Whiskey Tango Foxtrot/Taliban Shuffle

Onkel Neal · 03-08-16, 06:52 PM

Taliban Shuffle
I read the book, and just saw the film. Not bad, it's pretty interesting. The book does a great job of explaining the convoluted social and political dynamics of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a little of the history (spoiler: it's all the British's fault).

Interesting fact: Afghans are massively inbred, it seems they prize cousins marrying each other greatly. This probably explains a lot.

Muslims do not like dogs, they consider them evil/unclean. The author found herself frequently being called a "dog washer" as an insult.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The movie is equally as good, expect it to be more entertaining and less educational. It starts off excellently, tries to squeeze in a rom-com, but still pulls off a good movie. It has a really terrific Marine raid on a Taliban stronghold, enjoyed that part. Not enough drone strikes but still, I give it 4 of 5 donkeys.

Oberon · 03-08-16, 10:16 PM

We only went in to keep the Russkies out of India. Took us three goes to get it right, and we wound up resorting to drones too. Well, aircraft.

AVGWarhawk · 03-09-16, 02:52 PM

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Neal Stevens;2388107]Taliban Shuffle
I read the book, and just saw the film. Not bad, it's pretty interesting. The book does a great job of explaining the convoluted social and political dynamics of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a little of the history (spoiler: it's all the British's fault).

I thought Jim was up to no good.

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Interesting fact: Afghans are massively inbred, it seems they prize cousins marrying each other greatly. This probably explains a lot.

Fantastic. Dueling tambar's.

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Muslims do not like dogs, they consider them evil/unclean. The author found herself frequently being called a "dog washer" as an insult.

They do not truly understand what man's best friend is. Then again, it might have to do with the inbreeding.

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The movie is equally as good, expect it to be more entertaining and less educational. It starts off excellently, tries to squeeze in a rom-com, but still pulls off a good movie. It has a really terrific Marine raid on a Taliban stronghold, enjoyed that part. Not enough drone strikes but still, I give it 4 of 5 donkeys.

Wonder what they think of donkeys.

Oberon · 03-09-16, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

@Oberon....I wonder if the Russians would have fared any better in India than they did in Afghanistan?

They probably would have had about the same amount of success as us, although when the 1917 revolution came about it would have been very interesting to see how that would have affected India. Could have had the Russian Raj as the only surviving outpost of the Russian Empire.

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

They do not truly understand what man's best friend is. Then again, it might have to do with the inbreeding.

For Afghan dogs the US/UK invasion was probably the best thing to happen. These chaps have done a lot for the dogs of Afghanistan

http://www.nowzad.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_Farthing

Pen Farthing helped start it all up, he's written a couple of books about his time in Afghanistan and how he came to set up Nowzad.

Betonov · 03-09-16, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Muslims do not like dogs, they consider them evil/unclean. The author found herself frequently being called a "dog washer" as an insult.

One thing I noticed with Bosnian co-workers, that the older bunch (let's call them the pre-war generation), viewed Slovene love of dogs with a negative curiosity. Absolutely baffled by the Slovene tradition of giving parts of our lunch to the 3 dogs that frequented the boat yard.
The younger ones (war generation), are a 180°. They picked up the western love of dogs.

Jimbuna · 03-09-16, 07:28 AM

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is on my list of movies to watch. Seen a few trailers and can't really decide if it's an out and out comedy or not.

@Oberon....I wonder if the Russians would have fared any better in India than they did in Afghanistan?

August · 03-09-16, 10:35 AM

Wouldn't Whiskey Tango Foxtrot be considered an attempt to mask a swear by forum standards?

Onkel Neal · 03-09-16, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Wouldn't Whiskey Tango Foxtrot be considered an attempt to mask a swear by forum standards?

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No

nikimcbee · 03-09-16, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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No

Just saw this.
The Law Giver has spoken.

nikimcbee · 03-09-16, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Wouldn't Whiskey Tango Foxtrot be considered an attempt to mask a swear by forum standards?

Now that's just smurfing crazy.

03-08-16, 06:52 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot/Taliban Shuffle Taliban Shuffle I read the book, and just saw the film. Not bad, it's pretty interesting. The book does a great job of explaining the convoluted social and political dynamics of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a little of the history (spoiler: it's all the British's fault). Interesting fact: Afghans are massively inbred, it seems they prize cousins marrying each other greatly. This probably explains a lot. Muslims do not like dogs, they consider them evil/unclean. The author found herself frequently being called a "dog washer" as an insult. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot The movie is equally as good, expect it to be more entertaining and less educational. It starts off excellently, tries to squeeze in a rom-com, but still pulls off a good movie. It has a really terrific Marine raid on a Taliban stronghold, enjoyed that part. Not enough drone strikes but still, I give it 4 of 5 donkeys.

03-09-16, 07:28 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is on my list of movies to watch. Seen a few trailers and can't really decide if it's an out and out comedy or not. @Oberon....I wonder if the Russians would have fared any better in India than they did in Afghanistan? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-08-16, 10:16 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	We only went in to keep the Russkies out of India. Took us three goes to get it right, and we wound up resorting to drones too. Well, aircraft.

03-09-16, 10:35 AM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wouldn't Whiskey Tango Foxtrot be considered an attempt to mask a swear by forum standards?