Looks like I'll be shipping out. - Democratic Underground

trof

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Sat Jan-10-04 09:17 AM
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Looks like I'll be shipping out.

Edited on Sat Jan-10-04 09:18 AM by trof

DELRAY, FL (IWR News Parody) To meet the growing need for more soldiers and to rotate the troops already in Iraq, President Bush has decided to enlist the support of senior citizens.
"If we are going to keep having these neocon preemptive wars, like Richard Perle and David Frum say we should, then we would either have to reinstitute the draft, which no one wants, or somehow recruit more soldiers from the public.

Then Karl Rove had this brilliant idea, that it would be pretty easy to hoodwink a couple hundred thousand seniors or so and have them the keep the peace in Iraq, while we and our boys invade Syria and Iran.

You know, before Ariel Sharon threatens to support Howard Dean if don't invade one of those countries soon.

Karl also says that if we get more troops it will take the heat off us.

I mean who cares if some insurgent from the Fedayeen lobs a grenade into a group of seniors. After all, those old farts already have one foot in the grave anyway!

Just think how much money we could save on Medicare and Social Security payments alone," said Mr. Bush.
http://www.internetweekly.org/cartoons_2004/cartoon_bush_seniors_iraq.html

Well, I guess that's that.
I'm ready. Just finished painting my walker camo. Got a case of olive drab Depends. Told 'em to send my Social Security check c/o APO 39227. Only thing that worries me is if sarge tells me to drop and give him 10, can I get back up?

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izzie

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Sat Jan-10-04 09:26 AM
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1. I send you a picture to carry as I am 70. One needs a pin-up

PS I still have all my teeth!!!!!!!!

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trof

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Sat Jan-10-04 09:27 AM
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2. Thanks.

We need all the encouragement we can get.

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cmd

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Sat Jan-10-04 09:48 AM
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3. Camo support stockings packed and ready , Sir!

When do we ship out?

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Sat Jan-10-04 10:14 AM
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4. Thank God my brother is 62

They can't call him up for this mess. He's had that card with instructions on where to report in his wallet ever since he retired from the Army in 1980.

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GOPisEvil

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Sat Jan-10-04 10:18 AM
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5. Mom better get Dad's old uniforms dry cleaned!

Of course, he's been retired from Air Force since 1986, but I'm sure he still knows how to run a flight kitchen or dining hall...;-)

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Skittles

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Sat Jan-10-04 11:58 AM
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10. yeah well HE'S OK

but what about ME? Actually, the work hours I am keeping now pretty much resemble the ones I kept in the military. x(

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Divernan

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Sat Jan-10-04 10:25 AM
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6. Remember you have to provide your own flak jacket

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trof

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Sat Jan-10-04 11:15 AM
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7. Jeez, I forgot.

I'll be passing the hat here for my Kevlar body armor.
What else did I forget?
Do you still need waterproof matches?
Or was that the Boy Scouts?

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Bertha Venation

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Sat Jan-10-04 11:18 AM
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8. I'll be there too, although I may be too young.

Do you know if they'll take 40-yr-old butterballs with lower back pain and titanium-laced ankles?

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Elidor

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Sat Jan-10-04 11:36 AM
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9. Dang, I'm too young to go!

I'm only 38 *sob!* Maybe I could lie about my age.

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