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In reply to the discussion: Two young Mormons rang my bell today, It instantly reminded me of my time in the jungles of Vietnam. [View all]Response to pwb (Original post)
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Two young Mormons rang my bell today, It instantly reminded me of my time in the jungles of Vietnam. [View all]
pwb
Oct 2012
OP
Actually, it's not all expenses paid. LDS Missionaries (or their parents) have to save up to pay for
StevieM
Oct 2012
#47
Must have been tough, heathen outside the wire, lobbing mortars at your studio apartment.
Scuba
Oct 2012
#108
My liberal Democratic representative, etc. need more Democrats to caucus with and do what we want.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#92
In case Mrs. Robinson opens the door naked, holding a six-pack of beer, offering a good time.
hunter
Oct 2012
#23
Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings begins magically playing in the background wherever they go
aint_no_life_nowhere
Oct 2012
#6
But he didn't get his money's worth on that $500 haircut...hair always goes every which way.
onecent
Oct 2012
#29
Is there an address we can send care packages to so that the missionaries don't have to suffer
kestrel91316
Oct 2012
#13
I invite them in and 30 minutes later one young man is in tears and the other
grantcart
Oct 2012
#84
An AK-47? You poor dear, parents divorced and mom didn't have flex hours to get home to fix dinner?
txwhitedove
Oct 2012
#24
Hmmm.. *my* parents just celebrated their 50th anniversary, my mom never had to work... wanna play
Ghost in the Machine
Oct 2012
#74
WTF? I have voted to keep 'alerted' posts far less abusive than yours. Guess I forgot the
txwhitedove
Oct 2012
#78
If your post was, as you say, sarcastic then yes, I fully missed it, and truly apologize...
Ghost in the Machine
Oct 2012
#82
GITM, your apology is appreciated. I also appreciate veterans, guns, penises, mothers, and the
txwhitedove
Oct 2012
#87
I have never been one to mince my words here, nor bite my tongue to spare the feelings of others....
Ghost in the Machine
Oct 2012
#117
Well, better to promote a dumb religion than to participate in an immoral war I guess.
Vattel
Oct 2012
#26
So are you saying your relatives went to Canada or to jail? Or had Cheney deferments? Hmmmm??
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#46
They had a choice. Not an easy one, but whoever said that doing the right thing is always easy?
Vattel
Oct 2012
#81
I remember visiting my Italian relatives in Parma, Italy. I was looking out the balcony and
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#34
For those who missed it, check out Doonesbury's "American Mormon in Paris Not Vietnam" week
kath
Oct 2012
#41
PTSD is a cruel companion that is always with you, and will never go away for good
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#48
Mormons are out in droves these days. Big push by the head of the church.
SleeplessinSoCal
Oct 2012
#50
I hear the 16th Arrondissement Paris Offensive was a real hellhole for wealthy Mormon Missionary
Zorra
Oct 2012
#75
Imagine the PTSD of them having flashbacks of the black person that opened the door...
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2012
#89
Did they dig little holes in your lawn to crap in and try to swap c-rations for real food?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#113