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So what do you think?

The army had a sense of humor or that they were sexists?



I think this is hilarious, but I'm not quite sure if it actually helped any soldiers out there in the field. Well not with combat anyway, haha!


Terra


  • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
    Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post


    So what do you think?

    The army had a sense of humor or that they were sexists?

    U.S. Army - Booby Traps - Banned Cartoons - YouTube


    I think this is hilarious, but I'm not quite sure if it actually helped any soldiers out there in the field. Well not with combat anyway, haha!


    Terra


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    • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
      Yeah, it was just the sense of humor they had back then. The word sexist was not a mainstream word then.

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      • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
        Originally Posted by Enfusia View Post

        Yeah, it was just the sense of humor they had back then. The word sexist was not a mainstream word then.

        Patrick
        Can you even imagine the ruckus it would cause if the Army used this for booby trap training today?

        My, oh my, how times have changed. (And not necessarily for the better, in my humblest of opinions.)


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        • Profile picture of the author Enfusia
          Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

          Can you even imagine the ruckus it would cause if the Army used this for booby trap training today?

          My, oh my, how times have changed. (And not necessarily for the better, in my humblest of opinions.)


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          If we are talking the same language, then my language is; no, it's not for the better. Now we have to worry about our kids saying Merry Christmas in school because it might offend someone.

          Now we have to be tolerant of everyone and anything they want to do.

          Well, what the heck happened to the other way around and them having to be tolerant of our intolerance?

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        Originally Posted by Enfusia View Post

        Yeah, it was just the sense of humor they had back then. The word sexist was not a mainstream word then.

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        I don't think it was even a backstream word.
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    yes i dont think they would do something like that now. not quite pc
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    • It is in the nature of booby traps to appeal to our desires, an' you gotta figure a buncha guys miles from home gonna be desperate for more than beer an' football.

      But we got gal soldiers now, so if they are gonna re-make this cartoon for a contemporary audience, I figure they gotta roll out a whole new kitbag of traps.

      Drop the booby an' make with the looby, kinda thing.
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        Good to see some of the material was re-purposed for later use.
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  • I got nuthin' to add.

    Jus' wanna write 'booby' one more time.

    Boo bee.

    Boo bee, boo bee, boo bee.

    Booby.

    Booby booby booby.

    Booooooooooooooooby.

    K. I am done.
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

      I got nuthin' to add.

      Jus' wanna write 'booby' one more time.

      Boo bee.

      Boo bee, boo bee, boo bee.

      Booby.

      Booby booby booby.

      Booooooooooooooooby.

      K. I am done.

      LOL Princess!

      Now I'm going to have a smile on my face for the rest of the day!


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      • Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

        LOL Princess!

        Now I'm going to have a smile on my face for the rest of the day!


        Terra
        Glad I made someone happy yesterday.

        Kinda Day of The Beast otherwise.

        Are you back in regular footwear now?

        I got some wooly lounge socks with rubber bottoms.

        Rub ber bott oms.

        Hey, I like that also.

        Bottoms bottoms bottoms.

        Oh, yeah, there is a neat swing to my gait right now.

        Figure I may permit myself a moment of balletic exuberance an' see if I can split my pants for real.

        Bott bott bott. Oms oms oms.

        Beat that for a mantra, Planet Buddha.
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        • Profile picture of the author Khemosabi
          Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

          Glad I made someone happy yesterday.

          Kinda Day of The Beast otherwise.

          Are you back in regular footwear now?

          I got some wooly lounge socks with rubber bottoms.

          Rub ber bott oms.

          Hey, I like that also.

          Bottoms bottoms bottoms.

          Oh, yeah, there is a neat swing to my gait right now.

          Figure I may permit myself a moment of balletic exuberance an' see if I can split my pants for real.

          Bott bott bott. Oms oms oms.

          Beat that for a mantra, Planet Buddha.
          Tuesday.. the Day Of The Beast! Writing that on the inside of my Tuesday underwear!

          Boob Bott Oms. Boob Bott Oms. Wooooolyyyyyyyy Rubbbeeerrrr Boob Bott Oms Sssooocckk Kssss... just trying some stuff out.

          Off to Amazon! Gotta search me out some Wooly Rubber Bottom Underwear

          ~ Theresa
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          • Originally Posted by Khemosabi View Post


            Off to Amazon! Gotta search me out some Wooly Rubber Bottom Underwear

            ~ Theresa
            Hey -- that sounds disturbingly like incontinence pants.

            Thing about my socks is, rubber stops my feet skiddin' away when I am bein' prone an' Yogic.

            My carpet + jus' tights = spark showers.

            I do not wish to die in a friction-free balla flames.
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            • Profile picture of the author Khemosabi
              Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

              Hey -- that sounds disturbingly like incontinence pants.
              I live in snow, I fall down a lot, and my butt gets cold... nuff' said!

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              Thing about my socks is, rubber stops my feet skiddin' away when I am bein' prone an' Yogic.
              Well, then, how do YOU practice ice skating in the kitchen?

              Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

              My carpet + jus' tights = spark showers.
              ^^ This. It's why doggies have wet noses! KAPOWWW! *whine* Totally worth it, every time.
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    Re: Booby Traps, LOL!


    "We're going to need a bigger trap".


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    no one knows I'm whisperin' this

    nipples

    nipples

    nipples


    Man, I feel like Dr Doom schemin' an' plottin' prior to fixin' up his mask an' tryin' to trash the Baxter Buildin'.
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      Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

      You know that thing where you wanna scream nipples! -- but you can't?
      Get. Out. Of. My. Head.
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      • Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        Get. Out. Of. My. Head.
        Gotta tellya, Dan, you are lodged deep in my cerebellum & pop up whenever I eat a sandwich.

        Most lunchtimes, I am salads right now, occasionally breakin' out into a fit of sub, but when I am snackin' on a sandwich, I really do try to take your advice to heart an' truly enjoy my snack.

        I know the nipple deal pales in comparison to the way you've transformed the curl of my lunchtime lips, but I would love for you to feel the exhilaratin' rush of some quality yellin' next time you are alone in an open space, with nuthin' on your mind but lust for Raw Danger.

        It is my gift to you, an' if you are not happy with nipples, I figure there are other cool words you could holler, like cat food, insemination, pyramidal or pupation bandit.
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          Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

          Gotta tellya, Dan, you are lodged deep in my cerebellum & pop up whenever I eat a sandwich.
          Add this to the deep recesses of your mind when chomping down on a hero:
          “Enjoy every sandwich”: David Letterman’s most heartbreaking show ever - Salon.com


          (I decided to go with an origin story as opposed to a joke about thinking of me whenever you put something in your mouth.)
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          • Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

            Add this to the deep recesses of your mind when chomping down on a hero:
            "Enjoy every sandwich": David Letterman's most heartbreaking show ever - Salon.com

            (I decided to go with an origin story as opposed to a joke about thinking of me whenever you put something in your mouth.)
            K, I missed that -- but I am still deadly serious about sandwichy gratitude (which I may now extend to cherries an' other juicy fruits).

            Originally Posted by Khemosabi View Post


            Well, then, how do YOU practice ice skating in the kitchen?
            Ha!

            Mebbe I should open the windows in Feb an' flood the place before lashin' a coupla knives to my feet.

            Then mebbe I could offer my services as a Dangerous Kickboxer For Hire.

            (Thanks to Claude's tips, I can now maim any attacker.)
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    • Profile picture of the author Khemosabi
      Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

      You know that thing where you wanna scream nipples! -- but you can't?
      Only in January, standing in the Ben And Jerry's door at Walmart. But that's for another thread...

      With a rolling tongue!
      RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeee
      RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeee
      RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

      With a British accent and rolling tongue!
      Woooooooollllllllyyyyyyy RRRRRRRRRifffffffffffffleeeeee Sockssssssssss
      OOPS, that sounded more Irish or Australian... I'm not sure.

      NIPPLES! There, all better!
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      • Originally Posted by Khemosabi View Post

        With a rolling tongue!
        RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeee
        RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeee
        RRRRRRRRRRRRRRiffffleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

        With a British accent and rolling tongue!
        Woooooooollllllllyyyyyyy RRRRRRRRRifffffffffffffleeeeee Sockssssssssss
        OOPS, that sounded more Irish or Australian... I'm not sure.

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        • Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

          Want your stoodents to enunciate their words with the sublime yummiola of a Cumberbatch or a Rickman?
          Looks like the same reaper took Bowie made off with Snape also.

          ****in' sh*t start to the year.

          It is monstrously selfish of me to state it that way because these people are not my property an' it is shitter for those closest to them than it is for me.

          Even so, f*ckin' shit start to the year...
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          • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
            Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

            Re: Booby Traps, LOL!


            "We're going to need a bigger trap".


            Attack of the loose boob!! - YouTube
            Damn, and l wanted to know what happened?


            Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

            Looks like the same reaper took Bowie made off with Snape also.

            ****in' sh*t start to the year.

            It is monstrously selfish of me to state it that way because these people are not my property an' it is shitter for those closest to them than it is for me.

            Even so, f*ckin' shit start to the year...
            Yes, agreed, new year bloodbath, and Bowie's death, ashes to ashes l guess, (yes, l know, another one).

            Like to do a 201... sucks, but l have already done a few of those, so....

            But you know what they say Princess, it is darkest before it gets darker. Or it will get lighter sometime?

            Damn, Jupiter, ascending into Mercury while Pluto is in a half nelson!


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            • Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

              But you know what they say Princess, it is darkest before it gets darker. Or it will get lighter sometime?
              It is always light when you are here, Taggo.

              You are the only thing standin' between my nostrils an' snortsa neat helium.
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              Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

              Damn, and l wanted to know what happened?
              Spoiler alert: He dies from lactose intolerance.
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              • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

                It is always light when you are here, Taggo.

                You are the only thing standin' between my nostrils an' snortsa neat helium.
                Helium, should only be taken internally at parties!
                And thanks for the positive comment Princess.


                Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

                Spoiler alert: He dies from lactose intolerance.
                Yes, l like to keep abreast of things!

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                • Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                  Only Helium should be taken internally at parties!
                  I figure this gonna keep us both safe from harm in the event of a Bacchanalian revel.

                  Wines, spirits, beers, an' modest canapes also permitted.

                  It is a cool rule cos most parties do not lay on cannisters of Helium.
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                  • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                    Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

                    I figure this gonna keep us both safe from harm in the event of a Bacchanalian revel.

                    Wines, spirits, beers, an' modest canapes also permitted.

                    It is a cool rule cos most parties do not lay on cannisters of Helium.
                    No, but they do have helium balloons!

                    Women don't seem to go into chipmunk mode if they take a deep whiff, but men!

                    I did that once, and was the life of the party, well, for about 10 seconds l was!

                    Probably not a good idea, to suck it in like some do on tv, but on the other hand, deep sea divers do breath it in, so?

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                    • Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                      No, but they do have helium balloons!

                      Women don't seem to go into chipmunk mode if they take a deep whiff, but men!

                      I did that once, and was the life of the party, well, for about 10 seconds l was!

                      Probably not a good idea, to suck it in like some do on tv, but on the other hand, deep sea divers do breath it in, so?

                      Ha!

                      Yeah, I watch those helium suckin' reality shows alla the time.

                      Gotta love Big Breather, it is so cool.

                      Dunno about deep C divers but I figure they are prolly gonna suffocate if they don't come up for air once in a while.

                      But hey, thing about farts (not that I have been researchin' obsessively, no way Blose) is that the whiffo component is the hydrogen sulfide.

                      It is only sumthin' like 1% of the mixture, but it sure is the odor that kicksya.

                      Onea my favo games in restaurants is tryin' to figure who is releasin' secrets covertly.

                      Guys partially rollin' over onto one buttock is a sure sign, unless it is clear they got the hots for some beautiful date, in which case I figure they are jus' lettin' out room in their boxers before the sweet course drops.

                      Gals jus' head for the bathroom an' do splits over the washbasin, unless they are trapped, an' jus' go kinda stiff an' feign a smile.

                      I am spellcheckin this now in chipmunk mode.

                      What a dork.
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                      • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                        Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

                        Ha!

                        Yeah, I watch those helium suckin' reality shows alla the time.

                        Gotta love Big Breather, it is so cool.

                        Dunno about deep C divers but I figure they are prolly gonna suffocate if they don't come up for air once in a while.

                        But hey, thing about farts (not that I have been researchin' obsessively, no way Blose) is that the whiffo component is the hydrogen sulfide.

                        It is only sumthin' like 1% of the mixture, but it sure is the odor that kicksya.

                        Onea my favo games in restaurants is tryin' to figure who is releasin' secrets covertly.

                        Guys partially rollin' over onto one buttock is a sure sign, unless it is clear they got the hots for some beautiful date, in which case I figure they are jus' lettin' out room in their boxers before the sweet course drops.

                        Gals jus' head for the bathroom an' do splits over the washbasin, unless they are trapped, an' jus' go kinda stiff an' feign a smile.

                        I am spellcheckin this now in chipmunk mode.

                        What a dork.
                        Hmmm, not good, Claude and Kurt will keep this thread going for months?

                        Suckin reality, don't watch big brother, (thankfully in AU, it is gone for good) but Kenny Everett had a baby skit that used it!

                        He took sucks from a tube when the camera was off, although from what l have heard the chipmunk movie, was done in a helium filled room? Couldn't fine the video, but this girl, still does a good job!


                        And the deep sea divers, LOL, more like daffy duck on crack!


                        Men are usually funnier since they have deeper voices!

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                        • I will check these later when it is safe to access sound an' undertake serious ROFLin' duties.

                          Chipmunk vids may jus' be the noo cuteo kitties.

                          I am done for.
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                          • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                            Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

                            I will check these later when it is safe to access sound an' undertake serious ROFLin' duties.

                            Chipmunk vids may jus' be the noo cuteo kitties.

                            I am done for.
                            Don't worry, Princess, there are less chipmunk videos about as there are flamin kitten jugglers!

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                  Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                  Helium, should only be taken internally at parties!

                  Claude wants to know if he takes a helium suppository will it make his farts high pitched?
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                  • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                    Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

                    Claude wants to know if he takes a helium suppository will it make his farts high pitched?
                    I will let Dan answer that one, since l have let my Parker Brothers Degree as a trained medical practitioner, lapse!

                    But open flames should be avoided?

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