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2004-11-07 Iraq-Jordan

U.S. Marines in Iraq break pre-battle tension with chariot race

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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:05:50 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1740 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 I'd love to see photos of this!

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-07 9:17:14 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:17:14 AM|| Front Page Top

2 I'm very glad to see a funny story like this coming out of Iraq. I'd also love to see pictures as this will be a classic told for a long time. Semper Fi Marines and thanks for laughs.

Posted by Silentbrick 2004-11-07 9:23:02 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:23:02 AM|| Front Page Top

3 Here's one though not as good as the one in the local paper.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:24:53 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:24:53 AM|| Front Page Top

4 LOL, Mrs. Davis.

Though I don't think they've quite got the concept. I'm pretty sure it would work a whole lot better if the horse were facing in the other direction. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-07 9:28:34 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:28:34 AM|| Front Page Top

5 That's a good photo - but I must agree with Barbara, I always thought the horses were supposed to point the other way! :)

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-07 9:52:35 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:52:35 AM|| Front Page Top

6 I believe that photo is a demonstration of the ancient dictum of war that no chariot survives first contact with the race course.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:56:09 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:56:09 AM|| Front Page Top

7 I always thought the horses were supposed to point the other way!

It was en English horse. That is why it is pointing the wrong way.

Posted by JFM 2004-11-07 9:57:46 AM|| 2004-11-07 9:57:46 AM|| Front Page Top

8 LOL Mrs. D.

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-07 10:06:28 AM|| 2004-11-07 10:06:28 AM|| Front Page Top

9 What did the trophy look like?

Posted by raptor 2004-11-07 10:50:24 AM|| 2004-11-07 10:50:24 AM|| Front Page Top

10 Well, if it's an English horse that explains it - it's 'having a word' with that Marine with the trident! :)

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-07 10:59:54 AM|| 2004-11-07 10:59:54 AM|| Front Page Top

11 Photos are up here, here and here courtesy of Yahoo.

Posted by Nick VTX 2004-11-07 11:18:18 AM|| 2004-11-07 11:18:18 AM|| Front Page Top

12 Cheers for that Nick VTX, the guys look like they're having a great time. Hope it goes well for them when they clear out Fallujah.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-07 11:28:47 AM|| 2004-11-07 11:28:47 AM|| Front Page Top

13 This is good. Looks like they put the cart before the horse in that one photo.

I would hope that the MSM would cover this.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-11-07 11:31:19 AM|| 2004-11-07 11:31:19 AM|| Front Page Top

14 Among the highlights for the assembled Marines: When the camp dog, Butch, limped onto the racecourse and grazed on the horses' droppings.

"Ack... no, Butch... no kissies... you sleep over there... *cough* *gag*"

Posted by eLarson 2004-11-07 12:06:59 PM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2004-11-07 12:06:59 PM|| Front Page Top

15 ... the camp dog, Butch, limped onto the racecourse and grazed on the horses' droppings.

Government mandated recycling programs gone horribly wrong ...

Next Geraldo!

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-07 12:56:22 PM|| 2004-11-07 12:56:22 PM|| Front Page Top

16 Just showed y son the pics."Boy those Marines sure know how to do fun!"his words.

Posted by raptor 2004-11-07 1:08:39 PM|| 2004-11-07 1:08:39 PM|| Front Page Top

17 Y'all do realize, don't you, that the only people in the entire world who would do this is Americans?

Well, yeah, probably the Aussies would too.

But when I looked at the pictures the first thing I thought is, "That's so American!" :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-07 3:02:53 PM|| 2004-11-07 3:02:53 PM|| Front Page Top

18 >Y'all do realize, don't you, that the only people in the entire world who would do this is Americans? Well, yeah, probably the Aussies would too. But when I looked at the pictures the first thing I thought is, "That's so American!" :-D

Aussies would've had more beer. LOTSA, LOTSA more BEER!

Posted by Almost Anonymous9229 2004-11-07 6:35:02 PM|| 2004-11-07 6:35:02 PM|| Front Page Top

19 Only the Corps could combine the martial culture, warrior spirit, and frat boy sense of humour combining the best antics from the movie M.A.S.H. and Animal House - Ooh-Rah!

"Aussies would've had more beer. LOTSA, LOTSA more BEER!"

-Shit, these lads were stone sober when they did this - we're not allowed to have any brewskies in muslim-land - just goes to show that we don't need any suds to show the rest of the world how fucking nuts hard core we are when it comes to throwing a pre-battle party!

Posted by Jarhead 2004-11-07 8:18:44 PM|| 2004-11-07 8:18:44 PM|| Front Page Top

20 As my 'moderate' brother in New England said, you can tell the election is over, because the MSM covered it, and fairly.

Posted by Pappy 2004-11-07 9:33:58 PM|| 2004-11-07 9:33:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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