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From: daveb@pogo.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Why call 'em dirtballs (Eric and John)
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Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 00:42:49 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 00:42:49 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 07:44:57 EST
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It seems that John Meaders is trying to instill confidence in us for the 
quality of the American serviceman. John says:

> I appreciate you not throwing dirt on the Army.  FYI the Army no longer
> desires (or needs) these troublemakers you talk about.  To get in you have
> to pass a National Agency Check.  If you have committed anything worse than
> speeding you are going to have problems enlisting.  Of course, each case is
> taken on an individual basis.

But then John says:
> Officers have even stricter standards (I know this because I am about to 
> become one).                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ^^^^^^^^^^
Oh John, you almost had me convinced, then you had to go and blow it.

				Later,

				Dave Butler

    Remember: Silly is a state of Mind, Stupid is a way of Life.