Category: Humor

Being a big fan of South Park I found the below video interesting, but it seems that it would be difficult for a South Korean to understand the comedy without being aware of US pop culture and current events that drive the satire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkO5m0MqP-E

Via Reddit Korea.

Via the Poke.

I wonder if the 3rd Advisor Division will be issued Crocs? Would not want anyone to think this means there are boots on the ground:

FORT STEWART, Ga. — A force of approximately 25,000 advisers from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Adviser Division is heading to Iraq to not participate in direct ground combat of any kind, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

“Make no mistake, we are in full-on advisement against ISIL in the same way we continue to advise countries against al Qaeda and its affiliates,” Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said at a press conference, using an acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

While noting the division was comprised mostly of combat troops from its former unit name of 3rd Infantry Division, Kirby cautioned that using this re-structured unit would not lead to advisement-creep.

“It’s made up of three Brigade Advisor Teams (BAT). Among these are a mixture of various adviser types including Infantry Advisers, Armor Advisers, Artillery Advisers and Attack Aviation Advisers,” Kirby said.

Sources confirmed the new unit was formed after Pentagon leaders realized direct ground combat and trying to impose U.S. will on the enemy had negative effects, and it was better to advise them into submission.

You can read more at the Duffel Blog.

I wonder if 2ID will eventually be issued the upgraded M1A1 Armored Humanitarian Relief Vehicles as well?

Even if it means scaling high ladders to do so:

At least he didn’t urinate on the side of the building as I have seen many people do before.

Via: Exkorling

UPDATE: I did some further research and MAJ Townley was actually featured in the Stars & Stripes before:

You really graduated from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College?
Yes. Don’t worry, that’s not how I got my commission. I auditioned as I was transferring from the Navy in the summer of 1990. It wasn’t until the summer of 1991 that I received the call that I made it to the final selection board and eventually found I had been accepted to attend.

Do they have a degree program?
My diploma reads “Bachelor of Fun Arts.”

What did you major in?
Circus Clowning — Clownology and Clown Antics. I was taught to be a kid in a grown-up body and to speak to a man in the very top row of Madison Square Garden by only using my body.

Did the teachers dress like clowns?
Indeed they did! My instructors were the senior clowns from Ringling Brothers and other famous clowns like Master Clown Lou Jacobs and David Larible, the only clown to ever be the star of RBBB Circus. The director of Clown College was also a clown.

Read the whole thing, but he sounds like a really good guy that is doing great things over in Wonju. 

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Some people think field grade officers are nothing but a bunch of clowns, which isn’t always the case.  However, sometimes it is true, literally:

MAJ Bruce Townley enlisted in the Navy in 1986 as a radioman, specializing in Naval Communication. His Navy commands include: USS New Jersey, Communication advisor on the Admiral’s staff aboard the USS Enterprise, Naval Embarked Advisory Team, and the Reserve Force for the USS Missouri.

MAJ Townley is a 1995 ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri where he received a Bachelors of Science in Public Administration. He also holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Management from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a Bachelor of Fun Arts from Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.

His Army assignments include: Executive Officer, D 369th Signal Battalion, Commander, E 369th Signal Battalion, PL and BMO, 67^th Signal Battalion, S6, 212^th FA Brigade, Deputy G6, III CA, Commander, B 1-79^th FA.

His military schooling includes: Radioman “A” School, International Morse Code Operator School, Naval Embarked Advisory Team School, Signal Officer Basic, Signal Captains Career Course, and CAS3.

His decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Navy active duty Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal with bronze star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Sea Service with Bronze star.  [HT: Marcus]

Major Townley is the garrison coordinator for Camp Long and Camp Eagle which I mentioned in a prior posting had a recent successful crackdown on blackmarketing.  With his success in stopping blackmarketing on Camp Long maybe USFK needs to bring in more clowns to help run things.  I have heard people say USFK is a three ring circus and who would have thought it is true. 

Welcome to a new week

Thought for the day:
The first and last essential of a good soldier is character — without it he will not long endure. — Moran “The Anatomy of Courage”

Humour
How to install a wireless security system:

Go to a second-hand store, buy a pair of men’s used work boots … a really big pair. Put them outside your front door on top of a copy of Guns and Ammo magazine. Put a dog dish beside it … a really big dish. Leave a note on your front door that says something like this:

“Bubba, Big Mike and I have gone to get more ammunition – back in 30 minutes. Don’t disturb the pit bulls, they’ve just been wormed.”

Brain Teaser
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes.

Answer Below

Trivia
What do you call an Eagle’s nest?

Answer Below

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You have to click here to see what I’m talking about.  Funny.

I saw this while driving through Pyeongtaek the other day. No word yet if their are any white cops as well.

Here is something I saw on the streets of Seoul the other day:

This name brand might be successful in San Francisco.

What happens when two elderly men, with one being a  former police commander and the other a retired Marine are called on to subdue to unrulely airline passengers?  Well you have to read this story to find out and make sure you read at the very end what the policeman’s wife had to say.  Absolutely hilarious. 

HT: Milblogs