Posted on 02/23/2005 6:37:30 PM PST by davidosborne
Subject: One for the Army Boys
things Army Rangers are always taught:
Keep your priorities in order
Know when to act without hesitation
A college professor, an avowed atheist and active in the ACLU, was teaching his class. He shocked several of his students when he flatly stated that once and for all he was going to prove there was no God. Addressing the ceiling he shouted:
"GOD, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll
give you exactly 15 minutes!!!!!"
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by.
" I'm waiting God, if you're real knock me off this platform!!!!"
Again after 4 minutes, the professor taunted God saying,
"Here I am, God!!! I'm still waiting!!!"
His count down got down to the last couple of minutes when a Ranger, just released from the Army after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq and newly registered in the class, walked up to the Professor.
The Ranger hit him full force in the face, and sent the Professor tumbling from his lofty platform. The Professor was out cold!! The students were stunned and shocked. They began to babble in confusion. The Ranger nonchalantly took his seat in the front row and sat silent. The class looked at him and fell silent.....waiting. Eventually, the professor came to and was noticeably shaken. He looked at the Ranger in the front row. When the professor regained his senses and could speak he asked:
"What the hell is the matter with you?! Why did you do that!?"
"God was really busy protecting America's soldiers, who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act like an asshole!!! So he sent me!!"
ONE NATION UNDER GOD!!!
the act of a stupid fool. God does not bow to the whims and wishes of the unbelievers
I believe its supposed to be a Marine who does it.
Thanks for the laughs! I hope its a true story.
thats a great story.
I am proud of that Ranger... may God always shine on his path.
THAT sir, is priceless!!!!
Of course, when I read it, I was picturing Ward Churchill on the platform---
Probably the best lesson that class has had in along time!
Passing it on... Don't know if it's true or not.. but a point well made regardless...
Good humor!
me too..
good one
I love all of the extraneous exclamation marks!!!!!!
Wonderful. Bump.
I didn't write it.. I just copied and pasted as I got it.. can't take credit for it..
I know!!!!1!!one!
Quite possible..
An oldie, but a goodie.
10-4
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