Why Country Folks Make Good Soldiers

JohnCarterofMars · Registered User Joined: 12 Aug 2001 Posts: 1113

Dear Ma & Pa:

Am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt & Brother Elmer the Marine
Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up
quick before maybe all of the places are filled. I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt & Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. Men got to shave but it is not so bad, they git warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie, and other regular food. But tell Walt & Elmer you can always sit between two city boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you till noon, when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on "route"marches, which the Platoon Sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it is not my place to tell himdifferent. A"route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys gets sore feet and we all ride back in trucks. The country is nice,but awful flat.

The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt. is like the school board. Majors & Colonels just ridearound & frown. They don't bother you none. This next will kill Walt & Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk and don't move. And it ain't shooting at you, like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes. Be sure to tell Walt & Elmer to hurry & join before other fellers get into this setup & come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter,
Gail

PS - Speaking of shooting, enclosed is $200 towards a new barn roof & ma's teeth. The city boys shoot craps, but not very good.
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Replica · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 9:22 am Post subject:

LOL

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Replica · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 9:23 am Post subject:

LOL

Patience Grasshoper!! You must wait at least 1 minute before you spam again!!
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cobra · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 9:52 am Post subject:

haha. LOL

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Mr.Kason Allen · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 9:59 am Post subject:

funny but ive heard it before and it was signed billy not gail
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Replica · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 10:01 am Post subject:

hmmm, i apparently double psoted without knwoig it.... but they are different. i don't get it!!!! didn't mean to... i swear.... really!
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cobra · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 10:03 am Post subject:

spammer!!!

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Replica · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 10:06 am Post subject:

hey hey hey, lets keep this on topic there cobra... funny farmers, haha

spammer, stay on topic next time!!!!
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gindapoo · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 2:42 pm Post subject:

I used this joke about a week ago in my Calculus class. My Calculus class is somewhat informal and we start class many days with a joke or two. The Ville is one of my better sources for material.

Keep them comin' folks!

(BTW when my brother-in-law joined the national guard several years ago, he rifle qualified the first time out while them city folks weren't even sure how to turn of the weapon's safety, heh.)
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Mongoose_Slayer · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 3:36 pm Post subject:

rofl

Usually Dead · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject:

My sister should join the military. She could be a great drill seargent:

"Do 20 push ups now or I'll NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN!"
"Can I borrow your M16? Please? Pretty please? Pleeeeeeeeeeze?!?!"
"Oh my GAWD, so like, you know what the other drill seargent said to me? And I'm all like, whatever, so like, yeah, and kiss my camouflage and stuff."

(I'm sorry Gelly please don't kill me. I'll even give smiley faces to show you I'm kidding.)

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5th GHG E.G. Mine · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 4:06 pm Post subject:

The Nanite · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject:

PondScm007 · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject:

haha they dont shoot back.... very nice
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_-=Did It Hurt=-_ · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 7:04 pm Post subject: