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MiddleFingerMom

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3. I was with the 101st for part of my time in the Army and I think it's kinda funny.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 02:01 PM

Oct 2012

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It's a backhanded compliment, as the 101st is one of the few divisions WIDELY-known and
immediately-recognizable (particularly by civilians) as a somewhat elite, highly-respected
and highly-decorated unit.
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The idea of a somewhat elite, highly-respected and highly-decorated keyboard warrior unit
rubs my irony/funny bone the right way.
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