Keefe, Ya Gotta Help A Brother Out

[keefe]

Yes, that Olds.  Your dad was in the thick of it during bolo.

Olds was amazing...double ace in wwII and came back from retirement to tear em up in Nam.

There's a really good documentary on Olds on the military channel.  If yor dad flew with him, he might be on the documentary.

One of the greatest Combat Trick F#cks ever, Bolo effectively eliminated the NVAF air-air threat for the duration of the war. The 8th TFW was a legendary unit. Olds was the Wing King and his Vice was Chappie James. My dad and 16 other pilots from the 8th ended up wearing stars. They flew out of bases in Thailand and the Central Highlands. The year after Bolo, it was the 8th that put the wood to Charlie and the NVA during Tet, essentially interdicting the LOC's and isolating all Commie forces in the RVN. There was nothing more fearsome than a 4 ship of Phantoms cleared in hot with a full load out of Snake and Nape.  And nobody did that better than the combat aviators in the 8th TFW.

[brandx]

No kidding. Read what I wrote.

You wrote "My biggest disappointment is not that Bill Russell's constitutionally guaranteed rights were violated but that his choice in personal security is a S&W .38."

He has no "constitutionally guaranteed rights" to carry a gun on private property.

[keefe]

You wrote "My biggest disappointment is not that Bill Russell's constitutionally guaranteed rights were violated but that his choice in personal security is a S&W .38."

He has no "constitutionally guaranteed rights" to carry a gun on private property.

Read my last line...it was all tongue in cheek.

[real chili 83]

Is that a real name??

We had Sister David in 7th grade.  Best math teacher ever.  She was a Poor Hand Maid of JC, from Donaldson, In.  She was a great teacher.  She was also a bit tougher than the infamous Sr. Flourine.  That was a tough nun.

[keefe]

We had Sister David in 7th grade.  Best math teacher ever.  She was a Poor Hand Maid of JC, from Donaldson, In.  She was a great teacher.  She was also a bit tougher than the infamous Sr. Flourine.  That was a tough nun.

I guess I never understood the convention of nuns taking the names of male saints. I had German nuns at St Mary's Int'l in Tokyo. These sisters gave new meaning to strict. But an all-male expat community likely required that extra measure of discipline since the world outside those walls was rife with temptations that are especially attractive to adolescent boys. Looking back I have no evident scars but feel the better for the rigor of the instruction and enforcement of standards. Pity that this Republic has lost sight of those values.

[4everwarriors]

Anyone ever had Sr. Mary Elephant?

[real chili 83]

Anyone ever had Sr. Mary Elephant?

Did you?  That would explain a lot.   

[keefe]

Never had a nun like Audrey Hepburn...

[real chili 83]

Anyone ever had Sr. Mary Elephant?

Peter Rooter, thats the name.....

Smells like dog sh1t, tastes like dog sh1t, must be.....

[MUHoopsFan2]

Anyone ever had Sr. Mary Elephant?

Nope, she's always on the fly...oops.

[MUHoopsFan2]

So you love men with "big guns"!!

Not my thing, but more power to ya'

HE is NOT MOSES...and looked and acted nothing like him. By far my least favorite role of his and some say his best or the one he is most recognized for.

[keefe]

HE is NOT MOSES...and looked and acted nothing like him. By far my least favorite role of his and some say his best or the one he is most recognized for.

When I met Moses for a beer I was struck by how much he looked and acted like Charlton Heston...

[ATL MU Warrior]

When I met Moses for a beer I was struck by how much he looked and acted like Charlton Heston...

Did you happen to get a look at his toes?

[keefe]

Did you happen to get a look at his toes?

I'm doing this from memory but I've sketched out what his feet looked like. Moses said he didn't really want those tablets; all he asked for was some nail clippers but God told him he had to wait a couple thousand years.