tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post4603926038371269326..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: HumorlessGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-69240519851538776922009-08-25T18:05:59.781-04:002009-08-25T18:05:59.781-04:00I protest! We Air Force personnel (I'm ex now...I protest! We Air Force personnel (I'm ex now) have never had pony tails. We have our servants trim our hair daily, almost always at the same time we receive our manicures (hangnails are a bitch when you have to operate equipment with fine controls).<br /><br />The rumor, that you might have heard, that we only work twelve hours weeks is also scandalously untrue. Well, for most of us, anyway.William M. Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846706028975531400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-32774921761270157152009-08-25T11:57:08.935-04:002009-08-25T11:57:08.935-04:00Tim Russertinterviewing General Richard B. Myers, ...Tim Russertinterviewing General Richard B. Myers, USAF, during the opening phase of OEF:<br /><br />MR. RUSSERT: Two weeks earlier than that, at a Pentagon briefing, this is what Lieutenant General Newbold said, and I'll put it on the screen: "The combat power of the Taliban has been eviscerated." <br /><br />Is that still operative? <br /><br /><br />GEN. MYERS: I think if you'd ask General Newbold today, he would probably choose another term. In fact, we were surprised that a Marine even knew what "eviscerated" meant."Ken Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779589712239613030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-54999824543990849892009-08-25T04:35:26.844-04:002009-08-25T04:35:26.844-04:00TOF,
Brown shoes and a blue vest - nice one.TOF,<br /><br />Brown shoes and a blue vest - nice one.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-51733782403511369282009-08-24T23:18:31.280-04:002009-08-24T23:18:31.280-04:00To TOF:
The last line in your main paragraph near...To TOF:<br /><br />The last line in your main paragraph nearly cost me a keyboard.<br /><br />(ex-USAF :-)<br /><br />-Paul Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530815397182777195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-58636698512964092002009-08-24T18:16:27.532-04:002009-08-24T18:16:27.532-04:00I think the AFA may have lost it.
Retired A...I think the AFA may have lost it.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />Retired Air Force Pilot Saved In a Horse-Back Riding Mishap<br /><br />A wealthy retired Air Force pilot narrowly escaped serious injury recently when he attempted horse-back riding with no prior experience. He mounted the horse, unassisted, and the horse immediately began moving. As it galloped along at a steady and rhythmic pace, the pilot began slipping sideways from the saddle. Although attempting to grab the horse's mane he could not get a firm grip. He then threw his arms around the horse's neck but continued to slide down the side of the horse. The horse loped along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider. Finally, losing his grip, he attempted to leap away from the horse and throw himself to safety. His foot became entangled in the stirrup, and he was at the mercy of the horses pounding hooves as his head and upper body repeatedly struck the ground. Moments away from unconsciousness and probable death, a retired Navy pilot, working as a greeter at Wal-Mart to supplement his meager retirement, observed the situation and quickly unplugged the horse. <br /><br /> Navy pilots are cool in a crisis..TOFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234091783167165660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-84339008545470060782009-08-23T11:40:22.773-04:002009-08-23T11:40:22.773-04:00I'm from a USAF family but I'm in the Army...I'm from a USAF family but I'm in the Army (because one of us had to be in the military). We tell these kind of jokes around the dinner table whenever we can get together. They generally give as good as they get too. <br /><br />Ed Rasimus and thrill pretty much spell out the ground truth. I'm guessing that my friends and family, if they've even heard of the AFA "complaint", would tell them to just shut the hell up.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-21417443870381794222009-08-22T18:34:25.236-04:002009-08-22T18:34:25.236-04:00When they STOP telling jokes about you, then there...When they STOP telling jokes about you, then there's a problem.<br /><br />Hell, my brother's a Marine and it's from him I hear the best Marine jokes:<br /><br />A: You hear they had to stop callin' 'em Jarheads?<br />B: Really? Why?<br />A: You can put something in a jar.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223756927214141617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-28540485062866347352009-08-22T11:54:46.514-04:002009-08-22T11:54:46.514-04:00To the AFA:
I'll even help you in your quest ...To the AFA:<br /><br />I'll even help you in your quest for a sense of humor...<br /><br />Step # 1 - <b>Don't take yourself so damned seriously!</b><br /><br />;-)<br /><br />-Paul Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530815397182777195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-52310684831815869752009-08-22T11:06:52.803-04:002009-08-22T11:06:52.803-04:00For God's sake!!!
I'm ex-Air Force, and I...For God's sake!!!<br /><br />I'm ex-Air Force, and I can tell you that we told jokes like that for ourselves.<br /><br />To the AFA: WE have a sense of humor; please find one for yourselves.<br /><br />To General Petraeus: Not bad, for an Army guy. :-)<br /><br />-Paul Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530815397182777195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-39192426401820144042009-08-22T10:54:49.253-04:002009-08-22T10:54:49.253-04:00The fly-boys need some jokes about how lucky the g...<b>The fly-boys need some jokes about how lucky the ground forces are to Have Mud To Stand ON - there being no mud (or anything else) in the sky.<br /><br />Any jokes are important, in such a serious arena.</b>iODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394268529143990889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-65307771894942554012009-08-22T09:47:39.786-04:002009-08-22T09:47:39.786-04:00As a retired USAF fighter pilot I can honestly say...As a retired USAF fighter pilot I can honestly say, having got the t-shirt and been bought many drinks over the years by tough as nails ground pounders glad for what I could and had done for them, that I find the joke hilarious - especially in the circumstances and to the crowd to which it was told. Anyone weak sister too thin skinned to laugh about it should try to find a job where their sense of humor would be better appreciated - I hear the post office is healthy on comparison humor these days.billy.harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804252498154339972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-12372880661050242692009-08-22T09:30:14.766-04:002009-08-22T09:30:14.766-04:00Reports of our umbrage at Gen. P's comment are...Reports of our umbrage at Gen. P's comment are greatly exaggerated. Real world, the AF can take a joke. We've got great respect for the other players on the team and what they do. And, we have always felt pretty confident that the other players respect and value what we do as well.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-19180712669361926362009-08-22T01:36:42.617-04:002009-08-22T01:36:42.617-04:00Too Funny!! They are jokingly called the "Cha...Too Funny!! They are jokingly called the "Chair Force" for a reason! <br /><br />SCPO USN (ret) Bubblehead or Swabbie!Johnny boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060679443473951580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-79279948796404477612009-08-22T01:34:29.023-04:002009-08-22T01:34:29.023-04:00Having been a tanker in the armored corps for 7 ye...Having been a tanker in the armored corps for 7 years all I can say is that the description of those in the AF as 3 square meal a day clean sheet pussies (IMHO) has definitely been reinforced by the AFA reaction to this event.<br /><br />Can't they take a joke ? We all know it is not true.....Carioca Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560054096545858201noreply@blogger.com