Congratulations, MJY, our FReeper of the day ! I hope you enjoy your day in the spotlight !
It's 30 degrees as I post this. North-Central Texas "B-r-r-r-r" !
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Diver Dave, JustAmy, and lodwick have been called in from the sea search for the missing crew members. Below is a dialog between your captain and Scuttlebutt yesterday:
Scuttlebutt, you look terrible!
I feel plum terrible, sir.
You look like Bill Clinton after a weekend with Jennifer Flowers.
That’s low, sir, really low.
Tell me your version of it.
I don’t remember all of it, sir.
I only got married three times, not four, Friday night in Tijuana.
And, I believe one of those was to beowolf, sir,
I was in this Tijuana,er, uh, hotel with michigander, razorback-bert, and beowolf.
Meek ‘n Mertz broke in and hauled us to a beach in the U.S.
We were only handling out temperance tracks, sir.
Trying to save the young ladies.
Anyhow, they stripped us on the beach and burned our clothes.
The border was closed for an hour because of our smell.
Meek ‘n Merk marinated us in Blue Star ointment
and then scrubbed us down with 14” hard bristle bruses.
They drug us down to the ocean and made us stand up to our necks in it for an hour.
It was horrible, sir.
I nearly froze
And, that salt water hurt.
Some critter kept crawling up my leg
and ate the nail off my left big toe.
Then, they gave us short arm inspections and Mama_Bear and dutchess gave us shots.
I’m so full of penicillin I wouldn’t catch a STD if I went to the Democratic Convention.
Razorback-bert’s in real bad shape, sir.
He just sits in a corner of the brig and shakes.
I think he’s got them delirium trembles.
I’ll have ship’s physician/chaplain WVNan look at him.
He’s bad feared of her, sir.
When we were on the beach she was checking me.
Razorback-bert said she looked like the madam at the hotel.
That weren’t right because she don’t use a spatula for makeup.
Anyhow, she’d been standing there with that serene smile she gets,
You know, like God done said something to her or she’s smoking some good stuff.
She had her palms up and her hands together.
Suddenly, her right hand shot out and hit razorback-bert just below the ribs.
He dropped like a rock.
She said, “Bless you, child.” And spun, you know, like Katherine Hepburn, and walked off smiling.
My big toe hurts really bad, sir.
I’ll ask WVNan to look at it.
Ask her not to hit me, sir.
MJY
MJY, congrats on being one of FR's finest!
As for the Welcome Home accorded our returnees from Southeast Asia, that was a personal source of grief.
My husband was in charge of a Strike Team, forerunner of Special Ops, choppered routinely to supplement forces in the hot spots - Tet Offensive, Da Nang, etc.
Landing in San Francisco on a chartered plane at the end of a long year, plucked literally straight out of the jungle, there were special greeters as they debarked.
Their welcoming committee was a large group of college age hippie types screaming and jeering.
As he went by, a girl spit on him. Without hesitation, still operating on survival instincts, he snapped her arm, and without a word, the line of returnees each grabbed a protester and dragged them into a rest room.
They commenced a lesson in 'Thou Shall Not Spit in Public 101,' the airport police keeping watch outside, thrilled some justice was meted out that day.
That was only the beginning of his ordeal. Strangely related to them on the flight home was advice to travel in civvies to get home, if they could. My husband had to wear his uniform to get Standby Rates.
On the flight to Dallas, and the last one to Columbia, SC where I anxiouly waited all day, he was made to sit in the very back of each flight so the civilians would not be upset!
My hero was literally the last one off, treated like a mad dog.
Thirty-four years later I feel that tremendous pain as deeply as I did then.
My payback is three grown children in their 40's, carrying the torch, their memories and priorities eagle straight.
Thank you to all who understand and honor our military, who are willing to fight to ensure freedom, whether here or abroad.
God bless them and their families, and each of you who support them.
MJ, pleased to know you a little better, and the story behind your name...your Dungeon looks quite comfy...the pic of your grandsons is soooo darlin', good grief, how cute. Your love of country and love of family are very inspiring. I'm sure you'll be enjoying your day on stage here at the Finest...just relax, and let us all brag on you...)
It's Monday...I'm not quite ready for it, but will step up to the plate anyway.
Wishing all Freepers a most excellent day.
MJY1288 enjoy your day as one of FR's Finest.
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