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G.I. Joe was just a toy, wasn't he?
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^
| 28 oct 07
| VIN SUPRYNOWICZ
Posted on 10/28/2007 12:31:47 PM PDT by rellimpank
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To: Plutarch
as one of the role models
To: rellimpank
Interestingly,
G.I. Joe started out as a comic strip in
Stars & Stripes, and then a 1945 movie, and not an articulated plastic action figure until 1964. The movie could be a prequel,
before G.I. Joe earned his fame as an action figure. Of course, G.I. Joe cannot be anything but American, as that is why he is a
G.I. rather than a Tommy, Jerry, or Ivan.
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:01:21 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: Squantos; archy
G.I. = “Global Integrated?”
Makes me think about Rule 308.
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:06:43 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
To: rellimpank
...does this make Lady Jane a member of Code Pink?
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:13:35 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
To: mwyounce; Jedi Master Pikachu
mwyounce;
Jedi Master Pikachu said; Why Brussels? While GI Joe being 'international' is offensive enough, Brussels is the capital of the European Union, and isn't renown for being the seat of many international organizations.
You replied:
NATO?
Which is a fair point.
What I think he meant to say was:
Why Brussels? While GI Joe being 'international' is offensive enough, Brussels is the capital of the European Union, and isn't renown for being the seat of many particularly effective international military organizations.
Better?
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:26:50 PM PDT
by
SWO
To: rellimpank
This is the first time I heard the story of Mitchell Paige. What a great read. Thanks for posting the article.
To: mwyounce
Good point. That could be it (in which case, it wouldn't be international so much that they're going after, but sort of grouping that is in Afghanistan, and to a lesser extent in Iraq).
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:34:50 PM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: Travis McGee
“Global Integrated Joint Operations Entity”, IIRC.
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:37:38 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
To: Vince Ferrer
" And maybe Jar Jar Binks can have a role in the UN somewhere."
BWAHAHAHAHH! Why did you have to bring that annoying him/it up?
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:40:42 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: rellimpank
John Adam was interviewed, but didn't say anything either way.
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:43:15 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(I will not submit.)
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To: boleslaus sabakovic
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:55:37 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(I will not submit.)
To: Colonel Kangaroo
Hopefully the work will be based on the REAL GI Joe of the 1960s and not that downsized fraud of later years.I had such an amazing collection of GI Joes and accessories when I was little... Of course, I had all of the cool stuff, though little of the original WWII accessories: But I had the USAF officer, complete with "short boots," which seemed silly to me at the time, the deep sea diver (complete with black plastic and rubber octopus), the frogman, and of course, the astronaut, along with the space capsule. Oh, and there was a commando, complete with a M3 "grease gun."
Then again, when I was little, I also had a set of cammos, complete with sgt stripes, and my name on a ribbon on the front, and a toy M14 that fired plastic "bullets." I guess today I'd probably be institutionalized, and drugged out of my mind... But back then, it was considered normal, though maybe a bit "spoiled."
Mark
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:57:01 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
Comment #34 Removed by Moderator
To: magslinger; boleslaus sabakovic
The original photo:
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posted on
10/28/2007 2:59:14 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(I will not submit.)
To: Travis McGee
Simple solution for those feeling blue........:o)
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posted on
10/28/2007 3:12:32 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: boleslaus sabakovic
Now what I wanna know is: what happened to Major Matt Mason?I had a big collection of those too! I was a total "space freak." My uncle was an engineer at McDonnel Douglass, who sent me a paper, die-cut "model" of the lunar module around the time of Apollo 8, and I had a cousin who was a tour guide at the Kennedy Space Center. In fact, somewhere around here I've got a photo of myself wearing a "real" space suit (one of the ones used by the staff at the KSC for demos. It was real, just didn't pass the QC tests, or was retired), and I was able to catch a ride on the "lunar rover" when I visited my grandparents in FL. IIRC, that was around the time of the Apollo/Soyuz flight.
Anyway, I had a bunch of Major Matt Mason stuff, including that multi-level "space station" or what ever it was. Man, I had SO many toys, I really was spoiled... While all my friends collected Hot Wheels, I had the Johnny Lightning cars, and this track which had this really steep hill, and a lever used to power the cars up the hill, and they'd glide back down around the track. What I learned was if you removed these guards at the top of that hill, you could launch the cars for a pretty great distance!
Mark
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posted on
10/28/2007 3:16:12 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
To: Squantos
The man said 308:
![](http://www.webarms.com/Gun%20Suppliers/Springfield%20Armory/2001-products-rifles-standard.jpg)
L
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posted on
10/28/2007 3:17:53 PM PDT
by
Lurker
( Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing smallpox to ebola.)
To: Lurker
Good point !
I spent good money on a Mk 12 Semi Auto Clone yesterday and wanted to air it dambit !
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posted on
10/28/2007 3:20:19 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: rellimpank
Bogart’s Rick Blaine in “Casablanca,” do before he opened his eponymous cafe -
Seems Rick shows up more than ONCE....
Lets see Rick characters played by Bogie and the order they were released.
Across The Pacific ((AKA Aloha means Good by)) (1942) He plays Rick, from Army Intel
Casablanca (Late 1942) Also plays Rick, a fellow who doesn’t seem to care for Nazis either.
IN 1948, he played a burned out Army Captain “Frank” who had a lot to say about civilians during WWII. One of my favorite Bogie movies, I think it is even better than Casablanca both the story but also because we get to ‘meet’ Bacall.....
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posted on
10/28/2007 4:03:13 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Yeah, well, maybe - but can you *prove* it?)
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