Comments on: Ensuring soldiers spend 50% of their time at home? “Unnecessary. Besides, it’s too hard!” http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/09/17/ensuring-soldiers-spend-50-of-their-time-at-home-unnecessary-besides-its-too-hard/ A Progressive Political Playground Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Brian http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/09/17/ensuring-soldiers-spend-50-of-their-time-at-home-unnecessary-besides-its-too-hard/#comment-71606 Brian Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:01:10 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/09/17/ensuring-soldiers-spend-50-of-their-time-at-home-unnecessary-besides-its-too-hard/#comment-71606 <em>Private Blackburn</em>: So, what's it like? <em>Specialist Grimes</em>: What's what like? <em>Blackburn</em>: Mogadishu. The fighting. <em>Grimes</em>: Firstly, it's "the Mog" or simply "Mog". No one calls it "Mogadishu" here. Secondly, I wouldn't know about the fighting, so don't ask. <em>Blackburn</em>: Why not? <em>Grimes</em>: Didn't I just say, "Don't ask"? Look, kid, you look like you're about twelve, so let me explain something to you. I have a rare and mysterious skill that precludes me from going on any missions. <em>Blackburn</em>: Typing. <em>Grimes</em>: Can you type? Private Blackburn: So, what’s it like?
Specialist Grimes: What’s what like?
Blackburn: Mogadishu. The fighting.
Grimes: Firstly, it’s “the Mog” or simply “Mog”. No one calls it “Mogadishu” here. Secondly, I wouldn’t know about the fighting, so don’t ask.
Blackburn: Why not?
Grimes: Didn’t I just say, “Don’t ask”? Look, kid, you look like you’re about twelve, so let me explain something to you. I have a rare and mysterious skill that precludes me from going on any missions.
Blackburn: Typing.
Grimes: Can you type?

]]> By: Len http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/09/17/ensuring-soldiers-spend-50-of-their-time-at-home-unnecessary-besides-its-too-hard/#comment-71491 Len Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:05:46 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/09/17/ensuring-soldiers-spend-50-of-their-time-at-home-unnecessary-besides-its-too-hard/#comment-71491 Hey, you have to <em>type</em> to run a database query! Do you want the Army and Marine clerks to get carpal tunnel syndrome? Why do you hate America? Hey, you have to type to run a database query! Do you want the Army and Marine clerks to get carpal tunnel syndrome?

Why do you hate America?

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