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2008-08-31 Afghanistan

Afghan commission says US troops took fire first

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Posted by tu3031 2008-08-31 10:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Fred,

Is the Surprise Meter in for re-calibration or something?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-08-31 10:34|| 2008-08-31 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 It probably warped the bourdon tube when it went into the "negative surprise" zone. Plays bloody hell with some instruments.

Posted by tipover 2008-08-31 13:14|| 2008-08-31 13:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Nah, the Surprise Meter's arrow wrapped around the negative stop peg six or seven times, that's all. Fred will have it fixed as soon as he gets a bigger crowbar.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-08-31 13:45|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-08-31 13:45|| Front Page Top

#4 No. The Surprise Meter was hit with EBP* and smoked.

*EBP---Electro Bozonic Pulse, the only known countermeasure is a stout heart, an iron will, and a platoon of clinical psychologists in reserve. Oh, and some automatic weapons and ammo. Can't forget that.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-08-31 14:32|| 2008-08-31 14:32|| Front Page Top

#5 You're all wrong: the SurpriseMeter™has an auto-shutdown feature that prevents damage from EBPs. We just didn't bring it out 'cause we already knew what the reading would be.

Posted by Steve White 2008-08-31 15:45|| 2008-08-31 15:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Living in this age of wonder as we do, y'all need to get one of them new digital surprise meters with the auto-ranging feature. No more bent needles and you don't have to put a big nail in the fuse holder like with the olden kind.

Posted by SteveS 2008-08-31 15:53|| 2008-08-31 15:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe if you put the batteries in backwards it would work again.

Posted by gorb 2008-08-31 16:15|| 2008-08-31 16:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Check the air in the tires.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-08-31 17:52|| 2008-08-31 17:52|| Front Page Top

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