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SpaceGoatFarts posted:Can you just go to a store and buy all these medals? There are literally racks upon racks of medals/badges/insignia at the uniform stores of pretty much every military base. You can also get them through military surplus stores. Neither place will ask for proof that you've earned it, but if you walk in wearing a seaman's uniform and throw down a Medal Of Honor (or something nearly as prestigious) on the counter to buy, you're going to get questions asked. Every time I had to buy a ribbon or medal (because half of the time my poo poo command wouldn't actually give you the physical medal when they awarded it) I was paranoid that I was going to get the wrong thing and end up looking like one of these clownshoes 
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I had no idea you had to buy your own medals. That's a load of poo poo.
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DNova posted:I had no idea you had to buy your own medals. That's a load of poo poo. The military is learning from the free2play video games. Out of ammo? Wait for 30 minutes or pay $1.49 for three extra clips!
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Jul 24, 2014 19:13
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DNova posted:I had no idea you had to buy your own medals. That's a load of poo poo. And I imagine you can be charged for not wearing a medal you should be.
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Jul 24, 2014 19:15
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flakeloaf posted:As in "more hosed up than a soup sandwich". You could freeze the soup, slice it, and stick it on the bread. 
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Jul 24, 2014 19:18
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Solice Kirsk posted:You could freeze the soup, slice it, and stick it on the bread. That's a soupscream sandwich, not a soup sandwich
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Jul 24, 2014 20:01
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Solice Kirsk posted:You could freeze the soup, slice it, and stick it on the bread.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:07
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It really doesn't help that there are sites out there that will tell you exactly how your ribbons should look and army documents that go into proper appearance with excruciating detail.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:19
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Pierzak posted:That's more hosed up than a soup sandwich. Not if its gazpacho.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:24
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unzealous posted:It really doesn't help that there are sites out there that will tell you exactly how your ribbons should look and army documents that go into proper appearance with excruciating detail. That just makes it funnier that he hosed up.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:28
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unzealous posted:It really doesn't help that there are sites out there that will tell you exactly how your ribbons should look and army documents that go into proper appearance with excruciating detail. That super does help if you are in the military. I'm way to lazy to look that stuff up.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:29
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kalstrams posted:girl falling gif Is the real schadenfreude that this poor quality picture is 17 Mb?
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Jul 24, 2014 20:31
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Solice Kirsk posted:Not if its gazpacho. I'm sending it back. It's cold.
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Samizdata posted:I'm sending it back. Souper.
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DNova posted:I had no idea you had to buy your own medals. That's a load of poo poo. Free market, man
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Jul 25, 2014 00:19
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DNova posted:I had no idea you had to buy your own medals. That's a load of poo poo. If you're the type that likes to keep one of every uniform ready, even getting one with your award won't help. Not to mention that getting a warfare insignia means that you then either have to sew it on every uniform, pay a tailor to do it, or marry a dependapotamus and have them do it for you. Something else fun to think about, when a branch decides that it needs to get rid of an old style of uniform and adopt a new one, every single service member gets to go out and buy it. The amount of money people spend on uniforms is staggering. God bless the military industrial complex 
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Jul 25, 2014 02:12
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grumplestiltzkin posted:If you're the type that likes to keep one of every uniform ready, even getting one with your award won't help. Not to mention that getting a warfare insignia means that you then either have to sew it on every uniform, pay a tailor to do it, or marry a dependapotamus and have them do it for you. Man, it's really too bad you didn't get a uniform allowance, y'know?
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hooah posted:Man, it's really too bad you didn't get a uniform allowance, y'know? Man, it's too bad that the people who freak out about someone having a quarter inch tear or a tiny spot of paint on a pair of coveralls(a uniform that is only worn underway) aren't the same ones setting that uniform allowance. There's keeping your appearance neat an orderly, and there's fetishising a uniform. Most of the higher ups do the latter. My allowance literally never covered the cost of even half of my uniforms. This isn't the place for this derail though.
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I just remembered I was given apparel allowance when I did my 10 months conscientious objector service. Even back then it didn't buy you more than a couple of t-shirts and a pair of jeans.
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Moatman posted:Someone who's military could correct me if I'm wrong, I'm just going off the low res pictures on wikipedia. The ones on the outside of the top row look like freefall and basic parachute badges, middle of the top row is spec ops diving (not sure), the one that looks like a helicopter is air assault, I don't know the bottom left is (combat medic?). The rifle is a combat infantry badge. Pretty much correct. The best part is that he's wearing a Combat Infantry Badge with TWO stars, meaning he would have had to have seen combat in THREE separate wars (Iraq and Afghanistan counting as one).
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Jul 25, 2014 02:27
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:oh boy Perverted Justice. Ignoring the fact that their running "omg isn't this guy so gross ugh" commentary is unnecessary and awful for a moment....nothing was ever quite so creepy as discovering someone on a mailing list a friend ran turned out to be their #1 "Most Slimy" perv a few years later. Ok yea that rear end in a top hat, I remember when I was younger I was in a Star Trek Creative writing group with that guy, I was still new to it and suddenly the guy's character has a horrifically gory death and the Mod puts out a note, basically saying he's gone, don't even bring him up. Now I'm kinda WTF is going on so I messaged the mod through ICQ kinda like what happened, turns out dude was skeeving on the GM's 13 year old daughter. I didn't put 2 and 2 together till I saw his PJ bust.
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Seriously, another Star Trek/Pedophile data point?
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:oh boy Perverted Justice. Ignoring the fact that their running "omg isn't this guy so gross ugh" commentary is unnecessary and awful for a moment....nothing was ever quite so creepy as discovering someone on a mailing list a friend ran turned out to be their #1 "Most Slimy" perv a few years later. Reading what that sickening person typed made me ill in a way the Pain.jpg series never, ever could.
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Snapchat A Titty posted:Seriously, another Star Trek/Pedophile data point? That's why I gave that up, too many wierd bastards get involved But yeah he was like a 9 on the Aatrek scale of creep.
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    Finally, don't you have it when an escalator tries to eat your dress? I thought this kind of thing only happened in anime. 
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Jul 25, 2014 03:10
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Good Doggies! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZLddaYJ6Y8 I'm actually kind of impressed at their intelligence. "This is the man throwing hurt at the man who feeds me, I should go teach him the error of his ways." The owner is even nice enough not to let them eat him for dinner. Tiny has a new favorite as of 03:18 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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I've never seen a real actual fight where a dude took of his shirt as the "oh it's on" move. I don't usually call fake, but I don't buy it.
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Snapchat A Titty posted:I've never seen a real actual fight where a dude took of his shirt as the "oh it's on" move. I don't usually call fake, but I don't buy it. I live in Southern CA and I see it all the drat time. People who fight a lot realize that your shirt is actually durable enough to be used against you by someone pulling it over your head or using it to jerk you around. A shirtless, sweaty human is a hell of a lot harder to get ahold of than a fully dressed one.
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Say Nothing posted:Finally, don't you have it when an escalator tries to eat your dress? That happened to me with a long skirt once. Fortunately, it was thin material, so I could just tear the escalator-swallowed part off. I looked stupid with a jagged short part on my long skirt, but it wasn't the end of the world. Escalators will eat whatever fabric comes their way. I've seen them eat backpack straps (fortunately not mine) a couple of times. Don't put your backpack down on the escalator, kids!
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Snapchat A Titty posted:I've never seen a real actual fight where a dude took of his shirt as the "oh it's on" move. I don't usually call fake, but I don't buy it. From my recollection it's 100% real. That's pro/street skater Mike Vallely and he did poo poo like this a LOT. This vid dates back to like the early 2000s. The gif doesn't show the whole fight, but he beats the poo poo out of those kids. Scarf has a new favorite as of 03:22 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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natetimm posted:I live in Southern CA and I see it all the drat time. People who fight a lot realize that your shirt is actually durable enough to be used against you by someone pulling it over your head or using it to jerk you around. A shirtless, sweaty human is a hell of a lot harder to get ahold of than a fully dressed one. Makes sense that you'd want to avoid having a potential noose around your neck. I guess most fights I've seen or been in have started too fast to make those kinds of precautions. e: I mean, he blindfolds himself (momentarily), that's pretty dangerous in a fight. Though looking at it again, they don't realize he's going to go for them... they're just standing around giggling when he pulls off the shirt. Carthag Tuek has a new favorite as of 03:29 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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Tiny posted:Good Doggies! Good doges. 
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Snapchat A Titty posted:Makes sense that you'd want to avoid having a potential noose around your neck. I guess most fights I've seen or been in have started too fast to make those kinds of precautions.
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Mike Valley fight video that the gif is from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJmrDlkBsxQ edited for better video Biscuit Joiner has a new favorite as of 03:40 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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KoRMaK posted:Thats a move that a person who has fought so much that they are in or past an "optimzing" stage of their street fighting career. Anything that can be grabbed is a potential problem. Tight fitting clothing is always a plus. The real optimization comes when you start burning your shoe laces together so they can't come untied...I hung out with some real psychopaths.
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Snapchat A Titty posted:Makes sense that you'd want to avoid having a potential noose around your neck. I guess most fights I've seen or been in have started too fast to make those kinds of precautions. He's essentially taking the measure of those dudes when he pushes them. When nobody pushes back or swings, he probably figures he can get away with taking his shirt off.
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Jul 25, 2014 03:46
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 Wasted version, for those of you who enjoy that meme (myself included)
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Pierzak posted:That's more hosed up than a soup sandwich. Does a hot sandwich (meat on bread, covered in gravy) count as a soup sandwich ? Its pretty good. At what point does a gravy become a soup?
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natetimm posted:He's essentially taking the measure of those dudes when he pushes them. When nobody pushes back or swings, he probably figures he can get away with taking his shirt off. It makes logical sense, and I don't really doubt it, I've just known so many dudes who get in literal street fights like that guy does in that gif, and they usually aren't the most forward thinking guys, you know? I mean, taken as some min-max rpg poo poo, it makes sense to push them all in one move, check their reaction patterns, alright nobody is an immediate threat, I'm gonna toss my tshirt and get punching. You know? thats not how real brains work. Usually its A/B punch/dont punch
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If memory serves, the dude who rips his shirt off and starts throwing punches is pro skateboarder Mike Vallely. I think Bam Margera was involved somehow, so there's some debate as to whether the whole thing was legit or staged. Edit: beaten Sef! has a new favorite as of 04:11 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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