RobBob

who's flip-flopping?

Why do ya think I'm up, freakclimb...it's called a job.

What is the matter with Mary Jane? She's crying with all her might and main, And she won't eat her dinner - rice pudding again - What is the matter with Mary Jane? I missed the recipe that you are talking about...where is it posted?

The obvious answer is that war is Hell. I am disappointed by two things. The first has been discussed ad nauseum here, the fact that Americans continue to protest, which gives comfort to the enemy and demoralizes our troops. A number of you naive folks don't believe that's true. My sounding board is the ex-SEAL I share my office with, who spent two tours in Vietnam. He says (with great feeling) that you're wrong. The second is that the TV networks built up people's expectations that this thing would be over extremely quickly and with very few casualties. That's not the way wars go. With Iraqis doing things like pretending to surrender and then ambushing, we should expect that there will be a lot more to come. Whether we like it or not, we are on the mountain, and weather is upon us. Let's do the right thing, keep our composure, and recognize the best course of action. We are not going to pull out---we are bound to finish the job. Let's show support for our people on the battlefield, now that the going is getting seriously tough. If you care about them, that's what you will do.

Whatabout fick, ficken, usw?

who cares?

for a second I thought Iain had taken on a Southern accent, and was going to tell us about a trip to a whore-bar.

Greg, you've got to remember that Jim's a central-planner at heart

This thread is silly! Dammit...must work...must pull cable out of pc, it's the only way... pagetop

already paid as part of last year's IRS returns.

I was afraid that women were being arrested for not wearing bras.

I bet you'd like that, DFA. Call the gimp!

minx put it pretty succinctly. that furry little critter is pretty sharp.

Pagetop?!

I'd put a cap in him so the rest of you can continue to claim that "war is murder"

PAGETAWPIN' UGLY

Just because the river is quiet does not mean the crocodiles have left.

Yup

Here's to them. Thanks, guys---you are the ones risking your hides. The Staff Officer plans The Logistician provides, And the General says when to begin. But the killing is done, And the battle decided, By the work of much younger men. (I don't know who wrote it.)

Way too late for talking now...I wonder if Saddam sees the Grim Reaper looming in the distance yet?

McCain has 'Vietnam Guilt.' He has gone way over the top in supporting trade with that country, which does not trade freely.

I recently found the best job anyone could dream up. It was in Austria last month, after a hard day of skiing. We went into the public sauna in town. There was actually a guy there, the saunameister, who was being paid to tell the 'rule-breakers' (usually British women) that they could not wear their swimsuits into the sauna.

Dr. Flash, nice to know that you will capitulate in any circumstance, since war is murder. I guess meat is murder too.

jordop, the only part of what you said that I can relate to is the need to climb. BUT the need to climb is closely related to the need to achieve...the need to succeed...the need to CONQUER!!

jordop, you are capable of more profound thinking than that.