[Flipside]

I can play saxaphone, learnt for a while, but I'm more a string or percussion player (Guitar, Bass, Violin, Keyboards, Tabla, Bongos etc). Oddly enough, never played in a marching band, though I did used to play in a rock band

Well, regardless of my opiinion on the War, happy Memorial day, heres wishing as many people from all races come back alive and well as possible.

[aldo_14]

I resented having to give myself to the fascist propaganda machine in exchange for the opportunity to play in a musical ensemble.

Seriously? A day honoring fallen American soldiers is considered a part of facist propaganda? Oh my, then...

I can see the point, in that these types of things tend to work on the assumption, or to convey the sense, that all wars are just and all those who die die for a good cause worth dying for.  There is a danger, perhaps, in military memorials wrongly giving the impression that said war was morally right.

On the other hand, the whole principle of the military is based around unquestioning subservience, and it's the politicians who really carry the can for sending people to die in stupid wars, so I personally don't object to it.  I think every memorial day, every 11th November, should really be regarded as a call for an end to war (even though it isn't seen that way), so we don't need to have memorials.

[achtung]

Columbus (TX) High School, which I just graduated from a few hours ago.

and I'm the only soul to give a simple "Congratulations"

[Kernal]

Columbus (TX) High School, which I just graduated from a few hours ago.

and I'm the only soul to give a simple "Congratulations"

Hey I said good job?

Good job Redsniper.
(Gives Redsniper the respect knuckles)

[WMCoolmon]

If there's one thing I've learned about marching band, it's this...

Don't walk behind 60 horses while wearing all-white shoes and pants.

[Ace]

On the subject somewhat on another board I'm visiting one of the regulars (die-hard ultraconservative) is *****ing that Google doesn't have a "Memorial Day" themed logo and (though he's not outright saying it) implies it's part of some 'liberal anti-military' thing from their 'Do no evil policy.'

Seriously, these are the same people who ***** about frivolous lawsuits and oversensitivity and yet he's going ballistic over a company deciding to put up things like writer's birthdays instead of federal holidays.

[Mars]

Google is pretty much your average evil giant corperation. I agree that it is an evil soul  sucking feind, but I think not having a memorial day logo is an extraordinarially moot point (they should have one for every single Japanese holiday.)

[achtung]

Columbus (TX) High School, which I just graduated from a few hours ago.

and I'm the only soul to give a simple "Congratulations"

Hey I said good job?

Good job Redsniper.
(Gives Redsniper the respect knuckles)

Whoops, didn't read it.  Sorry bout that.

[aldo_14]

On the subject somewhat on another board I'm visiting one of the regulars (die-hard ultraconservative) is *****ing that Google doesn't have a "Memorial Day" themed logo and (though he's not outright saying it) implies it's part of some 'liberal anti-military' thing from their 'Do no evil policy.'

Seriously, these are the same people who ***** about frivolous lawsuits and oversensitivity and yet he's going ballistic over a company deciding to put up things like writer's birthdays instead of federal holidays.

I'm just hazarding a guess here, but if Google did put up a logo, he'd probably blast it as flippant commercial exploitation?

[Ace]

Oh probably.

But I did manage to shut him down with this:
http://www.savant-online.net/graphics/evil_google.png

Well, I'm afraid to say that I must unveil the correct and patriotic search engine for the next millenium. That's right kids: Reeeeeepublic!

The search engine that will destroy the liberal scum threatening America once and for all! ...and will ensure that TRUE AND PROPER American holidays have their logo changes and not fluffly liberal crap like Sir Conan Dolly's birthday!

Their Editorial Bias? PURE ABSOLUTE 100% BEEF AMERICAN BIAS BABY.

Oh snap, they forgot their Memorial Day logo too.

It's one thing to ask for respect and remembrance it's another thing to be a jingoist dick. Moral of the story: the mech game community is the mirror universe to the space fighter game community

[aldo_14]

Oh probably.

But I did manage to shut him down with this:
http://www.savant-online.net/graphics/evil_google.png

Well, I'm afraid to say that I must unveil the correct and patriotic search engine for the next millenium. That's right kids: Reeeeeepublic!

The search engine that will destroy the liberal scum threatening America once and for all! ...and will ensure that TRUE AND PROPER American holidays have their logo changes and not fluffly liberal crap like Sir Conan Dolly's birthday!

Their Editorial Bias? PURE ABSOLUTE 100% BEEF AMERICAN BIAS BABY.

Oh snap, they forgot their Memorial Day logo too.

It's one thing to ask for respect and remembrance it's another thing to be a jingoist dick. Moral of the story: the mech game community is the mirror universe to the space fighter game community

It's cos they're down in the mud, and we're looking towards the stars.

[Turambar]

God I hated doing that **** in high school. I resented having to give myself to the fascist propaganda machine in exchange for the opportunity to play in a musical ensemble.

Needless to say, college is a vast improvement.

this is my only beef with singing in choir, except replace government music with religious music.

after awhile, you just kinda get sick of jesus, and some of the songs are just silly.  for example: Ride on King Jesus.  here's some of the lyrics:

"ride on, king jesus.  ride on, king jesus.  ride, ride, conquering king.  i want to go to heaven in the morning.

if you see my brother, tell him for me, i'm gonna ride my horse on the battlefield.  i wanna go to heaven in the morning"

i think i missed the part in the bible where jesus was riding a horse on a battlefield leading armies to glorious victory...

[Polpolion]

I was in chior in the 3rd. grade. I hated it. It sucked. Was the worst.

[Ace]

Turambar, I think that the song writer was a subject of that oh so fun game of:
We're going to replace his Bible with a Koran, and see if the family can tell the difference.

*30 years later*

"Ride on king Jesus! Conquer my man! Shake it baby!"

[Flipside]

Hehehehe, it does seem to reek of 14th Centuryesque  'Burn the Heathen, steal their Women' type Church songs

[NGTM-1R]

It's cos they're down in the mud, and we're looking towards the stars.

My McKenna-class begs to differ with you.