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Originally Posted by Duke John:
You remembered that?! Excellent! The origin of my name, the reason for ending a post and for making the best (:wink:) smilie on the Org: beer! :medievalcheers: Cheers!
Hey, ya just gotta pay tribute to good ol'-fashioned taste. ~D
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I knew there were a lot of dutch guys out here but never knew there were som many. Almost frightening.
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Updated!
Lars573's science project will forever be immortalized!
Several other upstanding citizens of the community have also been added/elaborated upon.
:bow:
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Hey, me not in list? :shame:
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Why am I not on the list? I was described by Byz Prince. :shame:
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DA, I was born in Virginia. :P
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and you forgot. I described Seasoned Alcoholic.
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Gertgregoor - Overall a nice guy, who lives in Bilzen, Belgium(I accidentaly made the mistake of asking him how nice is Holland... :embarassed: ). Works for EB(although inactive), works for Blue Lotus right now, and has some nice views about politics. Oh, and he dreams pies all the time.
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THanks Edyz. ANd don't worry I won't leave EB at all I'm just kinda non active at the moment. And well it's not that I am doing much for BL either now. Hopefully that will change after my exams,... But at the moment I just you know...
BTw: Do I have nice views on politics? Cool. Didn't knew that but then I rarely post at the backroom.
For I forget I live in Bilzen, not Brussels.
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You forgot to add me DA !
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Can I have a try at you doc_bean?
doc_bean:Lives in Belgium and studies at the university in Leuven (?). He likes games (Castlevania for example) even to the amount that he dreams about it. Politic views: he doesn't like pretty female politicians nor does he like Elio Durupo.
Hmm perhpas someone else should write about you tough.
EDIt: Eddy: perhaps you should include that I like pie.
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Updated Gert. ~:)
doc_bean - The Official Pope of the Org, a friendly barbarian Belgian, he studies at the university in Leuven . He likes games (Castlevania for example) even to the amount that he dreams about it. As for his extreme politic views, he doesn't like pretty female politicians nor does he like Elio Durupo.
By the way Eclectic, it's FAISAL. :tongue:
And why didn't anybody describe me? :shame:
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Wait I'll have it a go! first gotta do some research.µ
Edit:
Edyzmedieval- One of the younger Organisms who lives in Romania. He's verry energetic, having been part of several big rtw modding projects and currently part of Hegemonia TW, Europa Barbarorum and is one of the punic totalwar leaders (more mods?). He also likes to write a lot; you have to read Fall of constantiople and he has also participated at the latest writing contest.
Is that somewhat okay?
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Originally Posted by Gertgregoor:
Can I have a try at you doc_bean?
doc_bean:Lives in Belgium and studies at the university in Leuven (?). He likes games (Castlevania for example) even to the amount that he dreams about it. Politic views: he doesn't like pretty female politicians nor does he like Elio Dirupo.
Nice !
But my love of games is far overrated. I actually already had a profile I just wanted DA to add it to the list. Perhaps the two can be combined ?
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Originally Posted by doc_bean:
Nice !
But my love of games is far overrated. I actually already had a profile I just wanted DA to add it to the list. Perhaps the two can be combined ?
Oh, Well never saw that one.
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Gert, it looks nice. Some more info needs to be added though.
First of all, there are only 3 mods. EB, Heg and Punic TW Leader for me. No other mods. Second, write that he's a friendly guy(I visit the Frontroom often) + say that in terms of political views, I am a monarchist. :grin:
Oh, and doc_bean, what do u think of my description? ~;)
Spartan, I'll do it. Just give me some time to gather some research.
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Originally Posted by edyzmedieval:
Spartan, I'll do it. Just give me some time to gather some research.
thanks! it would be highly appreciated to be on the list. ~D
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Originally Posted by edyzmedieval:
Oh, and doc_bean, what do u think of my description? ~;)
Nice ! I like the description of 'friendly barbarian' :2thumbsup:
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So how do I get my name on the list? Or am I to unknown and to moderate?
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I'm sure if you go posting some crazy stuff about destroying all Beglians or something you'll get noticed.. and probably banned.. but noticed, no less. A safer thing to do is to just whine about neo-liberal commies without pause. Works a charm.
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Wth? I'd swear I made a second version of eddy's description!
Where did that one go? Oh well.
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Originally Posted by Justiciar:
I'm sure if you go posting some crazy stuff about destroying all Beglians or something you'll get noticed.. and probably banned.. but noticed, no less.
I could do that, only problem is I'm a Belgian myself. Oh well I could always give it a try.
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Originally Posted by Justiciar:
I'm sure if you go posting some crazy stuff about destroying all Beglians or something you'll get noticed.. and probably banned.. but noticed, no less. A safer thing to do is to just whine about neo-liberal commies without pause. Works a charm.
Hey nobody is going to destroy all begians, you here me! You could however try the same with the dutch.
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To be placed on the list:
(1) Someone other than yourself must write a description and post it here.
(2) I reserve the right to add, modify, edit, etc your description for continuity, clarification, consistency, or concisity.
(3) Once you are added, if you want to offer some real info about yourself (where you live, a photo, hobbies, a job, other RL stuff), I'll probably include it.
The goal of this isn't to place a bunch of fabricated descriptions (although some elboration is fun). I just wanted to compile a list of regular caricatures here and what we know of their real life outside the Org.
:bow:
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Originally Posted by Eclectic:
To be placed on the list:
(1) Someone other than yourself must write a description and post it here.
(2) I reserve the right to add, modify, edit, etc your description for continuity, clarification, consistency, or concisity.
(3) Once you are added, if you want to offer some real info about yourself (where you live, a photo, hobbies, a job, other RL stuff), I'll probably include it.
The goal of this isn't to place a bunch of fabricated descriptions (although some elboration is fun). I just wanted to compile a list of regular caricatures here and what we know of their real life outside the Org.
:bow:
We appreciate your work Div, I just reserve the right to bitch about my description not being included yet :laugh4:
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Originally Posted by doc_bean:
We appreciate your work Div, I just reserve the right to bitch about my description not being included yet :laugh4:
That's a right? If so, may I reserve it as well? :idea2:
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For crying out loud, add the flemmish. Being from that place is horrible enough as it is, have some pity.
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Originally Posted by Fragony:
For crying out loud, add the flemmish. Being from that place is horrible enough as it is, have some pity.
Grmblgrmblgrmbl...stupid GRmbGrmbl..Tssk Dutch...brgmfrmbl...thinkt they..grmbl are somthing...grmblwrmb can't even rdrink beer grmbl and lame joke grmbl brfwl grombal...Fragony....tssk grflob...stupig..grmbl~:angry:
Changed my mind about that duel thread.
:boxing:
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And to think that the Flemish and the Dutch once lived in the same country. Oh well, when global warming makes the water levels rise we'll be laughing our butts of at when we can take Zeeland (Sealand) literally.
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Originally Posted by Peasant Phill:
And to think that the Flemish and the Dutch once lived in the same country. Oh well, when global warming makes the water levels rise we'll be laughing our butts of at when we can take Zeeland (Sealand) literally.
Look it's water LOL anyway do we have to wait for that? Once you are at it take Limburg and Brabant as well, Belgium starts at the Rijn, just look at the density of adidas trainingsuits there ~;)
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You know what? Let's just get together one day, drink a palm and laugh at Luxemburg.
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Originally Posted by Peasant Phill:
You know what? Let's just get together one day, drink a palm and laugh at Luxemburg.
Hey, if it wasn't for those stupid dutch and their Willem II it would have been Belgium! Just like Ned. Limburg! stupid 24 traktaten.
Edit: why don't you add the descriptions anymore DA? btw: there must be uot dated photo of me around here somewhere, I still had long hair on it!
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Gert: I do. I'm just lazy at present. I updated it a few days ago.
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Originally Posted by Eclectic:
Gert: I do. I'm just lazy at present. I updated it a few days ago.
:2thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by Eclectic:
Beirut *photo*
Why are there tombstones in the background? :help:
Originally Posted by :
Have I forgotten you? Want to elaborate or challenge my comments here? WELL: WHO ARE YA?
:listen:
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Originally Posted by evil_maniac from mars:
Why are there tombstones in the background? :help:
for the same reason there's a chainsaw on the photo.
~:fainting:
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:laugh4:
DA, you can add the latest descript by Gert to the list.:2thumbsup:
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Thread updated!
Congratulations to the following members who have been sponsored by their fellow community members:
doc_bean
Edyzxmedieval
Gertgregoor
Myrddraal
DemonArchangel
TheSpartan
I have altered the following existing summations:
Ice
TuffStuffMcGruff
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Just so you know it but it says that I work for EB twice.
And there's nothing about pie in it? :inquisitive:
ohw yeah here's a photo of me from the family pictures thread. I however have cut my hair short recently.
https://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6050/foto17sq.png
EDit: and no! I'm not a girl.
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A la Lujeba. :2thumbsup:
Thanks for adding me Eclectic. ~:)
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what is this about...am i on the list. i donot understand...
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woot! im on the list! Originally Posted by Jack Sparrow:
drinks all around!
~:cheers: ~:cheers: :medievalcheers: :barrel: :barrel:
thanks for adding me Electic!
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ah i now understand... BEIRUT YOU LOOK LIKE A REAL PIMP ON THE PIC. YEAH THAT IS MY DAD :D
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you mean the one with the tombstones?
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yeah, imagine how I his son looks. I AM THA MASTA PIMP, i teach Beirut huhuhh
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The Stranger: The son of our axe wielding teddybear and frontroom Moderator Beirut. Used to be known for spamming quite a bit, he now has stopped it at least he says. He's one of the manny crazy dutch, tough his roots lay in Africa, over here and is the founder of he TYOLT. He also likes writing; from love poems to short stories.
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sorry GG but i was in already :P must have overlooked it. could we merge them and i'd like to add some
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Craterus
One of the lead spammers from 2005-2006 and founding father of Leo Honorious and other various clans. Legendary for both his skills in RTW and his 36 posts per day. A very funny guy that can always make me laugh, my best friend at the .org. Left the org recently because he believes people dislike him. One of the Mafia participants. WE WANT YOU BACK HONEY, SGAL!
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i once made 100 posts in 3 days.
and once 50 posts in 1 day.
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I'm sorry, but I don't intend to celebrate spam here, as noteworthy as your achievements are. :laugh4:
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pfffs i once spammed 100 posts in 90 minutes... so SPARTAN... youre good... but not as good as Cratie-boy and me
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no!!!!!!!!!!!!
or do you lie???
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You know who also did a remarkable spamming spree? That guy who called himself after a bull. WHat was his name again? torro? Bull? no err.. Toros?
He was quite a spammer too.
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Originally Posted by The Stranger:
pfffs i once spammed 100 posts in 90 minutes... so SPARTAN... youre good... but not as good as Cratie-boy and me
Erm don't you have to wait at least 60 seconds between two posts? :inquisitive:
:laugh4: You're a verry good liar The Stranger, really. Verry good. :laugh4:
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Originally Posted by Gertgregoor:
Erm don't you have to wait at least 60 seconds between two posts? :inquisitive:
He doesn't iirc. Something strange with the system, I've seen him make several post per minute in some spam thread.
Mithrandir is the true king of Spam though...
and lets stop ruining Div's great thread
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Originally Posted by Gertgregoor:
Erm don't you have to wait at least 60 seconds between two posts? :inquisitive:
:laugh4: You're a verry good liar The Stranger, really. Verry good. :laugh4:
back than the rules were different and i had a 30 sec floodcontrol. now i have 120 because i spammed so much they made it longer.
there used to be days it got shorter because you spammed :embarassed:
Doc Bean
mithrandir is a mod and has no floodcontrol, so he's no spammer. he can post, post after post so its no art
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Wigferth Ironwall (spelling)
An EB player. He's a strong historian and can hold on his own on a debate.
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Originally Posted by The Spartan:
Wigferth Ironwall (spelling)
An EB player. He's a strong historian and can hold on his own on a debate.
Any examples of his history posts? I enjoy readig him, but I haven't seen him in the Monastery when I've been there. Perhaps our interests differ, so I never read the threads he posts in.
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DA, this is your weekly reminder that your own description is out of date. :tongue:
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Originally Posted by GeneralHankerchief:
DA, this is your weekly reminder that your own description is out of date. :tongue:
General Hankerchief: Spammer.
~D
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Originally Posted by Divinus Arma:
General Hankerchief: Spammer.
~D
If it makes you realize that your description is under the wrong name, so be it. :2thumbsup:
And just so this post isn't spam:
Lemur: Very active in the mafia games; most notably killing off half the Frontroom in Mafia II and almost successfully defended himself against the Detective's concrete evidence. Seems to be heading for a record THIRD lynching.
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Originally Posted by The Stranger:
back than the rules were different and i had a 30 sec floodcontrol. now i have 120 because i spammed so much they made it longer.
there used to be days it got shorter because you spammed :embarassed:
Doc Bean
mithrandir is a mod and has no floodcontrol, so he's no spammer. he can post, post after post so its no art
Mithrandir with his spam camels posted about 100 posts in on thread in about 10 minutes. Really. No joking.
Mods don't have flood control.
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it was my spamthread remember. I was there and i know hwat happened. he has no floodcontrol so he's slow. i could have posted 500
and it took him 1 or 2 hours
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BACK TO TOPIC.
Any other Org members need noticing?
Oh, Eclectic, take out the "more mods" from my descript. It looks bad. :sweatdrop:
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There's a photo up of me now... in the frontroom. Also, I've still got a pretty anonymous bio. Kinda suits really, I suppose...
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Wow, there have been no summations made of people whose screen names begin with a u....
*hides*
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Uesugi Kenshin- Named after the Japanese Warlord that died an extremely gruesome death that is not polite to talk about. Obviously a Shogun Total War Fan whos name begins with a U.
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Well it's better than nothing...But he died of colon cancer or something similar, he was extremely sick before his death and there is zero proof of assassination.
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I read that he had colon cancer and frequented the bathroom. An unknown Iga Ninja actually hid in his toilet (which was not unlike a portabel outhouse) and as soon as he sat down stabbed him through his erm...arse.
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yeah i heard that 2...and even if that otherone is true... i prefer to go for the behind-katana-toilet-murder
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Red Pesant- A resident of Liverpool and obviously a Liverpool F.C. fan, therefore the mortal enemy of Chelsea F.C.er's like myself. *spits on the ground in disgust* Really, he is a good guy, always adding his distink brand of humor to every thread he posts in. A senior member who joined many years ago, no relation to Redleg, though I am not sure if he is related to Red Harvest. His short and to the point posts are always eesy to read. I have no clue about his politics, but like every self-respecting Brit, he cannot stand Blair.
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Originally Posted by IrishArmenian:
Red Pesant- A resident of Liverpool and obviously a Liverpool F.C. fan,
I thought he was a Toffee, Red referring to his politics rather than his football team.
Originally Posted by :
therefore the mortal enemy of Chelsea F.C.er's like myself. *spits on the ground in disgust*
If he really is a Red, he would reserve his dislike for Man U and Everton, not Chelsea.
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Good point, but really has Everton been a problem for Liverpool lately? The Liverpool and Chelsea seems quite recent, but their matches seem just as heeted as rivalries. I meant that he was a Liverpool F.C. Fan because he lives in Liverpool. British politics is foren to me.
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Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin:
Wow, there have been no summations made of people whose screen names begin with a u....
*hides*
I'll do it for you, Ues. ~:)
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Thanks Edyz!
I would have written some, but I never know what to write and I was beaten to the summations of all the members I think I could give an accurate one of. :shame:
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Well, he's not a backroomer, but is one of my favorite orgahs, so:
Martok: long-term member of the org, all too swiftly approaching middle age. Fanatical player of MTW, frequent greeter of new members, avid trekkie, and all-around nice guy.
Ajax
edit: and do we seriously not have one for Mouzafphaerre yet? Come on people!
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Actually, Mouza has recently "signed off" the Org. Haven't seen him for a big while now.
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Back on topic :
I was a spammer before I was punished with these robes :laugh4:
I even gave JAG a run for his money.The lack of social life made me post in every single thread with a new post for several weeks, if I never got a social life and Kuma didn't make me wear these rags, my postcount would, without a doubt, be around 30K by now.
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Hmmmm, it proves my point - that once one posts their opinion they should simply check back and then walk away - unless challanged by some dimwit that doesn't comprehend what they initially said.
I will bit on this one, since I managed to ignore it for so long - and notice that it has degenerated into a kiddy spamorama. Note: the number of my posts versus yours - cause = mine are long "rants", yours are one sentance verbages of meaningless and pointless perceptions. Where as my "RANTS" can be documented (if I gave a flying pig).
Who am I? Former ArmyVet (67-70), purple heart for ignorance, that spent 3 weeks in 'nam, and 13 months Korea for being stupid. However, by going to Korea I sorta lucked out - I went from Lineman (36C10) to 11BangBang to 73C10 (memory ain't what it use to be) - Finance Corp. Parents (and grandparents accordingly) were split about the political partys - paternal=Dems, maternal=GOP (though they both lied about voting straight ticket, I know - cause I went into the booths with them at age 7 - Ike).
As a Veteran, I never expected anything but what was promised by my Government - of course with Carter the rights and promises of the nation I once defended began to melt away (note: under Reagan it became a landslide against vets, and has continued to be an attempt to screw over the vet ever since .... ask the Desert Storm guys if you don't believe me).
My proudest moment (not really) was convincing my GOP Momma to vote for McGovern in 72' - she was greatful 'til the day she died that she voted for an honest man over a crook. Believe me, she really like Pat (Nixon, even after she heard Pat was a drunk .... then again, who wouldn't be after "x" years with a psychopath?).
After the Army I had to find a job, and did ... for minimum wage ($2.50 and hour, or = $9.50 today, though believe me without over time I couldn't have made it). An ex-Marine F-4 pilot (Clay, he once said " had I lost been shot down one more time I woulda been an NVA Ace" = he got shot out of his seat 4 times giving ground fire support for the grunts. He had alot of balls. I liked him.), the rest of the crew were also vets: one navy - Ron2 - said we had an aluminum hull navy that could be sunk with BB-guns, one Marine - Numbnuts (goodguy, actually got fined for losing his M-14 in the S. China Sea when the Marines first landed in 'nam when his APC (duck) sank - as he said, "It was the gun or me". Then there was a former A.F. Sergeant that specialized in structural-stress-mechanics, got sent all over the globe, and got run off the road in the Phillipines ...... broke his leg (took nearly 2 years of physical therapy to recover - he gave all the credit to Budweiser. Claimed a 6 pack aday would cure anything. Might be right ... it hasn't been tested, yet.). Then there was Ron1, Army Huey shotgunner that got shot down resupplying QueSon (keson - sp), got hit in the head and medevac'd (eventually) - had mararia, and became addicted to morphine. Ron1, was and is a suvivor - personally, he was and is my hero. They all are. As are the men I served with: Tommy (real first name was Karl), Kuddles, Gorilla, Guerilla, BS, Jabo, Winks, GaPo, Lynch, Brinx (as in the robbery), 900, etc.
The guys I first worked with started at 7:00AM (I have always been habitually 10 minutes late - so always stayed the extra 15 to make up) - worked 'til 9:00PM, then closed down a beer-poolhall bar and started all over again (the Viking - it no longer exists in the SFV). Generally, 6 - 7 days a week. For minimum wage, or a few pennies more, but man did we have the OT (up to 90 hours - you figure it out).
I moved from the "Right" to the "Left" in baby steps. After reading "Mao Tse Tung on Guerilla Warfare" - I realized we (the US military) couldn't win in Vietnam. It was the most depressing day of my life (up to then), realizing that all my friends that had died or lost limbs or were vegetables - that their lives had been spent for nothing (except political hype ... much like today, I fear). The release of "the Pentagon Papers" confirmed it, the WhiteWater fiascal simply confirmed (for me) that there is no such thing as a government that can be trusted - regardless of what the political party calls themselves ("THE GOOD OLD BOYS" - ought to be of some concern - todays administration).
Rant master that I am accused of being (though few actually challenge my views without my retorting to their ignorance - j/k), I end with this: Never in the anals of USA history have so many been willing to give up so much for nothing but the promise of safety - security. What a joke, promising something that cannot be kept. BY ANYONE!
Screw safety .... Give me freedom, every time.
Also, I found out that getting a degree at a University isn't easy, but anyone with half the determination I had can do it. "No sweat 'e 'da". Getting a MA scholarship to Harvard, might be a bit harder. But, in todays atmosphere when the perception of anything can be bought - what the H. Heck, they claim Dubya got accepted to the top Business school in America - with a "C-" average. So, anything is possible. God bless America, and the horse she rode in on.
In America; Money talks and BS walks. It is as it has always been. It may unfortunately always be so - because Americans really are stupid. Well, not stupid as much as gullible.