travelover
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I don't think the boy is devastated. I think he is being educated.
I agree.The tattoo thing has gone to extremes (IMO).
I didn't click the link.No trick. Did you hear the bell ring too?
Pavlov would be proud
That reads suspiciously like "C'mon in, the water's fine!"Can't say about anyone else, but I clicked on the link and looked. Then I closed the page and less than ten seconds later the image was gone from my mind. It was pretty easy to let go -- as it was not easy on the eyes.
Neither did I, shows we're are deciplined individuals, reverse psychology doesn't work on usI didn't click the link.
Grandma!!!
She is the spittin' image of grandmother Eeeek! I never saw her tats before though.
The lack of sounds p/b/m in some languages has been attributed to the use of such labrets (since those sounds require bringing the two lips completely together). AndReminds me of the natives that use "lip plates" ...
Archeological evidence indicates that labrets have been independently invented no less than six times, in Kamchatka (8700 BC), Iran (6400 BC), the Balkans (5000 BC), Sudan (3700 BC), Mesoamerica (1500 BC), and Coastal Ecuador (500 BC)[1].
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OMG........I will never doubt you again!This woman wanted to work at Hooters: (Warning, you do not want to click this link. There is nudity, and you will not be able to get the image out of you head once you click on it. Trust me on this. Link).
Reminds me of the natives that use "lip plates" ..
Gosh, we're all glad that we weren't like that when we were 25 years old.So it looks like grandson will now be going into the Navy. He passed all the tests and now is waiting for a phone call for the date to enlist. The Navy offered him some kind of deal where they would send him to school but he's not interested in school. He's sick of school. I'm sick of him and his attitude. He's 25 and is sick of school and hates work. He's just getting started in the workforce (??). Told him to look forward to fifty more years of being fed up with the world.
If anyone wants to chime in here, I'd love to hear what you've got to say;
however, I'm tired of talking about it and won't be posting anymore on this thread. I'll gladly read your posts and thoughts. Thanks for listening.
Yeah, sure, like the military really wants that job. Far easier to recruit the ones who really want the advanced training, and a shaky economy offers plenty of opportunity to pick & choose.Sounds like he has an attitude that the Navy will take care right away.
Update:
He's 25 and is sick of school and hates work. .
This describes a cousin of mine. We were very close as kids and spent our summers together. One additional characteristic he had to your description above was "problems with authority".He's 25 and is sick of school and hates work. He's just getting started in the workforce (??). Told him to look forward to fifty more years of being fed up with the world.
That's the ASVAB, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. It's frequently administered at high schools in addition to recruiting stations, and it's the preliminary screening tool for choosing ratings (specialties).I understand there is some kind of standard test they give to all applicants, kind of like a SAT. He scored 93 on it and I think that's pretty good. The kid is smart, just not smart enough to apply himself. The Navy offered him schooling in nuclear something or other and that is what he turned down. Remember, he's sick of school. Said he wanted to be in the aviation end of the business.
Sibling rivalry? No problem. Martial arts? A plus. Doesn't get along well with the team? We can work on that.#1 is so pi**ed at his brother being gay that he wants out of the house. Can't stand to be around his gay brother.
The "other nuclear option" is aircraft carriers, which can work out just fine. He can spend an entire career going among any of a dozen of them and, depending on his rating, might even be able to get duty on a different ship like a submarine tender (nuclear maintenance). He still gets sea pay for sea duty. When he's doing nuclear work in his specialty then he gets special duty assignment pay. There are plenty of shore duty options as well, although some of the special programs still screen for body art.I'm thinking about having a talk with grandson #1, try to pick him up a little and talking him into taking the "nuclear thing" offer from the Navy. However, the "nuclear thing" might mean submarines and couldn't blame him for not wanting that.
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But lemme make sure I understand this young man's attitude: he doesn't want to have to learn or study, and he doesn't want to work hard, so he'd rather be an aviator?
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