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FNG.....
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 12:00 am
by ratman
hey, first log on with the forum, love it, got the Spydie fever !
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 9:41 am
by Shiden
Welcome to the forum, Ratman.
By the way, how's the weather on Mars? Cause I'm planning to visit my uncle this weekend.
Shiden-Kaj
"Fear causes hesitation, hesitation causes your worst fears to come true."
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 10:48 am
by java
Welcome to Spydieland, Ratman,
FNG?!! Shades of Southeast Asia - you'll have that 35 - 75 million mile stare down pat in no time bein' from Mars and all!
"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" - neoJava-nese proverb
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 11:47 am
by AllenETreat
Another FNG!
There goes the neighborhood! ( just kidding<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>)
ATE <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 12:26 pm
by vampyrewolf
FNG? WTF is FNG?
anywho, welcome aboard Ratman, open your wallet and say "hey, it's empty, but my pockets are full of <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s"
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 1:23 pm
by java
HHey there VW,
FNG is an acronym for Farghing New Guy. We used it a lot in Viet Nam to describe the troops that were fresh from "The World". They usually remained the FNG 'till some other FNG reported in. Old grunts could often be identified by the "Thousand Yard Stare" a seasoned combat veteran developed after several patrols in country.
"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" Neo-Javanese proverb
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 1:29 pm
by Al
Java ~ Are you a Viet Nam veteran?
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 3:06 pm
by vampyrewolf
java, thx...
I know about the "thousand yard stare"...
you might recognize another term that came from 'nam them... REMF.
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 3:27 pm
by Sword and Shield
Howdy Ratman! Welcome to <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>Land! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
S-K: Last I checked, there was a 44% chance of greeble on Freerhfs this week, but the chances of zmxqwfb on Thahsk is fairly low. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Never underestimate the impossible.
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:14 pm
by ratman
sorry, not a vet. just grew up reading about the police action "over there". great forum,
thanks for the super responce to a new face.
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:56 pm
by vampyrewolf
for any hwo don't keep up with military terms...
REMF
Rear Echelon Mother <font color=black>F</font>ucker
otherwise known as the guys who sit back in thier secure office and prod you into something of no concern to them.
*Our greatest triumph comes not from NOT falling down, but from getting back up every time.*
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 11:46 pm
by java
Al,
Never stationed in-country. Based at Taklhi and Korat AB, Thailand, May '74 to May '75. Flew ARFCOS missions into the Central Highlands and the rest of 'Nam. War was supposedly over but couldn't tell that from the holes in our airframes we got from small arms fire. But that's another story.....
VW,
Thanks for the memory jog. Suppose they were afraid of becoming "fragged" if they set foot on the battlefield. We also had ROAD (Retired On Active Duty) and "LIFER" (Lazy Inefficient Forker Expecting Retirement)
Welcome again Ratman. Sorry I "hijacked" the thread a bit.
"A hole-less knife is a soul-less knife is a whole less knife" Neo-Javanese proverb
Edited by - java on 10/2/2002 11:56:25 PM
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 8:57 pm
by Knife Knut
*Evil Grin*
Ahh, another victim of the SpyderMeme,
BWA HA HA HA!
Welcome to the SpyderCommunity ratman!
Knife Knut on a shoestring budget.
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 5:28 pm
by cmassicotte
Welcome ratman - glad to have yer company here in <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> land. And you'll have plenty of weird <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> company as you jest might have noticed.
Chuck
There is no right way to do a wrong thing
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2002 12:23 pm
by ratman
GREAT forums, super posts, can't get enough of the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> action. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 5:48 pm
by sal
Hi Ratman. Welcome. better watch this group. Spyderco seems to attract some very er...."interesting" people.
sal
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 8:59 pm
by sam the man..
Welcome aboard Ratman! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Sam
have bone implant will travel..
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 11:53 pm
by dialex
Hi, Ratman. Welcome and enjoy the Forum and the <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>.