03-15-2010, 22:04
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Starship Troopers?
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03-15-2010, 22:34
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I thought he was of German ancestry. 
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03-16-2010, 04:53
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Not to get nit pickey but it won't be starship troopers until they let everyone serve, that was one of the premisis of the story and combat had nothing to do with it. It was federal service.
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03-16-2010, 06:29
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Not to get nit pickey but it won't be starship troopers until they let everyone serve, that was one of the premisis of the story and combat had nothing to do with it. It was federal service.
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03-16-2010, 07:09
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"If someone comes in with one arm and no legs we'll give him a job counting beans"
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03-16-2010, 09:05
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Actually, I think it was "counting the fuzz on the back of a caterpillar" or something like that
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03-16-2010, 09:24
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I think you're right
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03-16-2010, 09:49
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"If someone comes in with one arm and no legs we'll give him a job counting beans"
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Nahh, plenty of them working for the government already. 
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03-16-2010, 12:29
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Does that mean they can vote?
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03-16-2010, 17:22
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Nahh, plenty of them working for the government already.
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And they do it with no heads.
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03-16-2010, 18:19
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Does that mean they can vote?
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After 8 yrs of Service they get to be citizens and vote.
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03-16-2010, 19:01
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The AWOL Guy
I liked the way the AWOL guy was handled.
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03-16-2010, 22:16
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Quote:
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Not to get nit pickey but it won't be starship troopers until they let everyone serve, that was one of the premisis of the story and combat had nothing to do with it. It was federal service.
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Order was restored to a chaotic society by the veterans.
The post/link was an allusion to that part of the story.
Right now, our government is not functioning properly (not well-regulated ).
It seems some veterans aim to address this problem directly.
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