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[Betonov]

Lojze Slak died today.

Who is this man that his death is worth mentioning. He's not family, we were not aquainted nor I ever did anything for him. But he did something for me.

He was a musician, a folk artist. And played the harmonica like the devil himself (the european harmonica, the one you don't play with your mouth). His songs were not a part of Slovenia, they were Slovenia. His Cebelar (Beekeeper) is an unofficial anthem of this country (along with Golica and Na Roblek from Avsenik). He is a part of our culture as Betsy Ross is for the US or Queen Victoria is for the UK.
As if a part of the entire nation died with him

http://www.lojzeslak.com/english/lojzeslak.htm

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

So that's my day - anyone got any good news?

Nope

[Sailor Steve]

I'm still alive. Not sure if that's good or not.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Depends - have you got life insurance pay-out-able to me?

Of course it is Steve, that bike of yours isn't going to kill you off yet!

[QUARRY]

@ Herr-Berbunch It is not raining anyway, Which Herr-Berbunch mentioned,I would also like to say that I am sorry,for your friend's loss.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Depends - have you got life insurance pay-out-able to me?

I can barely afford to eat right now. Insurance is a luxury I don't even have for my cute grandkids.

Of course it is Steve, that bike of yours isn't going to kill you off yet!

Especially since it's currently sitting with another flat tire.

[soopaman2]

Vietnam era military cadence, it's really tacky and I self edited a few asian racial slurs so as not to get banned,killed, murdered, maimed...etc. It's kinda tacky but this isn't the hello kitty forum so I will risk it.

We shoot the sick, the young, the lame,
We do our best to maim,
Because the kills all count the same,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Chorus: Napalm sticks to kids,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Flying low across the trees,
Pilots doing what they please,
Dropping frags on refugees,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Goods in the open, making hay,
But I can hear the gunships say,
"There'll be no Chieu Hoi today,"
Napalm sticks to kids.

See those farmers over there,
Watch me get them with a pair,
Blood and guts just everywhere,
Napalm sticks to kids.

I've only seen it happen twice,
But both times it was mighty nice,
Shooting peasants planting rice,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Napalm, son, is lots of fun,
Dropped in a bomb or shot from a gun,
It gets the (*****) when on the run,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Drop some napalm on a farm,
It won't do them any harm,
Just burn off their legs and arms,
Napalm sticks to kids.

CIA with guns for hire,
Montagnards around a fire,
Napalm makes the fire go higher,
Napalm sticks to kids.

I've been told it's not so neat,
To catch (*****) burning in the street,
But burning flesh, it smells to sweet,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Children sucking on a mother's (**),
Wounded (*****) down in a pit,
Dow Chemical doesn't give a (you know what goes here),
Napalm sticks to kids.

Bombadiers don't care a bit,
Just as long as the pieces fit,
When you stuff the bodies in a pit,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Eighteen kids in a No Fire Zone,
Rooks under arms and going home,
Last in line goes home alone,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Chuck in a sampan, sitting in the stern,
They don't think their boats will burn,
Those damn (*****) will never learn,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Cobras flying in the sun,
Killing gooks is lots of fun,
Get one pregnant and it's two for one,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Shoot civilians where they sit,
Take some pictures as you split,
All your life you'll remember it,
Napalm sticks to kids.

NVA are all hard core,
Flechettes never are a bore,
Throw those PSYOPS out the door,
Napalm sticks to kids.

Gather kids as you fly over town,
By throwing candy on the ground,
Then grease 'em when they gather 'round,
Napalm sticks to kids


As brutal as it is, it seems anti-war in nature. It seems to mock the Pentagons kill counts.

Personally I find the song hilarious, and I am an awful human being.

[Oberon]

Nice weather down here too, fortunately I only work mornings. Been very foggy the past few. Had a coach party in, they leave today but we still have over sixty in house for tomorrow, and then a hundred odd for Macmillans cancer relief coffee morning...so that's going to be a busy one.
Still, weekend off...

Oh, and that's a lovely dog you have there Jim, reminds me a lot of our little lass, Suzi:

[Sailor Steve]

@ soopaman2: I was in Vietnam, and I approve this song.

We had lots of joke songs that we didn't really mean. This disclaimer brought to you by Veterans Against The War.

[Oberon]

And he ain't gonna jump no moooore

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

@ soopaman2: I was in Vietnam, and I approve this song.

We had lots of joke songs that we didn't really mean. This disclaimer brought to you by Veterans Against The War.

Thank you for your service, you guys deserved better than you got coming home.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

So that's my day - anyone got any good news?

Well I'm out tonight with the boys and hope Kratos will grace us with his presence.

Originally Posted by Oberon

Nice weather down here too, fortunately I only work mornings. Been very foggy the past few. Had a coach party in, they leave today but we still have over sixty in house for tomorrow, and then a hundred odd for Macmillans cancer relief coffee morning...so that's going to be a busy one.
Still, weekend off...

Oh, and that's a lovely dog you have there Jim, reminds me a lot of our little lass, Suzi:

Cheers Jamie....Suzi looks swell and not too much unlike Dylan.

[Penguin]

Some good(?) news: I'm still alive!
Had a bad cold, so reading and thus writing here was too much of an effort.
Besides sleeping, coughing and snorting all I could do was watching tv.
Wow, you can really feel how your brain melts away when watching daytime television
Of course I also infected my Frau, so we cancel the party we wanted to throw on Saturday

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Personally I find the song hilarious, and I am an awful human being.

I can sign this!


and for everybody else interested in dark humor from Nam, here is a link to scans of Grunt Magazine, which the son of the publisher, Ken Sam, put online.
Steve probably knows the mag; for the rest: it also contains pictures of bare breasts, so be warned

[Sledgehammer427]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Besides sleeping, coughing and snorting all I could do was watch tv.

Great Scott! Thats all I do anyway!
Actually today I've forgone sleep, having slept for 14 hours yesterday.

My biological clock is like one of those silly pianos you buy your infant.
You think, oh, they'll mess with it for a while then they'll be mozart.
You think its going to be nice and coordinated, and they'll be playing twinkle, twinkle little star in no time.
but instead they're smashing it with their superman action figure, enthralled all the same.

oh god I rambled.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

oh god I rambled.

It is GT