Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry Mathers tried to join the marines in the late 60's, to do his patriotic chore. They refused to let him in, knowing that if he got killed, they would have to deal with the PR nightmare of "the Beav" dying. -- Jeffery ---- Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > > > You must realize more innocents are killed by draft dodgers and ex- > > navy rejects than by former Marines. > > In all fairness, on active duty guys should be included in any > formulation on innocents harmed. > > > > > We just have a bad reputation because we know about yardage, > > windage, etc. Whitman, btw, had a medical problem so he has to be > > excused. > > "There was a rumor, > about a tumor, > nestled at the base of his brain..." > --Kinky > > ric > > > > Hells bells, the NYPD shoot more unarmed black youths in a year > > than all the ex military combined. > > > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >> He also brought up Charles Whitman, the UT sniper who killed a > >> bunch of people in the 60's (also an ex-marine). > >> -- > >> Jeffery > >> > >> ---- Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > >>> On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed > >>>>> up at my > >>>>> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd > >>>>> have to > >>>>> call him a liar. > >>>>> > >>> What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here > >>> because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle > >>> instructor informing his trainees that: > >>> > >>> "Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and > >>> hit President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE > >>> WAS A MARINE!" > >>> > >>> Larry Z > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information