Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Anonymous said...
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I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,
O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.
Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.
We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!
Red Dirt Plowboy -
4/28/10, 11:44 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Beg yer pardon, Kippling said the above. Seems to fit.
Plowboy -
4/28/10, 11:45 PM
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franco said...
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Why wasn't Mansur properly restrained, and failing that, why didn't Behenna have non-lethal weapons and the training to use them?
It looks like a command failure. But "shit rolls downhill" as they say. The little guy always takes the blame. -
4/29/10, 1:26 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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Screw all the legalese. The guy should not have been, and would not have been tried in the past. The layers and layers of lawyers sandwiched between the good guys and winning today are the result of hostile democrats in congress (like the happily departed John Murtha) trying to embarrass a Republican administration. Now, like every other good thing in the country, we're hamstrung by them. I gave the guy $20.
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4/29/10, 8:20 AM
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Chuck Martel said...
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You know it's some O-6 itching for his star who shafted Behenna.
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4/29/10, 8:46 AM
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Anonymous said...
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The Lt was hung on the horns of a dilemma. He had the guilty bastard who needed to die, but the manner in which he balanced the scales of justice wasn't kosher. Had he driven him out into the desert about fifty miles, and left him barefoot, that could have worked. I can accept the guilty verdict, but not the sentence. He should be a free man.
Casca -
4/29/10, 11:35 AM
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TomR said...
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I am glad this trooper and his wrongful incarceration is getting public notice. I would understand 100% if his Ranger unit mutinied and busted him out of prison.
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4/29/10, 12:50 PM
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Anonymous said...
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20 sent his way. I dont care what he did. one more eggsucking terrorist dead. give him a medal.
if we had more like him maybe those assclowns would stop blowing us up, i mean i know theyre real scared of what were gonna do to them if we catch them(like release them and imprison rangers). bah.
-bfhogues -
4/29/10, 1:56 PM
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