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My respect for you, Mr. King, just went up several notches.
But, it still won't keep me from slamming you for being a motorboater. CN "DSK" wrote in message . .. Thom Stewart wrote: Thanks Group, Dec.,7th, 1941 was the day that Branded my generation. Us Old Timers vowed to make the bad things in our world better. We thought we did. Trouble with living so long, is seeing that we created other problems. SORRY Thanks for Rememdering Pearl Harbor! Thank YOU, Thom! A few years back I met an old man in an airport. We were both waiting for flights. This fellow was wearing a Navy ballcap that said "BB-37 USS Oklahoma" across the front. I went over and introduced myself as a Navy vet. We chatted politely for a little while. His daughter, who was traveling with him, prompted me to ask him about Pearl Harbor. He said it didn't bother him to talk about it, and he was on the Oklahoma that morning. For those of you who don't know much about the attack on Pearl Harbor, here is a brief summary- the carriers, obviously the highest priority targets, were elsewhere... that left the battleships sitting in a row, obviously the biggest prizes. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/e...hbr/ph-bba.htm The USS Arizona went down, a few anti-aircraft guns firing defiantly, but she was a blazing wreck with 2,000+ casualties. The USS Maryland was hit hard and it took almost 2 years to repair her. The USS Oklahoma was hit almost as hard as the Arizona, and capsized in her berth. Hundreds of men were trapped inside. My acquaintance at the airport was one of those men. He said, "You've been in damage control training, so you can imagine what it was like." Actually, I could barely picture it, and still get cold chills thinking about it. Absolutely dark, locked in a small metal compartment filled with loose equipment, filling up with oily water. He said, "I honestly don't remember most of what happened... probably a blessing. I woke up in the hospital." This is day for remembering & honoring all who have made a sacrifice for this country, and for our freedoms. Sincerely Douglas S. King ex-BT1(SW) |
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Crap'n Neal® wrote:
My respect for you, Mr. King, just went up several notches. But, it still won't keep me from slamming you for being a motorboater. You're like a monkey that just can't let go of the nuts... since you're a pathetic wheezing wanna-be, with few & paltry accomplishments, you need to insult others to puff yourself up. The fact remains that I've sailed a heck of a lot more than you. DSK |
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![]() "DSK" wrote in message You're like a monkey that just can't let go of the nuts... My dad says the best way to catch a monkey is tie a narrow necked flask to a stump... put fruit inside.... the monkey reaches in, grabs the bait and refuses to let go. He can't get his hand out without releasing the bait. He won't let go of the bait because he's a victim of his own instincts. You just walk up and keep clubbing him till he's dead. Then again he also told me the best way to kill Baboons is to put out a barrel of beer. Wait a few hours and kill every drunken Baboon you see.... :-D CM |
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:32:31 GMT, "Overproof"
wrote this crap: "DSK" wrote in message You're like a monkey that just can't let go of the nuts... My dad says the best way to catch a monkey is tie a narrow necked flask to a stump... put fruit inside.... the monkey reaches in, grabs the bait and refuses to let go. He can't get his hand out without releasing the bait. He won't let go of the bait because he's a victim of his own instincts. You just walk up and keep clubbing him till he's dead. Then again he also told me the best way to kill Baboons is to put out a barrel of beer. Wait a few hours and kill every drunken Baboon you see.... Do they taste like chicken? Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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My dad says the best way to catch a monkey.....
Tie a bunch of fruit too high to reach but leave a ladder under it then let in 5-10 monkeys. Whenever they start up the ladder hit them with a fire hose! When they quit trying replace one monkey. When the new monk goes for the fruit hose him off the ladder then hose the rest down too. Repeat with another monkey. Soon the old monkeys will not let a new one near the ladder. Each day replce the oldest monkey till no monkey has ever been hosed. The older ones will still beat the crap out of any newcomer who heads for the fruit even tho none of them have ever been hosed. Just like some people we know ..... |
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