The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Monday, August 28, 2023
Memes that made me laugh 174
Gathered from around the Internet over the past week. Click any image for a larger view.
I can't speak of the current MREs, but the constipation problem with the early version was insufficient water intake. The originals were were low-to-no moisture (who else recalls dessicated pork pucks?), so you needed to drink more. Add in the general excessive sweating while deployed in the field. Once I made a point of drinking more water, constipation stopped being an issue.
First one in the ‘50s - add picking tomatoes, cucumbers, on a truck farm at $0.65 an hour,for ten hour days. Last one in the early sixties, C-rations, the canned bread was known as “Old Buttplug”.
Judging by the lack of clearance for the upper screw of the electrical joint, I suspect the pipeline was installed after the electrics. I'm not entirely positive of that order, though. I've seen lots of questionable work done over the years!
Last one- true, but only 'til your body adjusts to the "new normal" :)
ReplyDeleteI can't speak of the current MREs, but the constipation problem with the early version was insufficient water intake. The originals were were low-to-no moisture (who else recalls dessicated pork pucks?), so you needed to drink more. Add in the general excessive sweating while deployed in the field. Once I made a point of drinking more water, constipation stopped being an issue.
ReplyDeleteFirst one ~ also true in the '60's and '70's. And you can add on throwing and stacking bales at haying time.
ReplyDeleteFirst one in the ‘50s - add picking tomatoes, cucumbers, on a truck farm at $0.65 an hour,for ten hour days. Last one in the early sixties, C-rations, the canned bread was known as “Old Buttplug”.
ReplyDeleteThe third meme with the pipe flange cut out for the electrical line made me gasp in disbelief.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about MREs, but changing from shore to ship, or vice versa, always stopped you up for a few days.
ReplyDelete--Tennessee Budd
Judging by the lack of clearance for the upper screw of the electrical joint, I suspect the pipeline was installed after the electrics. I'm not entirely positive of that order, though. I've seen lots of questionable work done over the years!
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