tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6444719691653349867..comments2024-03-28T16:03:02.583-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Of fobbits, geardos and rooney gunsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34621482865210865002010-03-01T15:28:53.046-06:002010-03-01T15:28:53.046-06:00they called 'em "Garrett Troopers" b...they called 'em "Garrett Troopers" back in the day. <br /><br />REMF that quoted regs when the front line boys came back off the line......KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037109875809288799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17220120791816204902010-02-27T16:20:59.841-06:002010-02-27T16:20:59.841-06:00Aw, C'mon, man: you can say "REMF" o...Aw, C'mon, man: you can say "REMF" on your own website.<br /><br />I'll show this to a cigar-smoking bud of mine at the Pentagon (he most assuredly is a "BTDT" guy--specop, wears 5 (5!) badges on his BDU). He'll laugh his ass off.<br /><br />I suppose all military forces have this species. I wonder if the Roman Legion had them too?<br /><br />LeatherneckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33991498760639792822010-02-27T11:51:58.562-06:002010-02-27T11:51:58.562-06:00The simple fix for the geardos is to make them run...The simple fix for the geardos is to make them run carrying all that crap; they'll prioritize pretty quickly after that.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69919532949331560952010-02-27T07:41:17.718-06:002010-02-27T07:41:17.718-06:00Human nature has not changed within history. One o...Human nature has not changed within history. One of the few surviving Roman "letters home" mentions a foppish officer who was killed because he insisted on keeping his armor in its bag of sand instead of wearing it. <br /><br />He preferred shiny armor to personal safety, and got a spear in the thorax as a result. The letter said (paraphrasing) there's no use in blaming others for the misfortunes you cause yourself. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17657566925387047232010-02-27T07:01:57.914-06:002010-02-27T07:01:57.914-06:00Where's the rooster weather vane?Where's the rooster weather vane?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15264201619017538222010-02-27T01:06:50.791-06:002010-02-27T01:06:50.791-06:00"Back in the days when I wore military unifor..."Back in the days when I wore military uniform, we used to joke about rear-echelon wannabe's (we called them something ruder, that I can't publish on so high-toned a forum as this blog)"<br /><br />REMF: Rear Echelon Massive Fools. What's impolite about that? ;)Black Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463313457370402499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16368205383817139692010-02-27T00:13:40.495-06:002010-02-27T00:13:40.495-06:00The world of the REMF - now geardo...The world of the REMF - now geardo...LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com