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hunter

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16. Plenty of fifty year olds who can kick anyone's ass...
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 03:15 PM
Jan 2012

... they may not be as physically strong as a twenty year old, but they know how to take down an opponent before it becomes a battle of brute strength and endurance.

I've met older people who can crush or turn an assailant with words.

They'd be able to fight really early in the mornings. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #1
"We're gonna take that hill! Ow...my sciatica! Can someone read this map?" Atman Jan 2012 #2
Plenty of fifty year olds who can kick anyone's ass... hunter Jan 2012 #16
Actually, I'm pushing 53, and I snowboard and play beach volleyball. Atman Jan 2012 #17
Given the fact that that's literally impossible, I'm not sure of the point of this thread. TheWraith Jan 2012 #3
I agree. Absurd premise. Jean V. Dubois Jan 2012 #7
"An army marches on its stomach" would take on a whole new meaning. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #8
It seems you have missed the point Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #9
No, I got it. The point has no worth. TheWraith Jan 2012 #15
It's not within your power to decide what has worth DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #32
I'm not the OP, but I think I get the point DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #31
The point is pointless onenote Jan 2012 #38
I cannot answer your final question, because to me, the point is not pointless, but metaphorical DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #43
Grayhairs are notoriously reluctant to taking orders. (n/t) Iggo Jan 2012 #4
Exactly. "How about 'no'? Does 'no' work for you?" n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #44
We're ok with sending 18 year olds fresh out of high school. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #5
Older people wouldn't assume their superiors knew what they were doing. hunter Jan 2012 #14
The world would be a much safer place. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #6
Or if those authorizing military force had to fight on the front lines Hugabear Jan 2012 #10
*cough*libya*cough* Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #19
Ah, "The Walker Brigade" - Monty Python reference. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #11
I want the contract to equip these with machine guns DJ13 Jan 2012 #12
No more and no less that if it were LanternWaste Jan 2012 #13
They wouldn't hold terrain, they'd just yell at the enemy to get off their lawn n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #18
My little old lady grandma made her berserker ancestors proud. hunter Jan 2012 #24
What is the point of this pointless speculation? onenote Jan 2012 #20
It's a thought experiment. hunter Jan 2012 #22
What is the nature of our militaristic society? onenote Jan 2012 #26
They'd walk onto the battlefield.. ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #21
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The mess halls would have to be converted to buffets. n/t RZM Jan 2012 #25
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I don't know. I bet it varies from base to base RZM Jan 2012 #28
Food is roughly the same across bases JonLP24 Jan 2012 #35
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Who would we sell Viagra to? leeroysphitz Jan 2012 #29
Have you looked at our military? Skidmore Jan 2012 #30
Of course there are older people in the military. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #34
Actually I've got a disproportionate number of friends and acquaintences who are military.. hunter Jan 2012 #39
The government would be more liberal and less prone to wage war. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #33
Have you considered the age of the architects of the Iraq war? onenote Jan 2012 #37
Because the people that put them in power were primarily of the older generation. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #40
Our army would be tough, but slow Yo_Mama Jan 2012 #41
The walker brigade pintobean Jan 2012 #42
That would solve the social security solvency problem. HubertHeaver Jan 2012 #45
First day of basic training: Using the Automated external defibrillator... hunter Jan 2012 #46
what if the maximum age was three? spanone Jan 2012 #47
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