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*Please explain the "short to boot" idiom : I can see it used as both a positive or a negative... | *Please explain the "short to boot" idiom : I can see it used as both a positive or a negative... | ||
*Those who can't or won't read [http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-1400034639-0 War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning] (like me) can go for [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week622/hedges.html an interview with Chris Hedges]. It's shorter, and makes all the relevant points without much pathos. | *Those who can't or won't read [http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-1400034639-0 War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning] (like me) can go for [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week622/hedges.html an interview with Chris Hedges]. It's shorter, and makes all the relevant points without much pathos. | ||
*See also [http://www.monochrom.at/amok/ Every Five Seconds an Inkjet Printer Dies Somewhere] : a short article trying to explain "pointless" massacres (running amok). As for movies, make sure you've seen [ Full Metal Jacket] : | *See also [http://www.monochrom.at/amok/ Every Five Seconds an Inkjet Printer Dies Somewhere] : a short article trying to explain "pointless" massacres (running amok). As for movies, make sure you've seen [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/ Full Metal Jacket] : | ||
**"Believe it or not, but under fire, Animal Mother can be a wonderful human being. All he needs is somebody throwing grenades at him 'til the end of his life." | **"Believe it or not, but under fire, Animal Mother can be a wonderful human being. All he needs is somebody throwing grenades at him 'til the end of his life." | ||
***Git some! Git some! Git some, yeah, yeah, yeah! Anyone that runs, is a VC. Anyone that stands still, is a well-disciplined VC! You guys oughta do a story about me sometime! | ***Git some! Git some! Git some, yeah, yeah, yeah! Anyone that runs, is a VC. Anyone that stands still, is a well-disciplined VC! You guys oughta do a story about me sometime! | ||