msbelle, feel free to chime in, "Yeah, goddamn West Pointers, expecting an education - lolligagging about on the fencing team and trying to learn bagpipes and having a pathetic losing football team - in exchange for serving 5 years as an officer." That's what I would say. Then I'd call my brother to apologize later.
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
WindSparrow - Aug 08, 2013 7:54:15 am PDT #1797 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2013 8:13:31 am PDT #1798 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Still going with the polka dots, msbelle. I love love the dress
msbelle, I am going to have to cosign ita's remark with a double-snap.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2013 8:14:24 am PDT #1799 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
msbelle, the thing that kills me about the buffista mansion is the "estimate my monthly payment" link.
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2013 8:15:15 am PDT #1800 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
''If you have to estimate your monthly payment, you can't afford it."
meara - Aug 08, 2013 8:15:27 am PDT #1801 of 30000
the THEYS who join the armed forces just for a handout.
Wait, seriously?!? Dang, I thought if nothing else, conservatives loved a boy in uniform! I mean, the military isn't even unionized like the cops and firefighters.
Jesse - Aug 08, 2013 8:15:56 am PDT #1802 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
THEYS who join the armed forces just for a handout.
OMG WHAT? That might be the craziest thing I've heard yet.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2013 8:16:55 am PDT #1803 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
this is the level discourse has been reduced to. EVERYONE except me is looking for a handout and doesn't work for their money.
tommyrot - Aug 08, 2013 8:25:21 am PDT #1804 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
this is the level discourse has been reduced to. EVERYONE except me is looking for a handout and doesn't work for their money.
Yes. And of course, their government benefits are necessary, but all other government benefits are wasted on lazy recipients.
msbelle - Aug 08, 2013 8:27:11 am PDT #1805 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
right, it is everyone else. The great "other". Windsparrow, the WestPoint thing would not work on them is my bet, these guys strike me from the comments as ones to see that as elitist, rich people getting stuff for free that they could pay for.
one overheard statement was that 90% of the armed forces disabilities are probably being faked because it is so easy to get the money for it and why work when you can go get on disability.
le nubian - Aug 08, 2013 8:39:11 am PDT #1806 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
whether I agree with the various wars we have started or enter is not the point. we need to financially support veterans and their families, period. Not to do so is a complete abrogation of our responsibility as citizens.
There may be a tiny fraction who exaggerate their disabilities, but given how behind the VA is in distributing funds for vets, I don't think anyone is getting a windfall. Do these chowderheads know how much $$ vets actually get?