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To: CitizenBob

LOL, while there is nothing funny about this poor kid, there is something funny about watching a bunch of wildebeests walking down to the water to drink.

The entire herd looks nervous and holds back, shuffling from hoof to hoof, and one dimwit walks up to take a drink and is dragged in by the nose. The others see this, and now go down to drink!

When I was in the Navy, I was working on the flight deck, and me and one of my squadron mates were standing there, side by side with three heavy tie-down chains draped over each shoulder, trying to figure out if we were too close to walk in back of an F-14 Tomcat that was waiting to launch. We nervously looked at each other, but neither of us walked in back of the idling jet engines.

Then, a Blue Shirt carrying a pair of chocks in each hand, walked up next to us, paused for a split second trying to determine if it was safe, and after about 1/10th of a second of internal debate, stepped out into the jet exhaust.

He got blown down the flight deck, legs, arms, and chocks in a big tangle.

We looked at each other, nodded, and took the long way around.


18 posted on 06/16/2016 1:08:11 PM PDT by rlmorel (Embrace your Curmudgeonliness.)
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To: rlmorel

Darwin’s theory does work.

Whilst in FL on a scuba club freshwater springs dive trip we camped by a pool above an underground spring. I met and talked with divers with 3 tanks each and over a mile of line who were going down to chart further into the underground river. When they went under ~1am, I decided to take a walk barefoot in shorts to see the actual river in the moonlight.

After about 50 - 100 steps I heard crashing through the brush and a belly flop to my right. Then I heard several more crashing and belly flops to my right followed by many more in front of me. Then I realized GATORS!!!! I did an about face and ran back to camp and my tent - the ONLY direction from which I did NOT hear gators...

When I saw the Pres. of the club the nest morning, I asked why he didn’t mention the gators? Charlie’s answer - everyone knows there are gators in FL...


30 posted on 06/16/2016 1:22:42 PM PDT by CitizenBob
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