tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post4271213697140143752..comments2024-03-15T19:33:28.397-04:00Comments on The Trad: All The Way...tintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-56362649277595795052020-04-23T21:53:40.156-04:002020-04-23T21:53:40.156-04:00Simply AMAZING writing. Beyond the short story gre...Simply AMAZING writing. Beyond the short story greats: Maugham, Saki, Greene<br /><br />Have Hats Will Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032294576121972067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-22007688203750748272011-04-20T19:00:33.605-04:002011-04-20T19:00:33.605-04:00Zach- Sadly, violence and the sexual exploitation ...Zach- Sadly, violence and the sexual exploitation of women are not limited to the military. Your missing out on nothing as a civilian.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-80593458787733515692011-04-20T18:29:49.094-04:002011-04-20T18:29:49.094-04:00This post sure makes me realize that I missed out ...This post sure makes me realize that I missed out on the military. The only thing I enjoy more than violence is the sexual exploitation of women.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072326645504112724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-51386886266334248032011-04-20T12:14:57.345-04:002011-04-20T12:14:57.345-04:00Zambo - Pun intended?
Anon- Thanks and don't ...Zambo - Pun intended?<br /><br />Anon- Thanks and don't call me dude. <br /><br />Stew- Yep. I'm telling you we could write a screenplay outta this.<br /><br />Patsy- I quit before. I wonder what became of that little gray box.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-27518979434353456172011-04-19T15:48:55.845-04:002011-04-19T15:48:55.845-04:00Did you quit the Devil's Playground before or ...Did you quit the Devil's Playground before or after you got to 10?Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-70166748941805253752011-04-19T12:54:45.935-04:002011-04-19T12:54:45.935-04:00"her pot of dirt.""her pot of dirt."GSV JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151693998976927921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-38008550069231255292011-04-19T12:44:49.976-04:002011-04-19T12:44:49.976-04:00You're a good writer, dude.You're a good writer, dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-371913599442216052011-04-19T02:53:02.134-04:002011-04-19T02:53:02.134-04:00Untouchable piece.Untouchable piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-64151519669260137442011-04-18T21:04:43.398-04:002011-04-18T21:04:43.398-04:00Buzz, Exactly.
TC, Didn't know Sharkey's ...Buzz, Exactly.<br /><br />TC, Didn't know Sharkey's but I'm guessing there's not too much difference from the the strip joints I patronized.<br /><br />You sum up nicely. I have so many bizarre stories about Bragg and its environs. Not only as an enlisted man but as as a brat.<br /><br />Very different points of view but they somehow come together. It's a place I like to visit but never wanna live.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-23408523482092271262011-04-18T20:27:04.090-04:002011-04-18T20:27:04.090-04:00Reminds me of this stripper at Sharky's on Bra...Reminds me of this stripper at Sharky's on Bragg Blvd. (I'm youngish, so I'm not sure if that fine establishment was around in your day, tintin.) She had - has? pretty sure she's still there, though it's been over a year now since I left - a giant set of jump wings tattooed on the upper half of her back And below, right above the tailbone: "JUMPERS, HIT IT!"<br /><br />You can't make this stuff up. But around the 'ville, you don't have to.<br /><br />Probably some general's daughter.TCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-72184131248522954152011-04-18T19:08:52.676-04:002011-04-18T19:08:52.676-04:00Traditional free time activities. Nice to read.Traditional free time activities. Nice to read.Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-45402107584604100452011-04-18T18:47:03.695-04:002011-04-18T18:47:03.695-04:00Oyster Guy- No, I'm being paid by the army to ...Oyster Guy- No, I'm being paid by the army to recruit 11 Bravos.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-75204234433534484542011-04-18T18:39:28.947-04:002011-04-18T18:39:28.947-04:00Tin, is this post inspired by your recent Talese e...Tin, is this post inspired by your recent Talese encounter or was it the other way around !?!?!?!?!Oyster Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-14199347314709908992011-04-18T18:08:07.747-04:002011-04-18T18:08:07.747-04:00I love the fact that you tagged this post with &qu...I love the fact that you tagged this post with "Prostitutes."<br /><br />...not sure you got the downbeat ending you were hoping for, but the post DOES possess a kind of Hemingwayesque neutrality that leaves you thinking "should I feel slightly depressed now? I'm not sure..."Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757489375302816047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-55382742697995851352011-04-18T17:46:50.015-04:002011-04-18T17:46:50.015-04:00Olive- That's what I like about you -- you'...Olive- That's what I like about you -- you've never heard these cliches before.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-52301962113131316102011-04-18T17:16:02.272-04:002011-04-18T17:16:02.272-04:00Ann- My hope was for a down beat ending.Ann- My hope was for a down beat ending.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-46752303718690627392011-04-18T17:13:27.051-04:002011-04-18T17:13:27.051-04:0040 miles of bad road on her face. Oh, that's v...40 miles of bad road on her face. Oh, that's vivid.Alice Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726631444593912661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-24852753505618498932011-04-18T17:06:33.265-04:002011-04-18T17:06:33.265-04:00unclelooney-
Just one of the things you miss by no...unclelooney-<br />Just one of the things you miss by not serving in the armed forces. <br /><br />Main Line- Hardly bold. It's been told too many times but it's screaming to be made into a screenplay...or at least a broadway play. <br /><br />unclelooney- You wanna work for me? <br /><br />Nyanzi report- I could always write a lead. It's the rest I have problems with.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-31130063806440326042011-04-18T16:12:52.988-04:002011-04-18T16:12:52.988-04:00Great story! Pot of dirt & buy ten and the nex...Great story! Pot of dirt & buy ten and the next one free. Perfect.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680629014174207015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-2191155805454004882011-04-18T15:55:22.091-04:002011-04-18T15:55:22.091-04:00I was hooked from the first sentence.I was hooked from the first sentence.the nyanzi reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987569230654072345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-57927007328369911682011-04-18T14:47:27.612-04:002011-04-18T14:47:27.612-04:00You should have worked "pressed to the marrow...You should have worked "pressed to the marrow" into that story.Unclelooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921109771392076745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-65174917619660991622011-04-18T14:33:10.652-04:002011-04-18T14:33:10.652-04:00A bold disclosure....A bold disclosure....Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-25460587842910030342011-04-18T14:29:22.660-04:002011-04-18T14:29:22.660-04:00Well I guess my Wisconsin Dells anecdotes won'...Well I guess my Wisconsin Dells anecdotes won't seem to impressive after that.Unclelooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921109771392076745noreply@blogger.com