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Casimir Radon
Aug 1, 2008


45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:

does anyone have any stories about travel cards/charge cards etc?
I've told it before but here goes. We had this idiot transfer in from the Marines. He was supposed to be a networking guy but failed the CDCs twice, so they gave him another chance and put him in knowledge management and sent him back to school. On his way back he used his GTC to buy a car, which is of course not legal. Neither is not paying it back on time, which he also did. Also not legal is the group commander feeling sorry for his dumbass and giving him a personal loan to pay off the balance because she's too much of a softy for her own good. He was put on orders and basically became her personal bitch for the months it took to pay her back. He was suddenly not around shortly after that. Nobody outside of leadership really knows if they kicked him out or what.

A few years later he shows up in the paper because he hosed a couple of underage girls he was coaching. Then it came out that he tried to finger one of the girls' 8 year old sister. So he's now serving a lengthy prison sentence.

Recently I found out that some of the women who worked with him had told leadership they were concerned about how creepy he was and they brushed off these concerns. Like after he was introduced to one of their 18 year old sisters who had just joined he made some perverted comment about her. Or when he told them he just wanted to be a dad so badly that he might kidnap a kid.

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tactlessbastard
Feb 4, 2001

Godspeed, post
Fun Shoe

DarkDobe posted:

I had to look and we're getting a movie this year.
... Yay?

I hope Liev Schreiber is reprising his turn as Mr. Clark.

Riot Carol Danvers
Jul 30, 2004

It's super dumb, but I can't stop myself. This is just kind of how I do things.

Casimir Radon posted:

I've told it before but here goes. We had this idiot transfer in from the Marines. He was supposed to be a networking guy but failed the CDCs twice, so they gave him another chance and put him in knowledge management and sent him back to school. On his way back he used his GTC to buy a car, which is of course not legal. Neither is not paying it back on time, which he also did. Also not legal is the group commander feeling sorry for his dumbass and giving him a personal loan to pay off the balance because she's too much of a softy for her own good. He was put on orders and basically became her personal bitch for the months it took to pay her back. He was suddenly not around shortly after that. Nobody outside of leadership really knows if they kicked him out or what.

A few years later he shows up in the paper because he hosed a couple of underage girls he was coaching. Then it came out that he tried to finger one of the girls' 8 year old sister. So he's now serving a lengthy prison sentence.

Recently I found out that some of the women who worked with him had told leadership they were concerned about how creepy he was and they brushed off these concerns. Like after he was introduced to one of their 18 year old sisters who had just joined he made some perverted comment about her. Or when he told them he just wanted to be a dad so badly that he might kidnap a kid.

:catstare::catstare::catstare::catstare::catstare:

Casimir Radon
Aug 1, 2008


Oh, and the Chief that brushed off those concerns was supposed to be on one of his juries. Obviously he got out it.

Vincent Van Goatse
Nov 8, 2006

Enjoy every sausage.

Smellrose
I want to write a revenge story where the protagonist can't bring himself to torture anyone because they're a fundamentally decent person and the loved one they're avenging would hate them for it.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



bulletsponge13 posted:

She ran away from the bad guys, he rescued her, they boned, and she immediately fell in love with him before being shot in the head(?) at a red light.

Clark got shot at the red light. The gangsters subsequently kidnapped Pam, I think shot her full of heroin, gang raped her repeatedly, strangled her, and left her corpse in a fountain.

Why I can remember that poo poo and not birthdays of friends and families is beyond me.

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

Midjack posted:

Clark got shot at the red light. The gangsters subsequently kidnapped Pam, I think shot her full of heroin, gang raped her repeatedly, strangled her, and left her corpse in a fountain.

Why I can remember that poo poo and not birthdays of friends and families is beyond me.

I'm only slightly ashamed to admit that I've read Rainbow 6 more than once- I liked it as a kid. Without Remorse, once like 8 years ago. I can't believe I recalled as much as I did.

Lead out in cuffs
Sep 18, 2012

"That's right. We've evolved."

"I can see that. Cool mutations."




bulletsponge13 posted:

The "best" Clancy novel is the one with the Barometric chamber interrogation, where he kept giving the guy the Bends to get answers. Without Remorse? I think.

I mean, that's some straight-up Nazi death camp poo poo right there.

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

I mean, if you are the type to think torture alone produces reliable information- and that torture has to be painful, it's not a bad call.


But he was a SEAL, so I'm going with "Sadist".

BIG HEADLINE
Jun 13, 2006

"Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

bulletsponge13 posted:

I mean, if you are the type to think torture alone produces reliable information- and that torture has to be painful, it's not a bad call.


But he was a SEAL, so I'm going with "Sadist".

Sadists
Egotists
And
Leches

Scope
Jun 6, 2003

pantslesswithwolves posted:

Yep, that’s it. I’m gonna try to find it and will post it here.

Edit: found it, jesus was that really 11 years ago?

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3054909&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

Not only did they do a “Let’s Read” of Unintended Consequences,” TFR goons held GÜNCON a goon meeting involving shooting guns and John Ross himself attended. For a price, he will bring all his machine guns for you to shoot and you can pay him per magazine of ammo, shoot until he runs out of ammo or you run out of money. It went as well as you would expect a goon meet involving guns to go. Many socially awkward people with questionable gun safety skills, and I was there and it was incredible. The happenings that day were many and legendary. Skyshark was almost maimed by shrapnel from someone who thought it would be a good idea to put several lbs of tannerite in an wooden ammo crate and place it about 15 loving yards from the firing line. if you’re not familiar with tannerite, it’s a “binary explosive” consisting of a certain ratio of ammonium nitrate and atomized aluminum powder. Separate, the chemicals are safe to store and transport, but when combined they form a very energetic explosive that can be set off from the shock of a high-velocity round like 5.56/.223. Standard target sizes are 1lb and it makes a very satisfying boom that thumps you in the chest, even from 100yds away, but you can put as much as you like as long as you have a container for it and keep the ratios mixed correctly. Anyways Skyshark narrowly escaped with his vision intact, as he received a nasty scratch on his temple and it knocked his earpro off. Yes he had safety glasses but the piece I saw flying through the air looked big enough to not care.

I was also standing next to John Ross when he tried to throw a junk uzi magazine away, but instead pitched it straight into forums legend TenementFunster’s hood of his BMW X5. The look on both their faces is clear in my mind even today.

Casimir Radon
Aug 1, 2008


TFR invited Timothy McVeigh's favorite author to a goon meet? Geez.

Is Skyshark still nuts? He was being a real douche around the '16 election.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

BANDAIDS DON'T FIX BULLET HOLES

I think we finally chased him away the last year or so, now he just post angry screeds on any Facebook post he can from what I can see

Scope
Jun 6, 2003

Certain (actually all I met that time) infamous goons were all pleasant to be around in person, even TenementFunster. And several of them shared their very excellent weed, which was a rare thing for me to have in those days.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

Scope posted:

Certain (actually all I met that time) infamous goons were all pleasant to be around in person, even TenementFunster. And several of them shared their very excellent weed, which was a rare thing for me to have in those days.

I only had one questionable experience with a gun goon from that time period. Otherwise the Nevada meet with the exploding van was the only poorly thought out event.

Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

bulletsponge13 posted:


E- I have no clue if it still this way, but back about 8-10 years ago, the Army required everyone to physical credit cards to keep on hand for travel on orders and what not. My unit told everyone to expect one in the mail, read the documents enclosed blah blah blah. This was followed by a brief that said it was ok to use it for whatever you want, just be sure to pay it off within 30 days. I immediately shredded mine, but didn't hear any good tales. But that "go ahead and use it for whatever!" Had to have led to something fun that I missed out on.

Uh..."use it for whatever" is a huge loving NO-NO on the GTC. People get busted all the goddamned time for using at the local Walmart by their home, or at strip clubs, etc. But if you have one, you're actually required to use it for lodging and airfare at a minimum. Shredding it would probably get a letter of counseling in the AF, whereas abusing it can get you an Art 15.

Midjack posted:

Clark got shot at the red light. The gangsters subsequently kidnapped Pam, I think shot her full of heroin, gang raped her repeatedly, strangled her, and left her corpse in a fountain.

Why I can remember that poo poo and not birthdays of friends and families is beyond me.

Clark bought an AMC Eagle for his stakeouts.

I can't bring myself to reread anything by Clancy. Haven't touched them in 20 years, loved them as a kid. I might try The Hunt for Red October, but that's as far down the rabbit hole as I'm willing to go.

Godholio fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Feb 15, 2020

bulletsponge13
Apr 28, 2010

I was on my way out, and figured it'd be easier to say I never got it (I never even activated it) or to come up with some other excuse to get a new one if I needed it.

I knew the 1SG was full of poo poo, and that some idiot manchildren shouldn't be given access to credit cards at all.

Absurd Alhazred
Mar 27, 2010

by Athanatos

Godholio posted:

I can't bring myself to reread anything by Clancy. Haven't touched them in 20 years, loved them as a kid. I might try The Hunt for Red October, but that's as far down the rabbit hole as I'm willing to go.

I think I read that recently and it was okay. It wasn't protochud like the later stuff.

Kith
Sep 17, 2009

You never learn anything
by doing it right.


https://i.imgur.com/h6j20SN.mp4

This seems like the right thread for this.

Edit: Since it wasn't apparent, the guy survived without major injury thanks to his helmet. He definitely did not have a good time, though.

Kith fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Feb 15, 2020

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

Holy poo poo did the dude riding on top get launched?

not caring here
Feb 22, 2012

blazemastah 2 dry 4 u
Did he get off the throttle and compression lock the right track?

How slippery is that road? Or how lovely are those tracks?


Stravag posted:

Holy poo poo did the dude riding on top get launched?

Naah, he's still in there. He doesn't look like he's had a good time though.

BIG HEADLINE
Jun 13, 2006

"Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

Stravag posted:

Holy poo poo did the dude riding on top get launched?

If you look closely in the last few seconds he's draped over the HMG at the top. Probably not feeling too good, but wasn't thrown from the tank.

maffew buildings
Apr 29, 2009

too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned
I think he moves a little but wouldn't be surprised if he's never going to have a good time again

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

Ah ok. Wasnt big enough on my phone to be sure

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

:rip: that road, must be a half meter deep rut

Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?
The first watch I thought that was a big ol' splash of blood on the sign. :stare:

It's not, fortunately. Goddamn.

Kith
Sep 17, 2009

You never learn anything
by doing it right.


Yeah, sorry for not clarifying when I posted. The dude survived without major injury - his helmet saved him from losing track of his brainmeats - but he definitely did not have a good time.

Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



Kith posted:

https://i.imgur.com/h6j20SN.mp4

This seems like the right thread for this.

Edit: Since it wasn't apparent, the guy survived without major injury thanks to his helmet. He definitely did not have a good time, though.

That's very much an East European version of "I have entered the motor pool"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ti7z807Dmk

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

BANDAIDS DON'T FIX BULLET HOLES

My GTC had my name spelled wrong on it. My S-1 chief typed it in wrong when starting the paperwork, I couldn’t change it when I filled in my part of the paperwork, so I told him and entered a note in the notes section of the paperwork, the bank promptly ignored it and issued it with the wrong name.

Command told me to just use it anyways.

canyoneer
Sep 13, 2005


I only have canyoneyes for you
Tbilisi Drift

Humbug Scoolbus
Apr 25, 2008

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.
Clapping Larry

Cyrano4747 posted:

If you think Clancy is bad go read some John Ringo.

He makes Clancy look like the love child of William Shakespeare and Karl Marx.

Go read Tom Kratman...No...don't.

Force de Fappe
Nov 7, 2008

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

The idiots thread...No...don't.

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

Go read Tom Kratman...No...don't.

He was the guy with a boner for the SS right?

Flikken
Oct 22, 2009

10,363 snaps and not a playoff win to show for it

Scratch Monkey posted:

He was the guy with a boner for the SS right?

Was he the guy that wrote the sci-fi book that had us bringing the SS back to life to fight aliens because they were "The Best modern warriors"???

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009

If it's who im thinking of he brought back a Jewish division of the ss to fight aliens

Scratch Monkey
Oct 25, 2010

👰Proč bychom se netěšili🥰když nám Pán Bůh🙌🏻zdraví dá💪?

Stravag posted:

Jewish division of the ss

:confused:

Stravag
Jun 7, 2009


Yes.

Edit: dude cowrote with john ringo. The book im thinking of says the SS were just misunderstood. We're talking about a specific level of mental fuckup here

Stravag fucked around with this message at 14:58 on Feb 16, 2020

Asehujiko
Apr 6, 2011
I've had a Muslim tell me that guest customs > food rules, at least within his school of law. If he's at somebody's else's house and the host unwittingly offers him a ham sandwich, the correct course of action is to accept it and wash his hands after dinner.

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit

Asehujiko posted:

I've had a Muslim tell me that guest customs > food rules, at least within his school of law. If he's at somebody's else's house and the host unwittingly offers him a ham sandwich, the correct course of action is to accept it and wash his hands after dinner.

Cool anecdote

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US Berder Patrol
Jul 11, 2006

oorah
it's the best strategy bc you get to not burn in hell but you also get to try ham

win-win

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