Author Topic: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.  (Read 6860 times)

MillCreek

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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2011, 06:40:43 PM »


And whose signature line is quoting something I once said about Marines and griping?  I know I said it, but can't remember exactly how I said it.  (It was brilliant, which is probably the reason I can't recall the exact words.  Lightning does not always strike multiple times, despite what "science" and "statistics" say.)

That would be Balog.  Not to be confused with a balrog.  Or a ballhog, if you are a 'Bored of the rings' fan.
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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2011, 06:53:59 PM »
He chose.... poorly.

Weird.  I just came here from posting in the movie quotes thread, where I put this as one of my faves."
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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2011, 07:54:12 PM »
I thought they had three tactics:

1) Attack
2) Attack, attack!
3) Attack, attack, attack!

4) Seize a hill.

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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #28 on: August 31, 2011, 11:44:09 PM »
He chose.... poorly.

I paraphrase that line everytime my daughter's ex-husband is mentioned
She chose....poorly.

It pisses her off to no end
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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2011, 12:29:05 AM »
>I got hit once with a tire iron.  <

THAT explains so damn much... :P
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Re: Don't bring a tire-iron to a gun fight.
« Reply #30 on: September 01, 2011, 10:27:47 AM »
4) Seize a hill.

Small; Medium; Large; Mountain. =D

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