Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And, of course, one of the great urban legends IS that the Beaver died in Vietnam. In fact, there's a song by - who else - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jew Boys called Something's Wrong with the Beaver...and the refrain ends with the line - "died in Technicolor, lived in black and white." But he's still alive. On 10/13/06 5:32 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > Jerry Mathers tried to join the marines in the late 60's, to do his > patriotic > chore. They refused to let him in, knowing that if he got killed, they > would > have to deal with the PR nightmare of "the Beav" dying. > -- > Jeffery > > ---- Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Oct 13, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: >> >>> You must realize more innocents are killed by draft dodgers and ex- >>> navy rejects than by former Marines. >> >> In all fairness, on active duty guys should be included in any >> formulation on innocents harmed. >> >> >> >>> We just have a bad reputation because we know about yardage, >>> windage, etc. Whitman, btw, had a medical problem so he has to be >>> excused. >> >> "There was a rumor, >> about a tumor, >> nestled at the base of his brain..." >> --Kinky >> >> ric >> >> >>> Hells bells, the NYPD shoot more unarmed black youths in a year >>> than all the ex military combined. >>> >>> Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>>> He also brought up Charles Whitman, the UT sniper who killed a >>>> bunch of people in the 60's (also an ex-marine). >>>> -- >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> ---- Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: >>>>> On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed >>>>>>> up at my >>>>>>> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd >>>>>>> have to >>>>>>> call him a liar. >>>>>>> >>>>> What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here >>>>> because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle >>>>> instructor informing his trainees that: >>>>> >>>>> "Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and >>>>> hit President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE >>>>> WAS A MARINE!" >>>>> >>>>> Larry Z >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information