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Permanut

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47. Missed the whole thing..

Sat May 25, 2024, 03:56 PM

May 2024

But I was a cook, so I made the coffee - no hagavap added.

I was on a tin can, made a lot of coffee. The gunners mates had their own pot, back in their control room; I was on that ship for 600 and some days, and never saw that pot cleaned. Now THAT was a cup of coffee!

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Buttoneer May 2024 OP

I like turtles. nt LexVegas May 2024 #1

Why would you say that on Memorial Day weekend? Stinky The Clown May 2024 #2

Because our troops take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and the rights Buttoneer May 2024 #3

Well this Navy vet is offended by it, particularly on THIS weekend Stinky The Clown May 2024 #6

Well, this Army vet isn't offended by it, on any weekend unweird May 2024 #8

This USAF vet isn't the least offended. NanaCat May 2024 #19

I am grateful for your defense of our country and Constitution Buttoneer May 2024 #33

... A HERETIC I AM May 2024 #41

Far from being offended, you should revel in it. You served militarily for that very type of thing to occur. Celerity May 2024 #21

This Navy vet isn't upset by your decision, on any weekend. I enlisted and that's just one one of the ... marble falls May 2024 #10

From one sailor to another.. Permanut May 2024 #15

Still remember the "Cup of Java" film from boot camp? marble falls May 2024 #30

Somehow I missed that one.. Permanut May 2024 #40

I'll bet you saw it. After all, "a cup of hot Java is the traditional way to welcome a new shipmate aboard!" ... marble falls May 2024 #44

Is that before or after.... A HERETIC I AM May 2024 #45

Not me. I was a mason's laborer from 14 till I was 17. I'd already been initiated for a lifetime. Buckets of head ... marble falls May 2024 #49

Missed the whole thing.. Permanut May 2024 #47

Nothing like a 4.0 coffee mess! So, as a tin canner, didja get get twin screws tattoed on your butt? Part of the ... marble falls May 2024 #50

They say that Navy coffee isn't real coffee if it can't float a horse shoe, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #51

Dint know sea horses had shoes! I still have a big ol' mug everymorning. My consession to being old is a blop ... marble falls May 2024 #55

6th fleet out of Norfolk Virginia.. Permanut May 2024 #52

Very well stated, marble falls, very well stated HAB911 May 2024 #24

Hooah, Army! marble falls May 2024 #31

"the last refuge of a scoundrel is Patriotism." Samuel Johnson. demosincebirth May 2024 #62

Favorite saying of mine ... marble falls May 2024 #64

Shameful....really Melon May 2024 #11

This Army vet doesn't give a hoot wether you stand or not. tazkcmo May 2024 #25

Well don't stand then..... FarPoint May 2024 #26

Yeah, you do have that right thanks to the men and women who died making sure MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #27

I stand, but I don't salute. Not even my hat, and I almost always have a hat. AnrothElf May 2024 #4

I refuse to do the Texas Pledge of Allegence. Pisses me off to no end. marble falls May 2024 #12

Texas has its own pledge? Good lord. tritsofme May 2024 #22

Yes and the morons treat it just like the Pledge of Allegence. The first time I heard it in '99 ... marble falls May 2024 #29

I don't even know the Texas pledge. My kids had to do it in school. LeftInTX May 2024 #42

They do it almost at every meeting of anything out here. When I lived in Austin, I was an asscociate member of AIA ... marble falls May 2024 #46

Just watched video of a recent SA City Council meeting....Only pledge was to the US flag. LeftInTX May 2024 #48

I love SA. If you squint your eyes it's a lot like Austin in the 90s, pre-dotcom ... marble falls May 2024 #53

I am a 3rd generation Texan who left to go off to college and never went back (except to visit relatives) CTyankee May 2024 #56

It's a great place if one has a good education and a great job. My wife remembers it from the sixties ... marble falls May 2024 #58

It's a lousy song. Embarrassingly bad. Why can't we swap it for a better one? RockRaven May 2024 #5

You'll never get 100% agreement ITAL May 2024 #9

I vote for "This Land is Your Land" pfitz59 May 2024 #16

I could stand for that. And be inspired to help make it so. I could stand for My Country Tis of Thee, too. marble falls May 2024 #32

God save the Queen/King? America the Beautiful would work for me. mobeau69 May 2024 #34

I could stand for that, too. The music's the same as 'My Country Tis of Thee" but the lyrics ... marble falls May 2024 #35

Want to hear a worse one that uses the tune to 'Oh Christmas tree? ... marble falls May 2024 #59

nobody is required to stand for the old british drinking song repurposed as the US anthem nt msongs May 2024 #7

Oh, some of the renditions are dreadful. usonian May 2024 #13

I stopped singing the fucking song once I found the fuck out that it sings about slaves and other bullshit. SoFlaBro May 2024 #14

I don't have to sing the National Anthem, or read it or look at it or memorize it.... LeftInTX May 2024 #17

Ok, so? Elessar Zappa May 2024 #18

...and I am grateful for their sacrifice that allows me to be controversial in my opinions. Buttoneer May 2024 #61

So? Hekate May 2024 #20

Thread winner! LOL LeftInTX May 2024 #43

You don't have to, but when you hear Jim Corneilson belt it out at the United Center, you can't help but scream! tritsofme May 2024 #23

You don't have to. I kind of like to. I think ceremonies are valuable Bucky May 2024 #28

Thanks for the update. BannonsLiver May 2024 #36

No you don't. HOWEVER... brooklynite May 2024 #37

Oh well dweller May 2024 #38

Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions. Schopenhauer Ping Tung May 2024 #39

Hey, thanks for posting this. Eko May 2024 #54

I am forever thankful for all who stood up and signed up to serve in our military. Deuxcents May 2024 #57

Thirty year military vet. northern light May 2024 #60

35 year Marine vet here MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #63

Is there anyone saying you don't have that right ? JI7 May 2024 #65

I absolutely hate that that damn song is imposed on everyone Sky Jewels May 2024 #66