Gotta get this off my chest

[Thaurismunths]

And I fully echo the sentiment. There are so many things I don't like about politics etc. But when it comes to dreaming the big dream. When it comes to WANTING to believe that we're trying to do the right thing.. I think America is at least headed in the direction of greatness. Will we get there? Heck if I know. I hope so, man I hope so.

A good example of that is our Military, actually.
There are a lot of things they screw up, but when you compare us to other nations, to the reality and not the ideal, we're really the ones with our act together. We aren't the Swiss guard mind you, but we're a long way from the ING.

[Russell Nash]

And I fully echo the sentiment. There are so many things I don't like about politics etc. But when it comes to dreaming the big dream. When it comes to WANTING to believe that we're trying to do the right thing.. I think America is at least headed in the direction of greatness. Will we get there? Heck if I know. I hope so, man I hope so.

A good example of that is our Military, actually.
There are a lot of things they screw up, but when you compare us to other nations, to the reality and not the ideal, we're really the ones with our act together. We aren't the Swiss guard mind you, but we're a long way from the ING.

Blaming the military for the things that have gone wrong is like blaming a hunting rifle, because some idiot used it to shoot up a playground.

[Thaurismunths]

And I fully echo the sentiment. There are so many things I don't like about politics etc. But when it comes to dreaming the big dream. When it comes to WANTING to believe that we're trying to do the right thing.. I think America is at least headed in the direction of greatness. Will we get there? Heck if I know. I hope so, man I hope so.

A good example of that is our Military, actually.
There are a lot of things they screw up, but when you compare us to other nations, to the reality and not the ideal, we're really the ones with our act together. We aren't the Swiss guard mind you, but we're a long way from the ING.

Blaming the military for the things that have gone wrong is like blaming a hunting rifle, because some idiot used it to shoot up a playground.

I should clarify. I mean they screw things up internally: promotions, pay, inventories, allocations, flow of information, etc.,  but are still better about it than most countries.

[Russell Nash]

And I fully echo the sentiment. There are so many things I don't like about politics etc. But when it comes to dreaming the big dream. When it comes to WANTING to believe that we're trying to do the right thing.. I think America is at least headed in the direction of greatness. Will we get there? Heck if I know. I hope so, man I hope so.

A good example of that is our Military, actually.
There are a lot of things they screw up, but when you compare us to other nations, to the reality and not the ideal, we're really the ones with our act together. We aren't the Swiss guard mind you, but we're a long way from the ING.

Blaming the military for the things that have gone wrong is like blaming a hunting rifle, because some idiot used it to shoot up a playground.

I should clarify. I mean they screw things up internally: promotions, pay, inventories, allocations, flow of information, etc.,  but are still better about it than most countries.

I was taking your comments and extending to the world at large and the image of the military that people from outside have.  All you have to do is look at the size of the military to see that your comments are right.  It's an incredibly large organization that is capable of truly amazing feats in the most difficult of circumstances and environments.  If they had problems proportionate to regular companies, we'd never stop hearing about them screwing things up.

[MacArthurBug]

Blaming the military for the things that have gone wrong is like blaming a hunting rifle, because some idiot used it to shoot up a playground.

I should clarify. I mean they screw things up internally: promotions, pay, inventories, allocations, flow of information, etc.,  but are still better about it than most countries.

I fully agree on both counts

[CGFxColONeill]

On a not-really-related note, Carl Sagan never said "Billions and billions", Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam", and Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

Just saying.  No reason.

All for one etc from the 3 Musketeers was not really used that often either lol

[stePH]

On a not-really-related note, Carl Sagan never said "Billions and billions", Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam", and Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

Just saying.  No reason.

All for one etc from the 3 Musketeers was not really used that often either lol

But if it was used even once, it can be rightly attributed to them -- unlike the three I cited.

[Planish]

Totally OT...

Gotta get this off my chest

Oh dear, I thought, Russel got wasted last night and woke up with an embarrassing tattoo.

[Russell Nash]

Tattoo removal is becoming a major growth industry.

[stePH]

Totally OT...

Gotta get this off my chest

Oh dear, I thought, Russel got wasted last night and woke up with an embarrassing tattoo.

That first one is truly awful. 

"Mr. Cool Ice" ... here's a hint: If you have to have it tattooed on your body that you're cool -- you probably aren't, and all the tattoos you can fit won't change that. 

[Russell Nash]

Totally OT...

Gotta get this off my chest

Oh dear, I thought, Russel got wasted last night and woke up with an embarrassing tattoo.

That first one is truly awful. 

"Mr. Cool Ice" ... here's a hint: If you have to have it tattooed on your body that you're cool -- you probably aren't, and all the tattoos you can fit won't change that. 

That one was so bad, I thought he had done it himself with a magic marker and a mirror.

[Planish]

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting some kind of war memorial or something.

More in the nit-picking spirit of the original post, here is the "cat" being swung:



The "cat o' nine tails" is by definition not a living thing to begin with, so saying "swing a dead cat" is redundant (or something).

[Zathras]

Eh,

I'm just gonna go back to listening to the eps and leave the forums alone.

[slic]

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting some kind of war memorial or something.

More in the nit-picking spirit of the original post, here is the "cat" being swung:
The "cat o' nine tails" is by definition not a living thing to begin with, so saying "swing a dead cat" is redundant (or something).

Some nitpicking of my own.  I've always understood "swing a dead cat" to mean lots of something in a small area (i.e. if I were to take a dead cat by the tail and swing it around I would hit whatever it is I'm talking about - e.g. "At the court house you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer"), as intended in the original post.
While I suppose the saying may have originated meaning the whip, non-navy people may have realized that.  The reason the cat is dead, I have always supposed, is that swinging a live cat would just get you a bunch of claw marks 
Now why would people assume a cat meaning an animal?  I can think of no other reason than the same reason there is more than one way to skin a cat, but that might be letting the cat out of the bag .   

[Russell Nash]

I can't swing a dead cat without hitting some kind of war memorial or something.

More in the nit-picking spirit of the original post, here is the "cat" being swung:
The "cat o' nine tails" is by definition not a living thing to begin with, so saying "swing a dead cat" is redundant (or something).

Some nitpicking of my own.  I've always understood "swing a dead cat" to mean lots of something in a small area (i.e. if I were to take a dead cat by the tail and swing it around I would hit whatever it is I'm talking about - e.g. "At the court house you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer"), as intended in the original post.
While I suppose the saying may have originated meaning the whip, non-navy people may have realized that.  The reason the cat is dead, I have always supposed, is that swinging a live cat would just get you a bunch of claw marks 
Now why would people assume a cat meaning an animal?  I can think of no other reason than the same reason there is more than one way to skin a cat, but that might be letting the cat out of the bag .   

My father grew up with all sorts of cats around the place and swinging a cat was a good way to get the cat to fly the farthest.  If the cat was dead, it was just easier to get a good swing going.

My father was also in the Navy and he would talk about an officer, "just looking to swing the cat," meaning looking to take some of his frustration out on an enlisted man. 

Swinging cats come in all different types.

[Bdoomed]

i like to swing with dead cats.  they are great dance partners, AND great friends to swing with in playgrounds.  And i never let the cat out of the bag because the mere fact that it was in a bag makes it pissed off at me, so its better to just swing the entire bag than let the cat out.

[stePH]

Swinging cats come in all different types.

Tru dat, Mr. Nash.  F'rex, there's this one:




Nobody gets more tail than Fritz!