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merrily

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3. Bob Hope, greeting the troops in Vietnam many years ago. "Hello, advisors."

Reply to Man from Pickens (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:37 AM

Jan 2015

Reaction from the troops: a combination of rueful laughter and jeering.

Just for the record, though,there is no evidence that Einstein ever said that and it does not appear in his writings. It certainly is, though, one definition of insanity (not THE definition, as many incorrectly say).

While I am at it, this is not photoshopped, as I originally assumed:

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Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels [View all] Man from Pickens Jan 2015 OP

Just a flat refusal to not be fucking stupid. These fools keep going for another bite of the apple TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #1

Good Morning Viet Nam easychoice Jan 2015 #2

Bob Hope, greeting the troops in Vietnam many years ago. "Hello, advisors." merrily Jan 2015 #3

I wonder what the name of the next terrorist group formed because of our liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #4

What could possibly go wrong? ColesCountyDem Jan 2015 #5

lighten up, people. don't ya get it, everything will be awesome KG Jan 2015 #6

So we are going to train the next round of "folks", whom we will fight next time? silvershadow Jan 2015 #7

and give them weapons, too! dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #8