On Dec 9, 2:32*pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?

http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p

Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?

On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Dec 9, 2:32*pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?

http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p

Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

On Dec 9, 3:03*pm, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 9, 2:32*pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?

http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p

Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.

Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03 pm, JohnH wrote:

On Dec 9, 2:32 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?
http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p
Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.


Buying military rank lasted a lot longer than Napoleon.

Boater wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03 pm, JohnH wrote:

On Dec 9, 2:32 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?
http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p
Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he
could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are
required.

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would
tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.


Buying military rank lasted a lot longer than Napoleon.

What did it cost you to avoid the military altogether? Or was it your
mommy who paid?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:27:13 -0500, Jim wrote:

Boater wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03 pm, JohnH wrote:

On Dec 9, 2:32 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?
http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p
Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he
could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are
required.

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would
tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.


Buying military rank lasted a lot longer than Napoleon.

What did it cost you to avoid the military altogether? Or was it your
mommy who paid?

That wasn't a nice thing to say.
--
John

On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:02:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Dec 9, 3:03*pm, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 9, 2:32*pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?

http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p

Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.

Didn't see it. I spend so many hours on my second job that I don't have
time for movies much.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

On Dec 10, 6:38*am, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:02:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03*pm, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 9, 2:32*pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?

http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p

Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.

At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?

I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.

Didn't see it. I spend so many hours on my second job that I don't have
time for movies much.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

It's a great movie from 1974 . Done by Stanley Kubrick

Tim wrote:
On Dec 10, 6:38 am, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:02:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:03 pm, JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:33:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Dec 9, 2:32 pm, Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
Nothing wrong with selling a Senate seat, is there?
http://tinyurl.com/5a8m9p
Everyone seems to have turned him down...in the good old days, he could
have bought himself a "colonelship" with the Army. Now that is a
make-work job if ever there was one, eh? Obviously, no skills are required.
At least those people were really what they said they were, and not
liars making up stories like Yale degrees, Dr. Dr. wives, father's
trans-Atlantic trip in a runabout with a fireboat welcome in NYC,
going to VietNam as a citizen and IDing bodies, etc., huh?
I think Harry is thinking of the Napoleonic era when it comes to buying
rank. Of course, not having anything to do with the military would tend to
screw up one's knowledge of same.
--
John
Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!
Or it can even be stolen. Like in the movie Barry Lynden.
Didn't see it. I spend so many hours on my second job that I don't have
time for movies much.
--
John

Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

It's a great movie from 1974 . Done by Stanley Kubrick


It is a very interesting and visually stunning movie, and reminded me a
little of Tom Jones, the movie based on Fielding's novel. But Lyndon is
a lot sadder. Thackeray was a great satirist, but had some real hell in
his life, including a mentally ill wife. He was a lot sadder than Fielding.

If you are looking for a good read, take a chance on Thackeray's Vanity
Fair. There's a character in that book, Rawdon Crawley, who reminds me
of Herring and "Reggie."

"Boater" wrote in message
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If you are looking for a good read, take a chance on Thackeray's Vanity
Fair. There's a character in that book, Rawdon Crawley, who reminds me of
Herring and "Reggie."

Pretty sad if reading a good piece of literature makes you think of NG
characters.

Eisboch