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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 06:49 PM
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Saw a new one today:
On the back of a pick up truck:

" If you can read this, you speak english! Thank a MARINE!"

I'm perplexed, what does thanking a Marine have to do with speaking English? :crazy:
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 06:56 PM
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1. Otherwise we'd be speaking Japanese
That's the idea.
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PBass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 06:57 PM
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2. Or worse...
Edited on Thu May-07-09 06:58 PM by PBass
we'd all be speaking IRAQI and wearing burkhas.

:sarcasm:
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 06:57 PM
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3.  "If you can read this, you probably attended school. Thank a SOCIALIST." nm
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 06:58 PM
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4. *snicker*
:thumbsup:
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:00 PM
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5. Another thumbs up
:thumbsup:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:02 PM
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7. Word. Schools and libraries are commie plots. nt
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:01 PM
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6. They protected us from the Cajuns... otherwise we would be
drinking wine and speaking French.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:05 PM
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8. "If you are free, thank the French!"
It's the truth ...
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robdogbucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:13 PM
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10. I saw one on a pickup on the interstate
when returning from a fishing trip on a pickup:

"If you can't feed em, don't breed em."

And I was wondering how that squares with "the breed as many as you can, abortion is a sin, keep them barefoot and pregnant," crowd?

And then I realized they are pointing that toward welfare recipients, minorities and immigrants. I could see the hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance, but some fool was convinced this was a winning slogan for a bumper sticker. I wonder if they ever even listen to themselves?


Just my dos centavos


robdogbucky
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Minimus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:15 PM
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11. Yep! If it wasn't for the French we would all be speaking English.
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boobooday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:06 PM
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9. Marines invented English
And taught it to Adam & Eve.
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Bigmack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 07:26 PM
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12. In the Corps...
we didn't speak English. Why do you think they called us "grunts"?

US MARINE CORPS OATH OF ENLISTMENT
I, (make up a name the police won’t recognize), swear…uhhh…high-and-tight…grunt…cammies…kill….fix bayonets….and charge…..beer….sailors wives….air strikes…yes SIR!!!…whiskey…liberty call…. salute… Ooorah,…. Gunny….grenade…women…..OORAH! So help me Chesty PULLER!
X__________Thumb Print
XX________________Teeth Marks
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razors edge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 09:12 PM
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13. I resembled that remark.
But I'm feeling much better now.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 10:44 PM
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14. I lived in a place where even the unschooled spoke five to six languages.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-07-09 10:51 PM
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15. I saw one of those about a month ago. My reaction was, WTF?
What do Marines have to do with whether you can read or not? :wtf:

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