On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:40:48 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote the following:

On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:24:36 -0400, Wes
wrote:

Joseph Gwinn wrote:

I wonder when McChrystal's memoirs will come out.

I'm sure there are publishers trying to court him. I'd just like to know the real, 'no
chit' story on this. Like many things, it is likely going to be a mystery.

Wes


Want to start a pool, that his book is written in less than a year?

I would, but who'd bet against us? chortle

This just in from email, and quite on-topic to this off-topic topic.
--snip--
January 2013
One sunny day in January 2013 an old man approached the White House
from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park
bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would
like to go in and meet with President Obama."
The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer
president and no longer resides here."
The old man said, "Okay", and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to
the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President
Obama."
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Obama is
no longer president and no longer resides here."
The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to
the very same U.S. Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with
President Obama."
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man
and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here
asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I've told you already that Mr. Obama is
no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you
understand?"

The old man looked at the Marine and said,
"Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow,
Sir."
--snip--

Hooah!

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EXPLETIVE: A balm, usually applied verbally in hindsight,
which somehow eases those pains and indignities following
our every deficiency in foresight.