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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2145152" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Vietnam vets are used to this sort of crap. Sure, now it's "Thank you for your service," but when they came home Kipling's poem "Tommy" was pretty apt. I was honored to be able to hire around 200 of them in professional career tracks with one of the country's best employers, but what made it sad was that I was able to easily choose the best of the best because much American business and industry turned its backs on these guys. And it wasn't the hippies. I'm talking about establishment companies that required short hair. The hippies weren't making many hiring decisions in those days.</p><p></p><p>I do find it interesting that many on the far right feel entirely free, nay, obligated, to question authority. They have taken a page from the '60s (which ran from about '67 to about '75) and made it their own.</p><p></p><p></p><p>TOMMY</p><p></p><p>I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,</p><p> The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."</p><p> The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,</p><p> I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:</p><p> O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";</p><p> But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,</p><p> The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,</p><p> O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.</p><p></p><p>I went into a theatre as sober as could be,</p><p> They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;</p><p> They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,</p><p> But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!</p><p> For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";</p><p> But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,</p><p> The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,</p><p> O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.</p><p></p><p>Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep</p><p> Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;</p><p> An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit</p><p> Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.</p><p> Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"</p><p> But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,</p><p> The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,</p><p> O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.</p><p> </p><p>We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,</p><p> But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;</p><p> An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,</p><p> Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;</p><p> While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",</p><p> But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,</p><p> There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,</p><p> O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.</p><p> </p><p>You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:</p><p> We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.</p><p> Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face</p><p> The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.</p><p> For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"</p><p> But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;</p><p> An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;</p><p> An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!</p><p></p><p>Kipling wrote this a very long time ago, but it certainly applied to Vietnam, and ironically moreso to the NVA and particularly the VC who have been abandoned like old cars by their victorious leaders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 2145152, member: 711"] Vietnam vets are used to this sort of crap. Sure, now it's "Thank you for your service," but when they came home Kipling's poem "Tommy" was pretty apt. I was honored to be able to hire around 200 of them in professional career tracks with one of the country's best employers, but what made it sad was that I was able to easily choose the best of the best because much American business and industry turned its backs on these guys. And it wasn't the hippies. I'm talking about establishment companies that required short hair. The hippies weren't making many hiring decisions in those days. I do find it interesting that many on the far right feel entirely free, nay, obligated, to question authority. They have taken a page from the '60s (which ran from about '67 to about '75) and made it their own. TOMMY I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play, The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play. I went into a theatre as sober as could be, They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me; They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls, But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls! For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside"; But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide, The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide, O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide. Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap; An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit. Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?" But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll, The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll, O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll. We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too, But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you; An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints, Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints; While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind", But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind, There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind, O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind. You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all: We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational. Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace. For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!" But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot; An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please; An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees! Kipling wrote this a very long time ago, but it certainly applied to Vietnam, and ironically moreso to the NVA and particularly the VC who have been abandoned like old cars by their victorious leaders. [/QUOTE]
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