We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:54:38 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Back in the day, when I was 13 and Dad was a battalion commander in Germany, I could keep an eye on battalion morale by reading the walls of the stalls in the Sheridan Kaserne (Augsburg) snack bar latrine (I also got my first porn from his troops who manned the gate to the Fryar Circle housing area and got into R Rated movies (woo-woo! How 'bout that Mrs. Robinson? The pasties on that dancer? Yowza!)) because the troops who worked the theater didn't care... I also learned a lot about other people, especially the unpopular ones. And got really... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:19:08 -0600 Heh. The message is *mostly* the same one you thought was funny - except I added the part about "your comment probably posted". Sheesh. Critics. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43326 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43326 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:09:10 -0600 "Does anybody *read* the server error? The part where it says your comment probably posted...?" But it's boooorrrrriiiiing. You had something funny in place of it a few weeks ago that I like much better. Like the bits you have when a link goes dead here. It's Fri(Sat), why hasn't any of the Lushes fired up the 'Ritamatic yet? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43321 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43321 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:56:40 -0600 Does anybody *read* the server error? The part where it says your comment probably posted...? SWWBO - I've been looking for an excuse to work "Class I Download" into a post for a long time... And yes, I have been gone too damn long. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43304 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43304 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:30:27 -0600 Sorry for the double post ... got a server error the first time and resubmitted. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43296 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43296 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:52:06 -0600 that latrine! LOL ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43295 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43295 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:50:27 -0600 that latrine! LOL ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43294 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43294 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:47:51 -0600 The whole potty thang remionds me of the story: Young Lt, and Old SGT are in the latrine taking care of business. The youing Lt., finishes first and proceeds to wash his hands. The old Sgt finishes and without washing up, heads for the exit. Sgt! calls the young Lt., didn't your mother tell you to wash after doing your business? NO SIR, replies the Sgt. My mom, he explains, told me not to pee on my hands! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43293 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43293 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:09:57 -0600 John has been gone too long! He is really oversharing about the potty stuff! Normally, I'm the only one who gets those details!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43292 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43292 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:44:25 -0600 At Ft. Huachuca, AZ there used to be a 150 foot tall version of the STRATCOM patch made of small painted rocks on the slope of the peak that overlooked the post. You could see the stupid thing from almost 30 miles away, as you cam over the rise from I-10, headed south on 90. It was orange and yellow and white, with a big lightening bolt through the center. I was told that one night in late 1973 or early 74, some folks dragged a bunch of old lumber up to the patch and put a big F.T.A. right in the middle of the lightening bolt. Supposedly it could be seen from all over post. They never found out who did it, but I was told the MPs spent days trying. The patch was removed in the late 80s. :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43291 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43291 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:56:21 -0600 We had a professional graffiti guy in my Airborne class. I kept waiting for the MP's to show up One day he had scrawled in our latrine PDGLMWMW. Looked like someone had taken about 4 hours to di t with a Dremel. Engraving quality. He had done it with a pocket knife. Dunno what ever happened to him. But it took me 3 days to get what those letters stood for out of him finally :) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43266 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43266 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:57:07 -0600 hehe..... Hope your "movements" are moving better these days, John. And I'm sure that SWWBO is anxiously awaiting the return of your "high tech equipment". http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43263 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43263 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:18:09 -0600 FTA" a lot. LOL]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43262 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/03/observations_on_military_latrines.html#comment-43262 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:05:48 -0600