Captain Bob

I was at Guam for a military exercise at Andrews AFB in 1990. The actual exercise didn't start for about a week so we had a lot of free time. The climate was very tolerable, the beer was cheap, and the snacks were free (fresh coconuts right off the tree). There was a beach for the AF guys nearby and it was easy to get a ride there and back. I'd never been in the tropics before (or since, for that matter) and the short transition between daylight to dark came as something of a surprise. We were billeted in an ol barracks that had no glass in the windows -- just screens and metal shutters. The "PEEP!" of geckoes kept us awake at first, but when we heard that they'd eat the mosquitoes, we welcomed the sound. As much fun as Guam was under those circumstances, I suppose that would'a been even more fun if I was staying at a hotel. Just my 2¢. --Cap'n Bob

I'll drink to that! Hey, waitaminute! I already am! --Cap'n Bob

Krep! I forgot to subscribe to the thread! (The only reason for this otherwise pointless post!)

How embarrassing! I suppose my home page brands me with skippyness? --Cap'n Bob

A man moved into a nudist colony. Soon thereafter, he received a letter from his grandmother asking him to send her a current picture of himself at his new location. Too embarrassed to let her know he was living in a nudist colony, he cut a photo in half, but accidentally sent the wrong half of the photo. He worries when he realizes what he has done, but remembering how bad his grandmother's eyesight is, he hopes that she won't notice. A few weeks later he receives another letter from his grandmother. It says: "Dear Grandson: Thank you for the picture. You didn't tell me you changed your hair style! It makes your nose look short. Love, Grandma"

Kee-doke! It's been edited accordingly. Does this mean you don't know (about 'jarhead') either? Cap'n Bob

So now that the "leatherneck" mystery has been definitively resolved, would anyone like to take a crack at why Marines are called "jarheads"?

Day-um, Pearl, you really are black-hearted! --Cap'n Bob