Another Ode to All Military Fakes
Oddman
Well, I came upon a odd old man
He was wearing a fancy coat
And I asked him, tell me what are those medals?
This he told me
Well son that one is my Silver Star
And I got me a Bronze Star or two
And I got a Purple Heart, Wings, C-I-B
Aren’t they shiny? Aren’t they golden!
And I got them in the war, son
And you dare not doubt me now, ’cause I’m a hero!
Then another came to praise him
And he sang a pean song
Said that all were wrong to dare question this fellow
And maybe it’s the time of year
But then maybe it’s the day and age
And I can’t say what it was
But something seemed fishy
Aren’t they shiny? Aren’t they golden!
And he got them in the war, mon
So you dare not doubt him now, ’cause he’s my hero!
Yes they’re shiny, Yes they’re golden –
But does he really rate them?
And I now do wonder – is he a real hero?
By the time we saw the FOI-A
Have to say we were not shocked
It wasn’t the first time we’d seen a faker
And I dreamed I saw thousands of real vets
Marching toward that old fraud
As his face turned pale as milk
Afraid to face them
Yes they’re shiny, and they’re golden
But his valor is all stolen
Now his deceit is well-known – and he’s a zero!
. . .
With apologies to Joni Mitchell, who wrote the original – and to Crosby/Stills/Nash/Young, who IMO did the definitive version years ago.
Category: Pointless blather, Who knows
Bravo, bravo.
Dickweed … Joni Mitchell
BZ
John Giduck sings a mean peen song…oh, wait “peen” or “pean”? Has Dave Grossman actually ever killed anyone yet or is his combat experience still limited to paper cuts while a professor at West Point?
I guess “killology” sounds cooler that “swollen stapler hand”-ology
There’s also this one from Ranger Up
I found this in the suggestions after that Ranger Up,Stolen and I know it video. I had to link it. (After I got my breath back). It probably won’t link properly because I’m high on Niquil (sp?) and my phone hates me. But watch it anyway, it throws a little something extra in for the fellas.
How To Be An Operator.: http://youtu.be/yf0R7n02owM
the Han Solo costume near the end just makes me lose it every time I watch this video
+1 for posting this ^_^
I met a traveller from a far off land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in Oregon. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold insanity,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
‘My name is Bernathius, Honorary CPO, Esquire:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains (save some unserved lawsuits). Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away
(with apologies to Shelley and pretty much everybody else too)
Now THAT’S poetically funny.
Thanks for the giggle-snort.
Ozymandias appreciates it.
That reminds me of a fellow I met when I went to the GWOT mobile Memorial when it was in my neck of the woods. I wore my “Afghanistan” ball cap, and when I walked up to an older fellow in a biker vest with plenty of Vietnam bling to say “Hi”, he froze up like he was suddenly shit scared of me. He shook my hand and thanked me for my Service, and when I asked him when he served over in Vietnam and what unit, he was barely able to mumble that he couldn’t remember any more. That set the “BULLSHIT ALERT!” alarm off in my head, but I walked off, I was there to see the Memorial and say “Hi” once again to a couple of Buds I lost over there, I wasn’t in the mood for poser-stomping that day. Another man wearing AL garb came up to tell us thanks, and he seemed scared when I asked him which post he was from and I was interested in renewing my membership, that triggered a warning light in my mind as well.
Is it just me, or are a lot of y’all the same way? A few months ago, I stopped off at a Walgreen’s store on my way home from work. Coming out, I noticed a ball cap with a Ranger tab and a Bronze Star on the dash of another car. Every part of me wanted to wait for him to come out, but I was so tired from a day’s work, I didn’t think I would be able to control myself, thus I went on my way.
Geezo-pete, Proud, I would certainly NOT freeze up, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t hump your leg, either. I might, however, buy you a beer or a cold soda or something.
Ex-PH2, what I meant was that the posers and embellishers I’ve met face to face clam up when they’re confronted in person, they like to play like they’re Rambo when on line or the phone!
Stands and starts the *slow clap*…..
And you know that this being said….there are TONS of people that claim to have been at Woodstock man….I was there man….if everyone that claims that they been at Woodstock there would have been more like 3 to 4 million would have attended rather than the estimated 400,000 at the festival peak.
“But DUUUUUDE, I was there in spirit, my karma was there, too…”
I remember reading a quote from a poser-buster, Mary Schantag if I’m correct, when it was said “Only about 500 Navy SEALS ever served in Vietnam, and we’ve investigated all 30,000 of them.”
was once a PBS fundraiser in El Paso on which the announcer said “If we had $5 from everyone who claimed they were at Woodstock, we’d never need another fundraiser till the end of time”
Fantastic! Thank you Sir! May I please have another?