Who wrote these?!

JokerOfFate · 09-17-10, 07:26 PM

Ok, a friend of mine has a bookself full of Military manuals so I was reading some to kill some time here is some fun stuff I found.

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you."

"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him."

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."

Wow, what were they on when they wrote these.
Now lets end it with
"Incoming fire has the right of way" always smart. I'll see what else I can find

Gerald · 09-17-10, 07:31 PM

Do a search on the web, you'll probably reply to your questions

Ducimus · 09-17-10, 07:38 PM

Yeah there's a ton of those.

edit: Ill add one.

Friendly fire, isn't.

krashkart · 09-17-10, 07:42 PM

I remember seeing some of those lines printed on a card or poster some years back. Another poster was the "Murphy's Law of Combat", or something like that.

JokerOfFate · 09-17-10, 07:50 PM

lol found something else

"The MGM-52 Lance for those of you who never met one is a medium range nuclear missile."

Next time I meet one I'll shake its hand. (Med range Nuke?!

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antikristuseke · 09-17-10, 07:50 PM

Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.

JokerOfFate · 09-17-10, 07:52 PM

P.S. Worked out what I'd like on my tomb stone
"Born free...Taxed to death"

JokerOfFate · 09-17-10, 07:54 PM

"Don't pee into the wind, the Captain may be standing behind you."
lol I think it's the Navy but this place is a mess.

Gerald · 09-17-10, 08:18 PM

http://www.rateitall.com/i-998252-if...o-are-you.aspx

http://www.rateitall.com/t-24826-com...ary-rules.aspx

I add one moe

antikristuseke · 09-17-10, 08:23 PM

While not really in the military theme, it sort of fits: When in the Arctic and a polar bear attacks, you do not have to outrun the polar bear, you only have to outrun your friend.

Sailor Steve · 09-17-10, 08:31 PM

I saw a poster at least twenty years ago with most of those and more, titled Murphy's Laws Of Combat.

Old stuff, unquestionably written as a joke (though like most things Murphy-related, funny because there's a grain of truth there).

[edit] Oh here, I'll make it easy for you:
http://www.military-quotes.com/murphy.htm

There are dozens more pages like that one - it just had more of them than most.

Gerald · 09-17-10, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I saw a poster at least twenty years ago with most of those and more, titled Murphy's Laws Of Combat.

Old stuff, unquestionably written as a joke (though like most things Murphy-related, funny because there's a grain of truth there).

krashkart · 09-17-10, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I saw a poster at least twenty years ago with most of those and more, titled Murphy's Laws Of Combat.

Ah, so it was just one poster that I saw.

Anyone remember how to do beer math? I never caught on to that one.

Sailor Steve · 09-17-10, 08:43 PM

It's on the list I linked to.

Gerald · 09-17-10, 08:45 PM

wrong posting!!!!

09-17-10, 07:26 PM	#1
JokerOfFate Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 387 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Who wrote these?! Ok, a friend of mine has a bookself full of Military manuals so I was reading some to kill some time here is some fun stuff I found. "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." "Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." "If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." "If the enemy is in range, so are you." Wow, what were they on when they wrote these. Now lets end it with "Incoming fire has the right of way" always smart. I'll see what else I can find

09-17-10, 07:31 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Do a search on the web, you'll probably reply to your questions __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-17-10, 07:50 PM	#5
JokerOfFate Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 387 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	lol found something else "The MGM-52 Lance for those of you who never met one is a medium range nuclear missile." Next time I meet one I'll shake its hand. (Med range Nuke?!)

09-17-10, 08:18 PM	#9
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	I found a link with some expressions, http://www.rateitall.com/i-998252-if...o-are-you.aspx http://www.rateitall.com/t-24826-com...ary-rules.aspx I add one moe __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-17-10, 08:31 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I saw a poster at least twenty years ago with most of those and more, titled Murphy's Laws Of Combat. Old stuff, unquestionably written as a joke (though like most things Murphy-related, funny because there's a grain of truth there). [edit] Oh here, I'll make it easy for you: http://www.military-quotes.com/murphy.htm There are dozens more pages like that one - it just had more of them than most. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-17-10, 07:38 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Yeah there's a ton of those. edit: Ill add one. Friendly fire, isn't.

09-17-10, 07:42 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I remember seeing some of those lines printed on a card or poster some years back. Another poster was the "Murphy's Law of Combat", or something like that.

09-17-10, 07:50 PM	#6
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.

09-17-10, 07:52 PM	#7
JokerOfFate Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 387 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	P.S. Worked out what I'd like on my tomb stone "Born free...Taxed to death"

09-17-10, 07:54 PM	#8
JokerOfFate Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 387 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	"Don't pee into the wind, the Captain may be standing behind you." lol I think it's the Navy but this place is a mess.

09-17-10, 08:23 PM	#10
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	While not really in the military theme, it sort of fits: When in the Arctic and a polar bear attacks, you do not have to outrun the polar bear, you only have to outrun your friend.

09-17-10, 08:43 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's on the list I linked to. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-17-10, 08:45 PM	#15
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Link, wrong posting!!!! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie Last edited by Gerald; 09-17-10 at 09:04 PM.