07-31-2014, 16:32
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Good Idea Fairy
Okay gents,
Looking for some ideas, good or otherwise, about making a "Good Idea Fairy Catcher." Kind of like one of those dream catchers that you see here and there or even along the lines of a fly catcher strip.
What would attract a "Good Idea Fairy" into a trap?
Beer ...
Porn ...
Dip/chew/snuff ...
Privates (rank not genitalia) ...
If anyone has any thoughts, or even pictures of any "Good Idea Fairy" catchers already on the market, please post 'em up.
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07-31-2014, 16:48
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Originally Posted by Sdiver
Okay gents,
Looking for some ideas, good or otherwise, about making a "Good Idea Fairy Catcher." Kind of like one of those dream catchers that you see here and there or even along the lines of a fly catcher strip.
What would attract a "Good Idea Fairy" into a trap?
Beer ...
Porn ...
Dip/chew/snuff ...
Privates (rank not genitalia) ...
If anyone has any thoughts, or even pictures of any "Good Idea Fairy" catchers already on the market, please post 'em up.
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What about a giant can of silly string or shitter deodorizer with a custom made label for it that says something like:
"Good Idea Fairy Repellent"
With a picture of this with a red cross thru it:
http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-508633898...ea-fairy-3.gif
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Or how about a disabled bear trap with a laminated sign that says:
http://www.trintech.com/wp-content/u...6/Beartrap.jpg
"Place poorly considered ideas here" on the trigger
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07-31-2014, 16:58
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Aren't butter bars the ultimate good idea fairies? Put a can of PBR in jaw trap and hang the trap up.
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07-31-2014, 17:04
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Good Idea Fairies love and cannot resist pending deadlines and then come out of the woodwork.
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07-31-2014, 18:33
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Originally Posted by Joker
Good Idea Fairies love and cannot resist pending deadlines and then come out of the woodwork.
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True. The only thing I've ever seen that could actually drive them away was a "real" CSM or a true "no bullshit" COL. They tend to view lesser ranks as inconvenient obstacles to be circumvented or suborned. Anything less than a stone cold, strike them dumb with a well chosen word, killer carnivore becomes a target. Politically Correct cud chewers are their favorite prey. They gather like flies on shit hoping their "Good Idea" will get them recognized and rewarded.
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07-31-2014, 19:08
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Power point... No good idea fairy can resist a power point slide with a bar or pie graph on it.
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07-31-2014, 19:57
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My Boss.
I think the good idea fairy is hiding in his pocket.
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07-31-2014, 20:39
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Originally Posted by Peregrino
True. The only thing I've ever seen that could actually drive them away was a "real" CSM or a true "no bullshit" COL.
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And we know how rare "real" CSMs and no bullshit COLs are, almost as rare as hen's teeth.
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07-31-2014, 21:12
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And we know how rare "real" CSMs and no bullshit COLs are, almost as rare as hen's teeth. |
Hence the unchecked proliferation of "faeries" (of every stripe). 
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A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear.
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07-31-2014, 21:12
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And we know how rare "real" CSMs and no bullshit COLs are, almost as rare as hen's teeth. |
The system is designed to weed them out.
COL Moroney was one of the few who made it. Now that was a real, no BS Colonel. RIP, Boss.
TR
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07-31-2014, 21:42
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So - is this thread a 'good idea fairy' bit of flypaper? Looks that way to me.
Colonel Moroney rocked. RIP, Sir!
Richard
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08-01-2014, 00:59
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Aren't butter bars the ultimate good idea fairies? Put a can of PBR in jaw trap and hang the trap up.
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butter bars DO NOT have the market corned by a long shot
In fact, they are some of the most logical thinkers if you look at how well the country (and military) have been doing over the last 5 years
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08-01-2014, 03:45
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The "Good Idea Fairy" is a mythical beast that can not really ever be captured. Now, the "oryacan bird" (SF Warrant Officers) are easily trapped by a cup of coffee and a half-dozen Krispy Kreams...... Chocalate iced seem to work the best. LOL
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08-01-2014, 04:40
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Has anyone here honestly say they have NEVER been visited by him at least once in your life.
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Touche'
I have him on speed dial for all of those times that I run out of original ideas.
...in fact, at my current pay grade I am required by Army regulations to have his number in my phone at all times.
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08-01-2014, 05:10
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The most effective Good Idea Fairies visit when there is drinking involved. You know it is genuine when you wake up the next morning and still think it is a good idea.
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