Story Of Creation

[privateinvestor]

Subject: Story of Creation

A Story of Creation (from a former Sgt Maj of the Marine Corps)
Heaven help us all!!
Thanks to God, they are "the few". "Wisdom is knowing what to do next;
skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it."
David Starr Jordan
For our Marine buddies ....
In the beginning was God, and all else was darkness and void, and without
form. So God created the heavens and the earth. He created the sun, and the
moon, and the stars, so that light might pierce the darkness. God divided
the earth between the land and the sea, and these He filled with many
assorted creatures. And the dark, salty, slimy creatures that inhabited the
murky depths of the oceans, God called sailors. And He dressed them
accordingly. They had little trousers that looked like bells at the bottom.
And their shirts had cute little flaps on them to hide the hickeys on their
necks. He also gave them long sideburns and shabby looking beards. God
nicknamed them "squids" and banished them to a lifetime at sea, so normal
folks would not have to associate with them. To further identify these
unloved creatures, He called them "Petty" and "Commodore", instead of titles
worthy of red-blooded men.


And the flaky creatures of the land, God called
soldiers. And with a twinkle in His eye, and a sense of humor that only He
could have, God made their trousers too short and their covers too large. He
also made their pockets oversized, so that they may warm their hands. And to
adorn their uniforms, God gave them badges in quantities that only a dime
store owner could appreciate. And He gave them emblems and crests... and all
sorts of shiny things that glittered... and devices that dangled. (When you
are God you tend to get carried away.)


On the 6th day, He thought about
creating some "air creatures" for which He designed a Greyhound bus driver's
uniform, especially for Air Force fly boys. But He discarded the idea during
the first week, and it was not until years later that some apostles
resurrected this theme and established what we now know as the "wild blue
yonder wonders".


And on the 7th day, as you know, God rested. But on the 8th
day, at 0730, God looked down upon the earth and was not happy. God was not
happy! So, He thought about his labors, and in his divine wisdom God created
a divine creature. And this He called a Marine. And these Marines, who God
created in his own image, were to be of the air, and of the land, and of the
sea. And these He gave many wonderful uniforms. Some were green; some were
blue with red trim. And in the early days, some were even a beautiful tan.
He gave them practical fighting uniforms, so that they could wage war
against the forces of Satan and evil. He gave them service uniforms for
their daily work and training. And He gave them evening and dress
uniforms... sharp and stylish, handsome things, so that they might promenade
with their ladies on Saturday night and piss the hell out of everybody else!
He even gave them swords, so that people who were not impressed, could be
dealt with accordingly. And at the end of the 8th day, God looked down upon
the Earth and saw that it was good. But was God happy? NO! God was still not
happy! Why? Because in the course of His labors, God had forgotten one
thing. He did not have a Marine uniform for himself. But He thought about
it, and thought about it, and finally satisfied Himself in knowing that,
well.........
NOT EVERYBODY CAN BE A MARINE!

[chiver78]

and what does this have to do with Politics or the Market?

[Tennesseer]

Moving this thread to the military sub-board.

[privateinvestor]

Ok

[Value Buy]

Ah, a gentle death to the start of an interesting poem ........