amusing army comments

[A-19]

dear all,

having graduated, there are just too many great one-liners for fans to use against army this weekend. i would rather see others use em rather than let them go to waste. if i were able to make it, i would have a field day with:

- dont ask dont tell
- moulson is a weapon of mass destruction (somebody used this for murray in the ecac finals when we started the iraq war)
- warm up the tank (not a mike original)
- general schwartzkopf called...
- we know your plans, geraldo showed them to us
- possibly more offensive than its worth: you cant find osama or the back of the net
- thank you sir, may i have another
- anything from GI Joe, like "sargeant slaughter"
i'm sure i'll have others, and i have absolute confidence in the creative ability of you guys here.

that being said, i am a big fan of the us armed forces. remember that your job is to give the players hell while on ice, but make sure to show them the respect they deserve for fighting for our country, at the end of the game.

-mike '04

[KeithK]

Uh, isn't Schwartzkopf a little out of date?  He hasn't been in command since I was on the hill, which has been quite a few years now.  At least use someone like General Franks...

[Will]

I think "Sergeant Slaughter called" will work well. ;-)

[Liz \'05]

I'm all for a "Go Navy, Beat Army" cheer - I mean, if we can bring our absent, sometimes former rivals into it (think Screw BU...), then why not their absent and non-existent-in-hockey rivals?  Plus, I just like the Navy :-)

Can we also come up with something short saying much the same as "the best part of going to your school is being an alum...and even that can really suck"?  Maybe the long version ought to be left to those with voices loud enough to get in the sieve's head...  The best short version I can come up with at the moment is "(point to Army) Gun, (point to Cornell) Fun," but I know someone can do better.

[billhoward]

"Next time, send Marines"

Point to Cornell: "Going pro."
Point to Army: "Six years, no cut"
Point to Cornell: "Going pro."

This is not the sixties, so "Baby killers" is probably not the proper sentiment. As as John Kerry said (not his originally), you can honor the warriors apart from the war.


[By the way, when I type b a b y, it comes up with the accent, like it autocorrects to [Stephen] Baby.]

[RichH]

[Q]Liz '05 Wrote:

 I'm all for a "Go Navy, Beat Army" cheer [/q]
The band has traditionally played "Anchors Aweigh" as Army skated out in past games.  That usually has the desired effect.

[sockralex]

How about a combination of a couple of cheers:

Giuliani called, he said: It's all your fault.

http://1010wins.com/topstories/winstopstories_story_302174510.html

[A-19]

schwartzkopf is fantastic

[Greg Berge]

Please no references to the war, politics, or whatever at the game.  The players you see on the ice for Army have a very good chance of going into combat after graduation.

Although "wrong game, wrong place, wrong time" would have made a great cheer.

[jeh25]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:

 Please no references to the war, politics, or whatever at the game.  The players you see on the ice for Army have a very good chance of going into combat after graduation.
[/q]

1 Lt John Fernandez, 2001 captain of Army's lacrosse team is a perfect example.  Before you say anything that might cross the line, ask yourself if you could say it to Lt Fernandez's face.

[puff]

My thoughts exactly.
Not that we at Lynah are known for always having the best taste (although its not our fault they're sieves), to make too many if any reference regarding the war and its politics i think would be an error on our part. The boys on the ice over the next few years could very likely be sacrificing thier lives for us and our country so i don't think its right to dive below the belt on them.
Seeing i'm Navy, I'll enjoy watching Army lose, but i strongly feel we gotta take the high road on this one.

Go Navy (um, i mean Cornell), Beat Army.

[sockralex]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:

 Please no references to the war, politics, or whatever at the game.  The players you see on the ice for Army have a very good chance of going into combat after graduation.
[/q]

I agree.  War is too serious of an issue to belittle at a hockey game.  Politics (that are unrelated to war), on the other hand, are a joke.  And with that:

Support our troops! Send their hockey team home. or Send their sieve to the bench.

[Facetimer]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:

 Please no references to the war, politics, or whatever at the game.  The players you see on the ice for Army have a very good chance of going into combat after graduation.
[/q]

Hey Berge ... shut the hell up.  When are you going to stop being a vagina (no offense to frequent women posters such as JerseyGirl).

Shit, if they are going to Iraq after the game, we should just let them win the game, right Berge?

Besides, these guys could use the practice, if they get upset because some elitist bastard yells something at a hockey game, I don't want them in Iraq.  Lynah is hostile, but it is no Iraq.  Consider this combat training.

[Will]

Okay, so real life military matters should be left off the table.  So, we should give fictional military matters more thought.  All the more reason to use the G.I. Joe references. :-P

[puff]

I don't know if i should be offended by that post because it belittles what they are doing so much or not (and i'm not talking about on the ice).

Seriously, there are lines that shouldn't be crossed even by the faithful.

I do like the GI JOE idea though...