Comments for Argghhh-onauts: Episode Eight 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/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:26:03 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Argghhh-onauts: Episode Eight When last we saw our bumbling protagonist intrepid hero (me), he (I) was prostrate on the floor of the Castle oubliette (where John had thoughtfully installed a drafting table and quasi-stationary transdimensional barstool), having been damn-near-suffocated between Maggie's boobs clutched to the heaving bosom of the Boston Irish Moat Princess, who then abandoned him (me) -- uncharacteristically -- and dashed out to the bailey for a date -- totally in character -- with a sailor (Boq). Who was *not* out of character.Well, I'm still there. I'm stuck in this dream sequence until I've embarassed the daylights out of suitably limned... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:11:37 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2008-11-03
Hootchmate #4 is looking to get a couple, too, and he has his marching orders.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79962 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79962 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:36:33 -0600 Comment from Barb on 2008-11-02 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79958 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79958 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:07:26 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2008-11-02 No problem, Twin -- I don't play golf. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79945 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79945 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:11:43 -0600 Comment from Argent on 2008-11-02 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79943 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79943 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:50:49 -0600 Comment from Sagebrush on 2008-11-01 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79942 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79942 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:52:13 -0600 Comment from AFSister on 2008-11-01 jeesh]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79941 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79941 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:29:05 -0600 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-11-01
The whole planeful.

I dunno if he declared an inflight emergency to cover ditching the cargo or not.

But that's about the only way somone drives down a one mile dead end gravel road (running the gauntlet of McCain/Palin signs on the main drag) to stuff *my* mailbox.

Besides, talking to my mail carrier, I'm thinking that any such material might have been "damaged in the handling of the US Postal Service*."



(*Not really, but he *isn't* a fan of hope and change.)]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79928 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79928 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:26:52 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2008-11-01 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79926 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79926 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:31:47 -0600 Comment from Boquisucio on 2008-11-01 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79921 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79921 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:57:32 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2008-11-01
Kirkuk Country Club

18 19 20 21 holes and counting...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79920 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79920 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:48:28 -0600 Comment from AW1 Tim on 2008-11-01    Bill,

      Sounds about right.. :)
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After they were finished, an Iraqi engineer casually informed them that they'd been using UXO markers as tees.
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   Looks like it doesn't need to rain for you to get a few sprinkles, eh?

   Do the AP's check the sand traps for IED's? 
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79916 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/11/argghhhonauts_e_2.html#comment-79916 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:33:30 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2008-11-01
As in, "comment on joke" *and* "visceral reaction".
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