You could have heard a pin drop

[Canon Shooter]

In Trump's second impeachment trial America really needed republicans to have a spine and courageously stand up and put the good of the country before before Trump. You could have heard a pin drop. Republicans admire courage but they do not have it.

That was stupid.

You're stupid...

 

[Canon Shooter]

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1996:

I was stationed aboard the USS Princeton (CG-59), and we were the flagship for an international maritime exercise with navies from around the Pacific rim. Pearl Harbor is unique in that portions of it are open to the public

Being as we were the flagship, we remained in port for the six weeks of the exercise. I was a Duty Section Leader. Every day has a different "duty section". These are the guys who remain on the ship after working hours while everyone else goes home, goes out in town, etc. One of my responsibilities was to assign people to different watch stations; Officer of the Deck, Messenger of the Watch, etc. In this case, since we were pierside, I also had to assign a pier sentry to control access to the pier.

It was a Sunday, so there was nothing really going on. We had just finished brunch (Sunday's best meal), and I was relaxing, playing cards in the Chief's Mess. That's when I hear over the ship's announcing system "Section Leader, lay to the Quarterdeck".

What the fuck? So I pick up the phone and call the quarterdeck. The MOOW says "The CDO (Command Duty Officer) wants to see you up here."

So, I go up to the quarterdeck where I see Commander Griffin. He was the Duty Officer and my boss, the Weapons Officer. He gives me an incredulous look and says "Walk with me."

He heads to the brow, me following, and we leave the ship. We walk to the end of the pier where we see Seaman Thompson (who I had assigned as pier sentry), a base police car, the CDO from Naval Station Pearl Harbor, an elderly Japanese couple and, presumably, their family.

Come to find out the family had mistakenly come onto the base looking for the boat to go to the USS Arizona Memorial. When they approached the pier sentry they asked "Can you tell us where the USS Arizona is?". without missing a beat Seaman Thompson replied "Yeah, it's right where you left it" as he pointed in the direction of the memorial.

They were not amused...

 

[BULLDOG]

That was stupid.

You're stupid...

You're partially right. Right wingers don't admire courage.

 

[Canon Shooter]

You're partially right. Right wingers don't admire courage.

So, I'm right about you being stupid?

Got it...

 

[BULLDOG]

So, I'm right about you being stupid?

Got it...

Just like all your other posts, I'm sure you think you're right.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Just like all your other posts, I'm sure you think you're right.

Well, you've offered nothing to the contrary, so there's no reason to believe you're not a complete idiot...

 

[BULLDOG]

Well, you've offered nothing to the contrary, so there's no reason to believe you're not a complete idiot...

If you are offended by me ridiculing childish trump supporter posts, I suggest you stop posting so many of them.

 

[Canon Shooter]

If you are offended by me ridiculing childish trump supporter posts, I suggest you stop posting so many of them.

You're not nearly good enough or smart enough to offend me...

 

[BULLDOG]

You're not nearly good enough or smart enough to offend me...

I just point out the absurdities in trump supporters posts. It's up to you if you are offended by that.

 

[Canon Shooter]

I just point out the absurdities in trump supporters posts. It's up to you if you are offended by that.

The only thing I'm offended by is the very idea that you think you're intelligent enough to discuss anything of any importance.

But I think that's funny, too, so it really doesn't bother me...

 

[BULLDOG]

The only thing I'm offended by is the very idea that you think you're intelligent enough to discuss anything of any importance.

But I think that's funny, too, so it really doesn't bother me...

Then what are you whining about, dumb ass?

 

[Canon Shooter]

Then what are you whining about, dumb ass?

"Whining" Naw, I'm not whining. I'm just making fun of the stupid kid...

 

[beautress]

In response to biden's globalization policy....I present the following.

JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?"
DeGaulle did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop.
When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of Its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for In return is enough to bury those that did not
return."
You could have heard a pin drop.
There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, One of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?" A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to
shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships. How many does France have?"
You Could have heard a pin drop.
A U.S. Navy admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French
navies at a cocktail reception. He found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks when a
French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than
speaking French?" Without hesitating, the American admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
You could have heard a pin drop.
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked
sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France !" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.

You get my rare "outta the park" thanks for one of the best posts I ever read about the things America does that gets filed in forgetfulness of those who become speechless when reminded of what our soldiers who stood up to bullies, knowing that they might never go home but be placed under foreign soil. My Salute to you, the Green Hornet.

 

[miketx]

Lol, I copied the op and posted it to another forum and just got reamed out and the topic deleted for posting copyrighted material. Who knew?