Posted on 02/11/2005 7:18:12 AM PST by ILL
Texas longhorn
If you ever have to “grab a bull by the horns” try a Texas longhorn. Considering that my first post was critical of SF Chronicle's depiction of USMC General Mattis – but somehow got into a vanity section – I wouldn’t be surprised that this too gets reclassified the same way. According to some members here, I invited the Wrath of Gods upon myself on account of:
a) being new – not knowing the ropes
b) having posted a vanity as my first article
c) me being a pink, pro-communist, liberal threat to security of the United States because my name contains too many consonants
d) In my naiveté I posted my real name and a degree which most plumbers and cab drivers consider offensive, and would prefer I dropped out of high school.
Something else came to my mind watching the Oliver Stone (BOOOO! – scared ya’, didn’t I?) movie JFK, last night. OK cat lovers, donkey posters get your ammo out, this is gonna be your field day, the more pictures of animals the better. Since films ordinarily fall into the category of culture I think this is the appropriate placement for this sarcastic semi-grievance.
Meanwhile back at the ranch: JFK (BOO! Scared you again) the movie revolves around this New Orleans District attorney Jim Garrison – a true life character. By all accounts the director (Stone) and this Garrison were more pink than pink, and therefore enemies to certain forums that enjoy posting pictures of domestic animals. But something unexpected happened. This Garrison (as pink as you want to make him) took the bull by the horns and strongly fought for what he believed. Contrary to the general perception that he may have been a “pinko” in his real life, I see, his fight, his irreverence, his stubbornness, his strong moral adherence to protecting the Laws of our country, his clash with the FBI, as the very essence of a good radical warrior who just happens to be on the wrong side of the fence (providing I ever grant anybody to put up a fence between me and my country). I would want that man on my side, no matter what side I choose to be on. All his qualities (in the film), I admire. Now, since (according to Hoyle) he is colored pink, I must hate him. Well, I won’t. That’s what DOGMA stands for. In plain English: Do not use your brain or any part thereof. Listen to the “powers that be” even if you have to swallow your own foot on a daily basis. Now certain forums (especially cat and donkey lovers), verbally stand for all things American, and learned how to pump/beat their chests in the name of the Flag, the fifty nifty united states, the incredibly clever president we happen to be blessed with, but they will swallow you whole, if you, as much as pronounce the letter P, let alone spell out the entire word P-I-N-K.
OK you got me. It really isn’t a topic about culture. It is a topic about LACK OF CULTURE. What we so strongly and so profoundly believe, we shall demonstrate by destroying even the worthiest of those who we (mistakenly, self-righteously and pompously) endow with signs of a pinko. This Pinko (Garrison) fought tooth and nail against all odds and his deeds make him my brother, even if he’s the worst scum of the Earth, in your eyes. I saw in him the admiration for the country, Law, Constitution, pride of being American and the will to face unforgiving odds in an uphill struggle. OK, I’m done. Start the cat barrage. Get the donkeys out of the closet. Or, alternatively you may choose to read and make some sense by looking at yourself. Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Just bring it on. Let him, who has sinned not, cast the first stone.
Iliya Pavlovich (the plumber)
No, I pretty much never stop. Either I get my teeth kicked in or I get somebody elses teeth kicked in. Depends on the factors outside my control. Thank you all for reading my "personal tidbits" - I shall leave you alone now. Apparetntly (and according to Hoyle) I don't fit this mold. Sorry I wasted your time. If you weren't here reading my rubbish you'd be back in your backyard completing that massive bridge you started yesterday morning. But let this be my parting post - I chose to zap (zoom, zip, zang) myself by myself (although I may not get proper burrial rights since suicide is one of the cardinal sins).
Don't chicken out. Hang around a while you may learn something.
Interesting indeed! I still can't figure out why he'd just come to FR and start spouting his knowledge. Motive?
He got kicked out of Denny's ???
Hey lad, quite a homepage you got there! Wow! Is that a Mini you got your hand on in the helicopter?
I love his little avatar. A picture of three youngish girls (students?) swooning over him(?)
This guy has a serious condition I think (Christ complex?)
LMAO!
Actually it's a .50 cal machinegun. Normally the UH-1 carried the M60 7.62 machinegun. We had a pilot in our unit who was a little on the wild side went out and scrounged some groundpounder 50's and mounted them to his aircraft but discovered they vibrated rivets loose. He solved the problem by trading those to the Navy for some aircraft 50's. We wound up with 4 of them, 2 mounted on 2 aircraft. They really sounded sweet on the way into a hot LZ.
Sweet! I'll bet the aircraft 50's scared the bejeezus out of your foes. Have you ever perused the vids at vampirebat? If not, check out :
http://vampirebat.com/war/
There are a couple of very cool (well, I think so) vid clips of helicopters in action (gatlinggun and apache kills). Amazing firepower!
The philosophy majors took all the Starbucks jobs (along with the taxi driver jobs).
Does PHD really get you a better table at the nice restaurants? I hope so as it doesn't do much on Free Republic.
As A. Ya. Vyshinsky spoke these words, one can see you knitting a Kalishnikov drooling in the front row.
That'll make you go blind, you know.
From your Profile Page:
Your Honor, they made me do it.
I didn't even know it was called "a trigger" when I pulled it. I thought it was a tiger I was pulling, not a "trigger". Yes I do realize that. At my age, I am indeed embarassed - yes I too would like to stay out of jail but if in your infinite wisdom you think the jail will benefit from my presence (If I may interject a thought of Winston Chruchill? "I think that I got more out of liquor than liquor got out of me.") I'll be right off. What's the dress code for jails these days? Is being 15 minutes "fashionably late" acceptable or not? Do I bring flowers or wine to the hosts? Is there valet parking there, or do I have to walk from the nearest McDonald's? I really don't want to take up any more of your valuable time - I'm sure you have others to send to the gallows as well, so I'll just thank you and be on my way - I'll figure it out, I'm not as dumb as I look - this look took me years to create (including the beer belly). No, I can't change overnight but give me a day or two and I'll have my secretary get back to your secretary.
I think I'll have to digest that a while.
I knew from day one this guy was trouble. I was completely wrong about why, but i knew he was trouble!!
Doc, no offense, but when one espouses how brilliant they are, shouldn't they use the right form of the word "then?" I know you are a comparitive sociology guy, or whatever, but that doesn't mean you always have to use the comparative form of than/then. Thanks.
My, but you DO have the high opinion of yourself!
OK, Doc.. back that statement up.
"but not yours"
So.. what is my name that you are so certain is not greater than yours?
Pinhead.
That's code for socialist/Dem, America/Bush hater morphed from the old communist movement that became defunct and or pure Marxist. Judging from the self-proclaimed elevated place this person projects from, I would assume narcissism indicating elitism at it's worst, which translates all us freepers in to peons in his parallel universe.
Just thought you all might like to know not to book a flight to Uranus to visit this guy.
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