DC Tom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, row_33 said: Air Force was the immediate choice, but they winnowed out people quickly for any possible flaw. Air Force didn't exist in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: is that the man's picture when he was 2 or 92 or both? Let me ask my daughter: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Air Force didn't exist in WWII. Canada and Britain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, row_33 said: Canada and Britain.... We're not talking about Canucks and Limeys. We're talking about the "Greatest Generation" that bailed you out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, DC Tom said: We're not talking about Canucks and Limeys. We're talking about the "Greatest Generation" that bailed you out. jealous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: jealous? Of what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, row_33 said: Air Force was the immediate choice, but they winnowed out people quickly for any possible flaw. Too young to have been drafted for Vietnam but I remember the discussion going around that if you wanted to get ahead of the draft a person should enlist in the (US) Air Force or Navy. Better chance of being in a rear area or out of the theater altogether. Waiting for the draft just about always meant being assigned to a ground force and being in combat. I don't remember too many being turned down for the Air Force or Navy and being Cold War era you could have gone to West Germany or Norfolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The type of next generation youth the Liberals senselessly fear and irrationally despise: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: Too young to have been drafted for Vietnam but I remember the discussion going around that if you wanted to get ahead of the draft a person should enlist in the (US) Air Force or Navy. Better chance of being in a rear area or out of the theater altogether. Waiting for the draft just about always meant being assigned to a ground force and being in combat. I don't remember too many being turned down for the Air Force or Navy and being Cold War era you could have gone to West Germany or Norfolk. Ok Boomer, but we're talking about the Greatest Generation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, LeviF91 said: The best film directors and trumpet players are heavy smokers. Most people are just not willing to come to Terms with this. My father went through 3 packs of Camel a day and insisted it wasn't an issue because Camel was pure and clean tobacco, and didn't pose a health risk. He lived to be 92, much to everyone's chagrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, IDBillzFan said: My father went through 3 packs of Camel a day and insisted it wasn't an issue because Camel was pure and clean tobacco, and didn't pose a health risk. He lived to be 92, much to everyone's chagrin. Like my grandmother, who lived to 98 on a diet of jelly beans and Bailey's Irish Cream. When she was 95, she went to the doctor for a check-up, and asked him if she should be worried about her cholesterol. He laughed at her, and told her she could start smoking for all it mattered at her age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Ok Boomer, but we're talking about the Greatest Generation. This reminds me of the time OCinWherever "Ok Boomer"ed me before "Ok boomer" was a thing. A man truly ahead of his time. 3 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: My father went through 3 packs of Camel a day and insisted it wasn't an issue because Camel was pure and clean tobacco, and didn't pose a health risk. He lived to be 92, much to everyone's chagrin. Dude I get making the jump from CA but why Idaho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, LeviF91 said: Dude I get making the jump from CA but why Idaho? What is it about Idaho that makes you think it wouldn't be a good idea? Serious question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, IDBillzFan said: What is it about Idaho that makes you think it wouldn't be a good idea? Serious question. Oh nothing. I was wondering why. I imagine climate is completely different depending on what part of the state you're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: What is it about Idaho that makes you think it wouldn't be a good idea? Serious question. It's fun to make fun of Idaho but it's a great state (I lived near Sandpoint for 3 years) You need to check out if you haven't Shoshone Falls and Thousand Springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, LeviF91 said: The best film directors and trumpet players are heavy smokers. Most people are just not willing to come to Terms with this. George Burns and character actor Charles Lane smoked very heavily and lived into extreme old age. You never know but I know it worked just the opposite for my maternal grandfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: This reminds me of the time OCinWherever "Ok Boomer"ed me before "Ok boomer" was a thing. A man truly ahead of his time. This is nice of you. OC's ego is always in need of a good stroking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: Oh nothing. I was wondering why. I imagine climate is completely different depending on what part of the state you're in. We're north Idaho, about 30 minutes east of Spokane, just outside Lake Coeur d'Alene. I can run my company from anywhere, so we sold virtually everything in CA and bought five acres overlooking the city. We have my son in one of the top 10 charter schools in the country. Business regulations are very lax here, taxes are very low, people are ridiculously friendly and neighborly, we're three minutes from a boat launch at Spokane River into the lake, and we're genuinely living our best life right now. That said, I grew up in the Catskills just below Windham Mt. Ski Slope. I spent most of my life believing I needed to be as far away from mountains and snow as possible, and it turns our I was desperately wrong for most of my life. We're much happier around the mountains and lakes and hills and snowmobiling and boating and skiing. 10 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: It's fun to make fun of Idaho but it's a great state (I lived near Sandpoint for 3 years) You need to check out if you haven't Shoshone Falls and Thousand Springs. Both of those are on our radar. Sandpoint is just north of us (we're in Post Falls). The whole area is beautiful. Edited January 10, 2020 by IDBillzFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: We're north Idaho, about 30 minutes east of Spokane, just outside Lake Coeur d'Alene. I can run my company from anywhere, so we sold virtually everything in CA and bought five acres overlooking the city. We have my son in one of the top 10 charter schools in the country. Business regulations are very lax here, taxes are very low, people are ridiculously friendly and neighborly, we're three minutes from a boat launch at Spokane River into the lake, and we're genuinely living our best life right now. That said, I grew up in the Catskills just below Windham Mt. Ski Slope. I spent most of my life believing I needed to be as far away from mountains and snow as possible, and it turns our I was desperately wrong for most of my life. We're much happier around the mountains and lakes and hills and snowmobiling and boating and skiing. That sounds nice. Another one to add to the list of "places I'd rather live than where I do now." But hey, Albany's getting a Costco. Small victories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 42 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: Dude I get making the jump from CA but why Idaho? Why not ? *Idaho's most famous citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: That sounds nice. Another one to add to the list of "places I'd rather live than where I do now." But hey, Albany's getting a Costco. Small victories. When I was growing up, going to Albany was a really big deal in that it meant we were going to Colonie Center. This meant Orange Julius and dinner at some steakhouse attached to the mall which, in my foggy imagination is a Texas chop house but in reality was probably a step up from Beefsteak Charlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Lucky. My dad smoked cigarettes from 15 to 34. Switched to cigars and pipes until 53 when he had a heart attack. Quit then but died at 60 from lung cancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 hours ago, I am the egg man said: The type of next generation youth the Liberals senselessly fear and irrationally despise: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful Dodger Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) I don't know if they're overrated, but it's very instructive to imagine their grandkids trying to make it through a real depression and fight in a real world war. Edited January 11, 2020 by NOVA fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, NOVA fan said: I don't know if they're overrated, but it's very instructive to imagine their grandkids trying to make it through a real depression and fight in a real world war. mills are their great-grandkids Xs are their grandkids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 hours ago, NOVA fan said: I don't know if they're overrated, but it's very instructive to imagine their grandkids trying to make it through a real depression and fight in a real world war. What?!? I'm on twitter - and I went though both a dpression and World War - in 6 months! My parents took 15 year to do that bull####. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 A couple years ago I asked my mother who is 94 and still chugging away was she at all worried that the Nazis were going to roll in at anytime and take over. She said no. Her biggest worry was polio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Chef Jim said: A couple years ago I asked my mother who is 94 and still chugging away was she at all worried that the Nazis were going to roll in at anytime and take over. She said no. Her biggest worry was polio. Contrast that with a bunch of tweets I saw the other night while WWIII was raging that went like this: Kheartz @kheartzTV · Jan 7 Replying to @Avo_NP I literally live in Manhattan 2 4 Tinybitt23 @tinybitt23 · Jan 7 Brooklyn here 3 1 Dizzy :) @jasonlikeseggs · Jan 7 Queens here lmao 1 Get Russ A Chip @Jaedenplays1 · Jan 7 How about Philly pray for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) Pray you find the WIzard and he gives you snowflakes a heart and brain and courage in one fell swoop? Edited January 12, 2020 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Kick the Greatest Gen all you want, but no generation could be more annoying than the Boomers (sorry Chef Jim). All they do is talk about themselves as a generation and how great they are... Ugh. STFU already. Edited January 13, 2020 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 minute ago, John Adams said: Kick the Greatest Gen all you want, but no generation could be more annoying than the Boomers (sorry Chef Jim). All they do is talk about themselves as a generation and how great they are... Ugh. STFU already. It'll all come crashing down when they sell their houses and cash in their retirement savings!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 minute ago, John Adams said: Kick the Greatest Gen all you want, but no generation could be more annoying than the Boomers (sorry Chef Jim). All they do is talk about themselves as a generation and how great they are... Ugh. STFU already. I dunno, Millenials are pretty annoying. And whiney. That's why I'm glad to be an X'er. We got a reputation for being apathetic, but it's more like we're live and let live. Boomers, please leave us alone. Millenials, please stop whining. And we'll all be good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, John Adams said: Kick the Greatest Gen all you want, but no generation could be more annoying than the Boomers (sorry Chef Jim). All they do is talk about themselves as a generation and how great they are... Ugh. STFU already. We annoy you? SUCCESS! And give me an example of how we talk about how good we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 1:27 PM, LeviF91 said: That sounds nice. Another one to add to the list of "places I'd rather live than where I do now." But hey, Albany's getting a Costco. Small victories. That won't last. Costco asks for ID when you walk through the doors. Surely Cuomo and AOC will declare that raysis and force them to leave the state. 46 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: We annoy you? SUCCESS! And give me an example of how we talk about how good we are. Obama... and I'm a boomer but he embarrassed our generation who are normally even keeled.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Cinga said: Obama... and I'm a boomer but he embarrassed our generation who are normally even keeled.... Seriously? You’re using that narcissistic bastard as proof “we” constantly talked about how good we are? And what he was saying is HE was the greatest generation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: Seriously? You’re using that narcissistic bastard as proof “we” constantly talked about how good we are? And what he was saying is HE was the greatest generation! As I said, I'm a boomer... But seriously I could have named a million hippies or the Clintons and Trump... We certainly have our stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, Cinga said: As I said, I'm a boomer... But seriously I could have named a million hippies or the Clintons and Trump... We certainly have our stains. Every generation does. I’m just tired of the likes of JA saying once we are gone there will be no more racism, homophobia etc. You (I’m assuming you are) and I have the four strikes of death and are the causes of all the world’s problems. White, male, American, boomers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 27 minutes ago, Cinga said: As I said, I'm a boomer... But seriously I could have named a million hippies or the Clintons and Trump... We certainly have our stains. 1 minute ago, Chef Jim said: Every generation does. I’m just tired of the likes of JA saying once we are gone there will be no more racism, homophobia etc. You (I’m assuming you are) and I have the four strikes of death and are the causes of all the world’s problems. White, male, American, boomers. Okay Boomers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Every generation does. I’m just tired of the likes of JA saying once we are gone there will be no more racism, homophobia etc. You (I’m assuming you are) and I have the four strikes of death and are the causes of all the world’s problems. White, male, American, boomers. Oh my god go away Boomers. Sorry Jim: I have no evidence of Boomers ever telling me how great their generation is. Edited January 13, 2020 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, John Adams said: Oh my god go away Boomers. At least we’re not a bunch of drama queens. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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