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08-19-2011, 10:43 AM | #16581 |
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Thanks, Tyroc!
Well, I vaguely remember when this thread first started in 2008. I found it interesting but remained a spectator. I stopped following it after a while and nearly forgot about it. I was doing another search on the web when I ran into it again. This time around I figured I would participate if I could find something worth-while. I almost got burned for digging too deep/decrypting into hidden GI Joe secrets. At yojoe.com, I figured out that the S/N of the GI Joe SLAM vehicle, which reads "VW93WS WV 1" in a stencil font, when turned 180 degrees reads "I AM SMEGMA." It's so not a coincidence. It's disgusting, but a few of us were joking around about it. A few other yojoe.com members that have young children they would visit that site with got offended, and I was suspended for a few hours (it was supposed to be 3 days). The thread title had the term "easter eggs," meaning hidden points of interest, so it might have been misleading to that demographic group. They definitely edited the thread or made me edit some parts. CENSORED! Hey, I'm not the guy who put that on the toy; I just pointed it out. I digress, but the point is that's why I hesitated on digging and participating early-on with this thread. I realize now that hisstank members are less wound-up than yojoe'ers. EDIT: I just found this thread on yojoe.com that I started. It may have also attributed to why I didn't participate on this one with you guys: Oh, the Irony I was cringing as I read some of my own posts. Man, I was kind of dumb back then. That was prior to enlistment.
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08-19-2011, 10:52 AM | #16582 |
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That's a debatable point, but I think it's pretty certain that the hisstank members in this thread are less wound-up than yojoe'ers.
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08-19-2011, 11:24 AM | #16583 |
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It's just my experience, fogger. But you are also right.
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08-19-2011, 12:03 PM | #16584 |
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Sir, about the Drill Instructor issue: it's more "particular" in relativity.
A. It's a new find for me, so it sticks out more for the moment. B. I was focused on 1985 file cards, so it's relative to that group of inconsistencies. C. I was never a DI or DS, but I am Army - so it just bothers me a little more than maybe it should. Given the above factors combined, it tends to stick out. I didn't mean to come across like it was THAT big a deal. I don't consider "particular" to be anywhere near "ultimate." I'm not a Paul Kirchner fan myself, although from what I've seen he is really talented. I just started researching famous/well known Kirchners after closely inspecting Airtight's file name: Kurt Schnurr. I came across Paul Kirchner in a few different resources. Some resources conflicted a little bit with one another, but they all provided enough information to make the connection. Kirchner specialized in surrealist artwork and fantasy stories. He also wrote for He-Man and apparently for GI Joe and other franchises - I'm assuming it was for the comics of these properties. He and Larry Hamma were colleagues. According to SCREW Magazine, he even went by the pen name of Kurt Schnurr. He had his own periodic publication called "Heavy Metal," which is why I said he might have been an influence for the GI Joe with that name as well. It's too much to be just a coincidence. It's not about whether Paul Kirchner should be put up on a pedestal or not, or that that is why Airtight is great. I could care less. Rather, it's about Airtight being more of a back-shelf Joe with an interesting tie-in to real-life, and it's one more mystery solved. I'm just getting into the spirit of this thread, "What secrets lurk in the filecards?" That seemed like a big secret revealed to me. I'll admit it's not as important as something like Tunnel Rat being sculpted after Larry Hamma, but it's a solid find, nonetheless. And always good to have a fellow soldier on this thread. Are you still on Active Duty? What is/was your MOS? Glad to have you on our thread.
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08-19-2011, 01:33 PM | #16585 |
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Welcome to the thread Rooster3D. This thread has sort of run ouit of steam since they don't really make the filecards like they use to. But since the thread is so old and big it's almost impossible to go back and find anything. We usually rehash old topics and are more than happy to do it.
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08-19-2011, 02:57 PM | #16586 |
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Thanks, LooseCannon
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For those listening in, 25U ("twenty-five uniform," phonetically) is commonly known in the Army as the radio/commo guys. We are trained in a little bit of everything commo: radio and antenna set up, prep, and maintenance; computer networking (switches, routers, ip addresses, email set-up, program installation, etc); and whatnot. We certainly know how to use/operate these systems, but it's not our specific job function to do so. We're kind of like a jack-of-all-trades in the Signal Corps. Masters of none, but pretty dang close.
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08-20-2011, 10:01 PM | #16587 |
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Wow, the Paul Kirchner thing was a nice revelation. Nice find to both Rooster and Loose. Welcome to the thread Rooster and to you too Blue Ninja (although I'm sure you posted back in the day, so welcome back), it's always nice to have more people add their thoughts and ideas
And even if I (like many) have their own little Joe Verse, it is great to read the information you have all researched and inferred. (Just a little thank you to all the Hissers out there). |
08-21-2011, 08:57 PM | #16588 |
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Copperhead likes racing speedboats. He has a weakness for gambling. He joined Cobra to pay his debts.
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08-22-2011, 05:47 PM | #16589 |
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Then they had to lame it up with the 2009 PP version. Nearly everything GH had said about Copperhead suddenly became Copperhead's own words, and he was from somewhere in the Mediterranean. Golf alpha yankee.
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08-22-2011, 06:21 PM | #16590 |
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Before Croc Master joined Cobra,he was a former Alligator wrestler and Burglar Alarm Salesman,who used alligators.
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