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From: Joel Koltner on 20 Apr 2010 19:23 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:43bss5lt3g8qqhbjp9h6n4kqrnfgrvdvvm(a)4ax.com... > Wanted same benefits as at Intel Wow, that's some dreaming! I knew a guy who'd been in the navy back in the '70s and, as part of an exit survey, was asked what it would take to get him to stick around for another two years. His response of, "promotion to fleet admiral!" wasn't viewed as funny. :-)
From: Jim Thompson on 20 Apr 2010 19:34 On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:23:05 -0700, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >message news:43bss5lt3g8qqhbjp9h6n4kqrnfgrvdvvm(a)4ax.com... >> Wanted same benefits as at Intel > >Wow, that's some dreaming! > >I knew a guy who'd been in the navy back in the '70s and, as part of an exit >survey, was asked what it would take to get him to stick around for another >two years. His response of, "promotion to fleet admiral!" wasn't viewed as >funny. :-) I actually had an uncle... 20 years in the Navy, retired 20 years in the Army, retired Then became Sheriff of Killeen, TX. Look him up, named Darl Godwin... my mother's brother. I used to kid him that I'd drive thru Killeen at 100MPH, in my 280ZX, to test his deputies. His response, "Don't do that, they'll shoot you!" ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Joerg on 20 Apr 2010 19:48 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:23:05 -0700, "Joel Koltner" > <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >> message news:43bss5lt3g8qqhbjp9h6n4kqrnfgrvdvvm(a)4ax.com... >>> Wanted same benefits as at Intel >> Wow, that's some dreaming! >> >> I knew a guy who'd been in the navy back in the '70s and, as part of an exit >> survey, was asked what it would take to get him to stick around for another >> two years. His response of, "promotion to fleet admiral!" wasn't viewed as >> funny. :-) > > I actually had an uncle... > > 20 years in the Navy, retired > > 20 years in the Army, retired > > Then became Sheriff of Killeen, TX. > > Look him up, named Darl Godwin... my mother's brother. > > I used to kid him that I'd drive thru Killeen at 100MPH, in my 280ZX, > to test his deputies. His response, "Don't do that, they'll shoot > you!" > Well, why do you think the first four letter of the name of that town are K-I-L-L ? :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 20 Apr 2010 19:50 On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:48:08 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:23:05 -0700, "Joel Koltner" >> <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>> message news:43bss5lt3g8qqhbjp9h6n4kqrnfgrvdvvm(a)4ax.com... >>>> Wanted same benefits as at Intel >>> Wow, that's some dreaming! >>> >>> I knew a guy who'd been in the navy back in the '70s and, as part of an exit >>> survey, was asked what it would take to get him to stick around for another >>> two years. His response of, "promotion to fleet admiral!" wasn't viewed as >>> funny. :-) >> >> I actually had an uncle... >> >> 20 years in the Navy, retired >> >> 20 years in the Army, retired >> >> Then became Sheriff of Killeen, TX. >> >> Look him up, named Darl Godwin... my mother's brother. >> >> I used to kid him that I'd drive thru Killeen at 100MPH, in my 280ZX, >> to test his deputies. His response, "Don't do that, they'll shoot >> you!" >> > >Well, why do you think the first four letter of the name of that town >are K-I-L-L ? :-) Fort Hood ?? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Joel Koltner on 20 Apr 2010 20:12
"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:r8ess5lr638obqls98on4hhm1thle6dlhb(a)4ax.com... > I actually had an uncle... > > 20 years in the Navy, retired > 20 years in the Army, retired > Then became Sheriff of Killeen, TX. That's some real service to the country, certainly; sounds like a fine guy. I've heard in the news that the leftist liberal weenies are whining about the proposed crackdown on illegal immigrants in your state there... hope they're not causing too much commotion. :-) Ah, here we go: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/arizona-illegal-immigrant-crackdown-akin-to-nazi-tactics-cardinal-mahony-says.html "Arizona's proposed illegal immigration crackdown akin to Nazi tactics, Cardinal Roger Mahony says." Yeah, sure... |