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Guerrilla
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Something for the kids...
A friend heard I went 19D and sent me this site (lots of Cav shirts). Anyhow this one caught my eye. Love it, gotta get it for my daughter... Just made me laugh, thought I would share 
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08-27-2010, 06:34
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That's great. Can you post the link please? And hey, what's a pogue -- I mean, I understand it's a general deregatory comment but is there a more QP specific meaning?
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If you have to ask, you are one.
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08-27-2010, 06:40
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If you have to ask, you are one. TR
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Cease fire
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NG please don't tell me you didn't see that one coming.
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08-27-2010, 08:52
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If you have to ask, you are one.
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LOL...sometimes it's just too easy.
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08-27-2010, 08:55
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You're a lawyer...what do you expect...? Don't tell me you didn't see that one coming, either...
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08-27-2010, 09:14
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And hey, what's a pogue - is there a more QP specific meaning?
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From WikiLeaks-4-U: 
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Pogue
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This article is about the slang term. For people named Pogue, see Pogue (surname). For the band, see The Pogues.
Pogue is a pejorative military slang term used to describe non-infantry, non-combat soldiers, staff, and other rear-echelon or support units, like JAG Officers.[1] A related term is the acronym REMF, or "rear-echelon mother fucker". "Pogue" frequently describes those who don't have to undergo the stresses that the infantry does, and is generally used as a diminutive for any non-infantry personnel who disagrees or impedes the wants of a "grunt".
This term has somewhat been replaced by the word Fobbit which refers to non-combat arms soldiers who never leave their Forward Operating Base.[citation needed] FOBBIT is a combination of the acronym FOB and term Hobbit from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Hobbits never leave the Shire. REMFs and Pogues never leave the FOB. Hence the term FOBBIT.
[edit] History and etymology
It has been used in the United States Navy and Marine Corps since before World War II, entering Army usage around the time of the Vietnam War.[2]
The term may be derived from a Tagalog word meaning "prostitute." Originally, the term was a sexual insult in early twentieth century gay culture, as "pogue" was slang for a young male who submitted to sexual advances.[3] This led to the related term "pogey bait", meaning candy or sweets.
Another source to which the term is attributed is the Gaelic and Irish language phrase "póg mo thóin" pronounced [pog muh hon] (literally 'kiss my arse'), applied to sycophants, suck-ups and others engaging in behaviors or practices commonly viewed by their peers to be beneath the expected degree of military bearing.
Due to having lost contact with its linguistic source, the modern military vernacular has turned "pogue" into a retronym/backronym. "Pogue" is now described as the pronunciation of the acronym POG, or Person Other than Grunt, or Posted On Garrison.[2] It is also acronymed out to "Person On Ground with Unused Equipment" (Hence the spelling).
Pogue (various spellings) comes from the term "pogey-bait". In the days of the British empire, many of the sailors aboard British naval vessels were Gaelic speakers from Ireland or Scotland. When these sailors arrived at various ports, they would purchase bags of candy to give to girls as "kiss bait", but using the Gaelic word for kiss, "póg", which can sound like "pogey" in some accents. Over time, the original reason for the term was not passed on, and soldiers would reason that if candy or other junk food was used to catch a "pogue", then it stood to reason that a "pogue" must be a fat, lazy person.
[edit] References
Look up pogue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
1. ^ "pogue definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta". Encarta.msn.com. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/pogue.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
2. ^ a b "Listserv 14.4". Listserv.linguistlist.org. http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi...S-L&D=1&P=1619. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
3. ^ The Other Side of Silence: Men's Lives and Gay Identities, A Twentieth-Century History. John Loughery. A John Macrae Book; Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1998 (page 6).
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08-27-2010, 12:45
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C'mon you guys, I thought "Pick on NG Day" was yesterday.
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08-27-2010, 12:46
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Guerrilla
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Can you post the link please?
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Sorry, here it is:
http://www.cafepress.com/+daddys_a_p...hirt,280979697
They have a sticker I like to for SF, "Jihad works both ways."
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Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
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