Perth's Stupid, Pointless Thread

perth · 05-20-2004, 03:59 PM

Just jumping on the bandwagon.

elSicomoro · 05-20-2004, 04:00 PM

Candyass bitch.

perth · 05-20-2004, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by sycamore
Candyass bitch.

Thanks Syc, I was starting to feel left out.

glatt · 05-20-2004, 04:13 PM

Is this where I can start to talk about my boots? Not magic boots. My old child sized Vietnam surplus boots I got in '76. What in the world were they doing, making child sized jungle combat boots back in '76. I mean, the whole $$$ footwear thing didn't exist then. These were real US combat boots. Sized for a third grade boy. Why? Did they take draftees that were that small?

perth · 05-20-2004, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by glatt
Is this where I can start to talk about my boots?

This thread is for anything you want it to be for.

blue · 05-20-2004, 04:19 PM

Shut up Perth, you've had your turn. Glatt, tell me more about these boots?

glatt · 05-20-2004, 04:26 PM

These were boots that I got at an army surplus store when I was 9 years old. Back in '76. There were a lot of surplus army jungle boots back then because the war just ended. These were the real thing, and the soles were even a little worn. They were jungle boots, with the canvas uppers, the leather bottom, and the lug sole. I got them as hiking boots. They worked pretty well.

The weird thing is that I was a kid. Did the US Army have really short soldiers in Vietnam? I would think that there would be some sort of height requirement. Or were these for actual kids serving in the South Vietnamese army?

I've always wondered a little about these boots, and who wore them before me. I used them to hike across the Grand Canyon with my Dad and older brother.

blue · 05-20-2004, 04:35 PM

I have no idea Glatt, but it reminded me of when I was a child.

This would have been maybe 3rd grade, around 1976. I grew up in a pretty rural area, small school. When we went out for recess we (boys my age) would line up and sign out Vietnam style US helmets to play war.

These to my knowledge were real, we loved playing "army". I think I turned out ok in spite of it, I even got spanked for interfering with the girls throw up a ball can anyone catch it game?

So I'm thinking I got a fairly equal dose of aggression and feminisom (sp?). There wasn't a non-white face in our circles those days so I probably need some remedial conditioning.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-20-2004, 04:40 PM

The next time you interupt girls playing with balls, you might get shot.

blue · 05-20-2004, 04:45 PM

Ain't that the truth Bruce....course what if they are my balls?

And as a followup, I got suspended, also in third grade....for...wait for it...

Standing up on the bus. ;-(

elSicomoro · 05-20-2004, 06:10 PM

I'm sure you did something beyond standing up...you HAD to.

DanaC · 05-20-2004, 06:14 PM

Since this is a pointless thread .....a totally pointless question popped fully formed into my head this evening....as I was walking up the long and winding very steep cobbled lane ...Did Americans ever use cobblestones in their towns? *slight shrug *

elSicomoro · 05-20-2004, 06:19 PM

Some of the older streets here in Philadelphia still have them.

Undertoad · 05-20-2004, 06:22 PM

Long stretch of Germantown Ave still has them and I refuse to drive on it. I swear I chipped a tooth last time.

Yelof · 05-20-2004, 06:26 PM

A lot of the urban areas here in Portugal are still cobbled, it is quite traditional and noisey or a pain when they start to lift. Still they are pretty

05-20-2004, 03:59 PM	#1
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Perth's Stupid, Pointless Thread Just jumping on the bandwagon.

05-20-2004, 04:19 PM	#6
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	Shut up Perth, you've had your turn. Glatt, tell me more about these boots? __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

05-20-2004, 04:35 PM	#8
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	I have no idea Glatt, but it reminded me of when I was a child. This would have been maybe 3rd grade, around 1976. I grew up in a pretty rural area, small school. When we went out for recess we (boys my age) would line up and sign out Vietnam style US helmets to play war. These to my knowledge were real, we loved playing "army". I think I turned out ok in spite of it, I even got spanked for interfering with the girls throw up a ball can anyone catch it game? So I'm thinking I got a fairly equal dose of aggression and feminisom (sp?). There wasn't a non-white face in our circles those days so I probably need some remedial conditioning. __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

05-20-2004, 04:40 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The next time you interupt girls playing with balls, you might get shot. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-20-2004, 04:45 PM	#10
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	Ain't that the truth Bruce....course what if they are my balls? And as a followup, I got suspended, also in third grade....for...wait for it... Standing up on the bus. ;-( __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

05-20-2004, 04:00 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Candyass bitch.

05-20-2004, 04:13 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Is this where I can start to talk about my boots? Not magic boots. My old child sized Vietnam surplus boots I got in '76. What in the world were they doing, making child sized jungle combat boots back in '76. I mean, the whole $$$ footwear thing didn't exist then. These were real US combat boots. Sized for a third grade boy. Why? Did they take draftees that were that small?

05-20-2004, 04:26 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	These were boots that I got at an army surplus store when I was 9 years old. Back in '76. There were a lot of surplus army jungle boots back then because the war just ended. These were the real thing, and the soles were even a little worn. They were jungle boots, with the canvas uppers, the leather bottom, and the lug sole. I got them as hiking boots. They worked pretty well. The weird thing is that I was a kid. Did the US Army have really short soldiers in Vietnam? I would think that there would be some sort of height requirement. Or were these for actual kids serving in the South Vietnamese army? I've always wondered a little about these boots, and who wore them before me. I used them to hike across the Grand Canyon with my Dad and older brother.

05-20-2004, 06:10 PM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I'm sure you did something beyond standing up...you HAD to.

05-20-2004, 06:14 PM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Since this is a pointless thread .....a totally pointless question popped fully formed into my head this evening....as I was walking up the long and winding very steep cobbled lane ...Did Americans ever use cobblestones in their towns? slight shrug

05-20-2004, 06:19 PM	#13
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Some of the older streets here in Philadelphia still have them.

05-20-2004, 06:22 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Long stretch of Germantown Ave still has them and I refuse to drive on it. I swear I chipped a tooth last time.

05-20-2004, 06:26 PM	#15
Yelof neither here nor there Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 179	A lot of the urban areas here in Portugal are still cobbled, it is quite traditional and noisey or a pain when they start to lift. Still they are pretty

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