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27. I would have used these photos...

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 03:28 PM

Mar 2013

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Oh wait a second. The last one is a picture of me. 1st Lieutenant Glitter-pants, Infantry Platoon Leader extraordinaire while I was conducting a sweep through a farm field in Iraq in 2004. I was 24, but I sure had a baby face (and I still do 9 years later).

I'm getting off on a tangent here, but looking at pictures of the young guys in Iraq and Afghanistan really makes me think about the Kurt Vonnegut book Slaughterhouse 5 (or The Children's Crusade).

Damn, I love Kurt Vonnegut. It is a shame that I never had a chance to meet and talk to him in real life. If I could meet anyone in history, he would be on the top of my list.

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Patton Oswalt: What gun owners think they look like... [View all] onehandle Mar 2013 OP

Ouch Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #1

This should help move the conversation forward. Or not. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #2

I remember that shot from Burn Notice Doctor_J Mar 2013 #3

I think that's 'Justified'. n/t reflection Mar 2013 #5

It Is From "Justified." This Week's Episode, In Fact. Paladin Mar 2013 #6

No kidding! That same little weasely dude was in Burn Notice a few Doctor_J Mar 2013 #128

Great Character Actor, Hope He Finds Work For Years To Come. (nt) Paladin Mar 2013 #133

Shooting all those rounds and hitting nothing... WCGreen Mar 2013 #181

Yeah, But His Heart Was In It.... (nt) Paladin Mar 2013 #183

. Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #4

Stallone looks just a dumb Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #7

He is big backer of Brady Center. And has 4 guns for CCW. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #8

He sounds confused nt Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #12

Actually, he is an elite: "You can't be armed, I can." Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #109

Not to defend his CCW adieu Mar 2013 #15

I support Stallone & Feinstein's success in arming for self-defense... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #110

It would depend, wouldn't it? adieu Mar 2013 #118

For some reason, elite celebrities get the guns under "may issue" schemes. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #135

That's why I support "shall issue" laws. (n/t) spin Mar 2013 #141

Do you have any facts to back up your allegations? adieu Mar 2013 #142

Google up M.L.K. gun permit denial & see what you get. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #144

I was referring to your allegations adieu Mar 2013 #148

You're right! There is absolutely no chance that she will ever be be a victim unless ... spin Mar 2013 #139

Stallone looks like he stole his hair from 'Flashdance'. cliffordu Mar 2013 #9

Nice catch, lol! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #10

Man, I still love her.... cliffordu Mar 2013 #13

It could be the same wig. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #26

Because appearances are what really matter to anti-RKBA folk. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #11

And Fetishist Fantasy, Sir, Is What Drives 'Team NRA' And Its Ilk.... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #16

That sounds silly. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #22

I Expect It Would To Many, Sir: In My Experience, Fetishists Have No Idea How They Seem To Others The Magistrate Mar 2013 #23

"Gun owners" categorizes all gun owners. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #25

"In My Experience, Fetishists Have No Idea How They Seem To Others" Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #63

You Have No Idea What The Range Of My Experience Might Be, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #64

Nor do you have any idea of my range of experiences, sir... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #68

You Should Write A Book, Sir: As The Kids Say 'Cool Story, Bro....' The Magistrate Mar 2013 #69

Just as I thought, no definition... but no big surprise you'd know what the 'kids' say... n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #70

And We Were So Hoping, Sir, For More Tales Of Your Big Bad Self, But Alas, You Disappoint The Magistrate Mar 2013 #81

All the time in the world to write a boorish screed, but no definition yet, huh? How SHOCKING!! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #97

Cool story, bro. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #106

An intelligent, well thought out, poignant reply Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #127

You Are Just Not Making Me Feel It, Sir: It Simply Fails To Convince The Magistrate Mar 2013 #119

You know something? I really don't give a rats ass what you feel, or even what you've got to say... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #123

You Have, Sir, An Opportunity To Prove That Statement... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #124

Such a sad, sad story. And you tell it so well! apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #129

I'd suggest "contracted by" instead of "hob-nob". Marr Mar 2013 #112

Nailed it zappaman Mar 2013 #82

Has Hell frozen over?!?!?!?! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #98

I fear the Magistrate may never answer your questions. zappaman Mar 2013 #107

I have a very strong feeling that you are correct, my friend.... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #125

Apparently, the anti-team NRA crowd has even weirder fetish fantasies. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #24

And Those Would Be What, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2013 #28

Tell that to rape victims pintobean Mar 2013 #30

Ah, Yes, Sir: 'The Peace Of Mind A Woman Enjoys With An Ar-15 At Her Hip --- The Magistrate Mar 2013 #33

Not all fetishes are sexual. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #31

Cannot Keep That Gun-Porn Stash To Yourself, Can You, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2013 #36

You asked me to explain and I did so. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #38

To A Gun-Fetishist, Sir, It is Definitely Porn The Magistrate Mar 2013 #42

For a guy who has no problems with the government killing innocent people with drones The Straight Story Mar 2013 #52

Who Says they Are Innocent, Sir? Combatant Status Has Nothing To Do With Guilt Or Innocence The Magistrate Mar 2013 #53

I guess we will never know because they are not white and we don't care The Straight Story Mar 2013 #55

Hang In There, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #59

Hear, hear, my good Sir Hekate Mar 2013 #90

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2013 #92

I had been wondering when a pic of one of those cute little thangs would appear and poof! CTyankee Mar 2013 #140

Love the amateur psychoanalysis, sir! Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #46

Of Course, You Cannot Quarrel With Substance Of It, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2013 #47

Indeed I could, actually. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #71

The More Devoted To the Possession, Ma'am, The Greater The Likelihood It Applies The Magistrate Mar 2013 #80

Bravo! Harry J. Anslinger or Frederic Wertham could not have said it better. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2013 #89

When You Emit These Squeals, Sir, One Knows The Blow Has Struck Home The Magistrate Mar 2013 #91

On the contrary, I find the jeremiads of self-appointed "improvers" amusing. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2013 #93

This Is Even More Incoherent Than Your Usual, Sir.... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #95

Easy diagnosis. Hoyt Mar 2013 #49

That's hard core. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #14

What gun owners actually look like pintobean Mar 2013 #17

are we making fun of fat people? Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #18

The comedian (pictured on the right) who posted this is making fun of himself. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #19

thanks Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #65

I think he's fucking hilarious. But what do I know :-) Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #85

That picture on the right is actually of Patton himself Arkana Mar 2013 #21

Rambo vs Hambo firenewt Mar 2013 #32

Heh, that shot's from "Justified". Arkana Mar 2013 #20

I would have used these photos... Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #27

Is your call sign really, "Glitter-Pants?" n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #34

No, but it was almost just as silly Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #57

Say it fast, and it sounds like, "Isaac's" n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #62

Best not to make fun of HIS callsign--it's a lot better than my first one pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #75

I don't know about you, but I didn't have much of a choice in my callsign Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #121

The first 2 must be the well-regulated militia we hear about.... Historic NY Mar 2013 #37

Trust me, I never missed the chow line either Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #58

That's a nice pic of you pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #39

Geeze, you guys in Vietnam looked just as young and baby faced as us Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #60

You don't need to apologize for sharing your war experience pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #74

{{{*}}} Hekate Mar 2013 #94

Thanks for taking the time to write all of that Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #120

I am so sad and respectful of you. You are caught in a hard place, Victor. CTyankee Mar 2013 #154

We're of different eras, but what you're going through sounds very familiar pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #188

Oh, I am undone... CTyankee Mar 2013 #145

These posts are the only ones of value in this sorry thread IMHO iiibbb Mar 2013 #88

You look like a bunch of skinny high school guys Bake Mar 2013 #149

You look like it was your job to run around with a situation appropriate weapon. onehandle Mar 2013 #40

The first two are commedic nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #77

Gotta send that to my Brother-in-law liberal N proud Mar 2013 #29

that second image is from Justified BainsBane Mar 2013 #35

Actually, I think he was a "wanna be" cop - sort of like George Zimmerman without the racial issues Mike Daniels Mar 2013 #54

Oh right BainsBane Mar 2013 #66

I like The Americans enough to keep watching it Mike Daniels Mar 2013 #78

Hmm...not sure about all gun owners, but gun nuts (WARNING; GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF GUN TROLL) Rex Mar 2013 #41

You should post a warning for the second picture Smilo Mar 2013 #43

Thanks, I will put a disclaimer in the title. Rex Mar 2013 #44

Wow!!! deaniac21 Mar 2013 #61

that bottom ones always reminds me BainsBane Mar 2013 #72

I'm gonna get Skittles Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #96

Oh shit! Rex Mar 2013 #116

Could the positioning of that gun in the second one be more "outspoken"? CTyankee Mar 2013 #182

In my case, wrong on both counts. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #45

What you think I think I look like. What you think I look like. iiibbb Mar 2013 #48

Are you the 8-year old boy on the left planning to take his father's unsecured gun to school? onehandle Mar 2013 #50

No, not 8-yr-old. No, love Obama, great president iiibbb Mar 2013 #51

Now THIS is a good post! Very good! jmg257 Mar 2013 #56

Most people do not own or carry guns. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #83

most gun owners are not firing their gun madly like the OP. iiibbb Mar 2013 #86

It only takes one. baldguy Mar 2013 #104

That's a dumb standard. What position am I in to prevent mass murders? iiibbb Mar 2013 #108

Support reasonable gun control laws, for one thing. baldguy Mar 2013 #111

I support parts of that list. iiibbb Mar 2013 #113

I too support parts of that list. Bake Mar 2013 #150

A well regulated militia is necessary for the security of a free state. baldguy Mar 2013 #156

And that, "sir" is why we don't trust you. Bake Mar 2013 #157

And there you go with the standard RW NRA bullshit propaganda. baldguy Mar 2013 #158

And your gungrabber BS is so predictable. Bake Mar 2013 #159

This ^^^^. beevul Mar 2013 #168

They look more like this! rdharma Mar 2013 #67

I guess in a fight or flight scenario, we know which way that dude's going. bubbayugga Mar 2013 #73

You think that's what all of us look like? Bake Mar 2013 #151

You're taking him seriously rdharma Mar 2013 #152

The gun owners I know look more like these fine folks. oneshooter Mar 2013 #153

CMP or NRA Rules? rdharma Mar 2013 #155

Does it matter? oneshooter Mar 2013 #184

"overweight buffoons" rdharma Mar 2013 #185

AR-15 platform dominates these matches......... rdharma Mar 2013 #186

Patton is a really funny comedian, in my opinion, but ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #76

And your point is...? baldguy Mar 2013 #105

Isn't it all about stigmatization, now? Your point rT, indeed Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #115

I guess my reply was more of an observation than a point. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #117

Really? I thought some of them looked like this, MadHound Mar 2013 #79

none of those are gun nuts , but they do look better than the typical "govt going to take away" JI7 Mar 2013 #87

OP said nothing about gun nuts, just gun owners. MadHound Mar 2013 #99

And as Sir Mandrake advises, it's ALL stigmatization, now. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #114

non gun nuts would not be offended. the people in your pic would not be offended JI7 Mar 2013 #131

Lame response, MadHound Mar 2013 #132

hahha, seriously coomparing criticism of gun owners to racism ? JI7 Mar 2013 #136

That Is Trumps In Left Discourse, Sir: Biggest Victim Wins... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #138

Often the attempt is made to link the patently right-wing, pro-NRA cause of "RKBA" with actual apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #147

Ah, there it is, you're doing it yourself, MadHound Mar 2013 #160

Sorry, fail. Gun owners are not an oppressed minority. baldguy Mar 2013 #146

I'm not stating, nor implying either of those positions that you are trying to assign me. MadHound Mar 2013 #161

Genius reply! 1000+ guardian Mar 2013 #126

"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #130

Excuse me, but I am going with the OP's own words, MadHound Mar 2013 #134

One reply debunked as dishonest juxtapositon and framing, and so the goalposts are shifted; apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #137

Somehow decrying the specific language of the OP is shifting the goal posts? I beg your pardon, MadHound Mar 2013 #162

"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #164

You are the one who is missing things, that is apparent. MadHound Mar 2013 #169

"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #172

LOL! Afraid of a simple question. MadHound Mar 2013 #175

# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #176

"I will move on." - Your concession, of sorts, is duly noted. *Trackback* for DU'ers: apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #179

For DU'ers uninterested in wading through the rambling verbiage of #134, here's the condensed apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #143

Obviously you have a problem with verbiage, that is apparent. MadHound Mar 2013 #163

"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #165

Do you really think the dishonest RW gunners here will be suaded by simple facts? baldguy Mar 2013 #166

You got that right: *facts* are to that crowd what garlic is to a vampire: apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #167

Yet to see facts from you, just hollow rhetoric and childish bombast. MadHound Mar 2013 #171

# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #173

So, will you answer the question? MadHound Mar 2013 #170

# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #174

He is afraid to answer any direct question. oneshooter Mar 2013 #177

Except, the direct question *was* answered in #172 above, and it's now your pal who is fleeing apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #178

Yep. I think I look just like Sly. geckosfeet Mar 2013 #84

Bwahahahaha idwiyo Mar 2013 #100

I love Patton.. sendero Mar 2013 #101

I don't find posts that Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #102

He's making fun of himself. onehandle Mar 2013 #103

Since we are generalizing in this thread. guardian Mar 2013 #122

I don't look like either of those guys. Deep13 Mar 2013 #180

What do they look like? rdharma Mar 2013 #187