Re: [MV] CHICK MAGNETS?? WAS Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice

Ronzo!

Think of your Deuce as a very large tool for the preparation of a gourmet
dinner! Pressed duck is very expensive! This could turn out to be a "get
rich quick" idea!

P.S. I loved the "dead duck" on the door idea! Remember, 5 ducks and you are
an ACE!

Longhunter7 out!
MVPA #23952
72 AM General M35A2C w/w
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> From: "Ron" <rojoha@comcast.net>
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 11:05:41 -0400
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: [MV] CHICK MAGNETS?? WAS Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
>
> I don't know about a CCKW with a .50, but an M35A2 with a .50 is a DUCK
> magnet.... Twice in the past 2 months I've had a Mama Duck lead their broods
> out in front of my truck trying to cross the road. First time we were doing
> 50 MPH and they stepped off "Phase Line DAFFY" about 50 feet ahead. Tried to
> avoid and almost rolled the truck on the soft shoulder. Won't happen again.
> Score: M35- two, MD and squad -two. Did a FOD check when we stopped at the
> Ice Cream stand, but couldn't find any ESD on the tires or truck after the
> first run in, err, over. (Hint for future reference... Stopping for Ice
> Cream IMMEDIATELY after such an incident terminates ALL protests by the
> porch monkeys in the back and appears to erase all things BAD that occurred
> in the past half hour enroute to the IC Stand...must be so they don't
> associate Ice Cream with squishing which would make Ice Cream distasteful,
> ergo.... it NEVER happened!!!).
> 2nd time, same scenario, "Phase Line HUEY", no attempt to scatter, MD
> had squad hang a very rapid left and the column played Kamikaze and took us
> on from 12 o'clock, passing safely under truck (couple got blown ass over
> tea kettle or did a 'Duck and Cover' but recovered) and MD hung a right and
> continued the march across the road and commenced amphibious operations.
> Maybe the difference in outcome was that the 1st group was an ARMY DUCK
> group, led by a new 2nd LT Mama Duck who had snuffed her Platoon Sgt in a
> previous road crossing, where the 2nd was a MARINE CORP DUCK unit led by a
> Gunny Mama Duck, hence the iron discipline made for no question, charge into
> the guns response. Safe for now, since it's wabbit season BUT....
> "Make way for Ducklings"...yeah right. In the avian community around
> here the word is getting out to "Make way for OD Trucks or become pate
> "......
> BTW... the Missus made me take off two magnetic 'duckies' I had put on
> the upper front corner of the drivers door (properly spray painted flat
> black) for giggles, 'cause she said it was in poor taste. Damn... my first
> two 'CONFIRMED' since putting the AA .50 on the truck.... damn PC world.
>
> Ron (zo)
>
> PS... For those of you a little slow today, ESD= E vidence of S quished
> D uck(s).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 01 July, 2004 22:07
> Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
>
> [color=green]
>> Steve Workman (.50 cal MG replica maker from NH) claims that a
>> (CCKW) deuce is a chick magnet......
>>
>> Steve AKA Dr Deuce(s) [I have lotsa chick magnets then...]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charles Kealey" <cwkealey@atlanticbb.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
>>
>> [color=darkred]
>>> Nige,
>>>
>>> I am in awe.
>>> It is a great honor to read the words of wisdom of a true gentleman.
>>>
>>> For 25 years I was a police officer working on boats. And with all of[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> law enforcement duties and overtime worked . . . I was NEVER able to
>>> convince my wife that it wasn't JUST BIKINI PATROL.
>>>
>>> Well, maybe a little bit . . . sigh.
>>>
>>> Bill K.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Nigel Hay" <Nigel@milweb.net>
>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:28 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
>>>
>>>
>>>> After many years of attending shows and parades with military vehicles[/color]
>> of[color=darkred]
>>>> various types, I found that it was always fun to persuade the[/color][/color]
> organisers[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> to
>>>> let the Face Painting stand go next to my Stuart. Not to delight all
>>> those
>>>> small children who were having their faces painted, no indeed. But[/color][/color]
> Face[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> Painting stalls meant there was a constant supply of pretty young[/color]
>> mothers[color=darkred]
>>>> with time to kill while their offspring got made up...........
>>>>
>>>> Golden moments included persuading a particularly pretty mother in a
>>> white
>>>> top to swap it over for a darker polo shirt from my overnight bag so[/color][/color]
> she[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> wouldnt get it dirty as she climbed in....... this gave us all a
>>>> fascinating insight into how to change a top in public and keep it
>>>> modest.... she failed and it was a wonderful moment.
>>>>
>>>> Rather than suggest to small children that they should ask their mummy[/color]
>> if[color=darkred]
>>>> they could have a ride in the tank, it became - "could you ask you[/color]
>> mother[color=darkred]
>>> if
>>>> she'd like to ....."
>>>>
>>>> NIGE
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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You never know then those "confirmed kill" duck decals may reappear.....

Weare is coming!



Steve AKA Dr Deuce


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron" <rojoha@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: [MV] CHICK MAGNETS?? WAS Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice

[color=blue]
> I don't know about a CCKW with a .50, but an M35A2 with a .50 is a[/color]
DUCK[color=blue]
> magnet.... Twice in the past 2 months I've had a Mama Duck lead their[/color]
broods[color=blue]
> out in front of my truck trying to cross the road. First time we were[/color]
doing[color=blue]
> 50 MPH and they stepped off "Phase Line DAFFY" about 50 feet ahead. Tried[/color]
to[color=blue]
> avoid and almost rolled the truck on the soft shoulder. Won't happen[/color]
again.[color=blue]
> Score: M35- two, MD and squad -two. Did a FOD check when we stopped at the
> Ice Cream stand, but couldn't find any ESD on the tires or truck after the
> first run in, err, over. (Hint for future reference... Stopping for Ice
> Cream IMMEDIATELY after such an incident terminates ALL protests by the
> porch monkeys in the back and appears to erase all things BAD that[/color]
occurred[color=blue]
> in the past half hour enroute to the IC Stand...must be so they don't
> associate Ice Cream with squishing which would make Ice Cream distasteful,
> ergo.... it NEVER happened!!!).
> 2nd time, same scenario, "Phase Line HUEY", no attempt to scatter, MD
> had squad hang a very rapid left and the column played Kamikaze and took[/color]
us[color=blue]
> on from 12 o'clock, passing safely under truck (couple got blown ass over
> tea kettle or did a 'Duck and Cover' but recovered) and MD hung a right[/color]
and[color=blue]
> continued the march across the road and commenced amphibious operations.
> Maybe the difference in outcome was that the 1st group was an ARMY DUCK
> group, led by a new 2nd LT Mama Duck who had snuffed her Platoon Sgt in a
> previous road crossing, where the 2nd was a MARINE CORP DUCK unit led by a
> Gunny Mama Duck, hence the iron discipline made for no question, charge[/color]
into[color=blue]
> the guns response. Safe for now, since it's wabbit season BUT....
> "Make way for Ducklings"...yeah right. In the avian community around
> here the word is getting out to "Make way for OD Trucks or become pate
> "......
> BTW... the Missus made me take off two magnetic 'duckies' I had put on
> the upper front corner of the drivers door (properly spray painted flat
> black) for giggles, 'cause she said it was in poor taste. Damn... my first
> two 'CONFIRMED' since putting the AA .50 on the truck.... damn PC world.
>
> Ron (zo)
>
> PS... For those of you a little slow today, ESD= E vidence of S[/color]
quished[color=blue]
> D uck(s).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve & Jeannie Keith" <cckw@comcast.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 01 July, 2004 22:07
> Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
>
>[color=green]
> > Steve Workman (.50 cal MG replica maker from NH) claims that a
> > (CCKW) deuce is a chick magnet......
> >
> > Steve AKA Dr Deuce(s) [I have lotsa chick magnets then...]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles Kealey" <cwkealey@atlanticbb.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
> >
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Nige,
> > >
> > > I am in awe.
> > > It is a great honor to read the words of wisdom of a true gentleman.
> > >
> > > For 25 years I was a police officer working on boats. And with all of[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > law enforcement duties and overtime worked . . . I was NEVER able to
> > > convince my wife that it wasn't JUST BIKINI PATROL.
> > >
> > > Well, maybe a little bit . . . sigh.
> > >
> > > Bill K.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Nigel Hay" <Nigel@milweb.net>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:28 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] 4th of July...advice
> > >
> > >
> > > > After many years of attending shows and parades with military[/color][/color][/color]
vehicles[color=blue][color=green]
> > of[color=darkred]
> > > > various types, I found that it was always fun to persuade the[/color][/color]
> organisers[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > to
> > > > let the Face Painting stand go next to my Stuart. Not to delight[/color][/color][/color]
all[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > those
> > > > small children who were having their faces painted, no indeed. But[/color][/color]
> Face[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > Painting stalls meant there was a constant supply of pretty young[/color]
> > mothers[color=darkred]
> > > > with time to kill while their offspring got made up...........
> > > >
> > > > Golden moments included persuading a particularly pretty mother in[/color][/color][/color]
a[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > white
> > > > top to swap it over for a darker polo shirt from my overnight bag so[/color][/color]
> she[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > wouldnt get it dirty as she climbed in....... this gave us all a
> > > > fascinating insight into how to change a top in public and keep it
> > > > modest.... she failed and it was a wonderful moment.
> > > >
> > > > Rather than suggest to small children that they should ask their[/color][/color][/color]
mummy[color=blue][color=green]
> > if[color=darkred]
> > > > they could have a ride in the tank, it became - "could you ask you[/color]
> > mother[color=darkred]
> > > if
> > > > she'd like to ....."
> > > >
> > > > NIGE
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >[/color]
> >
> >
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