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Somewhere, The Wienermobile – and TSO – are Crying
Richard D. Trentlage died on 21 September 2016. He died of congestive heart failure. Mr. Trentlage was 87. He’d lived a full life. You may not recognize his name. But I’ll guarantee you know his most famous work: Yep, he’s the guy who wrote the “Oscar Meyer Wiener” jingle. Trentlage wrote other advertising jingles, […]
Dissertation research
You might remember Emily Burris who asked us for help on her research work a few months ago. She came back to us again looking for subjects; Up to $200 paid research for combat veterans! Graduate student seeking military veterans for participation in a paid dissertation research study regarding the accurate assessment of post-traumatic stress. […]
The few, the proud
A number of you want to discuss the fact that the Marine Corps has decided to scrap their recruiting slogan “The few, the proud, the Marines”, the Washington Times reports. “‘The Few, The Proud,’ does a great job distinguishing ourselves from the other branches and making us prestigious to recruits, but it doesn’t say anything […]
There’s Something Really Wrong When….
From the pen of Ex-PH2; There’s Something Really Wrong When…. – you keep telling people you’re male/female and you’re straight, and they ask “Are you sure?” – you realize that some day, you’ll be able to use longhand (cursive) writing as a secret code. – you wonder when in the blue-eyed world Common Sense took […]
Lost lighter returned to veteran
Mark Anthony Krofek doesn’t remember where he lost his Zippo cigarette lighter in Vietnam, but he knows where it is today according to the Dominion Post; Krofek, a Purple Heart recipient, lost the lighter in 1967 during the year and a half he served overseas as an Army infantryman in the Vietnam War. The front […]
Yer Monday Funny: Where’s the Beef?
That’s precisely what one Chick-Fil-A restaurant wants to know. Seems theirs is missing. Arizona Chick-Fil-A searching for stolen 24-foot inflatable cow The Hamburgler, Burger King, and Wendy could not be reached for comment. (smile)
Yet Another Update About That “Private” Email . . . .
Well, this should be no surprise. Remember the other day that I mentioned the release of 725 pages of email from Clintoon confidante Huma Abedin? Well, they were indeed released. Sorta I say “sorta” because it appears that roughly 250 pages “released” – or over 1/3 of the total – were heavily redacted. Heavily redacted, […]
Weekend open thread
This weekend open thread is brought to you by Roberto Duran whose biographical “Hands of Stone” opens in theaters this weekend. I used to watch him workout a few blocks from our apartment in Panama City before he was famous. My wife’s uncle, Fidel, trained him in the early years. We bumped into him when […]
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