tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4537956202510238601..comments2024-03-29T06:29:15.928-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: I ConfessOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1365986390133362222019-02-07T09:16:06.038-08:002019-02-07T09:16:06.038-08:00Good to know, Virgil!Good to know, Virgil!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20621247625393179122019-02-07T07:00:34.744-08:002019-02-07T07:00:34.744-08:00sportsfans/
If you're ever in NYC there is a ...sportsfans/<br /><br />If you're ever in NYC there is a terrific family-owned Italian basement restaurant on e. 42nd (IIRC) w. a bocce-ball court/lane on one side down te length of the wall. named il Vagabondo. MUST go!! GREAT food AND atmosphere, nom, nom. nom, glug, glug, glug!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85158759895463031512019-02-07T04:58:38.284-08:002019-02-07T04:58:38.284-08:00You guys.You guys.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56393642145035775202019-02-06T18:17:18.614-08:002019-02-06T18:17:18.614-08:00But I like clubbing baby seals...
And, Paul? Kee...But I like clubbing baby seals...<br /><br />And, Paul? Keep it up. It's all in the spirit of Buck, who kept Sarge straight for many years. Plus you make me laugh pointing out my boo-boos. And I really do need to learn to edit before speaking or publishing. Lack of 'Edit' has messed up many a conversation on my part.<br /><br />And.. I like seeing OldAFSsssssss flummoxed or hung from his garters, well, if he wore garters, and I really don't want that visual image in my head anymore.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12176898199157847332019-02-06T13:11:06.210-08:002019-02-06T13:11:06.210-08:00Misuse of the language is appropriate to be pointe...Misuse of the language is appropriate to be pointed out, typos...<br /><br />I am of two minds on those, on the one hand, it seems gratuitous to point them out in the comments (heat of battle sort of thing), on the gripping hand, pointing out my errors is actively encouraged. I take time to write these posts and try very hard not to make mistakes, but I do. Commenting on other Chanter's comments might actually discourage some from commenting.<br /><br />Edit and abuse me all you'd like, that I encourage and need, commenting on other commenters, leave it be.<br /><br />Hhmm, did that rhyme? Wasn't intentionally, I'm not a poet. And I know it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32994951887274170682019-02-06T12:40:20.899-08:002019-02-06T12:40:20.899-08:00"Pointing out typos is akin to clubbing baby ..."Pointing out typos is akin to clubbing baby seals..."<br /><br />Did you not, some while ago, invite me to point such things out; or did I misunderstand what you wrote?<br /><br />As to the two comments, I had posted the first before I saw the other item. Yes, yes, I know-excuses, excuses.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1984088622894692232019-02-06T08:35:25.411-08:002019-02-06T08:35:25.411-08:00Well, as long as you have a good excuse. (A semina...Well, as long as you have a good excuse. (A seminar at SPAWAR qualifies!)<br /><br />The AFSC/MOS codes and the vegan dinner party commercial was awfully good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23620924984963983522019-02-06T07:45:13.682-08:002019-02-06T07:45:13.682-08:00Sorry for being late to class. I am in a seminar ...Sorry for being late to class. I am in a seminar at SPAWAR so my normal at-work blog-check didn't happen. The game? I watched too. The commercials were pretty good, but the game wasn't all that compelling. I liked the Google one with the DD-214 codes, and the Hundai ad that showed different levels of suck- like like the vegan dinner party with beet loaf. Hilarious.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89972484224561205762019-02-06T06:07:13.938-08:002019-02-06T06:07:13.938-08:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66986148505867076712019-02-06T06:06:15.513-08:002019-02-06T06:06:15.513-08:00Beans - Having you around is awesome, a constant f...Beans - Having you around is awesome, a constant font of knowledge of the old days. (I mean the really, really old days.)<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43901024558236003692019-02-06T06:04:47.512-08:002019-02-06T06:04:47.512-08:00Dave - Simple on its face, but requiring the playe...Dave - Simple on its face, but requiring the player to pay attention.<br /><br />And I like a good <i>vin rouge</i>.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25328749580256269202019-02-05T20:28:55.935-08:002019-02-05T20:28:55.935-08:00Bocce is fun, but if you really play old school, y...Bocce is fun, but if you really play old school, you have to make sure the Don sitting on the sidelines is okay with you winning, otherwise you'll be swimming with the fishes.<br /><br />As to Shield Walls, they are fun if properly run. The interior shieldmen are supported by their mates on either side. The only real suckage is on either end, where one has an open flank. One needs strong men on the lead and the tail. I was one of the premier left flank ends in my fighting days. Other people did good jobs being Prime (the first guy on the right of the wall,) but I was the driver and made sure the shield intervals were closed.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36418114921698872902019-02-05T20:21:19.363-08:002019-02-05T20:21:19.363-08:00But... clubbing baby seals is FUN ( In the SCA, &#...But... clubbing baby seals is FUN ( In the SCA, 'Clubbing Baby Seals' is the saying when a seasoned fighter wades into a bunch of newbie fighters. And, yes, I have waded into a patch of baby seals and clubbed them most fulsomely, so fulsomely it was heard that I hit too hard. Wimps. )<br /><br />On the other hand, baby seal fur is soooooooooo soft and nice. And ask any fisherman, who has had his catch robbed or destroyed by the coyotes of the sea, how much they'd love to see more baby seal clubbing.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51159983361677764792019-02-05T18:58:58.183-08:002019-02-05T18:58:58.183-08:00It's a very simple game, but it is not a simpl...It's a very simple game, but it is not a simple game. Mostly reds.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57979862543560191442019-02-05T17:27:50.510-08:002019-02-05T17:27:50.510-08:00Ah, if only I knew how to swear in Italian. Game l...Ah, if only I knew how to swear in Italian. Game looks fun. Isn't wine involved?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91816368469925064192019-02-05T17:27:04.733-08:002019-02-05T17:27:04.733-08:00Well, yes, I suppose it is.Well, yes, I suppose it is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67632594721858355682019-02-05T17:16:36.812-08:002019-02-05T17:16:36.812-08:00Has anyone here ever played bocce? There's les...Has anyone here ever played bocce? There's less fighting and bad language, well, less fighting anyway.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63056671485572122052019-02-05T17:04:36.188-08:002019-02-05T17:04:36.188-08:00More fun, though.
More fun, though.<br />Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35761247117159180402019-02-05T15:41:51.018-08:002019-02-05T15:41:51.018-08:00Playing in the pit as both an offensive and a defe...Playing in the pit as both an offensive and a defensive lineman, I can almost imagine what a shield wall is like.<br /><br />Heavy infantry, I like the analogy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69091555149179129662019-02-05T15:39:09.504-08:002019-02-05T15:39:09.504-08:00Beans - 'Tis the spirit of the comment which m...Beans - 'Tis the spirit of the comment which matters, often in our haste we also mistype.<br /><br />Pointing out typos is akin to clubbing baby seals...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70674381235663556772019-02-05T15:38:01.487-08:002019-02-05T15:38:01.487-08:00PLQ - Piling on, using two comments to point out t...PLQ - Piling on, using two comments to point out typos. 15 yards, repeat your first comment.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69746235713320139452019-02-05T15:37:07.431-08:002019-02-05T15:37:07.431-08:00On the rare occasions I have caught a bit of Iron ...On the rare occasions I have caught a bit of Iron Chef, didn't really care for it.<br /><br />A bit over the top I thought.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84654747104988287222019-02-05T13:05:32.436-08:002019-02-05T13:05:32.436-08:00When fighting as heavy infantry, it is always good...When fighting as heavy infantry, it is always good to use heavy infantry tactics. Shield Wall forward, grind them into the ground, send the Harriers around the edges to pick off the low-hanging fruit, and keep forward momentum. Never fails.<br /><br />Oh, were we talking about football? Well, same same. If you wanna watch light infantry, I mean sports, well, soccer is for you. Heavy Infantry is Football. Shock Troops? Rugby, old school rules...<br /><br />I always have enjoyed watching Football when the various coaches and coordinators understand it's war. Civilized war, but still war. Even more fun when only one side believes that and the other side is totally all about 5 bazillion plays and such.<br /><br />One of the reasons I liked football the way it used to be. Sure the players were thugs, but if they acted out off-field, they got benched or fired. They were hired to play, and play hard. If they didn't, well, bu-bye.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67284367562484002442019-02-05T12:58:38.711-08:002019-02-05T12:58:38.711-08:00Paul:
RE: #1. Oops. Dangit
Re: #2. Well, co...Paul:<br /><br />RE: #1. Oops. Dangit<br /><br />Re: #2. Well, considering how lousy skating has been, maybe scating is appropriate.<br /><br />And that's what happens when I type and send before proof-reading.<br /><br />Like the Winter Olympics, of 2018, not 2016.<br /><br />Oh, well...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75084519774837720282019-02-05T12:56:35.314-08:002019-02-05T12:56:35.314-08:00AB has a way of making the weird and expensive be ...AB has a way of making the weird and expensive be easily understood and inexpensive. Miss him on that show. Now on that lame remake of Iron Chef, well, no. Just no. Best thing would be to have done what Spike TV did to a bad Japanese game show and dub the voices horribly. That would have been funny.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com