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ranger

7th February 2005, 19:50

"people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"

- george orwell

ranger

7th February 2005, 19:55

"for every dark night, there's a bright day after that, so no matter how hard it gets, keep your head up, stick your chest out and handle it"

- unknown

californiajai

8th February 2005, 00:09

"Only the dead know the end of War"

Plato

europa

8th February 2005, 00:28

Pain is weakness leaving your body. OOhhra!

mortarman77

8th February 2005, 01:28

the more yo sweat in peace the less you bleed in war

Slivovitz

8th February 2005, 01:46

"War is to men what childbirth is to women."

-Benito Mussolini

"Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one's body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one's master. And everyday without fail one should consider himself as dead."

-Yamamoto Tsunetomo

BobW

8th February 2005, 16:29

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan, press on, will always solve problems of the human race.

US President Calvin Coolidge

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Saluations,
BobW

Krechnek

8th February 2005, 17:01

"Rambo is fiction, I am reality."

Capt. D Hullman answering comments from a group of US Marines.

jock

8th February 2005, 17:05

A general in the field quote ...

"Right get across that open ground like two men and a wee lad."
or
"You need to get over that fence like two men and a wee lad or the enemy will slot you"

Works for everything.

another old favourite

"TIME OFF, You get more time off than Clint Eastwood's Safety Catch!!"

from a South African who was explaining the finer points of the GPMG ..

'' You should see the Kaffa's jump when this dog barks''

Croquemort

8th February 2005, 17:22

Senior Guards Drill Sgt and the finer points of drilling recruits with a No.4 Lee Enfield 303 rifle and a drill position requiring the finger through the trigger guard.
Quote :
" If there was hair round that hole laddie you would find it fast enough!"
More current quote to moaning, wimpish soldier-
"If you are looking for sympathy lad well you will find it in the dictionary between spit and syphilis. Now get your F.....g arse in gear."
Caniche.

jock

8th February 2005, 17:24

More current quote to moaning, wimpish soldier-
"If you are looking for sympathy lad well you will find it in the dictionary between spit and syphilis. Now get your F.....g arse in gear."
Charles Lovelace posted this very same quote over a year ago on the old forum ...

Chip off the old block eh

Croquemort

8th February 2005, 18:30

God help me if that is the case. I am the educated one.Uni etc.Mind you over some 37 years in the same family old stories get regurgitated. Since Mum is Cantonese both my married sister and I will be meeting up this week with them for a celebration. He will be amused at your suggestion He is pissed off since jobwise I now outrank him and he has recently been hiding in Masclat, Gourdon and Perpignan.

'May your haggis go with you.' whilst I now go on the piss.

Caniche

ranger

8th February 2005, 18:46

"to have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war"

- Napoleon Bonaparte

yatez 44

8th February 2005, 18:52

Heres to it,Heres from it,and heres to the crazey basterds that served in it....FFL :eek: :eek:

californiajai

8th February 2005, 19:36

"We don't have a history, but we have a rendez-vous with destiny"

Commanding Gen. Lee, of the 101st ABN. DIV. Right before the drop on Normandy, France.

"Rendez-vous with destiny" is now the DIV. Motto

Mle 187-828

californiajai

8th February 2005, 19:44

" We shall defend our Island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on Beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on hills. We shall never surrender and even if, which i do not for the moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and Guarded by the British Fleet, will carry on the struggle until in God's good time the new world with all its power and might, sets forth to the Liberation and rescue of the old."

-Prime Minister Winston Churchill (After the fall of France)

"Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?"

-Gunnery SGt. Dan Daley, Leading his at Belleau wood (WWI).

Mle 187-828

blahblahblah

13th February 2005, 08:22

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water, in austere conditions, day and night.
The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn't worry about what workout to do---his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The True Believer doesn't care "how hard it is"; he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn't go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the Cause. Now, who wants to quit?"

Rapace

13th February 2005, 16:03

BobW

13th February 2005, 16:22

Bonjour Blah ,

That's the best quote I've read in a long time. Is there an author?

Saluations,
BobW

echo

13th February 2005, 16:26

Bonjour Blah ,

That's the best quote I've read in a long time. Is there an author?

Saluations,
BobWI agree, that was beautiful!

sikter

13th February 2005, 18:56

I'm gonna steal that one.
BTW where is "nasty north".

sikter

13th February 2005, 19:48

"Here dead we lie because we did not choose
To shame the land from which we sprung.
Life, to be sure is nothing much to lose
But young men think it is
And we were young..."
A.E. Haussman

"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself."
D.H. Lawrence

blahblahblah

13th February 2005, 19:51

Bonjour Blah ,

That's the best quote I've read in a long time. Is there an author?

Saluations,
BobWNah, I got it off another forum I read often and there was no author referenced. I googled it and none of the other sites with it posted quoted an author either. If I come across the authors name, Ill post it here.

BTW where is "nasty north".
Canada.

Forgotten

13th February 2005, 23:04

"Better to have and not need than to need and not have."

Scotty, LRRP Vietnam

dino

14th February 2005, 12:14

YOU TREAT THIS PLACE LIKE A HOTEL

My mum :rolleyes:

voltigeur

14th February 2005, 16:47

Live it up today, tomorrow you might be dead. Joe :D :D

californiajai

14th February 2005, 19:01

Here some nice ones that i like.....

'The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.'--
British sea lord John Fisher

'He who stays on the defensive does not make war, he endures it.'--
Field Marshall Colmar Baron von der Goltz

'The object of war is NOT to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.'--
General George S. Patton

'War does not detemine who is RIGHT,-only who is left.'--
Bertrand Russel

'A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.'--
Winston Churchill

'Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other peoples blood.'--
Lucy Ellman

' To many an adversary, to few a friend. Yet in these dark times i have hope.'--
J.L.Lacomb

'Sur la terre imprégnée du sang des légionnaires, le soleil ne se couche jamais.'
2REP (those who know, know all to well).

There you guys go for now, soak them up!

mle 187-828

dietrying

14th February 2005, 21:54

'Sur la terre imprégnée du sang des légionnaires, le soleil ne se couche jamais.'
2REP (those who know, know all to well).
I got a little creative with the translation for better flow in English:
"Over the ground where legionnaires' blood was let, the Sun will never set"
Now go learn French ;)

sikter

14th February 2005, 23:14

That's what I want, that's what i wish to have!

Hitler after panzar parade

FallenOne

14th February 2005, 23:36

see my signature. :)

californiajai

15th February 2005, 01:00

I got a little creative with the translation for better flow in English:
"Over the ground where legionnaires' blood was let, the Sun will never set"Not a bad translation, mate.

mle 187-828

Slivovitz

15th February 2005, 05:07

roxy

15th February 2005, 10:18

Hi everybody round here !

I think we should say –thanks! to Ranger who first posted here because he start a great thing…
I mean… you showed your love for la Légion.. the love some of you already lived, others try to gain…

Anyway, fantastic posts!
Avanti tutta! Go on writing! :)

Beau-Sheep

15th February 2005, 11:04

"In the words of the ancients, one should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. Lord Takanobu said, 'If discrimination is long, it will spoil.' Lord Naoshige said, 'When matters are done leisurely, seven out of ten will turn out badly. A warrior is a person who does things quickly.'"

-Yamamoto TsunetomoI do not wanna piss on your bonfire but do you take drugs? Lord this and Master that.... what a crock of poo dudette!!!! "A warrior is a person who does things quickly" ???? Whats this excrement?
Lord Takanobu and Lord Naoshige are these two homies ex-SAS or something? Get a life dudette and stop trying to glorify the "life of a warrior".
My pet poodle is a warrior, not a ******* postman on this planet the little bastard won't bite and Takanobu would get his gonads nibbled too if he shows up bearing any Japanese airmail!

Zigliara

15th February 2005, 11:06

Gentlemen, Your mission statement is to get from point A to point B before teatime -
anonymous officer.

On green blades of grass in parade grounds and sports grounds in barracks:
Get off the grass ! It's not for walking or playing on: it's made for soldiering ! -
anonymous RSM - senior NCO.

Beau-Sheep

15th February 2005, 14:51

echo

15th February 2005, 18:06

Train hard, fight easy!

- My old troopleader

Slivovitz

15th February 2005, 20:48

californiajai

15th February 2005, 21:52

"OK boys, now play nice!"

--My mom always said that.

Mle 187-828

Eagle eye

15th February 2005, 22:11

You ever read?Yer what ?

Besieged British para officer played by Sir Tony "Taff" Hopkins in a "Bridge too far" to German emissaries on surrender:
"Surrender ? I'm afraid we don't have the facilities for your surrender..."

Besieged U.S. Commanding Officer in Bastogne during WW2 to German emissaries on their surrrender proposal:
"NUTS !"

californiajai

15th February 2005, 22:20

You ever read?Read what???? The writing on the wall?

Mle 187-828

echo

16th February 2005, 01:46

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.Bart Simpson :D

voltigeur

16th February 2005, 02:23

You might as well be calling General Patton a faggot-ass, cock-sucking, cross-dressing pussy, or Voltigeur a sissy, too-too wearing, damp-farting, girly-man.I love the description, my wife got quite a kick out of it. :D :D

Darkwolf

16th February 2005, 05:22

"If someone breaks onto the base while you are on armed guard, what do you do?"
-my petty officer

"Give them a warning shot.....to the head"
-me :D

Beau-Sheep

16th February 2005, 07:56

Beau, do not take the fact that you are too stupid, and/or unwilling, to decypher the poetry of war out on those who were experienced and introspective enough to write it. The Samurai were feared for a reason. This "excrement" of which you speak IS that reason.
This thread is intended for quotes, not your smart-ass comments. I don't want to see an otherwise good thing shat on by you. You wanna mouth off to me? Fine. But taking a piss on men (dead or otherwise) who've seen more war than you ever have or will is in major violation of the imagined pecking order on this site.
You might as well be calling General Patton a faggot-ass, cock-sucking, cross-dressing pussy, or Voltigeur a sissy, too-too wearing, damp-farting girly-man. You can imagine how hard EVERYBODY would come down on you were you to do that. I'd suggest you educate yourself on the history of Feudal Japan, and THEN tell us that your poodle is capable of nibbling Lord Takanobu's balls off. If you had any idea the type of men you were talking about you'd blush, furthermore, were they still alive, you wouldn't have the cojones to say jack and/or shit to their faces, and if you did, you'd be likely to get your head chopped off. So get a life, get off your damn PC, and go read a damn book. You wanna talk shit to people? Do it in the real world.
Cheers,
William
Listen, first I agree some great men have said some great things... however William... you ain't one of them and what really pisses me off is having them thrown around here on this board makes wannabes see war as some glorious endeavour which we both know it ain't. You do not like my comments? Tough I ain't here to make friends pal so wind yer neck in.

In the Legion they have a saying "souffre en silence" and it sums up the spirit of the Legion, we never stood on the parade ground having some poet read us Pattons greatest we were told to do a job, we did it, in silence and afterwards we filed it away and forgot about it. We did not gob off about how wonderfully hard we are. It's just not a Legion thing. I have read a fair bit on feudal Japan, yes they had a code of honour and a discipline which we can learn a lot from today, but dudette... we don't fight with swords anymore, it bombs and bullets and it's all quite indiscriminate, a lot more civilians get killed and a lot more innocents get caught up in the glorious business of war.

I do not watch war films, I do not read war books, I laugh at those who do quite simply because they have not got a clue! How many of the Anciens on this board who have seen action sit night after night in front of the TV watching frigging Hollywood versions of death and decapitation? None.

Like I said, you don't like my comments? Tough!

Martin Scott

16th February 2005, 10:59

If all you wannabes saw the real face of armed conflict you would think twice about joining any type of military outfit let alone the Legion.
We get sent where the French goverment tells us to go, and to do the dirtiest jobs, if you do not know what you are letting yourself in for, don't waste the Legion's time or anybody elses.

On a more pleasent note.
You can take the man out of the Legion, you will never take the Legion out of the man.

Sergeant J.C. Hoffmeiser
Training Sergeant
Castel Nov 1984

Tiki

16th February 2005, 17:37

One Dies Once In A Lifetime.
I'm Not Interested In Dying
Or Seeing My Men Die.
To Win A War And Stay Alive
Is Something Not Available To All.
It Takes Five Years To Form A Soldier
And Only A Few Seconds For Him To Die.
It Only Takes One Bullet.
The Legion Never Weeps For It's Dead,
Rather It Avenges Them

Company Adjuant
3rd Co.,2nd REP

echo

16th February 2005, 18:24

Sniper's Serenity

A green phantom stalks these lands,
Thirty Ought Six in a Master's hands.
Chamber a matched, perfect round,
Slide home the bolt, forward and down.

Stay detached, loose and cool,
Time your breathing, remember the rule.
Get them now, kill them clean,
before they can hurt another Marine.

The first dies quick, the second has looked,
that one dies fast, a third has booked.
Number Three goes down, sight on Number Four,
this one's for my Brothers, Brothers of the Corps.

Even now at home, I remember that scene,
the four of them and a young Marine,
I would do it again, once more with pride,
to protect my Marines, the enemy has died.

By Robert W. Baird, U.S.M.C. Sniper

Slivovitz

16th February 2005, 22:11

Listen, first I agree some great men have said some great things... however William... you aint one of them and what really pisses me off is having them thrown around here on this board makes wannabes see war as some glorious endeavour which we both know it aint.Nah, I ain't one of em. Never said I was. Perhaps you think I'm quoting them in a trivial fashion? If so you have a valid point. Perhaps these quotes are too powerful/prone to misinterpretation to be thrown round internet forums. Thus, I have resolved to stop contributing quotes to this thread. Not becuz I'm the type of guy who backs down, but becuz I'm the type of guy who knows when he's made a mistake. I do not want to trivialize my beliefs, and I certainly do not want to trivialize the great men who were responsible for this poetry.
You do not like my comments? Tough I aint here to make friends pal so wind yer neck in.In case ya haven't noticed, I ain't either. :D I like most of your comments, but if you make fun of me you can be damned sure I'm gonna react, and not in a polite fashion. You don't like it? Tough.
In the Legion they have a saying "souffre en silence" and it sums up the spirit of the Legion, we never stood on the parade ground having some poet read us Pattons greatest we were told to do a job, we did it, in silence and afterwards we filed it away and forgot about it. We did not gob off about how wonderfully hard we are. It's just not a Legion thing.I don't think much of people who gob on about how hard they are. They need to shut **** up. Shit, if I wanted to gob on about how hard I was I'd join the Marines.
I have read a fair bit on feudal Japan, yes they had a code of honour and a disipline which we can learn a lot from today, but dudette... we dont fight with swords anymore, it bombs and bullets and its all quite indiscriminate, a lot more civilians get killed and a lot more innocents get caught up in the glorious business of war.I agree. I believe in the ideal of the warrior. I don't believe that there is such a thing as an "ideal war". Modern wars are severely lacking in ideals. As much as I'd like for wars to be fought with arrows and swords again, rather than nukes and napalm, I'm afraid that I don't have much of a say in the matter.
"I do not watch war films, I do not read war books, I laugh at those who do quite simply because they have not got a clue! How many of the anciens on this board who have seen action sit night after night in front of the TV watching frigging Hollywood versions of death and decapitation? None.I think most war movies are shit, and I think the reporting on the war in Iraq is shit. War books are a different story, but only when they're philosophical, historical, and/or autobiographical accounts. I don't pretend to know what combat's like, I'm just doing my best to get prepared.
Like I said, you dont like my comments? Tough!OI!
Cheers,
William

californiajai

16th February 2005, 22:22

yatez 44

18th February 2005, 02:41

Don't be in the wrong air space in the wrong time,and you will be just fine... :eek:

Terry

18th February 2005, 05:27

You comment that you love war makes me think you are BEAUCOUP DINKY DOW. Only a person how has never experienced true combat would make an ASSANINE statement like that. GO EXPERIENCE TRUE COMBAT FIRST HAND
then tell me you love combat.

IN my book only a fool , a mad man, or someone who hasn't faced combat would who make a stupid statement like that

YOU ARE BEAUCOUP DINKY DOW

ojkc

18th February 2005, 06:35

Well i have to say something here.....i love war! There- and be damned if you disagree. I love it, all of it (well ok, most of it). I believe that war is good. If not for war i would be out of a job. War is not evil, those who sit idolly by and watch others fight a war are evil. Now all of this is but my humble opinion. I have served in the military since i was 17 and know nothing but military life (im 30+ now). Who knows if not for wars i would be an auto-mechanic or something.

As for feudal Japan and all that......uhhhh, who cares? i mean it's great to know about the past it's another to live in it!!! This thread is alright, fun more than anything. Something to pass the time between wars!!

And you can quote me on that!

Mle 187-828Your comment bought back memories of a guy i knew when I was a teenager . A very old red nosed man called Mr McKechnie who had been right through world war one with the Gordon Highlanders, the Somme, Western front all the horror of trench warfare .
I can't help thinking he would be amused by your statement. In the last few years of his life he talked increasingly about re-joining his boys 'on the other side ' and having a wee dram with them. He even wondered if they were all having a party up there with the Germans. Must have been hard on him coming back after seeing so many of his mates wiped out .
At his funeral there was a guy from the Gordon Highlander association, me and a guy from the council. I manged to get a piper from the local pipe band to play the Black Bear as his coffin went in. The black bear is the Jocks traditional march back to barracks pipe tune.
No other f*cker turned up, it was wet windy and grey and to this day was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. Even worse I found out later the council put his dog down, a wee terrier called Hamish .
I bet he his up there now laughing and drinking with all his old mates . ;)

californiajai

18th February 2005, 16:04

californiajai

18th February 2005, 16:11

Your comment bought back memories of a guy i knew when I was a teenager . A very old red nosed man called Mr McKechnie who had been right through world war one with the Gordon Highlanders, the Somme, Western front all the horror of trench warfare .
I can't help thinking he would be amused by your statement. In the last few years of his life he talked increasingly about re-joining his boys 'on the other side ' and having a wee dram with them. He even wondered if they were all having a party up there with the Germans. Must have been hard on him coming back after seeing so many of his mates wiped out .
At his funeral there was a guy from the Gordon Highlander association, me and a guy from the council. I manged to get a piper from the local pipe band to play the Black Bear as his coffin went in. The black bear is the Jocks traditional march back to barracks pipe tune.
No other f*cker turned up, it was wet windy and grey and to this day was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. Even worse I found out later the council put his dog down, a wee terrier called Hamish .
I bet he his up there now laughing and drinking with all his old mates . ;)You know alot of people don't understand what i mean when i say i love WAR. I don't like seeing my mates killed or wounded, or being wounded myself. But what i do like about war is this...I like being under that pressure, i like the pre-deployment nervousness, i like blowin the hell outa the bad guy because i know that's what he would have wanted me to do. I like the comeraderie that War and only War binds between men. Those i have served with in combat will trully never be forgotten and i do miss them, like i would miss a brother. I like knowing that as long as there is a WAR somewhere i have job security. Now i've never served in Vietnam or any WW, both my deployments were to small area's (in comparison). Call me mad if you want hell i may be a bit looney? But i do like the feeling i get from a combat mission and the brothers i make after. Another thing you may need to know, i have been in a military uniform since the age 13, i'm now over 30. Military is all i know.

Sadness is just a part of the whole, we will have to die. Sometimes someone will be there to see us off, sometimes we will go alone, but having served in that war with all the other guys, i know that when i die and go to (where ever it is im going) my mates will be there waiting for me, beer in hand!!!!

Mle 187-828

Terry

18th February 2005, 16:17

Airborne---death From Above

californiajai

18th February 2005, 16:49

'Speed, surprise, and violence of action.'
US Army's Delta Force Motto.

'Death waits in the dark'.
160th SOAR Motto (one of them).

'In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.'
Erwin Rommel

'Minds are like parachutes. They function only when they are open.'
Lord Dewar

'Life is hard. Life is harder if you're stupid'.
The duke

'Onward we stagger, and if the Tanks come, may God help the Tanks.'
Col. W.O.Darby-US Rangers

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craigm

18th February 2005, 17:44

Le Soldat n’est pas un homme de violence.
Il porte les armes et risque sa vie pour des fautes qui ne sont pas les siennes.
Son mérite est d’aller sans faillir au bout de sa parole tout en sachant qu’il est voué à l’oubli.

"The soldier is not a man of violence. He carries arms and risks his life for mistakes not of his making.
He has the merit of being unflinchingly true to his word to the end, while knowing that he will be forgotten."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

echo

18th February 2005, 19:21

Somewhere a Legionnaire is training to kill. He is training with minimum food and water, in austere conditions, day and night.
The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn't worry about what workout to do, his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The Legionnaire doesn't care "how hard it is", he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn't go home at 1700, he is home. He knows only the mission.

:p

echo

18th February 2005, 20:58

"It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death."

- Epictetus

BobW

22nd February 2005, 17:42

"There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter."
Ernest Hemingway

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Salutations,
BobW

californiajai

23rd February 2005, 19:46

"There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter."
Ernest Hemingway

===
Salutations,
BobWI like this one BobW! Thanks for posting it.

Mle 187-828

Beau-Sheep

24th February 2005, 07:06

Not exactly a one line quote but still, taken from the 1964 film Zulu and a Welsh legend. At a little farm 150 stood against 4000 and after the fighting was done more VCs were awarded than at any other single conflict.

M. Caine "Stop chucking... those spears.... at me...." Did he ever actually say that? If he didnt he should have. Boyos you think the Legion can sing? Come to the valleys and hear us do Men of Harlech.

Men of Harlech stop your dreaming
Can't you see their spear points gleaming
See their warrior's pennants streaming
To this battle field

Men of Harlech stand ye steady
It cannot be ever said ye
For the battle were not ready
Stand and never yield
From the hills rebounding
Let this war cry sounding
Summon all at Cambria's call
The mighty force surrounding

Men of Harlech onto glory
This shall ever be your story
Keep these fighting words before ye
Cambria (Welshmen never) will not yield

BobW

24th February 2005, 16:06

Beau-Sheep

24th February 2005, 20:36

The French call it La Coix de Guerre

The yanks call it the Purple Heart

We brits call it the Victoria Cross and we do not hand the ****er out to all and sundry!

At Rorkes Drift 11 were won. Since then a single conflict has never resulted in anything close to 11 VCs, although I as a celt think our scots brethen came close on Tumbldown. Anyone wanna know why mouth is as big as it is? Dicky shit to do with the legion. Us Celts enjoy a good scrap.... innit Jock! La Legion Marche and Men of Harlech were written by the same large hairy gonnaded twat!

Beau

Beau-Sheep

24th February 2005, 21:59

Hi Beau Sheep,

I prefer the 1964 era American military song - not because of my nationality or hatred of Zulus-but because of practicality;

"We've gotta get outta this place,
If it's the last thing we ever do............."

(Not to the tune of She'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes...)

My rationale is based on:

"Well, you can go for 3 days in space,...
But when you return, it's the same ol' place..
You're old enough ta fight, but not fur votin',
Ya don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?

Saluations,
BobW

No way dude. I bust my leg innthe REP, no, not jumping, coming down the steps at the back of the Cie still drunk, anyways, six months off jumping and i was a happy teddy, till one day i am declared fit to jump and my name turns up om morrows jump list.... full of panic i get my walkman and cds ready, screw the choice up and hit play after the light turns to "gentlemen please leave the Plane" Surfin bird byr the trashmen.... do not have it on your walkman when leavin a plane.... not fun

roxy

25th February 2005, 18:39

"Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die."
“Art of War” Nicolò Machiavelli

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
Winston Churchill

distinti saluti,
Roxana

echo

27th February 2005, 16:23

Second place, first looser...

sikter

2nd March 2005, 14:32

Hit the other fellow, as quick as you can, and as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't looking
Unrecorded British sargeant-major on the definition of strategy

You don't hurt them if you don't hit them
Liutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller USMC

Let's kick their ass and get the hell out of here
General Custer

BobW

2nd March 2005, 19:27

Some more of my favorites:

"What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do." John Rushin

"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at." Thoreau

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
Anais Nin, novelist (1903-1977)

"Real strength is not in power, money or weapons but in deep inner peace."
Nhat Hanh

=====
Saluations,
BobW

blahblahblah

2nd March 2005, 20:49

If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes.

echo

7th March 2005, 15:19

If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes.

The norwegian NCO's like this one: "Lead, don't follow!"

I prefer to follow, and not lead... less responsebility :D

blahblahblah

7th March 2005, 21:18

The norwegian NCO's like this one: "Lead, don't follow!"

I prefer to follow, and not lead... less responsebility :D

When I think of the quote I think of it more as I want to be number one. After all, Patton did say "if someones gotta be number one, why not me?"

dino

9th March 2005, 10:16

Eagles may soar high , but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines ;)

David Brent from BBC's The Office

echo

15th March 2005, 00:03

"Trying is the first step towards failure." - Homer Simpson

"If something is hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Also Homer Simpson :D

I know, not much motivation here, but I had to post it :p

Richie

14th September 2005, 23:22

Ah what the hell...u all prob read this one before, but it is nice.. :)
(sorry if its taking up too much place :confused: )
some of Murphys Law of Combat Operations:

1. Friendly fire - isn't.
2. Recoilless rifles - aren't.
3. Suppressive fires - won't.
4. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note.
5. A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
6. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
7. Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
8. If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike.
9. If you are forward of your position, your artillery will fall short.
10. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.
11. Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself.
12. Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
13. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
14. The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack.
15. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions:
a. When they're ready.
b. When you're not.
16. No OPLAN ever survives initial contact.
17. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.
18. Five second fuses always burn three seconds.
19. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.
20. A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.
21. The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard.
22. The easy way is always mined.
23. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
24. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.
25. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
26. If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.
27. When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.
28. Incoming fire has the right of way.
29. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
30. No inspection ready unit has ever passed combat.
31. If the enemy is within range, so are you.
32. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
33. Things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.
34. Things that must work together, can't be carried to the field that way.
35. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support.
36. Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both).
37. Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
38. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
39. Tracers work both ways.
40. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take.
41. When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
42. Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs. :D

cheers

Martin Scott

15th September 2005, 11:30

After Seven years in The Legion On a cold windy early morning in December after a ten Km Petite Footimg. Adjudant Skiller to Caporal Chef Scott in English. Well Scottie "Same Old Shit Different Day".

Slivovitz

25th September 2005, 00:49

"NURSIE!!! I LIKE IT FIRM AND FRUITY!!!!!!!"
- Black Adder II

"Like the beard brides maid, gives me something to HANG ONTO!!!!"
- Black Adder II

joette

13th October 2005, 00:55

"Si vis pacem, para bellum"
("If you want peace, prepare for war!")
- Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Eagle eye

13th October 2005, 06:50

Eagles may soar high , but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines ;)

David Brent from BBC's The OfficeHow can you soar like Eagles when you have turkeys....

RaiderDingo

13th October 2005, 08:03

Beau[/QUOTE]
The French call it La Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is given for displaying certian aspects in combat and being reconized for them.

The yanks call it the Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is for being wounded in action and is not for displaying courage or valor. We have diffrent Medials for that sort of stuff.
You can look it up at the Link , So I dont really think comparing the Purple Hart to the VC or the CdG would be right.
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We brits call it the Victoria Cross and we do not hand the ****er out to all and sundry!

Eagle eye

13th October 2005, 08:18

Soldiers deserve medals...
In Beirut 1983, I saw a Médaille Militaire agrafe bronze given to a complete tosser..... :D His platoon dudes drove him out of the platoon and down staircases soon after arrival in France and after his senior NCO "daddy" (that's Craporal Outland and Major Catarinot) and acting platoon commander left its command...but noone except those in the platoon know the truth benind the medal so don't take them at face value...especially those without "verifiable verification" from several independent sources....some of yez may have remembered the latter's name from my earlier posts..

Eagle eye

13th October 2005, 08:23

BASIC TRAINING : The ‘GOLDEN RULES’ revised
1.You are not a superman.
2.If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
3.Don't look conspicuous-it draws fire.(This is why aircraft carries are called, "Bomb Magnets".)
4.When in doubt, empty your magazine.
5.Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
6.Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
7.If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
8.No plan survives the first contact intact.
9.All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.
10.Try to look unimportant because the bad guys may still have ammo.
11.If you are forward of your position, the artillery will fall short.
12.The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.
13.The important things are always simple.
14.The simple things are always hard.
15.The easy way is always mined.
16.If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.
17.When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
18.Incoming fire has the right of way.
19.Friendly fire-isn't.
20.If the enemy is in range, "SO ARE YOU!!!"
21.No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
22.Beer math is: two beers times 37 men = 49 cases.
23.Body count math is: two guerillas plus one portable plus two pigs = 37 enemy killed in action.
24.Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together.
25.Radio's will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
26.Anything you do can get you shot-including doing nothing.
27.Tracers work both ways.
28.The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
29.Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
30.If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share of objectives to take.
31.When both sides are convinced that they are about to lose, they are both right.
32.Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
33.Murphy was a grunt.
34. Things that must work together, can't be carried to the field that way.
35. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support.
36. Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather (and especially during both.)
37. Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
38. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out.
39. Tracers work both ways.
40. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take.
41. When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.
42. Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
43. Military Intelligence is a contradiction.
44. Fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up.
45. Weather ain't neutral.
46. If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
47. Air defense motto: shoot 'em down; sort 'em out on the ground.
48. Flies high, it dies; low and slow, it'll go.
49. The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
50. Napalm is an area support weapon.
51. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
52. B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
53. Sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone.
54. Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity.
55. The one item you need is always in short supply.
56. Interchangeable parts aren't.
57. It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom it may concern" you've got to think about.
58. When in doubt, empty your magazine.
59. The side with the simplest uniforms wins.
60. Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
61. If the Platoon Sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
62. Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
63. The most dangerous thing in the world is a Second Lieutenant with a map and a compass.
64. Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.
65. Everything always works in your HQ, everything always fails in the Colonel's HQ.
66. The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.
67. One enemy soldier is never enough, but two is entirely too many.
68. A clean (and dry) set of BDU's is a magnet for mud and rain.
69. The worse the weather, the more you are required to be out in it.
70. Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss. Whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.
71. The more a weapon costs, the farther you will have to send it away to be repaired.
72. The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.
73. Field experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
74. No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.
75. If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything.
76. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
77. Airstrikes always overshoot the target, artillery always falls short.
78. When reviewing the radio frequencies that you just wrote down, the most important ones are always illegible.
79. Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA or WIA.
80. The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.
81. To steal information from a person is called plagiarism. To steal information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.
82. The weapon that usually jams when you need it the most is the M60.
83. The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.
84. When you have sufficient supplies & ammo, the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. When you are low on supplies & ammo the enemy decides to attack that night.
85. The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor.
86. A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
87. Murphy was a grunt.
88. Beer Math: 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.
89. Body Count Math: 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action.
90. The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range.
91. All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.
92. The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.
93. The crucial round is a dud.
94. Every command which can be misunderstood, will be.
95. There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.
96. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
97. If your positions are firmly set and you are prepared to take the enemy assault on, he will bypass you.
98. If your ambush is properly set, the enemy won't walk into it.
99. If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him.
100. Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.
101. Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.
102. The more stupid the leader is, the more important missions he is ordered to carry out.
103. The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy (as is his deviousness and mischievousness).
104. There is always a way, and it usually doesn't work.
105. Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the General is watching.
106. The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.
107. Whenever you drop your equipment in a fire-fight, your ammo and grenades always fall the farthest away, and your canteen always lands at your feet.
108. As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains.
109. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
110. The seriousness of a wound (in a fire-fight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.
111. Walking point = sniper bait.
112. Your bivouac for the night is the spot where you got tired of marching that day.
113. If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.
114. Before you execute an order, wait for the counter order to avoid disruption at regimental level.
115. Before you execute an order, wait for the counter order to avoid confusion at company level.
116. Before you execute an order, wait for the counter order to avoid general panic at platoon level.
117. Before you execute a counter order, make sure you have NOT executed your prisoners of war while waiting for it.
118. All or any of the above combined.

joette

14th October 2005, 00:41

All the above..pretty good! ha :D I really liked #1

Martin Scott

14th October 2005, 09:58

If you wake up with the sun on your face, don't worry because you're already in Elysium and you're already dead.

joette

17th October 2005, 00:25

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
Herbert Hoover

Aolain

17th October 2005, 04:50

"Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won."
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

"Write me up a victory."
Wellington to Beresford after Albuera.

"Dont worry boys, they couldn't hit an elefant at this dist..oof!"
General Sedgewick's last words at Spottyslvania, 1864.

Aolain

17th October 2005, 04:57

"You just got out of the Army, huh? You better watch you ***, or i'll wipe the pavement with your face."

Richardson, Texas cop to a certain recently discharged soldier, 1987.

Martin Scott

17th October 2005, 12:45

Honi Soit Qui Mai Y asbestos.

Which means Screw you Jack I m Fireproof.

joette

18th October 2005, 00:53

Get mad, then get over it.
Colin Powell

joette

18th October 2005, 01:08

"I never trust a man unless I've got his pecker in my pocket." - Lyndon B. Johnson :D

yatez 44

18th October 2005, 01:34

You Bad girl ..he e

joette

18th October 2005, 01:36

You Bad girl ..he e
HA somethin about that one caught my eye..hah :D

joette

18th October 2005, 02:16

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
Pablo Casals

joette

20th October 2005, 00:59

Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.
Georges Clémenceau

Martin Scott

25th October 2005, 14:51

From Eagle to Shithawk in 0.23 seconds.
Me to a legionnaire out on the beer in Orange, after witnessing two of our guys making themselves look complete arse holes in front of two ladies.

Krechnek

25th October 2005, 22:36

Proper Preparations Prevent Poor Performance

The Dude

25th October 2005, 22:42

Proper Preparations Prevent Poor Performancealso Proper Preparations Prevent Piss-Poor Performance

Stoeng

25th October 2005, 22:47

also Proper Preparations Prevent Piss-Poor Performance

Yyeahh !!!

Although no guarantees :D :D
As we know very well from our previous years ;)

Krechnek

25th October 2005, 22:50

also Proper Preparations Prevent Piss-Poor Performance

Prepare yourself by getting properly pissed and you prevent yourself from any charges of poor performance ;)

joette

26th October 2005, 01:02

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. Patton

flash010

26th October 2005, 03:04

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. PattonThat's my girl lol yea i agree the troops would be silly to die for some thing as pointless as a politician the point is kill or be killed get your pay have a beer :cool:

flash010

26th October 2005, 03:07

"people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"

- george orwellTrue words. The tree hugging hippies should take note lol :D

joette

26th October 2005, 11:44

That's my girl lol yea i agree the troops would be silly to die for some thing as pointless as a politician the point is kill or be killed get your pay have a beer :cool:Hey bud! Glad you're back!! :D

Krechnek

26th October 2005, 20:00

I like this one too - Patriots often talk about dying for their country but never to kill for it.

joette

27th October 2005, 01:40

I like this one too - Patriots often talk about dying for their country but never to kill for it.
That is a good one..here is another that I like.
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Henri Frederic Amiel

joette

27th October 2005, 01:41

joette

27th October 2005, 01:43

Hey I didn't post this twice!!! It just did it..ha

flash010

27th October 2005, 18:51

you can take out some ones eye with that.

Admirl nelson

flora

6th November 2005, 20:20

Recuerda, mañana será peor -Remember, tomorrow will be worst-.

Graffity in the door of my closet when I arrived to basic training of the legion.

joette

6th November 2005, 22:59

Your dream holds the key for your self motivation
It will stimulate you in positive directions
Your dream gives you a reason for living ~
A vision that is challenging and worth achieving

Without a dream, life would have no meaning
Without a dream, life would be unattractive
It is better to attempt, and not to succeed,
than not to dream at all, for fear of defeat

Yvonne L.

Which is why I cling so hard to my dream of Antarctica. Human nature means we're all afraid of the unknown. My unknown is a life without hardship. I don't know a life without pain, so it scares me. Antarctica and its brutal climate feels safe to me. Because I know I will have to fight for my life to survive, like I've done for as far back as I can remember. And I remember most of my life.
Wow..pretty deep......... :confused:

Krechnek

6th November 2005, 23:44

Joette, have you ever read Havamal?
If not I see if I can find an english translation, that is if you don't read Icelandic of course... ;)

33Lilacs

6th November 2005, 23:50

Joette, have you ever read Havamal?
If not I see if I can find an english translation, that is if you don't read Icelandic of course... ;)

Here is one website with translations to Swedish and English from Icelandic:

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Krechnek

6th November 2005, 23:54

Thanks! :) You like it? I do. Can be looked at as a good piece of advice for any man or woman.

joette

6th November 2005, 23:59

Tks! :D

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
David Friedman

Krechnek

7th November 2005, 00:04

Havamal is a good piece. But Icelandic stories usually are. I quite like Icelandic films, because they're so different from Hollywood, i.e. you've got to think hard to understand them at times... :) no offense to any Americans reading this like... :cool:

I like them too. You've seen the Raven movies? They sure aint Hollywood :)

joette

7th November 2005, 00:08

I did check the site out..pretty cool tks..and it was in english also.
here is another..altho you probably have seen this one

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FallenOne

7th November 2005, 01:08

"Nothing says goodbye like a bullet. No back talk. No awkward silence."

"Procrastination is like masterbation, it's only fun until you realize you've screwed yourself!"

"Sometimes I wish my dreams were my reality and my reality was just a nightmare"

"My scars are the like tattoos they remind me of who i was at that time."

"Death to one is a tragedy, but Death to a million is a stastic..."

FallenOne

7th November 2005, 01:13

"F.E.A.R.: F**k Everything And Run!"

"A friend will bail you out of the jail,
A Best friend is the one who sititng besides you saying...." DAMN THAT WAS FUN!!!""

"Intelligence is defined by the stupidity of others."

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar"

"If god didnt want me to do it, he would have stopped me!"

FallenOne

7th November 2005, 01:18

"Whoever said nothing was impossible abviously never tried slamming a revolving door!"

"Wise people talk because they have something to say, Foolish people talk because they have to say something."

"Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot"

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

"Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment
turns the state into a gay dungeon-master." :D

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

ENJOY :)

flash010

7th November 2005, 02:01

machine guns? thowes are a novilty .....field marshal haig ww1....................i think we got em on the run gorge custer ......................i dont see why we should sent ower boys to fight a war those little yellow boys should be fighting them selfs G.I. joes mum .........no chance they will never find it .....richard nixon........................I DID NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN WE WERE JUST TALKING AND MY DI.K FELL IN HER MOUTH buffelow bill clinton ........ it was not a set up i aways keep my panties for a year before i wash them monaca louwinski .........lone ranger to tonto looks like this is the end for us old mate ...... what you talking about pale face ....tonto :D

joette

9th November 2005, 12:47

Nothing in the world is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result..
Winston Churchill

flash010

9th November 2005, 14:06

- For God's sake man it's only ice (cpt of the Titanic)
- If your chute fails take it back to the s.e.p and tell them you want another (ajd harris chef du jump Calvi)
- I just grabed a gun and kept firing (Audie Murphy ww2 hero and actor)
- Same shit different day (cpl Gordon aka Flash)
- There is no problem here the American terrorists have not taken the airport we are winning the war (Iraki info officer mustafa brain lol) i'm just making up as i go now lol :D

kriegohnehass

9th November 2005, 14:49

- "I am not a crook" R.M. Nixon
- "I will not send American boys 8000 miles away to do a job Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves." L.B. Johnson 1964, 1 yr. prior to the US Marines landing at Da Nang, Vietnam.
- "Read my lips: no new taxes!" G.H.W. Bush
- "Ich bin ein Berliner" JFK. translation: I am a jelly-filled pastry.
- "If I am elected I will restore HONOR and INTEGRITY to the oval office." G.W. Bush
- "He kept us out of war" W. Wilson 1916 re-election campaign slogan.
- "Saddam Hussein is worse than Hitler" G.H.W. Bush
- "War--War would solve nothing" Adolf Hitler to French ambassador Francois-Poncet c. 1935
- "When you lie, you should tell big lies. The people are more predisposed to believe them." Der Fuehrer, again
- "The Iraqi people will welcome us {US military} as liberators." Dick Cheney
- "The insurgency is in its last throes." the big Dick, again
- "Go **** yourself" another articulate Cheneyism spoken in the US senate.

joette

9th November 2005, 17:55

Who says I am not under the special protection of God?
Adolf Hitler

Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor.
Saddam Hussein

We did not find it difficult to deal with Bush and his administration, because it is similar to regimes in our countries - both types include many who are full of arrogance and greed.
Osama bin Laden

I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country.
Pol Pot

You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
Al Capone

:D

Eagle eye

9th November 2005, 18:50

- Do not walk on the turf: it's made for soldiering - RSM

kriegohnehass

9th November 2005, 20:03

After a certain older, aristocratic Englishwoman lambasted Churchill for being drunk, Churchill replied: "yes, madame, i am drunk, but tommorrow i shall be sober and you'll still be ugly."

yatez 44

9th November 2005, 22:00

Just anothere shitty day in Paradice (Slogan,on my coffee Mug) :cool:

kriegohnehass

9th November 2005, 22:26

Just anothere shitty day in Paradice (Slogan,on my coffee Mug) :cool:
does that mean you shoot a lot of craps? "pair of dice?"

CARLOS SANON

9th November 2005, 22:29

Seeger

Rendezvous

I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air--
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair

flash010

9th November 2005, 23:40

lifes hard and then you die cpl hilton rep 5 em re lifes a bitch then you marry one cpl gordon rep 5 em re 1er stop hiting the slabours and get a round in gordon ajd torries 1er am going to make you desert gornon rost beef du merde' am ragot the fagot he was the one who desertet futfut du merde :p :D

joette

9th November 2005, 23:49

f*** EM FEED EM BEANS :D

flash010

10th November 2005, 01:50

when things go wrong as they usualy will and your daily road is all up hill when life is so hard and you think you wont make it dont come to me m8 i dont give a shit (R .good ) before he was ........d gordon ;)

CARLOS SANON

10th November 2005, 22:41

nothing...you do not say for the day of my death
no it does not remove funeral reason
and priest as does not read my corpse
and neither the bell off church as strikes
they is my wish no to see my dead body
no coming in the grave my
nor flowers a existing
and i do not want no me he remembers
another soldier die

thebeni

11th November 2005, 01:24

Pain is weakness leaving your body. OOhhra!I was told that while being involved in a fire fight with a fractured femur :confused:

joette

11th November 2005, 01:33

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes.mmmm?

kingiefella

11th November 2005, 02:31

"f##k this, im off!"
My grandad after finding out that his platoon forgot him and his mate up front with a machine gun against tanks and left them.....my grandad done nearly 5 years as a prisoner of war but didnt like to talk much about it except what he felt were the funny bits. by the way....he was caught about ten minutes after saying that!

kingiefella

11th November 2005, 02:40

" for a good shag call cindy on 123 4567" god i wish i remembered the real #!
on the restroom door at the bar i was in last night

kriegohnehass

11th November 2005, 18:27

"Squeeze my lemon, 'til the juice runs down my leg" Robert Plant "She's good, in bed, she oughta be 'cuz Ethel's dead" Alice Cooper "I used to love her--but I had to kill her, I had to put her 6 feet under, and I can still hear her complain" Axel Rose "Now your messin' with a sonovabitch!" Nazereth "I'm so happy, 'cuz today I found my friends--the're in my head" Kurt Cobain "Your all a bunch of f**king losers" Jim Morrison, the lizard king "Let me cut your cake with my knife" Brian Johnson "Well we all need someone we can cream on, and if you want to, well, you can cream on me" Mick Jagger {reputed lover of David Bowie and other young men} "Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars--oak tree you're in my way" Ronnie Van Zant " I met her in a hotel lobby, she was masturbating with a magazine" Prince "Just because you're paranoid, don't mean the're not after you" the late, great Kurt Cobain, again "We're bigger than Jesus" John Lennon "Oh Gabriel--let me blow your horn" Robert Plant "You ain't seen nuthin' 'til your down on a muffin" Steve Tyler "I've got 13 channels of SHIT on the TV to choose from" Roger Waters

joette

12th November 2005, 21:48

joette

12th November 2005, 22:11

10-04 ‘That’s a lie, John O’Neill! Keep lying, it’s all you do!... Lies!... That’s a lie! It’s another lie! That’s a lie! Absolute lie!... You’re just lying...It’s a pack of lies!... He just lied to you! He spews out this filth!... You liar!... You just spew lies!... I just hate the lies of John O’Neill. I hate lies...O’Neill’s a liar, he’s been a liar for 35 years...They lied!... Lies! Just tell me the initials, you liar! Creepy liar!...’
-Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC’s ‘Senior Political Analyst’ to John O’Neill, spokesman for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth - "Hardball" :D

kriegohnehass

13th November 2005, 08:05

John O'Neill, the partisan republican hack, WAS definitely a lying sack of shit. This f**k never served with Kerry; he just hated him because Kerry disagreed with and debated him back in '71. Whatever else may be said about Kerry, at least he VOLUNTEERED for combat duty--unlike the draft dodging f**ks who ran against him, i.e Cheney & Bush.

BobW

13th November 2005, 16:56

kriegohnehass

13th November 2005, 19:06

Bonjour Kniegohmehass,

I personally remember watching the Kerry-O'Neill debate on the Dick Cavett show in 1971.

Don't remember if O'Neill was a Republican or independent but do know SWIFT Boat Vets was definitely nonpartisan. The affiliated Vietnam Veterans For The Truth was also non partisan. This might sound like semantics because the sides basically matched up with the 2 candidates - but not 100%; President Bush (B43) was not held in high esteem by many.

Salutations,
BobWDear Bob, shall we recount the Republican nature of the SBVFT? 1] O'Neill gave $14,000 in Federal contributions to Republican politicians, including $1000 to Bush 41. 2] O'Neill voted in the Texas Republican primaries 1998. 3] O'Neill's Swift Boat co-chair was found to be a member of the Bush-Cheney veterans commitee; when outed with this information he subsequently resigned. 4] O'Neill's involvement w/ Republicans goes back to the Nixon administration: Chuck Colson, Nixon's special counsel, wrote: they (Nixon & Co.) needed to "create a counterfoil" to a post-congressinal hearing Kerry (who proved to be most frightening to "Tricky Dick," as per the Nixon White House tapes). He continues: "we found a Vietnam vet named JOHN O'NEILL AND FORMED A GROUP CALLED VIETNAM VETERANS FOR A JUST PEACE" to counter positions espoused by Kerry.

joette

13th November 2005, 19:41

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
André Gide

BobW

14th November 2005, 07:50

Bonjour Kriegohnehass,

I owe you a reply. It will be short so as we don't drift away from closer Legion topics. K, feel free to PM me if you want to explore this topic further. There are some whose lives revolve around researching the politics of the Vietnam War. I can recommend a site or 2.

The Society of American Engineers and the American Medical Association have members who surely are decent citizens and pay their dues on time. The apex of both these organizations - and all the others - are as politically charged as pure political organizations. That was my point which you didn't address. I personally know members of our discussed vet organizations who supported the Democrat Party. They still do.

Mentioning Chuck Colson and Pres Nixon really leaves the SWIFT Boat subject. Senator Kerry's speech before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 23 April 71 was prepared by the staff of Mark Lane, a New York City politican. This was the Genghis Khan testimony.

Plus, there were no Viet Cong Migs over the skys of Padre Island, Texas !!

Salutations,
Bob

Martin Scott

15th November 2005, 17:23

O shit .Custar at little \Big Horn.

I talk to nobody who imprisones me in a comode
Blackadder II.

flash010

15th November 2005, 18:47

"Rambo is fiction, I am reality."

Capt. D Hullman answering comments from a group of US Marines.Shit, you mean rambo was a lie? i'm gutted hahaha (flash) ;) :cool:

kriegohnehass

15th November 2005, 18:52

- "England is a nation of shopkeepers", Napoleon
- "England has 42 religions and 2 sauces", Voltaire
- "England and America are 2 countries seperated by a common language", George Bernard Shaw
- "A misogynist is a man who hates women as much as they hate one another", H.L. Menken
- "What luck for rulers that men do not think much", Adolf Hitler
- "Govt. is too important a matter to be left to politicians", Chester Bowles
- "No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up", Lillian Tomlin
- "War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory", Georges Clémenceau
- "War is much too serious a business to be left to the military", Clémenceau again

Martin Scott

16th November 2005, 16:40

Great Britain looks at The USA as a ally. The USA looks on Great Britain as a warehouse. It took you bloody long enough to join us.
Winston Churchill to FDR 1941.

flash010

16th November 2005, 23:57

If there is a Devil Rwanda is were he'll be that's for sure ;)

joette

17th November 2005, 00:20

Ang Kapanahonan Ay Rason ng Kabuhayan

I believe that people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, sometimes all three. I believe some people are simply the best and others will drag your ass down. Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. Got my back? I've got yours. No one will ever have control over me again. Stay safe, stay sober, stay clean, stay healthy, stay happy.
A quote by someone.. but this version is by joette..I changed the words a little.. :)

Martin Scott

17th November 2005, 11:44

Never be a member of the If Only Club, Forget the IF and start living.

BobW

17th November 2005, 18:51

Bonjour 33 Lilacs,

It was a pleasure to note you mentioned General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell. I'm a later "Ol' Asia Hand" and was pleased to see Stillwell's still remembered.

Stillwell spoke Chinese and had mandatory Chinese classes for his officers and sergeants. It was optional for his soldiers. There was a patch-some sort of insigna for the uniform-indicating completion of the language lessions. Had been trying to get one for my collection for ages.

Gen Stillwell was a worker, both physically and mentally. I've got pictures of him in sweaty uniform shirts. He dealt with both troops and diplomats when in China.

Stillwell got fired.

Saluations,
BobW

kriegohnehass

18th November 2005, 05:31

That he did. Seems he had major problems with Chiang Kai-Shek. In fact, he would contemptuously refer to him as "peanut." Theater commmanders needed to be both stategically and diplomatically astute, i.e. ike.

33Lilacs

19th November 2005, 15:43

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

If you send this to 5 people, then you have a chance to touch 5 people. You won't get any wish for material things, however you might just find a piece of serenity and the warmth of God's touch. Working for God on earth doesn't pay much, but His retirement plan is out of this world!

Martin Scott

19th November 2005, 16:01

Amen each to there own.There By the Grace Of God Go I.

joette

19th November 2005, 16:27

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
Patton

33Lilacs

19th November 2005, 20:29

Now, think and try to answer these questions:
1 - Name the 5 richest people in the world.
2 - Name the last 5 Miss Universe winners.
3 - Name the last 10 Nobel Prize winners.
4 - Name the last 10 winners of the Best Actor Oscar.

Can’t do it? Rather difficult, isn’t it?
Don’t worry, nobody remembers that.

Applause dies away!
Trophies gather dust!
Winners are soon forgotten.

Now answer these questions:
1 - Name 3 teachers who contributed to your education.
2 - Name 3 friends who helped you in your hour of need.
3 - Think of a few people who made you feel special.
4 - Name 5 people that you like to spend time with.

More manageable? It’s easier, isn’t it?
The people who mean something to your life are not rated “the best”, don’t have the most money, haven’t won the greatest prizes…
They are the ones who care about you, take care of you, those who, no matter what, stay close by.

Think about it for a moment.
Life is very short!
And you, in which list are you? Don’t know?

Let me give you a hand.
You are not among the most “famous”, but among those to whom I remember to send this message…

Some time ago, at the Seattle Olympics, nine athletes, all mentally or physically challenged, were standing on the start line for the 100 m race.
The gun fired and the race began. Not everyone was running, but everyone wanted to participate and win.

They ran in threes, a boy tripped and fell, did a few somersaults and started crying.
The other eight heard him crying.
They slowed down and looked behind them.
They stopped and came back… All of them…

A girl with Down’s Syndrome sat down next to him, hugged him and asked, “Feeling better now?”
Then, all nine walked shoulder to shoulder to the finish line.

The whole crowd stood up and applauded. And the applause lasted a very long time…

People who witnessed this still talk about it.
Why?

Because deep down inside us, we all know that the most important thing in life is much more than winning for ourselves.

The most important thing in this life is to help others to win. Even if that means slowing down and changing our own race.

If you send this email, perhaps we will succeed in changing our heart, perhaps someone else’s heart, as well…

A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one.”

Friedrich Poyer

joette

19th November 2005, 21:10

Boy! Did you hit the nail on the head! The part about the teen years....if someone offered me a million $$ to raise teenagers again..I'd tell them to stick their million$....rough!!

flash010

25th November 2005, 01:51

life is like an ash try full of little douts ............billy connoly :D

Eagle eye

25th November 2005, 04:44

33Lilacs,
Ya ain't going soft on this board, are ya ?....you're dealing with former legionnaires and wannabes for the most part...

Eagle eye

25th November 2005, 09:51

Oh, and please don't consider buying flowers a waste of money, the reaction you get is priceless (even if she's the suspicious type and thinks you've been cheating on her... ;) )

Take me for example: I buy myself flowers, and what the hell does the left hand know what the right hand is actually doing with the mouse...???
:D ROTF LMAO...Well, I'm reassured...Pheww!!!!.....what a relief !!!!...

flash010

25th November 2005, 10:01

As if they (you) don't have women in their (your) lives (life)... Mothers, sisters, wife (wives?!) or girlfriend(s).

Oh, and please don't consider buying flowers a waste of money, the reaction you get is priceless (even if she's the suspicious type and thinks you've been cheating on her... ;) )

Take me for example: I buy myself flowers, and what the hell does the left hand know what the right hand is actually doing with the mouse...???
:D ROTF LMAO

(Eagle Eye, you're such an inspiration!)hahaha good one like it :D

joette

27th November 2005, 21:26

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

kriegohnehass

2nd December 2005, 23:46

"I didn't fire him 'cuz he was a dumb sonuvabitch." Harry S. Truman
"Old soldiers just fade away." Gen. MacArthur

"It is a good thing that war is so terrible, otherwise we'd become to fond of it." R.E. Lee
"War is hell." Gen. Sherman
"Do not ask when he is coming, he will come, he will come." A. Hitler
"The only thing I have to offer is blood, toil, tears, and sweat." Winston Churchill

"You can't differenciate between Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein." G.W. Bush
"Because that's where the money is." Willie Sutton, on why he robbed banks.

joette

3rd December 2005, 01:10

wow..33 yas on a roll..:)

Martin Scott

3rd December 2005, 12:19

Im pissed off now Ive got writers block.

Martin Scott

3rd December 2005, 14:45

Im giving the writing a rest for today as I havent got a lot of motivation at present. I have given myself the weekend off.

joette

3rd December 2005, 23:46

If yer skeered say yer skeered.....get yer head out yer ass...haha

joette

4th December 2005, 00:14

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.
~~~~

flash010

4th December 2005, 00:31

Im pissed off now Ive got writers block.
pm me tell me were your blocked mate see what we can do;) :)

flash010

4th December 2005, 00:34

what we got here is total dissrepect for the law ............. cool hand luke .....................:D

joette

4th December 2005, 01:02

what we got here is total dissrepect for the law ............. cool hand luke .....................:D
Yea partner..dont want no PO PO following me around..

kriegohnehass

5th December 2005, 05:01

Phillip: Terrance! Why would you call me a pig-f**ker? Terrance: Well, Phillip, first of all, you f**k pigs. Phillip: Oh, Yeah!

kriegohnehass

5th December 2005, 07:59

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest player in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'." Chris Rock

Martin Scott

6th December 2005, 17:12

I found this and decided to post it for the anciens who strove to be different and wear a Kepi Blanc.

Credit belongs to,the men with courage.
Whilst trying there best shed blood ,sweat and tears.
But they still strive boldly on Even though the odds are stacked against them.
Who at their best truimphed greatly,and at worst fail valiently whilst risking all
But do they know there place.will never be with timid souls. Who never tasted victory or defeat.
"FOR THOSE THAT NEVER DARED"

joette

7th December 2005, 01:25

flash010

7th December 2005, 22:05

since no one seen my feck up .........what we have here is failer to comunicate .......... cool hand luke lol sorry mr mc queen
:D

Martin Scott

8th December 2005, 16:19

Wind your neck in you Hiary Arsed Bastard. Caporal Gordon to the Evs at aub.

flash010

8th December 2005, 18:42

haha and dont forget the imortal ferme la ******* shot :D

Martin Scott

9th December 2005, 13:36

avec de sac of course. Le posistion 1.2.3.4.5
6.7ect.Dont you just love those Evs.

hannibal

9th December 2005, 17:56

SAUVE QUI PEUT - The motto of the French Army in the French Campaign 1940, as described in the A Thousand Shall Fall by János Békessy (alias Hans Habe), a Hungarian sergent in the 21eme Regiment de Marche des Volontaires Etrangers (21eme RMVE) :D

kriegohnehass

10th December 2005, 00:59

"Je regrette rien." Sang by 1 REP legionaires after the failed Putsch against De Gaulle.

kriegohnehass

10th December 2005, 01:49

"I hate quotes. Tell me what you know." G.B. Shaw
"If we are alone in the Universe, then I would say the Universe aimed rather low, and settled for very little." George Carlin

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it." Winston Churchill

"I like pigs. dogs look up to us, cats look down on us--pigs treat us as equals." Churchill, again

"A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out." Samuel Johnson
"I think God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability." Oscar Wilde
"When ideas fail, words come in very handy." Goethe
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." Bertrand Russell
"Hegel was right when he said that what we learn from history is that man can never learn from history." George Bernard Shaw
"There is no trick in being a humorist when you have the whole Government working for you." Will Rogers
"Insanity in individuals is rare--but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." Nietsche
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." Dorothy Parker
"From the moment I picked up your book until I set it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day, I intend to read it." Groucho Marx
"A man that is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance." L.J. Peters
"George Bush says: 'Al Gore's book needs a lot of explaining.' Of course, he says that about every book." Bill Maher
"We should invade their countries, hang their leaders, and convert the rest to Christianity." TV talking head Ann Coulter, on what to do with Muslims post-9/11
"Suicide is Man's way of saying to God, 'you can't fire me--I quit'." Bill Maher

joette

24th December 2005, 21:23

Quotes About Santa:

Let me see if I've got this Santa business straight. You say he wears a beard, has no discernible source of income and flies to cities all over the world under cover of darkness? You sure this guy isn't laundering illegal drug money? - Tom Armstrong

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. - Shirley Temple Black

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.- Victor Borge

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would be coming into my neighborhood after dark. - Dick Gregory

Santa Claus wears a Red Suit, He must be a communist. And a beard and long hair, Must be a pacifist. What's in that pipe that he's smoking? - Arlo Guthrie

I played Santa Claus many times, and if you don't believe it, check out the divorce settlements awarded my wives.- Groucho Marx "The Groucho Phile"

flash010

24th December 2005, 21:31

kill a man murder, kill ten your a warror, kill 20 and you are a conquorer, kill 100 your a god, kill 1,000 and your a legionair. an ajd in the R.E.P. (after three bottles of rouge ):D :)

blahblahblah

25th December 2005, 01:24

The higher you go, the lower you get.

BobW

26th December 2005, 21:24

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

Anais Nin (1903-1977), French born US writer. She wrote "The House of Incest" in 1936 plus much more.

Saluations,
BobW

BobW

26th December 2005, 21:27

"Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing;education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."

Will Durant, US historian

Saluations,
BobW

joette

26th December 2005, 21:45

"Lifes journey is circular, it appears. The years don't carry us away from our Fathers-they return us to them."
-Michel Marriott

blahblahblah

26th December 2005, 23:30

"The less I have the more I gain"

joette

26th December 2005, 23:43

"The less I have the more I gain"
There is truth to that!:)

joette

26th December 2005, 23:56

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
Voltaire

joette

29th December 2005, 18:30

Sir Humphrey: "It's up to you, Bernard, what do you want?"
Bernard Woolley: "I want to have a clear conscience."
Sir Humphrey: "A clear conscience."
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "When did you acquire this taste for luxuries?"

Pier Carlo

31st December 2005, 10:46

"It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way. " - Cormac McCarthy, "Blood Meridian"

Regards,

Pier Carlo

Martin Scott

31st December 2005, 10:59

God I too old for this shit

joette

31st December 2005, 21:21

"George always says that he's delighted to come to these press dinners. Baloney. He's usually in bed by now. I'm not kidding. I said to him the other day, George, if you really want to end tyranny in the world, you're going to have to stay up later. I am married to the President of the United States and here is our typical evening. Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep, and I am watching Desperate Housewives. With Lynne Cheney. Ladies and gentleman, I am a desperate housewife." --First Lady Laura Bush at the 2005 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Nicodemus

1st January 2006, 03:10

"He who shoots and runs away, will live to shoot another day."

kriegohnehass

4th January 2006, 16:13

"I'd rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." Gen. George S. Patton

Martin Scott

4th January 2006, 16:56

one56779

4th January 2006, 18:36

Something I practice right now:

"True friendship isn`t about being there when it`s convenient; it`s about being there when it`s not."

joette

11th January 2006, 01:09

'Drinking' Quotes

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time. --Catherine Zandonella

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.--W.C. Fields

Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.
--Lady Astor to Winston Churchill
Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.
--His reply

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.--Henny Youngman

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.--Benjamin Franklin

If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose.--Deep Thought, Jack Handy

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.--Dave Barry

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.--Humphrey Bogart

Why is American beer served cold? So you can tell it from urine.--David Moulton

Martin Scott

11th January 2006, 13:22

Another few ouotes.
A hangover is Gods way to tell you to drink more.
Dont take the piss out of Budweiser it needs all the flavour it can get.

flash010

11th January 2006, 13:41

death is gods way of saying slow down:D

wannabee

11th January 2006, 15:31

Some of the quotes I collected from internet along the way. Sorry if there are reposts, but 20 pages is a little bit too much to catch up :D
Some less serious then others, others disputable (I hope that's an English word :o ).

"Death is instant, Pain will end, glory is forever"
"War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left."
"Hear and you forget; see and you remember; do and you understand."
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"It is better to be silent and have people think you're stupid, than to open your mouth and prove them right."
"Return with this shield or upon it" -Spartian mother equiping her son
"I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me superman!" -Homer Simpson

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joette

11th January 2006, 22:40

Another few ouotes.
A hangover is Gods way to tell you to drink more.
Dont take the piss out of Budweiser it needs all the flavour it can get.
You got that right! ha

joette

24th April 2006, 23:44

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent. - Sophia Loren (1934 - )

Venus

25th April 2006, 01:08

Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all :)

Kaycee

25th April 2006, 08:39

The first qualification of a soldier is fortitude under fatigue and privation. Courage is only the second; hardship, poverty, and want are the best school for a soldier. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Kaycee

Coinnach

25th April 2006, 08:54

Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all :)Not so sure of this one Venus

crazysix0231

25th April 2006, 11:34

If you want to kill yourself, wait let the enemy do it and save me the paperwork.

-My old 1stSgt 2d tank bn

ArcticWolf

29th April 2006, 11:04

"It takes more than just a man to wear a uniform and more than just a woman to love a man in one."

Read this on another forum... it rings kind of true, don't you think...?

ArcticWolf

29th April 2006, 11:05

"This is my beautiful life, the only thing certain is everything changes. The lows and the highs and all those goodbyes as hard as it gets I know it's still amazing to be alive."

Another nice quote from some unknown person... just because I'm on this thread just now! :)

ArcticWolf

29th April 2006, 11:47

Our God and soldier we alike adore.
Even at the brink of danger; not before;
After deliverance, both alike requited.
Our God's forgotten, and our soldiers slighted.
- Francis Quarles (English poet), 1632

andy bannerman

3rd November 2008, 14:37

'Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.'
So - if you give her Crap, you will receive more SHIT than any one human being can handle

CEA

28th January 2009, 19:23

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight,what counts is the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain 1835-1910

One of my most used

CEA

28th January 2009, 23:30

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun

George Orwell

reminds me of that tinned cheese in the rat packs:D

RadioTex

29th January 2009, 00:08

I may have sent this before, but it is a favorite:

Les jambes du femmes sont comme les points du compass, qui arpent la monde et luis donner toutes son equilibrium et toutes son harmonie.
By Francois Truffault

9mmanathema

29th January 2009, 07:29

".... evil will not be overwhelmed by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

Broncs

29th January 2009, 07:31

"Do not touch anything unnecessarily. Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally."

Soviet infantry manual, issued in the 1930's

CB123

29th January 2009, 17:26

0341Grunt

29th January 2009, 19:53

I'm sure some of the members here find touching men lying on roads as quite tempting.

Broncs

29th January 2009, 21:55

I'm sure some of the members here find touching men lying on roads as quite tempting.

LOL speak for yourself unless I can see his wallet is full :cool:

9mmanathema

30th January 2009, 02:56

"I really must remember not to mix wine and wireless. " -Serge

steve

30th January 2009, 08:52

when running....'UP WITH ME....OR YOU ARE GOING TO THE JAIL'...genral threat...'IM GONA FINGER YOU!'...:)

Texas

30th January 2009, 16:13

you,ve got to take the good with the bad
smile with the sad,
love what you,ve got
remember what you had
always forgive
never forget
learn from your mistakes
but never regret
people change
things go wrong
just remember
life goes on. :)

suttongm

30th January 2009, 18:40

F#CK YOU I'M COVERED!

Raider Dingo First Gulf War

russjt

31st January 2009, 02:14

In order to get in front .... one must be prepared to stick ones neck out !

heard that from a workmate the other day .

my personal favourate ,

Lifes a journey ... not a destination!

..Aerosmith !

Broncs

31st January 2009, 02:45

I don't know who said it but I use it all the time!

"I refuse to tiptoe gently through life only to arrive safely at death"

Martin Scott

31st January 2009, 13:30

I refuse to grow old respectfully. Ill never apoligse for being born,why should I when i pop my clogs..............

Fox Winters

31st January 2009, 15:28

"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."

"Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint."

This here is GOLD!
*"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude;
be kind, but not weak;
be bold, but not bully;
be thoughtful, but not lazy;
be humble, but not timid;
be proud, but not arrogant;
have humor, but without folly."*

Nickfury

1st February 2009, 09:23

I don't know who said it but I use it all the time!

"I refuse to tiptoe gently through life only to arrive safely at death"

One of the best quotes I have seen in a long time...

Broncs

1st February 2009, 09:26

One of the best quotes I have seen in a long time...

I use it so much it has even been tatooed on me :D

Nickfury

1st February 2009, 09:47

Where'd you get it tattooed? I was thinking of getting some of my favorite quotes tattooed on me but it comes to a question of where do you put a bunch of script?

Broncs

1st February 2009, 09:53

On my left arm I have a motorcycle sprocket with the grim reaper ghosted on the inside of it and then it has my old bike doing a wheelie in front and it has that quote around the sprocket.

Nickfury

1st February 2009, 10:55

Sounds good.

tEtrasMend

1st February 2009, 14:47

Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever.

- From the comedy The Replacements(American Football)

serge

2nd February 2009, 04:32

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Thank God I'm an atheist.

joette

2nd February 2009, 23:09

. As you slide down the banister of life, may
The splinters never point the wrong way.:p

Fragment

3rd February 2009, 16:32

"Only two things can break a man´s heart:
A knife, and a woman."

TaylorHudson

3rd February 2009, 18:24

"If you can't eat it, drink it or **** it, it's a waste of money."

serge

3rd February 2009, 19:25

If you are not intelligent enough to see it my way you are too stupid to live

Ghengis Khan

serge

3rd February 2009, 19:28

where the **** are the keys to my weapons box so I a can post photos of my guns for Miettes lil soldier?

Serge

joette

3rd February 2009, 23:00

My idea of a superbowl is a toliet that cleans itself!

9mmanathema

3rd February 2009, 23:08

"I wonder how fast that moose can run?" -unknown's last words

Rye

17th February 2009, 16:00

where the **** are the keys to my weapons box so I a can post photos of my guns for Miettes lil soldier?

SergeIn the end, there is always someone who have to step forward and deliver the bad news. Serge, you will never see those keys again. Why? Because the local PX can no longer keep up with the addiction some certain Operators have thougwards Toblerone, and they are now hiding all the back-up stock in the weapon box. When you can no longer enter your alter lockers - you know their on a real beercrise too.
Im sorry Matey :(

Fox Winters

17th February 2009, 16:12

If you are not intelligent enough to see it my way you are too stupid to live

Ghengis KhanHahah that's a killer. No really, it's literally a killer ;).

joette

22nd February 2009, 16:52

There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?

--Dustin Hoffman
:p

RadioTex

22nd February 2009, 17:04

When you're a hammer, everything else looks like a nail.