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Posted on 08/31/2005 1:36:26 PM PDT by grace522
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Witticisms from our Bros in the field
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:36:30 PM PDT
by
grace522
To: grace522
It should be noted, these are only the typical gripes from overworked soldiers, the majority of which are very proud and dedicated to the cause in Iraq.
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:46:18 PM PDT
by
grace522
(Let's not slander our intelligence to that degree)
To: grace522
Man...my eyes are still full of tears from laughing so hard. I never knew our boys could be so clever!
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:47:57 PM PDT
by
Lekker 1
("Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927)
To: grace522; SirChas
"I'll be right back. I have to go pound my nuts flat..." Lt Col (EUCOM) after being assigned a difficult tasker
I'm telling you in advance.... I'm stealing the above. As soon as I regain my composure, I'll use that line.
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:50:32 PM PDT
by
mad puppy
( The Southern border needs to be a MAJOR issue in 2006 and 2008)
To: grace522
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:51:41 PM PDT
by
The SISU kid
(Politicians are like Slinkies. Good for nothing. But you smile when you push them down the stairs)
To: grace522
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:53:25 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(We broke Pink's code and found a terrorist message.)
To: grace522
I knew there would be ONE I could use at my job.
"I'll be right back. I have to go pound my nuts flat..." Lt Col (EUCOM) after being assigned a difficult tasker
Shalom.
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:53:52 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(So that's how liberty dies, with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala)
To: mad puppy
I'm telling you in advance.... I'm stealing the above. As soon as I regain my composure, I'll use that line. UnME both.
Ranks right up there with "I've never heard a buzz sentence until now."
Shalom.
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:54:57 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(So that's how liberty dies, with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala)
To: AnOldCowhand; Allegra; BerthaDee; Conspiracy Guy; Clemenza; cyborg; Dashing Dasher; Deaf Smith; ...
FF (Favorite FReeper) ping.....
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:55:35 PM PDT
by
The SISU kid
(Politicians are like Slinkies. Good for nothing. But you smile when you push them down the stairs)
To: grace522
This might help with interpretation
Acronymicon: JS=Joint Staff
EUCOM= US. European Command
OSD=Office of the Secretary of Defense
OUSD=Office of the Undersecretary of Defense
CENTCOM=US Central Command
GO/FO=General Officer/Flag Officer (since generals have flags, they're called flag officers)
DIA=Defense Intelligence Agency
CJTF=Coalition Joint Task Force
NIPR=Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router (The Web in Mil-Speak)
JOC=Joint Operations Center
SHAPE=Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
GS-##=General Schedule- Civil Servant Ranks. Higher is better
USAREUR=US Army Europe
LATAM=Latin America
DOS=Department of State
SOCEUR=Special Operations Command Europe
MARFOREUR=Marine Forces Europe
USSOCOM=US Special Operations Command
OBE=Overcome By Events
COA=Course of Action
NAVEUR=US Navy Europe
SVTC=Satellite Video-TeleConference
TRANSCOM=Transportation Command
JFCOM=Joint Forces Command
OER=Officer Efficiency Report
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:56:04 PM PDT
by
gondramB
To: gondramB
OBE=Overcome By Events
I like that! Man, if that doesn't describe my life, I don't know what does...
OBE Naj
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:58:43 PM PDT
by
najida
(I run with scissors and I don't play well with others.)
To: ArGee
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posted on
08/31/2005 1:59:04 PM PDT
by
peacebaby
(Folks around me are crazy. Mercury MUST be in retrograde.)
To: Lekker 1
"I've heard of 'buzzwords' before but I have never experienced a 'buzz sentence' or a 'buzz paragraph' until today" Lol, makes me yearn for the good old days in the army. Looks like Sec Rumsfeld and his DoD minnions have the army running in circles.
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posted on
08/31/2005 2:02:14 PM PDT
by
OldCorps
To: grace522
"His knowledge on that topic is only power point deep.. Back in the day, that sentence described about 80% of the field grades and above.
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posted on
08/31/2005 2:03:47 PM PDT
by
OldCorps
To: The SISU kid
Impressive. A lot of these are really funny.
I am partial to this one;
"We're from the nuke shop, sir. We're the crazy aunt in the closet that nobody likes to talk about ..."
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posted on
08/31/2005 2:07:53 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: teenyelliott
My Favorite....
"When all else fails, simply revel in the absurdity of it all." LCDR (CENTCOM)
Reminds me of one of my past tag lines....
"We’re all on this sphere to revel together in the bond of our collective lunacy"....
8^)
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posted on
08/31/2005 2:12:21 PM PDT
by
The SISU kid
(Politicians are like Slinkies. Good for nothing. But you smile when you push them down the stairs)
To: The SISU kid
Your new tagline is pretty funny!
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posted on
08/31/2005 2:22:45 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: grace522
The only reason that anything ever gets done is because there are pockets of competence in every command. The key is to find them ... and then exploit the hell out of 'em." CDR (CENTCOM) LOL! This is my favorite.
Our Soldiers seem to have an uncanny ability to call a spade a spade..I found no disrespect in these quotes, only grains of truth..
To: grace522
Kind of reminds me of the absurdity of the book Catch-22.
To: Gamecock
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