Comments on: Pundit Kitchen thanks all of our soldiers. We salute you.

By: Honkmonkey

Honkmonkey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:42:01 +0000

definition of heroism fail

By: McKay

McKay — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:21:42 +0000

I am honored to be associated with these heroes in this picture.. No matter how strongly we may disagree with any policy or any war, the troops serving should never take that anger. I have this picture on my wall, in poster form – rasterbater.com can take images and split them into 8 1/2 by 11 pieces to tape on a wall. its a good site, check it out.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:28 +0000

All these bloody redundant statements. Using up taxpayers money. Why don’t they get themselves a job!!

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:03:28 +0000

I knew it was some American General. I was going to say Patton but I just thought it might have been MacArthur. Oh well!!

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:38 +0000

And Britain had the call up (Conscription by another name) I would read Spike Milligans books on the subject – “Adolf Hitler – My Part in his downfall” and the others, especially when Spike got his call up papers.

By: justacarolinian

justacarolinian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:21 +0000

That was Patton.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:56:59 +0000

Or even better from Douglas MacArthur – “The aim of war isn’t to die for your country, but to make the other poor bastard die for theirs”. Best Military Quote I’ve heard.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:02:28 +0000

Yes, some other holidays are listed here. Life isn’t all LOLs people. Since the military is often the butt of jokes on this site showing a thank you picture every now and then will not kill you.

By: johnJOhnson

johnJOhnson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:57:39 +0000

Backdoor would better

By: Malllone

Malllone — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:09:52 +0000

Oh, boy they did. A waste of flesh and material. Soviet style. BTW nice COD screenshot.

By: Giz Gunnar

Giz Gunnar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:04:34 +0000

I hope you realize that Americans are all for ‘freedom of speech’, but it really is impossible for us Americans to sit back and allow others who disagree with us to actually exercise “free speech”.

By: Giz Gunnar

Giz Gunnar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:00:52 +0000

This would have been a great comment from anyone other than that war-mongering draft-dodger John Wayne! It would have been more appropriate to post a comment from Jimmy Stewart, Charles Lindberg, Ted Williams, Henry Fonda, Gene Autry, and many other who gave up well-paying careers to fight in WWII.

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:40:18 +0000

Just because World War 2 was the last thing America didn’t screw up doesn’t mean you have to keep on bringing it up. Find something else to do.

By: Greg H.

Greg H. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:53 +0000

And Jimmy Stewart was underweight and refused to be allowed to serve. HE, being a REAL man, said “Screw you!” and fought like hell to be allowed to serve, which he did, starting in 1940, nearly two years before we got in the war. Not only did he serve, he was highly decorated, an incredible soldier, but he refused to have the press make a big deal out of it, and he gave up 156,000$ a year for 22.50 a month so he could DO THE RIGHT THING.
THAT’S a goddamn courageous hero to me.
He also re-upped for Korea and Vietnam, major stud.
John Wayne ain’t fit to lick his boots.

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:18:11 +0000

We here at the Department of Redundancy Department are fining you 5 interwebs for your redundant statement as, by definition, conscription is forced. You can pay at the Office of the Clerk of Fines & Penalties & Assessments office.

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:40:48 +0000

(Sorry – can you ignore the last line. I misread your post initially).

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:30:19 +0000

And then there was a firestorm of complaints about them as well.

COMEDY! Look it up. You must be able to find a dictionary somewhere!

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:29:12 +0000

So what’s the excuse for the several other million “fellate our soldier” captions we keep getting?

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:28:22 +0000

It’s true. Donatello is the most heroic person in the world.

(Side note – four Turtles named after famous painters, and yet their one eared rat is named…… Splinter. Could they not think of any really famous one eared painters?

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:26:31 +0000

The USA had “the draft” – which lead to the phrase “draft dodging” and “hiding out in Canada until the war is over@.

(“The WWII draft operated from 1940 until 1947 when its legislative authorization expired without further extension by Congress. During this time, more than 10 million men had been inducted into military service. With the expiration, no inductions occurred in 1947″)

This, I would argue, was forced conscription.

By: xy

xy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:21:59 +0000

Hey – we managed eight funny ones in a row before we got back down on our knees again. I’d say that’s a new record (which, in an of itself, is pretty depressing).

We get it. Soldiers good. Bad people bad.

But there are plenty of other sites out there where you can spread that message.

This site – this is for comedy. It’s supposed to be funny. Which this clearly isn’t. It did not make me laugh.

And – on a semi-related note – using someone who never served during a war and (from all accounts) took no positive steps to do so as a model for heroic action is kind of pathetic. If you’re not going to be funny, at least don’t be hypocritical either, because you come off looking like a tool.

By: Default User

Default User — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:32:22 +0000

Many humorous newspaper comics will occasionally run a memorial strip for special occasions. They are regularly venues of humor but the author/artists find something that they feel needs honoring/remembering and write a serious comic for it. I’ve never heard someone b*tch about their choice of venue.

By: Default User

Default User — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:22:05 +0000

Both of you stop or I will pull this thread over and turn around and then there will be no disneyland for either of you! Also, I’ll send you both to the dentist even if you don’t need!

By: oscarthemild

oscarthemild — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:20:26 +0000

That is hilaroius – I favourited it, but since it is Nov 12 here, I miss the bus to hell

By: Clownfish

Clownfish — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:28:43 +0000

I’m glad someone else noticed the irony of juxtaposing a photo of Omaha beach with a quote from someone who conspicuously avoided serving in WWII. There’s the anecdotal story of John Wayne being booed on a PR visit to wounded soldiers during WWII, which I think says it all.

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:24:56 +0000

2 things kept marion out of the military – his knees were next to shot from playing high school football, and when he tried enlisting he was told he was more valuable to the war effort as an actor doing rah-rah movies than he was as a bullet catcher and he was refused — at least that’s what the rumor was coming out of hollywood at the time

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:22:02 +0000

i can agree with that, my oldest sib is 20yrs,2 months older than me. and if you want to talk how much older my aunts & uncles are — my father was 17 yrs older than mom, he was the oldest of his sibs, she was the youngest of her sibs — made for some interesting genealogy searches. oh, & btw, my oldest nephew is 13 mos younger than me…
comparing ages across generations is an assumptive, not a solid rule

By: keithybabes

keithybabes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:13:45 +0000

Not true. Britain had conscription in WW2, starting in October 1939.

By: Barb Ellison

Barb Ellison — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:36:39 +0000

God bless you all….you should be treated like kings and queens, and never have a worry. again…Good health and peace of mind and thanks for fighting for me and mine. Love, Barb

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:50 +0000

I just left an actual grocery store…… They have the winter lager stocked high.

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:35:22 +0000

Thanks Rando, that ones been in there for a week. But you didn’t have to eat it.

By: andAsh

andAsh — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:51 +0000

One of the iconic photos by Robert Capa.

By: sisyphusredux

sisyphusredux — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:08:46 +0000

Thank you to my Dad, who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Thanks to my step-father, who served in Vietnam, and other places that must remain nameless. Thanks to my son-in-law, who served two tours in Iraq, and will be going to Afghanistan next year. Thanks to my youngest child’s ex-boyfriend, also deploying to Afghanistan. THanks to my nephew, who serves as a journalist in the Navy. Thanks to my beloved husband, who served in the air force of the former Yugoslavia, and the proud new army of the present Croatia. Thanks to all my Palestinian friends who served their country honorably and well.

We can never thank them enough, and there is no language in the world which can express our gratitude adequately.

Mir! Shalom! Salaam! Peace, my friends!!!

By: Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinare)

Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinare) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:59:51 +0000

Ya think?

By: shortright the ivanist who thinks clothes are overrated

shortright the ivanist who thinks clothes are overrated — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:11 +0000

so i’ve been promoted to the director of press distraction and keeper of the tassels?

By: VictoryNotVengeance

VictoryNotVengeance — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:39:55 +0000

yeah…. screw patriotism. Be a world citizen.

By: cowboy

cowboy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:04 +0000

did you know that John Wayne had cosmetic surgery done? he was such a tough guy!

and can this emetic US patriotism crap stop already? it really makes me barf and it take out all the fun.

By: VictoryNotVengeance

VictoryNotVengeance — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:14 +0000

Yeah. So you think about that while you twitch. It could have been worse. I could have used props.

By: Rando the Socialist Secretary of State

Rando the Socialist Secretary of State — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:32 +0000

*picks JAC’s nose*

By: Rando the Socialist Secretary of State

Rando the Socialist Secretary of State — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:07 +0000

*twitches*
*collapses into convulsions*
Yay, that was pretty distracting all right. *twitch*

By: Rando the Socialist Secretary of State

Rando the Socialist Secretary of State — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:26:09 +0000

Well, I’m with the others in saying that while this caption does absolutely nothing for me, I’ll let it go because it’s Veteran’s Day, and if PK wants to take a second to honor veterans, that’s their right. It is their website after all. That being said, I think people have been too hard on you today.

By: VictoryNotVengeance

VictoryNotVengeance — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:52 +0000

Me being naked.

By: Rando the Socialist Secretary of State

Rando the Socialist Secretary of State — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:24:09 +0000

What could possibly be more distracting than you being naked?

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:22:53 +0000

Well, you can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends…..

By: shortright the ivanist who thinks clothes are overrated

shortright the ivanist who thinks clothes are overrated — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:47 +0000

muuuuuuuuuuuuurder.

btw, if we’re taking cabinet positions under max now… am i still on the press distraction team? or due to my recent nakedness have i earned a new title?

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:20:35 +0000

Only on his mother’s side.

By: Justacarolinian

Justacarolinian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:15:27 +0000

I thought he was a mathematician?

By: VictoryNotVengeance

VictoryNotVengeance — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:56 +0000

Apparently that is treason today. I found out the hard way.

By: Rando the Socialist Secretary of State

Rando the Socialist Secretary of State — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:14 +0000

Creepy. They has it.

By: froofrou: now with 50% more awesome

froofrou: now with 50% more awesome — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:31 +0000

Pelosi should only have googly eyes if her man Rahmbo is present.