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Civilian Gets "Busted" By F-14 Tomcat (Hilarious!)
Sports Illustrated ^ | Rick Reilly

Posted on 01/30/2006 4:17:38 PM PST by MindBender26

Edited on 01/30/2006 5:48:19 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Below is an article written by Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated. He details his experiences when given the opportunity to fly in a F-14 Tomcat. If you aren't laughing out loud by the time you get to "Milk Duds," your sense of humor is broken.


(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: alteredtitle; navytomcat
OV-10 Bronco (on a 120 degree day) "got" me in RVN
1 posted on 01/30/2006 4:17:40 PM PST by MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
".."Bananas," he said.

"For the potassium?" I asked.

"No," Biff said, "because they taste about the same coming up as they do going down." .."

That's funny!

2 posted on 01/30/2006 4:20:24 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: MindBender26

Sweet stuff them bananas...


3 posted on 01/30/2006 4:21:17 PM PST by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: MindBender26

Were you in the back as baggage, or were you sitting up front?


4 posted on 01/30/2006 4:21:28 PM PST by brooklin
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To: brooklin

In the back. Fam ride from an Aussie unit, afternoon in the dry season.

Error.


5 posted on 01/30/2006 4:24:10 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: MindBender26
A fighter pilot named Psycho gave me a safety briefing

He missed his clue to run away..... fast.

6 posted on 01/30/2006 4:24:47 PM PST by Godzilla (If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.)
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To: MindBender26

LOLOLOL


7 posted on 01/30/2006 4:25:50 PM PST by patton (I don't regret the journey, but it is time to get off the train.)
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To: MindBender26
LOL!!

BUMP!

8 posted on 01/30/2006 4:25:52 PM PST by groanup (Shred for Ian)
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To: brooklin

PS, under the bubble.


9 posted on 01/30/2006 4:28:02 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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Hilarious!

And so true.

10 posted on 01/30/2006 4:29:46 PM PST by EternalHope (Boycott everything French forever. Including their vassal nations.)
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To: MindBender26

Very funny! And true! But I don't get the "Colin Montgomerie" references. :-/


11 posted on 01/30/2006 4:32:33 PM PST by MarineBrat (Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
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Some very large golfer, I think. Sort of like the Refrigerator Perry of golf.


12 posted on 01/30/2006 4:36:29 PM PST by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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"Two Bags"

ROFLMBO!

I'd give anything to get to ride in one.


13 posted on 01/30/2006 4:46:16 PM PST by kenth
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To: MindBender26

ROFL!!


14 posted on 01/30/2006 4:49:32 PM PST by Ros42
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I'll take the next ride if he dont want it


15 posted on 01/30/2006 4:52:08 PM PST by fnord (497 1/2 feet of rope ... I just carry it)
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To: MindBender26

Good stuff!


16 posted on 01/30/2006 4:54:54 PM PST by Toby06
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To: MindBender26

Now THAT was funny!


17 posted on 01/30/2006 4:58:22 PM PST by McGavin999 (If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
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To: MarineBrat
'Monty' is a Scottish player on the PGA and European tours. He is quite a large man, and can drive the hell out of a golfball.


18 posted on 01/30/2006 5:06:42 PM PST by Jackknife ( "I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father'." —Will Rogers)
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To: MindBender26

LOL


19 posted on 01/31/2006 7:18:04 PM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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