And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Broad Assed Marine, as I heard it. In "those days", WMs often worked in office roles. And if a male Marine worked in a similar role - and not in a more studly specialty - he was a "Ball-bearing BAM". Look for books about the Old Corps by Major Gene Duncan.
The great noir "Gun Crazy" is highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteTimes change.
ReplyDeleteIt's also every cop door-knocking a house with a dog in the yard.
SO ANYWAY I STARTED BLASTING!
ReplyDeleteColt's answer to the "whole nine-yards".
ReplyDelete... and that was the last time Ralph left the toilet seat up ...
ReplyDeleteIf you take the "L" out of the word, it is BAM. That is what we used to call female Marines. It stood for "Beautiful American Marine."
ReplyDeleteNo, it didn't.
DeleteBut nice attempt. ;)
Broad Assed Marine, as I heard it. In "those days", WMs often worked in office roles. And if a male Marine worked in a similar role - and not in a more studly specialty - he was a "Ball-bearing BAM". Look for books about the Old Corps by Major Gene Duncan.
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