Hi Poet; Re: "... first major misstep in prosecuting the war on terrorism. I speak, of course, of his decision to immediately deploy Wayne Newton to entertain our troops."
You know you're getting old when military cadences reference bands or singers you don't recognize:
Running Cadences
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I don't know but I think I might
Jump from an airplane while in flight
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Bury speakers all around my toes
So I can rock with Axel Rose
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Axel Rose, who's with "Guns n' Roses" is after my time:
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From the same link, also of interest, women in the military:
I saw an old lady running down the street
Had a chute on her back, jump boots on her feet
Said, "Hey old lady, where you goin' to?"
She said, "US Army Airborne School"
Whatcha gonna do when you get there?
Jump from a plane and fall through the air
I said, "Hey old lady, ain't you been told?
Airborne School's for the brave and the bold."
She said, "Hey, now soldier, don't be a fool,
I'm an instructor at Airborne School!"
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As an engineer, my favorite is, of course:
Engineer, engineer running down the road
Running so fast makes the others look old
We're running hard and we're running long
Still singing another stupid song
Build a road or cut down a tree
Or dig some graves for the Infantry
Working hard and working all day
Knocking down anything that gets in the way
-- Carl
P.S. The above are running cadences, the marching cadences are more subdued. For example:
Its true that someday I'll be dead
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My buddy's in a foxhole
A bullet in his head
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Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, how did you get back
In a black and gold body sack
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Said Isabel to Ferdinand
his plan sounds mighty hazy
said Ferdinand to Isabel
I think the sucker's crazy!
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