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A Hero in your Midst!
On Oct 9, 7:06*am, John H. wrote:
Some of his more famous self-proclamations: ************************************************** ******* *Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. *Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. *Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. *Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat *under your command? I have. ************************************************** ***** Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! -- John H. Yo, dude. If you're going to post this drivel at least don't add usenet.kooks to it. That just brings them all out. Let keep it limited to our local kooks. |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Oct 9, 12:19*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:14:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:42 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:06:57 -0400, John H. wrote: Some of his more famous self-proclamations: *********************************************** ********** Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat under your command? I have. *********************************************** ******** Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! A "Harry" thread. *How nice. --Vic Dunno, thought he was talking about me for a minute but don't think I'm up to 20 boats, maybe 12 or 13. *I've kind of lost count but it might be 20 counting some old family boats. * * :-) Haven't done the Panama Canal yet either but did live there for a short time as a kid. I figured it wasn't about me when I got to the word "Hero." --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I watched Full Metal Jacket last night for the um-teenth time. I wasn't in it, so that counts me out too! However i would have liked to have worked the range with an M-14, though. |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I figured it wasn't about me when I got to the word "Hero." --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I watched Full Metal Jacket last night for the um-teenth time. I wasn't in it, so that counts me out too! However i would have liked to have worked the range with an M-14, though. |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I watched Full Metal Jacket last night for the um-teenth time. One of the best Vietnam movies for sure. I wasn't in it, so that counts me out too! However i would have liked to have worked the range with an M-14, though. We used M-14s when I went through basic in 1967 (Ft Jackson, SC). Great rifle, deadly accurate on man sized targets at 300 yards with only iron sights, and very reliable. |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Oct 9, 2:03*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I watched Full Metal Jacket last night for the um-teenth time. One of the best Vietnam movies for sure. I wasn't in it, so that counts me out too! However i would have liked to have worked the range with an M-14, though. We used M-14s when I went through basic in 1967 (Ft Jackson, SC). Great rifle, deadly accurate on man sized targets at 300 yards with only iron sights, and very reliable. Oh yeaaaaah! The true son of the M-1 Garrand! |
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#16
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:42 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:06:57 -0400, John H. wrote: Some of his more famous self-proclamations: ************************************************ ********* Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat under your command? I have. ************************************************ ******* Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! A "Harry" thread. How nice. --Vic How did you know? -- John H. |
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#17
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:43:13 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:42 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:06:57 -0400, John H. wrote: Some of his more famous self-proclamations: *********************************************** ********** Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat under your command? I have. *********************************************** ******** Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! A "Harry" thread. How nice. --Vic How did you know? WAG. --Vic |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Oct 9, 12:19*pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:14:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:42 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:06:57 -0400, John H. wrote: Some of his more famous self-proclamations: *********************************************** ********** Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat under your command? I have. *********************************************** ******** Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! A "Harry" thread. *How nice. --Vic Dunno, thought he was talking about me for a minute but don't think I'm up to 20 boats, maybe 12 or 13. *I've kind of lost count but it might be 20 counting some old family boats. * * :-) Haven't done the Panama Canal yet either but did live there for a short time as a kid. I figured it wasn't about me when I got to the word "Hero." --Vic- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I watched Full Metal Jacket last night for the um-teenth time. I wasn't in it, so that counts me out too! However i would have liked to have worked the range with an M-14, though. I shot expert with the M-14. Man, I loved that rifle. -- John H. |
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A Hero in your Midst!
On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:52:59 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:43:13 -0400, John H. wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:45:42 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:06:57 -0400, John H. wrote: Some of his more famous self-proclamations: ********************************************** *********** Have you ever transited the Panama Canal? I have. Have you owned more than 20 boats in your lifetime? I have. Have you ever sailed large boats competitively? I have. Have you ever been hundreds of miles from land in a powerboat under your command? I have. ********************************************** ********* Who could this brave man be? The Shadow knows! A "Harry" thread. How nice. --Vic How did you know? WAG. --Vic I'll have to post some of his more obscure heroic activities next time. -- John H. |
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