Friday, March 29, 2013

Yeah, But...

Watching the West Wing "Evidence of Things Not Seen" clip to deflect myself from studying French (which, after yesterday's conversation, with a man whom I'm going to visit in four months, I really need to do).  Hit the part where the Will Bailey character, in his did you know he did that?  I didn't know he did that! guise as an Air Force JAG officer, says that he is going to Cheyenne to investigate "two guys who refused to launch their rocket".

Forty years after I used to do it, such blatant errors in how an actual Air Force officer would refer to the incident still makes me cringe.  Probably doesn't help that the whole Will Bailey character makes me cringe, anyway, but this - this, I know.  They would not have said that.

If you're curious, they'd have said "two guys refused to launch", or "two guys refused to key-turn".

2 comments:

STAG said...

After the Belgian private had crashed to the deck and the American marine had crashed down, the rival generals turned to the Canadian General and said..."And how brave are YOUR men".
Oh, much more brave than those idiots" says the Canadian General. "Here, I'll prove it", and he orders the Canadian Master Corporal up to the top of the rigging mast. The MCpl goes up and awaits orders. "Now, jump off!" orders the General. "Fuck you sir!" echoes down from above and the whole ship goes silent. The General turns red, shutters a few moments, and then turns to his rival Nato members and finally, in a calm voice declared...

"See...I TOLD you my men were MUCH more brave than yours!

Cerulean Bill said...

Now, that, I like. Though I find myself wondering: how long DID he stay up there?