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For Vietnam veterans by TB April 14, 2012 9:12 am
  • Thanks, TB. There was someone I had to look up. PFC HWM, US Army, aged 20. He didn't have ... by ER 2012-04-14 09:28:33
    • About two-thirds of Vietnam veterans were volunteers, not drafted. by TB 2012-04-14 10:47:43
      • Does that statistic apply to ALL who served? I know a lot of guys volunteered so they could get ... by ER 2012-04-14 12:44:15
        • Without a mandatory draft they would have had a very, very hard time finding ground combat people or Army pilots ... by bowser 2012-04-14 13:41:12
          • As far as I know, the fixed-wing flyboys were all commissioned, in all services. the chopper pilots in the Army ... by ER 2012-04-14 14:08:30
            • Many commissioned officers were there because of the draft. GWB comes to mind, had he gone there. They ... by bowser 2012-04-14 16:29:33
              • I can't take full credit for that. As a Reservist, I already had a year of drills, an abbreviated boot camp, ... by ER 2012-04-14 17:21:16
              • "I could not believe how well the military had their s**t together by the time we went to war in the Middle East." by TB 2012-04-14 14:26:10
                • They had it together only for the first phase, and they had a long time. The didn't, and don't, have it ... by bowser 2012-04-14 16:33:36
                  • I think ER was talking about the first Gulf War (Desert Storm). by TB 2012-04-14 17:46:27
                  • I don't doubt that my not being there had a lot to do with my opinion of what was going ... by ER 2012-04-14 15:03:53
                    • Agreed on the merits of the volunteer army. Conscription has always gone against my grain. by TB 2012-04-14 15:55:01
              • Good questions and good points. by TB 2012-04-14 12:53:42
                • Check out the "Cold War" and "Vietnam War" sections of this Wikipedia article, which addresses some of your points. by TB 2012-04-14 12:59:31
          "Naked woman questioned at Denver International Airport" by bowser April 12, 2012 5:03 pm
          • Someone needs to hook her up with MR SKIN! by ER 2012-04-13 08:09:14
            • It was a bitch getting that sweater off though...but I managed. by Jody 2012-04-12 18:29:45
              Any *Doomsday Preppers* out there? by Jody April 12, 2012 7:53 pm
              • If you stockpile, or convince a pharmacist to join your shelter/commune, then he'll have a chance. I recommend learning ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:24:40
                Where's my lawyer? by TB April 11, 2012 9:32 pm
                  100 years ago today. by Jeff-Wash March 31, 2012 12:39 pm
                  • And on April, 02, 1912, 100 years ago today, the Titanic went on its sea trials, departing the port of ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-02 09:09:22
                    • And 100 years ago today, the Titanic arrived at the port of Southampton where it was berthed at its quay for ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-04 12:44:34
                      • One hundred years ago today, April, 06, 1912, Captain Edward Smith and hundreds of other Englishmen signed on as the ship's crew ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-06 11:43:00
                        • On April, 10, 1912, one hundred years ago today, the White Star Liner Titanic departed from the port of Southampton, England. ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-10 13:12:00
                          • The suspense is killing me! What's next??!! :-) by bowser 2012-04-10 19:19:34
                      • The best-laid plans of mice and men, etc. It had a far greater impact on the world from the ... by bowser 2012-04-02 11:15:43
                        • Some curious facts that I didn't know about. The Titanic was not totally powered by piston & cylinder engines. She ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-02 22:49:19
                          • Not unlike the history of the giant airships. by TB 2012-04-02 12:28:52
                            • I've heard of the Hindenburg, the Graf Zeppelin, and the LZ ships Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin made to test ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:27:42
                        Multiple levels of reality. by ER April 9, 2012 6:55 pm
                        • Amazing that everyone has an opinion. Amazing that every opinion comes from our own unique perspective. Amazing that our perspective ... by Jody 2012-04-10 08:45:37
                          • Don't go into engineering. :) by TB 2012-04-10 08:47:24
                            • Hee hee....Actually I truly appreciate the engineer mentality. I can be very abstract. Sometimes I need to be reeled it. ... by Jody 2012-04-10 09:37:24
                              • Yep, engineers are hard-headed, practical, empirical, and have no use for academic and theoretical considerations. Afterwards, they have no problem figuring ... by ER 2012-04-10 09:47:22
                                • Factoid: Wiccan shamans tend to be engineers in their day jobs. by Robert 2012-04-10 13:08:55
                                  • Your first sentence is false. The second sentence is what engineering is about. by TB 2012-04-10 11:39:32
                                    • Lighten up, TB. by ER 2012-04-10 11:56:31
                            • There is a wonderful 9 acre lake in the western Cascades. To get to it is a 2 hour ... by bowser 2012-04-09 23:01:25
                              • Bravo! It is the source of much of our conflict that we perceive these values differently, that different equally valid perceptions ... by ER 2012-04-10 05:22:40
                              • I dust off the cobwebs of my bicycle. I tighten the bolts, lubricate the chain, test the brakes and re ... by Jody 2012-04-09 19:59:29
                                • Great story. You went into Kickass Mode. I had a very similar experience once myself. When I was a ... by ER 2012-04-09 21:17:53
                                The deep places of the Earth by TB April 9, 2012 8:07 pm
                                • Awesome! Thanks! by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-10 00:24:14
                                  • I don't understand what they're saying here... by RobVG 2012-04-09 21:18:41
                                    • I imagine that water comes out of a household faucet at some pressure, and that pressure must exceed 1 atmosphere ... by ER 2012-04-09 22:01:09
                                      • Typical household water is at about 40-50 psi. by podrock 2012-04-10 07:03:27
                                        • Back in the midwest, you could figure it out by knowing the height of the town's water tower. by TB 2012-04-10 08:32:12
                                          • Thanks. Looking up the exact figures, 1 atmosphere is 14.7 lbs/sq in, and 1 atm pressure is exerted by ... by ER 2012-04-10 07:33:53
                                            • While we are talking pressure, perhaps you could pop on over to johannes' thread on the Mysteries of the Multiverse ... by podrock 2012-04-10 08:05:45
                                              • Johannes is a sweetheart, but discussing physics with him is like discussing politics with some of our Conservative friends here. ... by ER 2012-04-10 08:28:01
                                                • Um, yeah. Something like that. by TB 2012-04-10 08:30:16
                                      • Personal range of experience: 46,000 feet by podrock 2012-04-09 20:54:43
                                        • Wow. I've done 14,695 in 12 hours, from the top of Mt. Whitney at 9:00 AM to - 200' ... by bowser 2012-04-09 23:11:33
                                        • Yeah ...but...where is middle earth??? by Jody 2012-04-09 20:26:18
                                          • Where the sun don't shine. by ER 2012-04-09 20:45:38
                                          Ten Debunked Scientific Beliefs of The Past by Jody March 31, 2012 7:11 pm
                                          • Alchemy 1948 by RobVG 2012-04-01 10:55:46
                                            • It is the nature of science to debunk bad ideas. It is in fact what science is all about. by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-01 01:52:17
                                              • I know it is Buck...but open mindedness...something you believe the Conservatives are guilty of *not* embracing...is a two way street.... In ... by Jody 2012-04-01 12:44:42
                                                • Again, the very fact that scientist actively seek to debunk their own theories shows exceptional open mindedness. THINK ABOUT ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-10 00:28:42
                                                  • ACTUALLY THAT WAS MY POINT. Sometimes I communicate poorly because I forget people don't see what I see. by Jody 2012-04-10 07:29:31
                                                • You're right, of course, and I think all those ideas were valid explanations based upon the level of knowledge at ... by bowser 2012-04-01 08:37:01
                                                  • Buck's got a point. by TB 2012-04-01 07:38:59
                                                  Meme generation survey by ER April 8, 2012 9:47 am
                                                  • "With all due respect" tends to mean something else sometimes. And "My friend". I used to work with ... by bowser 2012-04-09 15:13:17
                                                    • The younger male generation uses *Your Mom* ALOT....in a sexual reference. Example: "I went fishing, the other day, dude...caught a huge ... by Jody 2012-04-09 07:18:02
                                                      • We did the same back in the '70's when I was a teen. by podrock 2012-04-09 07:37:31
                                                        • Saddam Hussein coined a great one, that has managed to survive translation from Arabic to English: "The Mother of All Battles". I've ... by ER 2012-04-09 13:27:33
                                                      • I have never thought of myself as creative and I seriously doubt that I have originated any memes. Maybe "cold ... by FrankC 2012-04-08 23:45:22
                                                        • "What could possibly go wrong?" is widely used. I didn't make it up. by TB 2012-04-08 15:01:09
                                                          • Like, totally, dude. I mean, y'know, I totally jive your vibe man. Seriously though, that stuff does get annoying pretty ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-08 13:47:00
                                                            • Verbal memes are not the same as slang, although slang (as do many components of language, even language itself) can ... by ER 2012-04-08 14:22:59
                                                              • I am resisting the urge to reply with "Dude". It's taking a LOT of effort. Isn't the phrase "Dude, where's ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-08 16:20:26
                                                                • The whole "where's my car" line is a meme, often modified by other nouns. "Dude" never vanished completely, although ... by ER 2012-04-08 17:12:48
                                                            • And how well is that working for you? by bowser 2012-04-08 10:16:07
                                                              • I think Sara Palin was the first documented user of that one, in reference to Obama's failure to deliver on ... by ER 2012-04-08 10:28:41
                                                                • It's been a stock phrase for at least 34 years that I know of in recovery circles. When one ... by bowser 2012-04-08 14:07:39
                                                                  • Hmmmmm.... by ER 2012-04-08 14:24:44
                                                              • One I have made up..."Oh you're good...I never would have thought that"...as a snarky obviousity. sorta like..."Gee, Captain Obvious" I always liked..." ... by Jody 2012-04-08 09:58:56
                                                                • "Captain Obvious" is new to me, but I've heard the other two. "No shit, Sherlock" I remember from high school. by ER 2012-04-08 10:31:05
                                                                  • "Fantastic!" Two female classmates meet after twenty years. One of them is wearing a fur coat, very short ... by bowser 2012-04-08 14:13:47
                                                                Crab Chilao by ER April 8, 2012 4:46 pm
                                                                  I might be the only one who thinks this is cool... by TB April 3, 2012 10:17 pm
                                                                  • You are not alone. I loved that movie as a kid. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:16:41
                                                                    Today only: Amazon deal on electric lawnmower by TB April 3, 2012 2:59 pm
                                                                    • I put a duplex outlet (and hose bib) on all four corners of my house so as to be able ... by bowser 2012-04-03 17:59:33
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