5/19/2004: Iraqi police graduate

Undertoad · 05-19-2004, 02:11 PM

Thanks to xoxoxoBruce for passing along this one along. It's presented without bias. The grimacing guy is a British police instructor, and the guy showing his affection is one of about 950 newly minted Iraqi police graduates who has just graduated from the makeshift police academy.

warch · 05-19-2004, 02:23 PM

He wants that cool pretzel hat. So do I.

Doppler · 05-19-2004, 03:31 PM

There is something very eeire about the calm expression on the Iraqi's face in contrast to the look of discomfort on the british instructors face.

mmmmbacon · 05-19-2004, 04:17 PM

I suggest we have a caption contest for this one. Pretend Undertoad hadn't explained the picture. Here's my entry:

"Hey lover... I posted our video on the internet."

lumberjim · 05-19-2004, 04:29 PM

smile, or the knife goes in!

warch · 05-19-2004, 04:35 PM

These pretzels are making me thirsty.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-19-2004, 07:32 PM

You've got nice teeth, for an Englishman.

YellowBolt · 05-19-2004, 07:39 PM

How about we all take a nice trip... TO THE BATHROOM! *dun dun dun...*

richlevy · 05-19-2004, 09:25 PM

Ok, can someone from England please explain the pretzel insignia.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-19-2004, 09:52 PM

That's not a pretzel, thats a noose for male genitals.

Happy Monkey · 05-19-2004, 10:10 PM

I suspect it's an overhand knot, not a pretzel. Boy Scouts use a square knot. I guess British military just aren't up to that level yet.

I'll be worried when I see someone with a bowline insignia.

chrisinhouston · 05-20-2004, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Happy Monkey
I suspect it's an overhand knot, not a pretzel. Boy Scouts use a square knot. I guess British military just aren't up to that level yet.

I'll be worried when I see someone with a bowline insignia.

Yes, and American Boy Scouts love to wear those knot decorations and there are so many to choose from. Prior to WWII, American Scout leaders wore decortations much like military ribbons, but with returning soldiers becoming volunteers it was decided that it could get too confusing.

jdbutler · 05-20-2004, 10:10 AM

"But Infidel, this way is much more personal than a green light stick shoved up your ass"

MAdMoNKEY · 05-20-2004, 01:22 PM

"Don't tell me what you did to me in that prison didn't mean anything to you?"

Happy Monkey · 05-20-2004, 01:24 PM

Man, seven years in Scouts, and I only got one of those knots.

05-19-2004, 02:11 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/19/2004: Iraqi police graduate Thanks to xoxoxoBruce for passing along this one along. It's presented without bias. The grimacing guy is a British police instructor, and the guy showing his affection is one of about 950 newly minted Iraqi police graduates who has just graduated from the makeshift police academy.

05-19-2004, 03:31 PM	#3
Doppler Kinda New Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	scary There is something very eeire about the calm expression on the Iraqi's face in contrast to the look of discomfort on the british instructors face.

05-19-2004, 04:29 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	smile, or the knife goes in! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-19-2004, 07:32 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You've got nice teeth, for an Englishman. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-19-2004, 09:25 PM	#9
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Ok, can someone from England please explain the pretzel insignia. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-19-2004, 02:23 PM	#2
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	He wants that cool pretzel hat. So do I.

05-19-2004, 04:17 PM	#4
mmmmbacon biting my elbow Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 30	I suggest we have a caption contest for this one. Pretend Undertoad hadn't explained the picture. Here's my entry: "Hey lover... I posted our video on the internet."

05-19-2004, 04:35 PM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	These pretzels are making me thirsty.

05-19-2004, 07:39 PM	#8
YellowBolt I lurk with the best of them Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: not close to philadelphia. :( well, not THAT close. Posts: 146	How about we all take a nice trip... TO THE BATHROOM! dun dun dun...

05-19-2004, 09:52 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's not a pretzel, thats a noose for male genitals. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-19-2004, 10:10 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I suspect it's an overhand knot, not a pretzel. Boy Scouts use a square knot. I guess British military just aren't up to that level yet. I'll be worried when I see someone with a bowline insignia. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-20-2004, 10:10 AM	#13
jdbutler If ya cant take a joke, Effya! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 288	"But Infidel, this way is much more personal than a green light stick shoved up your ass" __________________ Phineas J. Twunt

05-20-2004, 01:22 PM	#14
MAdMoNKEY Smooth Ruffian Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Right behind you! Posts: 47	"Don't tell me what you did to me in that prison didn't mean anything to you?" __________________ "Oooh oooh aaahh aaahh! slap!" - MAdMoNKEY

05-20-2004, 01:24 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Man, seven years in Scouts, and I only got one of those knots. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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