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Caption Contest: Backstage at CNASapalooza '09
June 15, 2009 | Posted by Abu Muqawama - 6:36pm | 53 Comments
I have absolutely no idea what I am saying here. Feel free to guess in the comments thread.
"I wish I had a cool beard
"I wish I had a cool beard like yours"
Patraeus: "You're sh**ing
Patraeus: "You're sh**ing your pants right now. Aren't you?"
"Sir, you realize that IAW
"Sir, you realize that IAW AR 670-1, you shouldn't have you hands in your..."
"Shaddup, hippy."
hahaha da kine just made my
hahaha da kine just made my night.
You may have more rank, BUT
You may have more rank, BUT I'M TALLER.
"Sir, it might be time to
"Sir, it might be time to ditch the Army pockets."
Pink shirts? Yes I know a
Pink shirts? Yes I know a place.
"Can you believe it, all we
"Can you believe it, all we had to do was breathe life into 250 year old Indian war theory to go from nothings to richly funded expeditionary shills in less than 36 months... God bless, America, eh."
"Huh? Oh, hey, I saw you on NewsHour the other day."
Your beard...you're pretty
Your beard...you're pretty much just using that so you look older in hopes that people take you seriously, aren't you.
Yes sir, I am
How's that working?
Better than I expected, actually.
Sir...may I get you an hors
Sir...may I get you an hors d'oeuvres or a cocktail?
PETRAEUS: Hey, didn't you
PETRAEUS: Hey, didn't you write your own book review and call yourself an "alpha male"?
EXUM: Well, yes sir, but...
PETRAEUS: Made Captain in four years? Must have kissed some serious brass, son! Is the beard there to hide the stretch marks?
Hey! Let's get something
Hey! Let's get something straight: I made captain in 40 months...http://img195.imageshack.us/i
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Luke -- I'm pretty sure I
Luke -- I'm pretty sure I don't get that, but it's hilarious.
Luke's picture opened the
Luke's picture opened the pandora's box...
Get ready for more LOL Petrayuz or LOL Ekzum
"Kilcullen and I are heading
"Kilcullen and I are heading to 17th Street later. Boys will boys! You in?"
"Is that a boyscoutmarker in
"Is that a boyscoutmarker in the third row on the left, sir?"
and/or
"nice bling, sir"
"When two years at CENTCOM
"When two years at CENTCOM you have served, look so good you will not. Hmm?"
Oui, Mon General, the veal
Oui, Mon General, the veal piccatta is magnifique! In fact we killed ze doe-eyed baby calf this morning. While you are waiting for your table, may I recommend one of these ridiculously small bottles of coke behind me?
Luke, you are a genius.
Luke, you are a genius.Exciting tales of think tank
Exciting tales of think tank derring do.
No I'm not that Jake
No I'm not that Jake Gyllenhaal guy
lol at random Star Wars
lol at random Star Wars nerd.
"I can haz promowshun plz?"
"U wanna be my BFF ?" (cf.
"U wanna be my BFF ?" (cf. newer post ...)
"lose the beard hippy"
"lose the beard hippy"
"Text has its limitations in
"Text has its limitations in self-referentialism and name-dropping, so I think I'm going to expand to photos, and maybe even a caption contest so others can join in!"
"A year ago I was living in
"A year ago I was living in a british ghetto, and now Im a master of the universe. Strange, innit?"
"Yup, thats what war gets ya, son. Its america. Rapid combat promotion."
"I'm COIN-sidering smacking
"I'm COIN-sidering smacking that Wolf Blitzer-esque mane into next week."
Perhaps King David is in on
Perhaps King David is in on the drinking game, and after hearing four references to "kinetic," then numerous iterations of "POO," "LOO" and "LOC," he's too drunk to know what you're saying, too.
His hands in his pocket: What a GEN gets to do to appear at ease amongst civilians; what a PVT does to earn a smoking session.
That was probably my
That was probably my comment. I keep forgetting to put in my name.
"Stop me if you've heard
"Stop me if you've heard this. President Obama, Benjamin Netenyahu and I walk into a bar"
"Exum... you magnificent
"Exum... you magnificent bastard, these shrimp puffs are delicious"
Speaking of "shrimp puffs,"
Speaking of "shrimp puffs," General, how did you earn that CAB?
Geesh - I thought I'd be
Geesh - I thought I'd be way too late for this one:
"Hey, nice suit."
Let's be honest here, he's
Let's be honest here, he's undoing his belt.
"Only one way to the top, son; just get on your knees."
Let's be honest here, he's
Let's be honest here, he's undoing his belt.
"Only one way to the top, son; just get on your knees."
"are you the guy who shot me
"are you the guy who shot me in 1991"?
"Honestly, I preferred the
"Honestly, I preferred the crowds at Bonnaroo"
E: Don't I look smarter with
E: Don't I look smarter with my hands like this?
P: Actually?.. no
"are you the guy who shot me
"are you the guy who shot me in 1991"?
That's a good one
Posting in an epic thread.
Posting in an epic thread. BTW, where the hell is the video of the CNAS event? I've looked around a bit.
"Hey, General, do you want
"Hey, General, do you want to see me blow bubbles with my saliva?"
"Uhh...."
"Bbbbbbbbbbb...."
As a matter of fact General
As a matter of fact General I do agree with anything you have or ever will say.
Yes I thought it was handy
Yes I thought it was handy how everyone forgot about your time in charge of training Iraqi security forces and how well that went...
I agree... if you're
I agree... if you're planning a PHD disertation to date there is no subject easier than "How we screwed up in Vietnam".
Apologies to earlier
Apologies to earlier commenters, and U2:
1) If you want to kiss the sky, you better learn how to kneel. On your knees, boy.
2) So, isn't high-intensity conflict where it's *really* at?
3) How *about* that Fulda Gap, eh?
4) What's up with SNLII?
ADTS
The way my browser drew the
The way my browser drew the page, it looked like the caption (with the general speaking) was "You certainly do remind me of Adolf Hitler."
You sir, are a tall drink of
You sir, are a tall drink of water!
Exum: Sir, I don't think
Exum: Sir, I don't think that wearing Air Force gloves is appropriate for a US Army General.
Petraeus: Give me 50, Ranger!
We never got a winner? What
We never got a winner? What happened to the contest-element?
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