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Having learned that Sailors can excel at American Idol, Sanjaya Malakar takes a crack at the U.S. Navy. Winning caption by: AM1(AW) Michael Schurb
(Defend America photo) In a world where roughly half of the population measures itself in levels of testosterone, a group of military professionals rests comfortably in the top tier. They are the IED hunters. Like firefighters run toward the fire while everyone else is running away, the IED hunters seek out Improvised Explosive Devices, the very things the rest of the force is trained to avoid. What is it in a warrior’s character that allows him to enter the “death zone” willingly, relentlessly searching for devices specifically designed to kill him? What kind of ice water flows through his veins…
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Veal (n): meat from calves that are, “…fed an inadequate diet and confined to a cramped crate to keep their muscles underused and tender.” (Teresa Farney, Colorado Springs Gazette) Buried deep within the bowels of our own Pentagon are hundreds – maybe thousands – of military and civilian personnel being held in small enclosures for hours on end, every day, with no windows, no exercise, and nothing to do except stare at unblinking LCD screens. I know. I’ve been there. They call it the Veal Factory. I’ve seen the pasty skin, the bloodshot eyes, the futility. I’ve seen the candy…
Three dance videos this week, but none of that smaltzy stuff. These guys rock. First up, all the way from Korea, here’s a funky look at the 38th Parallel (VEOH) (image by Željko Heimer) This is a crazy dance video from Kollaboration 2001. Watch the kid in the orange sweater. [youtube]HSoVKUVOnfQ[/youtube] You have probably seen this one already – it made the rounds in emails. But if you haven’t, this is comedian Judson Laipply doing “The Evolution of Dance.” [youtube]dMH0bHeiRNg[/youtube] Terrorists can be so touchy! [youtube]iFbo-lL-go8[/youtube]
Cremation is contributing to Global Warming! (AFP) (AFP photo) And in a related story, British crematoriums are being forced to expand the size of their furnaces because the Brits are getting fatter. (AFP) (AFP photo) Please don’t stare at the chimps! (CNN/AP) Committed to giving you any monkey story I can find. (AP photo) From an email I received (first hand report): On a visit to the barber, a Navy vet was surprised to get a beard trim and shoulder rub thrown in for free. “When I asked why she was doing all these extras, she told me, ‘Honey, a…
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Foot Soldiers Winning Caption by: Joyce Saylan
