JEFFFAFA'S Humorous Version Of Our "Kingdom".
#676
11-24-2016, 09:17 AM
Something we've all been waiting for]
This is something that you may have wanted for a long, long time. You might not have known you wanted it, but when you see it, you will save this in a file and refer back to it often. It will become one of your most prized possessions and it will give you much pleasure. Because it gives you so much pleasure, you will want to share it with your friends, so that they also will receive and enjoy it as much as you do.
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...eaves%20office
This is something that you may have wanted for a long, long time. You might not have known you wanted it, but when you see it, you will save this in a file and refer back to it often. It will become one of your most prized possessions and it will give you much pleasure. Because it gives you so much pleasure, you will want to share it with your friends, so that they also will receive and enjoy it as much as you do.
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...eaves%20office
#681
11-25-2016, 11:20 AM
This came to me from a buddy from the 8th grade, and then Vietnam brother-in-arms. I have tears on my keyboard as I type this, remembering the good & bad times. Regardless of the election outcome, I am an American First, an individual 2nd. and its is not about me, it is about the country as a Whole, not one IN the Hole..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-T0JJRSnc
baja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-T0JJRSnc
baja
Almost like that old song Tears in my Beers by Hank Williamson Jr.
but on the key board all while choked up with tears as things flash back through the old mammary bank which has a bonding affect with once brothers in arms who came home in a box!
And for ever having their names etch into your mine as well as stone:
Orich
#683
11-25-2016, 12:32 PM
For all the interest group pandering that shapes modern American politics, the group that may well decide the election has come down to the demographic of "The Angry Man."
The Angry Man is difficult to stereotype. He comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from sophisticated urbanite to rural redneck, Deep South to Yankee North, Left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.
No matter where he's from, Angry Men share many common traits; they aren't asking for anything from anyone other than the promise to be able to make their own way on a level playing field. In many cases, they are independent businessmen and employ several people. They pay more than their share of taxes and they work hard. Damn hard, for what they have and intend to keep.
He's used to picking up the tab, whether it's the Christmas party for the employees at his company, three sets of braces, college educations or a beautiful wedding or two. Not because he was forced to, but because it's the right thing to do.
The Angry Man believes the Constitution should be interpreted as it was written. It is not as a "living document" open to the whims and vagaries of appointed judges and political winds.
The Angry Man owns firearms, and he's willing to pick up a gun and use it in defense of his home, his country and his family. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone if necessary to achieve those goals gives him only momentary pause.
The Angry Man is not, and never will be, a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina. He got his people together and got the hell out. Then, he went back in to rescue those who needed help or were too stupid to help themselves in the first place. He was selfless in this, just as often a civilian as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter. Victimhood syndrome buzzwords; "disenfranchised," "marginalized" and "voiceless" don't resonate with The Angry Man. "Press 'one' for English" is a curse-word to him.
His last name, his race and his religion don't matter. His ancestry might be Italian, English, African, Polish, German, Slavic, Irish, Russian, Hispanic or any of a hundred others. What does matter is that he considers himself in every way to be an American. He is proud of this country and thinks that if you aren't, you are whole-heartedly encouraged to find one that suits you and move there.
The Angry Man is usually a man's man. The kind of guy who likes to play poker, watch football, go hunting, play golf, maintain his own vehicles and build things. He coaches kid's baseball, soccer and football and doesn't ask for a penny. He's the kind of guy who can put an addition on his house with a couple of friends, drill an oil well, design a factory or work the land. He can fill a train with 100,000 tons of coal and get it to the power plant so that you can keep the lights on while never knowing everything it took to do that. The Angry Man is the backbone of this country.
He's not racist, but is truly disappointed and annoyed, when people exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their ethnicity. He's willing to give everybody a fair chance if they're willing to work hard and play by the rules. He expects other people to do the same. Above all, he has integrity in everything he does.
The Angry Man votes, and he loathes the dysfunction now rampant in government. It's the victim groups being pandered to and the "poor me" attitude that they represent. The inability of politicians to give a straight answer to an honest question. The tax dollars that are given to people who simply don't want to do anything for themselves. The fact that, because of very real consequences, he must stay within a budget but for some obscure reason the government he finances doesn't. Mostly, it's the blatantly arrogant attitude displayed implying that we are too stupid to run our own lives and only people in government are smart enough to do that.
The Angry Man has reached his limit. When a social justice agitator goes on TV, leading some rally for Black Lives Matter, safe spaces or other such nonsense, he may bite his tongue but, he remembers. When a child gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon for mistakenly bringing a penknife to school, he takes note of who the local idiots are in education and law enforcement.
But when government officials are repeatedly caught red-handed breaking the law and getting off scot-free, The Angry Man *****-up his fists and readies himself for the coming fight. He knows that this fight, will be a live or die situation, so he prepares fully. Make no mistake, this is a fight in which he is not willing to lose and he will never give up.
Obama calls me a Clinger
Hillary Calls me Deplorable
Bill calls me Redneck
BLM calls me Racist
Feminist calls me Sexist
ISIS calls me an Infidel
Donald Trump calls me American
#684
11-25-2016, 12:54 PM
For all the interest group pandering that shapes modern American politics, the group that may well decide the election has come down to the demographic of "The Angry Man."
The Angry Man is difficult to stereotype. He comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from sophisticated urbanite to rural redneck, Deep South to Yankee North, Left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.
No matter where he's from, Angry Men share many common traits; they aren't asking for anything from anyone other than the promise to be able to make their own way on a level playing field. In many cases, they are independent businessmen and employ several people. They pay more than their share of taxes and they work hard. Damn hard, for what they have and intend to keep.
He's used to picking up the tab, whether it's the Christmas party for the employees at his company, three sets of braces, college educations or a beautiful wedding or two. Not because he was forced to, but because it's the right thing to do.
The Angry Man believes the Constitution should be interpreted as it was written. It is not as a "living document" open to the whims and vagaries of appointed judges and political winds.
The Angry Man owns firearms, and he's willing to pick up a gun and use it in defense of his home, his country and his family. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone if necessary to achieve those goals gives him only momentary pause.
The Angry Man is not, and never will be, a victim. Nobody like him drowned in Hurricane Katrina. He got his people together and got the hell out. Then, he went back in to rescue those who needed help or were too stupid to help themselves in the first place. He was selfless in this, just as often a civilian as a police officer, a National Guard soldier or a volunteer firefighter. Victimhood syndrome buzzwords; "disenfranchised," "marginalized" and "voiceless" don't resonate with The Angry Man. "Press 'one' for English" is a curse-word to him.
His last name, his race and his religion don't matter. His ancestry might be Italian, English, African, Polish, German, Slavic, Irish, Russian, Hispanic or any of a hundred others. What does matter is that he considers himself in every way to be an American. He is proud of this country and thinks that if you aren't, you are whole-heartedly encouraged to find one that suits you and move there.
The Angry Man is usually a man's man. The kind of guy who likes to play poker, watch football, go hunting, play golf, maintain his own vehicles and build things. He coaches kid's baseball, soccer and football and doesn't ask for a penny. He's the kind of guy who can put an addition on his house with a couple of friends, drill an oil well, design a factory or work the land. He can fill a train with 100,000 tons of coal and get it to the power plant so that you can keep the lights on while never knowing everything it took to do that. The Angry Man is the backbone of this country.
He's not racist, but is truly disappointed and annoyed, when people exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their ethnicity. He's willing to give everybody a fair chance if they're willing to work hard and play by the rules. He expects other people to do the same. Above all, he has integrity in everything he does.
The Angry Man votes, and he loathes the dysfunction now rampant in government. It's the victim groups being pandered to and the "poor me" attitude that they represent. The inability of politicians to give a straight answer to an honest question. The tax dollars that are given to people who simply don't want to do anything for themselves. The fact that, because of very real consequences, he must stay within a budget but for some obscure reason the government he finances doesn't. Mostly, it's the blatantly arrogant attitude displayed implying that we are too stupid to run our own lives and only people in government are smart enough to do that.
The Angry Man has reached his limit. When a social justice agitator goes on TV, leading some rally for Black Lives Matter, safe spaces or other such nonsense, he may bite his tongue but, he remembers. When a child gets charged with carrying a concealed weapon for mistakenly bringing a penknife to school, he takes note of who the local idiots are in education and law enforcement.
But when government officials are repeatedly caught red-handed breaking the law and getting off scot-free, The Angry Man *****-up his fists and readies himself for the coming fight. He knows that this fight, will be a live or die situation, so he prepares fully. Make no mistake, this is a fight in which he is not willing to lose and he will never give up.
Obama calls me a Clinger
Hillary Calls me Deplorable
Bill calls me Redneck
BLM calls me Racist
Feminist calls me Sexist
ISIS calls me an Infidel
Donald Trump calls me American
If ever Jeffrey Arthur Kurth Sr. is in the dictionary, they better be smart enough to know to put all the above under my name.
Dang this spread around stuff before I can REP ya Rich.
#685
11-25-2016, 01:51 PM
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No need for me to tell you how I feel brother, you and I are on the same track, and for us it is a monorail. I know that you are well aware of things we have in common, and respect for our fellow Americans, is paramount. No. 1 on the list is respect, for others and ourselves. As a Navy salvage diver, I have wondered for many years, why there has not been ONE monument, among the thousands in Washington DC, to the Divers? Well we got together, raised the money, and we now have one at the Navy Dive School in Panama City, Fl. Here is the video of "Jake" being put in place. "Jake's Creed is now a part of US Navy tradition.. Finally...
Baja
Baja
#687
11-25-2016, 03:55 PM
No need for me to tell you how I feel brother, you and I are on the same track, and for us it is a monorail. I know that you are well aware of things we have in common, and respect for our fellow Americans, is paramount. No. 1 on the list is respect, for others and ourselves. As a Navy salvage diver, I have wondered for many years, why there has not been ONE monument, among the thousands in Washington DC, to the Divers? Well we got together, raised the money, and we now have one at the Navy Dive School in Panama City, Fl. Here is the video of "Jake" being put in place. "Jake's Creed is now a part of US Navy tradition.. Finally...
Baja
https://youtu.be/UR7jyuHNtF8
Baja
https://youtu.be/UR7jyuHNtF8
Jake would still look good an at home in the back ground next too other Military icons, plus behind two of my Gun Truck brothers as we all worked together in a dangerous far away country where we all had good times and bad times.
Orich
#688
11-26-2016, 08:43 AM
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We were there amigo, but not very visible.. haha, as you know how 'Brown' the water was in most harbors. HCU-1 was the harbor clearance unit, responsible for 'clearing' all the ships, in all the harbors, in Vietnam, for passage up a river. Swimming the ship's hulls, to search for mines, was our primary duty. Mostly it was done by braille, as visibility was usually about 6".. If you put your arm out in front of you, and could see your elbow, it was considered a 'Clear' day. Nothing like feeling for a mine with your fingers to pucker your grommet.
Happy holidays to everybody, and God Bless America
Baja
Happy holidays to everybody, and God Bless America
Baja