On Tue, 05 May 2020 08:17:29 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>
>> > Bruce wrote:
>> > > You arm's starting again, Gary. Pay attention!
>> >
>> > Tell me, Bruce. What's all your nonsense lately about my arm?
>>
>> Nazi salute.
>
>I had 3 guesses.
> - right arm saluting in the usain way
> - right hand over heart in the usain way
> - Nazi salute

It makes sense that you didn't get it. You don't learn from history.
The more power a person has, the more critically they need to be
followed. No servile obedience.

On 5/4/2020 1:55 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 04 May 2020 11:32:00 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> You didn't know my father, Gary. He wasn't shy about expressing his
>>> opinions. You didn't hear him railing about the "ignorant Georgia
>>> Peanut Farmer" (Jimmy Carter) who was the Commander In Chief. I did.
>>> Was that respectful? Nope. He would have saluted him, sure. He
>>> wouldn't have liked doing it.
>>
>> My point was that he would have saluted his commander in chief
>> no matter who held the title at the time. Respect for the
>> office, not the person.
>
> Military saluted the uniform, not the person wearing it.
>
Or the rank insignia on the car windshield. I always got a kick out of
Mom and I being saluted when we drove on base to go shopping.

Jill

On 5/4/2020 11:32 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> You didn't know my father, Gary. He wasn't shy about expressing his
>> opinions. You didn't hear him railing about the "ignorant Georgia
>> Peanut Farmer" (Jimmy Carter) who was the Commander In Chief. I did.
>> Was that respectful? Nope. He would have saluted him, sure. He
>> wouldn't have liked doing it.
>
> My point was that he would have saluted his commander in chief
> no matter who held the title at the time. Respect for the
> office, not the person.
>
>> You have no idea. He took orders from his immediate superior officers.
>> The President didn't show up to give orders on the battlefield.
>
> I have plenty of idea. The President gives the orders and that
> works down the hierarchy. I know that.
>
>> You
>> also assumed (very incorrectly) that because he was a commissioned
>> officer he sat behind a desk.
>
> I never said that about your father.
>
I'm pretty damn sure you did. Or at least some stupid comment about
officers not knowing what goes on in the field.

> Settle down, princess. You told about your father's rank and
> accomplishments years ago and I immediately admired him. A father
> to be proud of.
>
>> He's even mentioned in Wikipedia articles. Sat behind a desk my ass.
>
> You totally invented the "sat behind a desk" part. What's
> wrong with you?
>
Why do you think I trotted out Dad's military record to you the *first
time around*? Because of some snide comment you made. Oh, maybe you
included a winky or something. Heh.

I happen to *know* my father would have despised Trump. Now you're
saying I shouldn't disrespect my father's memory by saying so. EOM.

Jill

On 2020 May 4, , Dave Smith wrote
(in article >):

> There is a similar story about how hikers should wear metal bells on
> their feet so the noise will scare the bears away. They should also
> learn to identify bear scat. It is tubular and looks like human crap.
> Black bears are omnivorous and their scat often has bits of berries and
> seeds in it. Grizzly scat sometimes has little metal bells in it.

Thats the one I was trying to remember. Thanks!

leo

jmcquown wrote:

> On 5/4/2020 1:55 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >On Mon, 04 May 2020 11:32:00 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > > jmcquown wrote:
> > > >
> > > > You didn't know my father, Gary. He wasn't shy about
> > > > expressing his opinions. You didn't hear him railing about the
> > > > "ignorant Georgia Peanut Farmer" (Jimmy Carter) who was the
> > > > Commander In Chief. I did. Was that respectful? Nope. He
> > > > would have saluted him, sure. He wouldn't have liked doing it.
> > >
> > > My point was that he would have saluted his commander in chief
> > > no matter who held the title at the time. Respect for the
> > > office, not the person.
> >
> > Military saluted the uniform, not the person wearing it.
> >
> Or the rank insignia on the car windshield. I always got a kick out
> of Mom and I being saluted when we drove on base to go shopping.
>
> Jill

For me the funny one was I was station in Hawaii on a marine base and
lived (for a time) on a Navy one. The base decals of the Marine base
had them salute me at the Navy one.

cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 5/4/2020 1:55 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> On Mon, 04 May 2020 11:32:00 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You didn't know my father, Gary. He wasn't shy about
>>>>> expressing his opinions. You didn't hear him railing about the
>>>>> "ignorant Georgia Peanut Farmer" (Jimmy Carter) who was the
>>>>> Commander In Chief. I did. Was that respectful? Nope. He
>>>>> would have saluted him, sure. He wouldn't have liked doing it.
>>>>
>>>> My point was that he would have saluted his commander in chief
>>>> no matter who held the title at the time. Respect for the
>>>> office, not the person.
>>>
>>> Military saluted the uniform, not the person wearing it.
>>>
>> Or the rank insignia on the car windshield. I always got a kick out
>> of Mom and I being saluted when we drove on base to go shopping.
>>
>> Jill
>
> For me the funny one was I was station in Hawaii on a marine base and
> lived (for a time) on a Navy one. The base decals of the Marine base
> had them salute me at the Navy one.
>

Them poor boys must have got worn plumb out, running back and forth
to salute you. Bet they were panting hard every time they saluted.

Did you laugh at them?