New Dog
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wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 00:44 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 01:12 last edited by
What's with the names? Major. Commander. What's the next one? Admiral? General?
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wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 01:28 last edited by
Did they put the last one down for behaviour unbecoming of a FDOTUS?
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wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 04:23 last edited by
Related, but unrelated (and mildly interesting).
When the US first made a 5 star general, they were going to call that "ranking" Field Marshall.
However, the first one was George Marshall, and he did not want to be called Field Marshall Marshall, so they changed it to 5 star general.
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Related, but unrelated (and mildly interesting).
When the US first made a 5 star general, they were going to call that "ranking" Field Marshall.
However, the first one was George Marshall, and he did not want to be called Field Marshall Marshall, so they changed it to 5 star general.
wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 04:25 last edited by Aqua Letifer@taiwan_girl said in New Dog:
Related, but unrelated (and mildly interesting).
When the US first made a 5 star general, they were going to call that "ranking" Field Marshall.
However, the first one was George Marshall, and he did not want to be called Field Marshall Marshall, so they changed it to 5 star general.
Meanwhile, Major Major Major Major has remained unsuccessful when seeking promotion.
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@taiwan_girl said in New Dog:
Related, but unrelated (and mildly interesting).
When the US first made a 5 star general, they were going to call that "ranking" Field Marshall.
However, the first one was George Marshall, and he did not want to be called Field Marshall Marshall, so they changed it to 5 star general.
Meanwhile, Major Major Major Major has remained unsuccessful when seeking promotion.
wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 12:26 last edited by George K@aqua-letifer said in New Dog:
Meanwhile, Major Major Major Major has remained unsuccessful when seeking promotion.
“Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.”
“Congressmen with nothing else on their minds could go trotting back and forth through the streets of Washington, D.C., chanting, “Who promoted Major Major? Who promoted Major Major?”
Actually, Major Major had been promoted by an I.B.M. machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father’s.
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wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 13:01 last edited by
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@aqua-letifer said in New Dog:
Meanwhile, Major Major Major Major has remained unsuccessful when seeking promotion.
“Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.”
“Congressmen with nothing else on their minds could go trotting back and forth through the streets of Washington, D.C., chanting, “Who promoted Major Major? Who promoted Major Major?”
Actually, Major Major had been promoted by an I.B.M. machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father’s.
wrote on 22 Dec 2021, 14:54 last edited by George K@aqua-letifer said in New Dog:
Meanwhile, Major Major Major Major has remained unsuccessful when seeking promotion.
“Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.”
“Congressmen with nothing else on their minds could go trotting back and forth through the streets of Washington, D.C., chanting, “Who promoted Major Major? Who promoted Major Major?”
Actually, Major Major had been promoted by an I.B.M. machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father’s.”
And Henry Fonda.
