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1 hour ago, Paul53 said:

LOL! Next try explaining in any language how we use to, too, and two.

I've tried explaining it in English to people who aren't native speakers.  

I'd rather not try again.  Explaining almost anything about the English language to non-native speakers is frustrating to say the least.

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2 hours ago, Paul53 said:

I wonder what he told the ER staff happened?

 

That probably wouldn't make top 10 Strange ER Stories.

The strangest I remember hearing involved a particular part of the anatomy, and a Barbecue grill with what seemed to be an appropriate hole.........

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3 hours ago, SC Tiger said:

That probably wouldn't make top 10 Strange ER Stories.

The strangest I remember hearing involved a particular part of the anatomy, and a Barbecue grill with what seemed to be an appropriate hole.........

The 2 most common phrases I heard in the ER were 1] "I only had 2 beers." In this context 2 means more, maybe many more, than one, and 2] "I have no idea how that got in there." There are a few common variations on this, like "I passed out at a party and when I woke up......" "That" being most produce and any inanimate object up to about 3 times what you would think. Beyond the entertainment factor, it's important to remember that lonely people do what they need to do to numb the pain of loneliness.

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12 hours ago, pipedreams said:

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Oh, well, accidents do happen.  Next time you're in a Casino, you should drop one on the Roulette Wheel.  Great fun and wonderful spot to go.  That wheel can sling them into outer space. 

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Army Helmets

When I joined the US Army it was 1982. The standard helmet at the time was the “Steel Pot” which was just that. It had a fiberglass liner with a replaceable headband, used for guard duty and such. Not great but it was all there was.

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During my time I transferred to the Kevlar helmet. It had better coverage and didn’t weigh as much. Without a liner it wasn’t the best for using to shave in.

Today’s military is into second or third generation helmets. That’s why this story interested me.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/03/05/soldier-who-took-a-machine-gun-round-to-the-head-now-has-his-helmet-to-prove-it/

Staff Sgt. Bryan McQueen was nearing the end of his tour in Afghanistan with the 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade on Sept. 3, 2018. He, his fellow soldiers and nearly 50 Afghans were headed to a security meeting, as routine as any other daily assignment.

Machine gun fire erupted.

McQueen felt what he could later only describe as a horse kick to the back of his head and he fell flat to the ground, landing on his face.

But in seconds he was on his feet with a simple question.

“Did these (expletive deleted) really just shoot me in the head?” he said.

The 7.62x54mmR round from the truck-mounted machine gun struck the back of McQueen’s helmet, shredding some of the materials but not penetrating the shell.

It’s true that soldiers have a morbid sense of humor. Keeping the bullet that was removed from them, a shell fragment that just missed them, and the helmet that saved them

This week that same helmet, bisected and mounted on a plaque with McQueen’s name and the appropriate unit coinage, was presented to him here at a Personal Protective Equipment soldier return ceremony.

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For many years defense researchers and protective equipment programs have retrieved items such as body armor and helmets damaged by enemy fire on the battlefield for forensic analysis to improve current and future gear.

Brig. Gen. Anthony Potts, head of Program Executive Office Soldier, called the ceremony a chance to see the effect of the work that equipment programs do.

God bless SSG McQueen and his family. Equipment has made big strides in gear

https://mercysdad.com/2019/03/07/army-helmets/

 

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22 hours ago, Cougar_ml said:

doh, made a visit to Amazon to order a couple of name tags.

Ended up with a couple other morale patches to go with the name tages (velcro tags for on a hat)

Also somehow ended up ordering a case of MREs as well.

 

You must have a really strong stomach. Enjoy the MRE's

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