Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.
What you got against Dupo?suck it Dupo, suck it real good.Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
You're telling a state to suck a tornado?
Not a tornado... >_>
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Woody's post would have been a funny ToP for page 800.
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Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
But Cake is a lie.
suck it Dupo, suck it real good.Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
You're telling a state to suck a tornado?
Not a tornado... >_>
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What you got against Dupo?
Edit: Nekkid obscure bluff-top Illinois town? Bleh.
H.S. friend turned jackass lives there
H.S. friend turned jackass lives there
They might have gotten it pretty good - seemed headed south of here and they're southeast. And more is on the way. Bathroom break between waves, yeah!
H.S. friend turned jackass lives thereThey might have gotten it pretty good - seemed headed south of here and they're southeast. And more is on the way. Bathroom break between waves, yeah!
A camping potty might be a useful addition to the emergency plan. ;)
Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
But Cake is a lie.
Strings ROCK! Apocalyptica "Hall of The Mountain King"
Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.
Yeah, it is. We got online from the basement and I saw my former neighbor from an hour east of here was on chat. I gave her a heads-up about the storm, so they tuned in to local news, saw the warnings, walked the dog, got candles, and were ready to head to the basement as soon as their local sirens started. They might have been asleep otherwise. Makes me happy.
Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Yeah, it is. We got online from the basement and I saw my former neighbor from an hour east of here was on chat. I gave her a heads-up about the storm, so they tuned in to local news, saw the warnings, walked the dog, got candles, and were ready to head to the basement as soon as their local sirens started. They might have been asleep otherwise. Makes me happy.
very cool.
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Strings ROCK! Apocalyptica "Hall of The Mountain King"Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
But Cake is a lie.
Nice! :D
I also love good piano music. Erik Satie tops my list, just before Philip Glass.
Strings ROCK! Apocalyptica "Hall of The Mountain King"Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
But Cake is a lie.
Nice! :D
I also love good piano music. Erik Satie tops my list, just before Philip Glass.
Old Testament Metallica; There are there words you don't see in a sentence every day.
Strings ROCK! Apocalyptica "Hall of The Mountain King"Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Isn't it? Except that we don't have cell phones, much less smart ones.It's remarkable that we live in a time when you can ride out a tornado without losing power or internet, and even if power and the cable internet failed lots of people would still be connected by smart phones. Remarkable!Is it gone?It now belongs to Illinois. Suck it Illinois!
But Cake is a lie.
Nice! :D
I also love good piano music. Erik Satie tops my list, just before Philip Glass.
I lean toward a different flavor of keyboard.
Winds of Sorrow - Lament of the withering World
Simple but compelling.
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I lean toward a different flavor of keyboard.
Winds of Sorrow - Lament of the withering World
Simple but compelling.
Well, there's keyboards, keyboards, and keyboards, in my opinion. And that's just from one genre of rock music.
Also simple but compelling.
Well, there's keyboards, keyboards, and keyboards, in my opinion. And that's just from one genre of rock music.I lean toward a different flavor of keyboard.
Winds of Sorrow - Lament of the withering World
Simple but compelling.
Excellent choices give or take the third one.
It blows my mind how utterly oblivious and/or indifferent addicts seem to be about how much damage they cause to everyone around them. If you want to kill yourself then just kill yourself, but why burn down everyone and everything around you too? It just make my f~@~ing eyes want to bleed.
Sometimes I think technology has made us lazy and dependent, but sometimes it's pretty awesome.Yeah, it is. We got online from the basement and I saw my former neighbor from an hour east of here was on chat. I gave her a heads-up about the storm, so they tuned in to local news, saw the warnings, walked the dog, got candles, and were ready to head to the basement as soon as their local sirens started. They might have been asleep otherwise. Makes me happy.
I'm glad you guys are well.
They should play this at my funeral.
They should play this at my funeral.
Sometimes our best isn't good enough.
Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free
Things not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this Can t be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he 's gone
No one but me can save myself, but it's too late
Now, I can't think, think why I should even try
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death Greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye
I'm amazed our species has not exterminated itself today.
They should play this at my funeral.
This might be nice too.
Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
About a thing that I saw
One night wandering in the everglades
I'd one drink but no more
I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
Gazing up at the stars
Not aware of a presence so near to me
Watching my every move
Feeling scared and I fell to my knees
As something rushed me from the trees
Took me to an unholy place
And that is where I fell from grace
Then they summoned me over to join in with them
To the dance of the dead
Into the circle of fire I followed them
Into the middle I was led
As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear
But still I wanted to go
And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me
As I walked onto the coals
And I felt I was in a trance
And my spirit was lifted from me
And if only someone had the chance
To witness what happened to me
And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them
All had death in their eyes
Lifeless figures they were undead all of them
They had ascended from hell
As I danced with the dead
My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
Below my undead body
Just danced the circle of dead
Until the time came to reunite us both
My spirit came back down to me
I didn't know if I was alive or dead
As the others all joined in with me
By luck then a skirmish started
And took the attention away from me
When they took their gaze from me
Was the moment that I fled
I ran like hell faster than the wind
But behind I did not glance
One thing that I did not dare
Was to look just straight ahead
When you know that your time has come around
You know you'll be prepared for it
Say your last goodbyes to everyone
Drink and say a prayer for it
When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead
When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead
To this day I guess I'll never know
Just why they let me go
But I'll never go dancing no more
'Til I dance with the dead
Post 4000
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within
limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add
'within the limits of the law,' because law is often but the tyrant's
will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual."
-Thomas Jefferson
39,976 posts
I am the Infantry.
I am my country's strength in war, her deterent in peace.
I am the heart of the fight, wherever, whenever.
I carry America's faith and honor against her enemies.
I am the Queen of Battle.
I am what my country expects me to be
the best trained soldier in the world.
In the race for victory,
I am swift,
determined,
and courageous,
armed with a fierce will to win.
Never will I fail my country's trust.
Always I fight on,
through the foe,
to the objective,
to triumph over all.
If necessary,
I fight to my death.
By my steadfast courage, I have won 200 years of freedom.
I yield not- to weakness,
to hunger,
to cowardice,
to fatigue,
to superior odds,
for I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight.
I forsake not-
my country,
my mission,
my comrades,
my sacred duty.
I am relentless.
I am always there,now and forever.
I AM THE INFANTRY!
FOLLOW ME!
No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the Military Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety.
Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind -- accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my soldiers. I will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient. I am aware of my role as a Noncommissioned Officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment.
Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, Noncommissioned Officers, leaders!
U.S. Soldier's Creed
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
Heroes, warts and all:
Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of my Ranger Regiment.
Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other soldier.
Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some.
Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.
Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.
—Ranger Handbook
The Death of a Soldier
Life contracts and death is expected,
As in a season of autumn.
The soldier falls.
He does not become a three-days personage,
Imposing his separation,
Calling for pomp.
Death is absolute and without memorial,
As in a season of autumn,
When the wind stops,
When the wind stops and, over the heavens,
The clouds go, nevertheless,
In their direction.
Whoah. Early-morning soldier creeds. Feel like I should be breaking out the Kiwi and getting my PT gear on for a 3-mile pre-dawn shuffle run
MINE!
MINE!
Mine!
ied!
mOON!
hIMMA-A-ALAY-ZOOBALAY-HUMALAY-ZUBALAY bop!
Mine?
IIIIIIIIIIIIII
AINT GOT NO BOOOOOOOOOODY!
NOBODY!
CARES FOR ME!
NOBODY! NOBODY!
IIIIIIIIIIII'M
SO SCARED AND LOOOOOOOONELY!
SCARED AND LONELY SCARED AND LONELY
WONT SOME PRETTY MOMMA
COME AND TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME?
CUZ I AINT SO BAD
MINER 49ER!
O MAH DARLIN
OH MEH DERLING
O ME DUHLANG
CLEMINTINE!
SHE WAS NOT QUITE