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Re #1: Appropriate that your tagline is a quote from a NA grad.

Yes, magslinger, I praise the Class of 1929... for giving us Bob Heinlein!

Re #2: We're too busy fighting those American-hating terrorists to concentrate on winning football games the way the Navy, who does not have fight anyone, can.

Gadzooks, big! Even the Junior Birdmen from Colorado Springs... are snickering over that lame excuse!

I supposed when my 'Boys smoke your Packers in this year's coming NFC Championship Game... you'll claim they were way too tired from pressing the curd!

BTW I have a family gathering up in Big D tomorrow... so I may not be able to be on the thread if the Middies need me, but I'll be backing them to the hilt win, lose or draw!!!!

And I'll also be visiting with my Dixie Cup hatted cuz that does something oh so hush-hush on those Navy 707s that fly here and there without any noticeable markings. He says he'll tell me exactly what he does if I will open a vein on each arm and leg. He has always been a wisenheimer since his momma dropped him on his soft spot the day after he was born! But he means well--

RE: Gadzooks, big! Even the Junior Birdmen from Colorado Springs... are snickering over that lame excuse!

Not so far-fetched my FRiend. The Army does not have the luxury of recruiting anything but warriors.
While the other services have enough "manpower" to siphon off their folks to man desks at the BOQ and VOQ and other base activities, the Army has to hire
contractors to do that because they are stretched too thin. The same holds true for the officer corps. The Army can't afford to lessen the standards a bit to attract athletes in lieu of military aptitude. The Air Force did it for years and the Navy does it now.
I, for one, am glad to be associated with an military service that is more concerned with defending the nation than fielding a football team.

Hey Bender...how’s my favorite naughty robot? Or should that be my naughty favorite robot? No matter; they both work.

I noticed that you once again used “Gadzooks!” in your post and was wondering if you knew the origin of that term. It’s a contraction of the phrase “God’s wounds,” and is used so one doesn’t take the Name of the Lord in vain. It’s got a sister phrase, “Zounds,” which means the same thing.

Just a little pre-game trivia is all. Hope all is well with you,

Best,