Comments on: The Stages of a Human Life: 408 Years Ago vs. Today http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/ The CRACKED.com take on the world, in America's oldest weblog, since 1958. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: GottaSaySomething http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-53028 GottaSaySomething Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:05:40 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-53028 Oh, and get home safe, bud. Oh, and get home safe, bud.

]]> By: GottaSaySomething http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-53027 GottaSaySomething Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:57:52 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-53027 Thanks, Robert. And I gotta say a quick "I'm sorry" for glossing over one important point. I was trying to say that the kid not even listening to the recruiter was too terrified of the Army concept that he wouldn't even listen to a job that seems non-dangerous. And, really, the actual WORK of the PSB only involves hazards like paper cuts, especially if you're doing it at Ft. Polk. But once you're deployed, it doesn't matter what work you do, it's the actual being there that's dangerous. Get a papercut in the office, get mortared in your bunk. Sorry, I forget sometimes that combat arms no longer have the getting-shot-at market cornered, they shoot at everybody indiscriminately these days. Really, I'm proud of how everyone is pulling their weight, regardless of MOS. I got your "Thanks for serving" one beat (yeah, I get it a lot, too). I was indoors, carrying my hat by the brim. Some dude came up to me, thanked me for serving and dropped a damn $20 bill in my open hat! I wanted to punch him. I'm too proud to take your money, but he wasn't about to take it back. That one was weird. Thanks, Robert. And I gotta say a quick “I’m sorry” for glossing over one important point. I was trying to say that the kid not even listening to the recruiter was too terrified of the Army concept that he wouldn’t even listen to a job that seems non-dangerous. And, really, the actual WORK of the PSB only involves hazards like paper cuts, especially if you’re doing it at Ft. Polk.

But once you’re deployed, it doesn’t matter what work you do, it’s the actual being there that’s dangerous. Get a papercut in the office, get mortared in your bunk. Sorry, I forget sometimes that combat arms no longer have the getting-shot-at market cornered, they shoot at everybody indiscriminately these days. Really, I’m proud of how everyone is pulling their weight, regardless of MOS.

I got your “Thanks for serving” one beat (yeah, I get it a lot, too). I was indoors, carrying my hat by the brim. Some dude came up to me, thanked me for serving and dropped a damn $20 bill in my open hat! I wanted to punch him. I’m too proud to take your money, but he wasn’t about to take it back. That one was weird.

]]> By: SPC Robert http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-52963 SPC Robert Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:51:03 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-52963 Wow... I'm astonished, myself being a fan of TAM!, reading some of these articles, coming across a fucking flame war to end all flame wars on the bottom. Well Maybe not to end all flame wars... shit like this happens alot on the interwebs. Let me finish this now. I am currently in Afghanistan. I (hilariously enough) am a Human Resource Specialist in the Army. A paper pusher, clerk. You cant make this shit up, promise. I have been here almost five months, my second deployment, and since Ive been here I have been shot at more times than I can count, rocketed, and somebody tried to blow my ass to hell twice with a booby trap...I mean IED. I just like to say booby. I dont know if it was the same person both times though... I really didn't stick around to ask questions. And yes, you can indeed insult a person in the military. We had a Sergeant get sent back to Ft Polk, and put in jail...apparently he liked little girls...I mean REALLY liked little girls. If your gonna thank a soldier make sure its for soldiering, cause you have no fucking idea what there life is like. "Thanks for serving." I get that alot at airports, and I cant buy a goddamn thing, its pretty sweet. Recruiters don't lie, they just have fancy ways of talking about things. Not lies. And by the time most of us walk into a Recruiter's Office we already joined in our heads, so, yeah. God knows I did....what a mistake that turned out to fucking be. Gottasaysomething is pretty much right, the army is , to quote the late great george carlin, "like any other group of people, winners and losers." Wow…
I’m astonished, myself being a fan of TAM!, reading some of these articles, coming across a fucking flame war to end all flame wars on the bottom. Well Maybe not to end all flame wars… shit like this happens alot on the interwebs.
Let me finish this now. I am currently in Afghanistan. I (hilariously enough) am a Human Resource Specialist in the Army. A paper pusher, clerk. You cant make this shit up, promise. I have been here almost five months, my second deployment, and since Ive been here I have been shot at more times than I can count, rocketed, and somebody tried to blow my ass to hell twice with a booby trap…I mean IED. I just like to say booby. I dont know if it was the same person both times though… I really didn’t stick around to ask questions. And yes, you can indeed insult a person in the military. We had a Sergeant get sent back to Ft Polk, and put in jail…apparently he liked little girls…I mean REALLY liked little girls. If your gonna thank a soldier make sure its for soldiering, cause you have no fucking idea what there life is like. “Thanks for serving.” I get that alot at airports, and I cant buy a goddamn thing, its pretty sweet.
Recruiters don’t lie, they just have fancy ways of talking about things. Not lies. And by the time most of us walk into a Recruiter’s Office we already joined in our heads, so, yeah. God knows I did….what a mistake that turned out to fucking be.
Gottasaysomething is pretty much right, the army is , to quote the late great george carlin, “like any other group of people, winners and losers.”

]]> By: GottaSaySomething http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-52962 GottaSaySomething Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:56:31 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-52962 Damn, typo. Didn't mean to say "THE leaders in the world." That implies the only ones who are leaders are military. Just meant to say that SOME great leaders are former military, see example. Damn, typo. Didn’t mean to say “THE leaders in the world.” That implies the only ones who are leaders are military. Just meant to say that SOME great leaders are former military, see example.

]]> By: GottaSaySomething http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-52961 GottaSaySomething Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:53:41 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-52961 I was really curious to see where the "Miltary vs. Non-Military" rumble started, and it seems to be that someone called those not in the miltary pussies, to which a civilian responded. The response was very similar to saying that only stupid people join the military. You're both right, so stop shouting, it's pissing me off. During film school, I made a short documentary on Army recruiters and wound up just recording the frustrations of a nice guy getting shot down by whiny pussies. People say recruiters are liars, but I didn't see him lie at all, he barely got a chance to finish a fucking sentence before the brats ran off screaming at the thought of filing papers as a Human Resources Specialist in a Personnel Battalion (dangerous work). And having been in the Army for 9 years, I can also tell you it's populated with a wide variety of dumbasses. You're both right. There are also brave firefighters and political activists who have never served a day in the military, but are far from pussies. And there are very educated soldiers that are the leaders in the world (um, George Washington, anyone?). Well, spent too much time on this. Should get off of Cracked and get some work done. I was really curious to see where the “Miltary vs. Non-Military” rumble started, and it seems to be that someone called those not in the miltary pussies, to which a civilian responded. The response was very similar to saying that only stupid people join the military.

You’re both right, so stop shouting, it’s pissing me off. During film school, I made a short documentary on Army recruiters and wound up just recording the frustrations of a nice guy getting shot down by whiny pussies. People say recruiters are liars, but I didn’t see him lie at all, he barely got a chance to finish a fucking sentence before the brats ran off screaming at the thought of filing papers as a Human Resources Specialist in a Personnel Battalion (dangerous work).

And having been in the Army for 9 years, I can also tell you it’s populated with a wide variety of dumbasses.

You’re both right. There are also brave firefighters and political activists who have never served a day in the military, but are far from pussies. And there are very educated soldiers that are the leaders in the world (um, George Washington, anyone?).

Well, spent too much time on this. Should get off of Cracked and get some work done.

]]> By: Pie http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-51445 Pie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:48:23 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-51445 "Pantaloon" was a synonym for clown back then. “Pantaloon” was a synonym for clown back then.

]]> By: checkminus http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-49336 checkminus Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:21:18 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-49336 i dont usually read micheal's stuff, but thhis was pretty good. i dont usually read micheal’s stuff, but thhis was pretty good.

]]> By: MercilessFish http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-49324 MercilessFish Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:19:11 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-49324 >unity of action trumps unity of ideals ninety-nine times out of a hundred. It is a triumph. A triumph... of the will? >unity of action trumps unity of ideals ninety-nine times out of a hundred.

It is a triumph. A triumph… of the will?

]]> By: godoftrees http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-49322 godoftrees Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:28:53 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-49322 re: fact checkin' cuz are you seriously asking that? re: fact checkin’ cuz

are you seriously asking that?

]]> By: Metalbrainsurgery, Briefcase full of Guts http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/#comment-49317 Metalbrainsurgery, Briefcase full of Guts Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:49:17 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=1816#comment-49317 and at merciless fish, I AM NOT A NAZI, I AM A FACIST!! and at merciless fish, I AM NOT A NAZI, I AM A FACIST!!

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