Stephen Devine, "Things I thought or heard while serving in Iraq"


	Stephen Devine, "Things I thought or heard while serving in Iraq"

enbar

2-28-2009 5:57 PM

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enbar says:

Funny and macabre. I like, "What about that goat? No wonder he looks mad."

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3-1-2009 1:14 PM

Antara

lol

3-1-2009 1:17 PM

bignosemousie

I love McSweeney's. Wonderful strange lists.

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</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wow, those guys look really mad.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wow, I don't want to know where he was hiding that rocket.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Now, that looks really painful.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">That is really painful.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wait, define "infection."
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Merry Christmas. 
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wow, it's really cold.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wow, that guy looks really angry.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">That spider was really fast. 
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wait, define "amputate."
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">When I get home, I'm going to kill my recruiter.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Do they really call this food?
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Adventure, women, booze, parties, and I end up here; I really am going to kill my recruiter.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">What about that goat? No wonder he looks mad. 
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Finally, we're leaving.
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Wait, define "held over."
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">Define "six more months."
</FONT></P><P><FONT face="times, times new roman">I'm going to kill that recruiter.
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