Name Explanation
A quick note on names.
Just in case people haven’t noticed up until this point, I never use real names when telling my Army stories. This is because of two reasons.
The first is to protect the innocent. And guilty for that matter. I figure that some of the people I am telling stories about might still be in the service. Some might be in military-related jobs on the civilian side now. And not everybody has a sense of humor. I’d hate to see someone start getting crap or miss out on a promotion opportunity because I told a story that put them in an unflattering light. Or even just because they have a grouchy commander who doesn’t think Skippy’s List was very funny.
Even if they were in the habit of saying really stupid things, or acting like an idiot, I like to imagine that they grew up and got over it since then.
Also I try to remember all the idiotic things I have done, and how much I would hate it if someone put those all over the internet for everyone to laugh at me.
The second reason is that many of these stories happened a very long time ago. And I used to drink a lot. And I honestly don’t remember everyone’s name. Now get off my lawn.
On another note, I am beginning to reach empty on my “Magical bin of hilarious guest stories”. Which means that you guys aren’t sending any in. So get on that.
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June 10th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
“”Also I try to remember all the idiotic things I have done, and how much I would hate it if someone put those all over the internet for everyone to laugh at me.””
Ha.. wait.. what?
“VISTA left” i kind of vista would leave.
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Well, this isn’t long enough to be guest story, but let me just say that the MPs don’t like it if you test the duress switch for the arms room alarm (at least without telling them first). The duress switch is the one you hit to silently let them know someone is holding a gun on you.
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June 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
{Be nice if someone could put a duress switch or duress PIN or something on ATM machines.}
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SKD reply on June 12th, 2008 10:21 pm:
Maybe, but then you run into just as many problems, if not more, as we currently have with people calling 911 either when there is not an emergency or because they think it might be funny.
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Tony reply on June 12th, 2008 10:39 pm:
yeah some dumbhole would hit the button because he had $18 in his account and couldn’t get it.
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