.<br /><br />186. Marine Corps Times isn't a version of Navy Times anymore. How many careers get their own newspaper?<br /><br />188. Gatorade bottles wrapped in green, 100 mph tape so as not to offend the sailors in the room.<br /><br />189. Camaraderie. Marines will hook you up with their sisters, then punch you in the mouth for doing what they knew would happen the whole time.<br /><br />190. Ingenuity. MRE bombs, 101 uses for cleaning rods and iPods wired into field radio speakers.<br /><br />191. Getting off the ship.<br /><br />192. Getting back on the ship.<br /><br />193. No beach? No problem. Marines inserted 400 miles into landlocked Afghanistan and created Camp Rhino using CH-53 Sea Stallions. Imagine what you can invade with the Osprey.<br /><br />194. Cases and cases of bottled water mean never having to stand behind a water bull.<br /><br />195. Race as a nonissue. It wasn't always the case, but three black sergeants major of the Marine Corps in a row show that the Corps has only one color: green.<br /><br />196. Every day in the Corps is another reason to celebrate. That's why they call them working "parties."<br /><br />197. Riddick Bowe had what it took to be boxing's undisputed heavyweight champ. He did not have what it took to be a Marine.<br /><br />198. The U.S. Army Band is called "Pershing's Own." The U.S. Marine Corps Band is called "The President's Own."<br /><br />199. "8th and I." Ten bucks says you have no idea where the Army chief of staff lives. Commandants don't hide.<br /><br />200. MRE "rat boxes." How grunts trick-or-treat.<br /><br />201. The poncho liner. It's a blanket, it's a tent, it's a keeper.<br /><br />202. Combat fit-reps. People say they're equal to regular fit-reps. People lie.<br /><br />203. The "E-tool lean." Sailors don't know how good they have it.<br /><br />204. Navy Lt. Vincent Capodanno, Medal of Honor recipient. If Marines have a hot line to heaven, Father Capodanno - aka the Grunt Padre - would take the call. His body peppered by shrapnel, his right hand nearly severed, the Navy chaplain and priest crisscrossed a Vietnam battlefield Sept. 4, 1967, to render last rites to his fallen Marines and corpsmen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, until 27 rounds from an enemy machine gun took his life. Last year, the Vatican declared him a "servant of God." Next step, sainthood?<br /><br />206. Amphibious warfare means always being near the beach.<br /><br />207. No Fear #2. Talk about the AV-8B Harrier's troubled past all you like, but brave jump jet pilots are flying missions in Iraq.<br /><br />208. New Uniforms #2. Wash-and-wear combat uniforms mean no more starch, no more dry cleaning.<br /><br />209. Marine air-ground task force. Nothing like controlling the air and the ground.<br /><br />210. Slapping an eagle, globe and anchor on the back of your car and knowing it'll get you out of at least one speeding ticket.<br /><br />211. The Navy wants to put Marines back on warships. It seems that Tomahawk cruise missiles can't do everything.<br /><br />212. Liberty in Thailand.<br /><br />213. Liberty in Australia.<br /><br />214. Liberty, well, anywhere.<br /><br />215. The Navy's mascot is a goat. The Corps' mascot is a bulldog. You don't need Michael Vick to tell you who wins that fight.<br /><br />216. If you need another occupying land force, you can use the Marine Corps.<br />If you need another rapidly deployable, sea-based, front-door-kicking, air-ground team, you can't use the Army.<br /><br />217. 1775 Rum Punch. Four parts dark rum, two parts lime juice, one part pure maple syrup, grenadine to taste.<br /><br />218. "It's fun to shoot some people," said Lt. Gen. Jim Mattis. He says what he thinks.<br /><br />219. The Beirut Memorial Wall. If you ever forget what you're fighting for, pay a visit.<br /><br />221. "Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinburg?<br />I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line.<br />I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to." Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."<br /><br />222. Maj. Meghan McClung, Marine public affairs officer, killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq while escorting media. The PAO is more than just a spokesman.<br /><br />223. Sgt. Rafael Peralta. Like Dunham, he hugged a grenade to save his buddies in Iraq. No Medal of Honor . yet.<br /><br />224. Hearing an accidental discharge into the clearing barrel, then waiting for the lieutenant to walk inside.<br /><br />225. Call signs like "Spider" and "Assassin," and these guys were generals.<br /><br />227. Buttered noodles for breakfast.<br /><br />228. "Every Marine should look like a Marine. But a Marine looks like a Marine when he's got a bayonet stuck in the enemy's chest." Gen. Robert Magnus, assistant commandant, discussing body-fat standards.<br /><br />229. "Infantry" is the easiest job for recruiters to sell.<br /><br />230. Being the youngest Marine at the ball.<br /><br />231. Being the oldest Marine at the ball.<br /><br />232. Marine Corps Times appreciates all you do. Happy birthday, Marines!Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-90220734101509610712007-11-03T09:07:00.000-07:002008-12-10T13:12:26.241-08:00I'm Such A SuckerGot this in an email the other day and then got something in my eye...<p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVNt_9lfI2kSIzea7m7S9GUCkvmU5cfyOJUVGpiLGvjU3y-xJEeqbzSKteuHyB8QAlMqHz2M8i3t82kOay6a0YhOPeqhAS3ug6bhyphenhyphen3tN80zRqu9_0oGbBnmJ4sOfEGIRiFxFM/s1600-h/abby.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVNt_9lfI2kSIzea7m7S9GUCkvmU5cfyOJUVGpiLGvjU3y-xJEeqbzSKteuHyB8QAlMqHz2M8i3t82kOay6a0YhOPeqhAS3ug6bhyphenhyphen3tN80zRqu9_0oGbBnmJ4sOfEGIRiFxFM/s320/abby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128647239556798002" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a kind soul working in the dead letter office of the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> postal service.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.<span style=""> </span>She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear God,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim.<span style=""> </span>I am sending a picture of her so when you see her. You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Love, Meredith.</p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith<span style=""> </span>and addressed it to God/Heaven.<span style=""> </span>We put our return address on it.<span style=""> </span>Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven.<span style=""> </span>That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front<span style=""> </span>porch addressed, <span style="font-style: italic;">"To Meredith"</span><span style=""> </span>in an unfamiliar hand.<span style=""> </span>Meredith opened it.<span style=""> </span>Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, <span style="font-style: italic;">"When a Pet Dies."</span> Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Meredith,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.<span style=""> </span>Abbey loved being your dog.<span style=""> </span>Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">By the way, I am wherever there is love.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Love, God</p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"></p>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com327tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-47275981492794803492007-10-24T20:21:00.000-07:002007-10-24T20:27:40.945-07:00Come Sit On the Sorting Lap, Young Potter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/1737709233_f1e87a7686.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/1737709233_f1e87a7686.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A great rant about Dumbldork being gay (lifted from another blogger):<br /><br />"Yeah, Dumbledore came out of the closet...or was it a cubbard beneath a staircase that young Mr. Potter lived in for so much of his childhood years...<br /><br />How distasteful, really. I think Rowling, with all of her continued revelations about what happens to all the characters at Ohgwarts, should just write another book titled- So you wanted to know- and leave it at that. I am waiting to hear that Snape molested Hermoine in the cauldron storage room...oh wait for it, it's coming."Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-1701934634919583652007-10-06T18:15:00.000-07:002007-10-06T18:22:08.673-07:00You Know You Can't Become If You Only Say What You Would Have Done<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/1501726386_73e04f8748_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/1501726386_73e04f8748_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A great explanation of Len's <a href="http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/10/20/002426.php"><span style="font-style: italic;">If You Steal My Sunshine</span></a>.Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13067252.post-24798216506686389472007-08-25T18:48:00.000-07:002007-08-25T18:51:56.310-07:00How to Tell a Guy If His Fly is Open<p class="entry-body">Shamelessly stolen from <a href="http://danielfranklingomez.com/blog">Gallivanter<br /></a></p><p class="entry-body">1. “The cucumber has left the salad.”</p><p>2. “Someone tore down the wall, and your Pink Floyd is hanging out.”</p><p>3. “Your soldier ain’t so unknown now.”</p><p>4. “Quasimodo needs to go back in the tower and tend to his bells.”</p><p>5. “Elvis Junior has LEFT the building!”</p><p>6. “Mini Me is making a break for the escape pod.”</p><p>7. “You’ve got your fly set for Monica instead of Hillary.”</p><p>8. “You’ve got a security breach at Los Pantaloons.”</p><p>9. “I’m talking about Shaft, can you dig it?”</p><p>10. “Men are From Mars, women can see Your Penis.”</p>Viperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630008924317857925noreply@blogger.com8