After Basic - Page 3

05-07-2005, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Sdiver

Watch and learn, just how to handle that "other" species known as WOMAN.

(taking notes myself)

Alas, Sdiver, there are certain subspecies of Femme types that can't be handled

.

*Somewhere* in PS.com, the Team Sergeant said that he would rather wrestle with a naked alligator (or was it an oiled alligator?) then try to control me, and Mr. Harsey said something interesting along those lines as well, but all my Search-Fu for 10 minutes will not turn it up. It might have been in one of those threads that that rascal Ambush Master scuttled. ::sniff::

But I swear he said it!

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

Hey, FS! Got your answers yet?

No. I have yet to complete the needed consult before giving my Final Answer.

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Originally Posted by Razor

Hold on there, Skippy. Just because I'm away learning new and aneurysm-inducing space geek stuff doesn't mean you're my new spokeschick.

Oh yes it does!!

Just ask Mr. Harsey! We have a similar agreement! He takes a weekend off. I take control. He has no worries!!!

FrontSight

**Razor** · 05-07-2005, 21:37

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

He takes a weekend off. I take control. He has no worries!!!

Thanks...you're a regular Buddy Pine.

**The Reaper** · 05-07-2005, 21:45

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

Just ask Mr. Harsey! We have a similar agreement! He takes a weekend off. I take control. He has no worries!!!

FrontSight

I am not sure that I would go that far.

TR

Sdiver · 05-07-2005, 22:46

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

Just ask Mr. Harsey! We have a similar agreement! He takes a weekend off. I take control. He has no worries!!!

FrontSight

(looking up from notebook)

For some reason, I find it hard to imagine Mr. H relinquishing control to anyone....esp one of "them's".

(back to taking notes)

AJ.....you getting this down too ?

05-08-2005, 01:17

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Originally Posted by Razor

Thanks...you're a regular Buddy Pine.

?? I think you are scheming with The Reaper for ways to bring up obscure references.

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

I am not sure that I would go that far.

When Mr. Harsey wakes up in the morning, he will set the record straight

FrontSight

05-08-2005, 06:20

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Originally Posted by Sdiver

(looking up from notebook)[...](back to taking notes)

And, to mark a serious note, the first sentence in the first reply from The Reaper:

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

This lamentable error in judgement is going to continue to haunt you for the rest of your life.

made me think of decisions that were seemingly inconsequential at the moment, yet have the result of something suddenly going very wrong.

That's why a simple question of "Want to go camping?" from my buddies Julia and Bryce warrants a "Yes, and have you thought of all the things that can go wrong and ways you can get killed on 3-day a camping trip?"

I think it's harder to consciously realize when a situation is slowly going wrong or getting slowly worse. One way is to take a mental checkpoint and assess, "If [this situation] were to get worse, what would it be like?"

And vice versa, so you can try to make it go in the opposite direction. Thinking about that always helps me to take action whereas otherwise I might just adjust to the new [worse] situation and rationalize that it's not actually worse.

FrontSight

Smokin Joe · 05-08-2005, 06:44

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

I think it's harder to consciously realize when a situation is slowly going wrong or getting slowly worse. One way is to take a mental checkpoint and assess, "If [this situation] were to get worse, what would it be like?"

And vice versa, so you can try to make it go in the opposite direction. Thinking about that always helps me to take action whereas otherwise I might just adjust to the new [worse] situation and rationalize that it's not actually worse.

FrontSight

I'm going to go drink like 3 more cups of coffee and re-read this.

[Walking away, shaking head, asking myself, WTF was all that about?]

**Jack Moroney (RIP)** · 05-08-2005, 07:33

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

I think it's harder to consciously realize when a situation is slowly going wrong or getting slowly worse. One way is to take a mental checkpoint and assess, "If [this situation] were to get worse, what would it be like?"

FrontSight

And here I thought you had your MBA all sewed up. We military types use a variety of tools (operations estimate, intell estimate, troop leading procedures, METTTS, area studies, area assessements and NDD's favorite OODA) to think thru stuff like this. I would have thought that you could use a similar tool from your marketing course or strategic planning course to do the same thing. Just change some of the parameters to identify where you currently are and then plug in the variables that impact on where you want to go.

Jack Moroney-cautioning that any plan is locked in jello and has to change as the variables that impact it change. Also recommending the acronymn PACE (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) from my non-technical commo days.

**Razor** · 05-08-2005, 09:17

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

?? I think you are scheming with The Reaper for ways to bring up obscure references.

Haven't seen "The Incredibles" yet, have you?

**Bill Harsey** · 05-08-2005, 09:45

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

I think it's harder to consciously realize when a situation is slowly going wrong or getting slowly worse. One way is to take a mental checkpoint and assess, "If [this situation] were to get worse, what would it be like?"

And vice versa, so you can try to make it go in the opposite direction. Thinking about that always helps me to take action whereas otherwise I might just adjust to the new [worse] situation and rationalize that it's not actually worse.

FrontSight

Just a little study in situational awarness here...

ActionJackson · 05-08-2005, 14:17

Sdiver- Yes, sir. Getting every bit, sir!

**The Reaper** · 05-08-2005, 15:34

No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse.

TR

12B4S · 05-10-2005, 02:37

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse.

TR

AMEN!!

05-10-2005, 17:48

Sir Reaper, in response to my comment:

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Originally Posted by FrontSight

Although I am in an aggressive mood. I'm going to find a gun range where I am this weekend and bet an XY out of his gun.

You stated / asked:

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

I would remind you of the unsuitability of the term "gun".

"This is my rifle, this is my gun.

This is for fighting, and this is for fun!"

Did you mean handgun or pistol?

Therefore, here is:

Answer Part 1) (courtesy of someone who caught the reference)

From the movie Full Metal Jacket.
"This is my rifle! This is my gun! RECRUITS This
is for fighting! This is for fun!"

The rifle is a firearm.
The gun is not a firearm, it's for (late night) fun. Go impress TR.

Main Entry: hand·gun
Pronunciation: -"g&n
Function: noun
: a firearm (as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand

Main Entry: pis·tol
Pronunciation: 'pis-t&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech píst'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak
: a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly :

Main Entry: re·volv·er
Pronunciation: ri-'väl-v&r, -'vol- also -'vä-v&r or -'vo-v&r
Function: noun
1 : one that revolves
2 : a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer

By the definitions, a pistol and revolver are handguns. A pistol is not a revolver and vise versa.

Answer Part 2)

Therefore, to answer your question, my actual statement should have been: "... and bet an XY out of his handgun.

FrontSight