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2004-11-07 Iraq-Jordan
U.S. Marines in Iraq break pre-battle tension with chariot race
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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:05:50 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 I'd love to see photos of this!
Posted by Tony (UK)  2004-11-07 9:17:14 AM||   2004-11-07 9:17:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm very glad to see a funny story like this coming out of Iraq. I'd also love to see pictures as this will be a classic told for a long time. Semper Fi Marines and thanks for laughs.
Posted by Silentbrick  2004-11-07 9:23:02 AM||   2004-11-07 9:23:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's one though not as good as the one in the local paper.
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:24:53 AM||   2004-11-07 9:24:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL, Mrs. Davis.

Though I don't think they've quite got the concept. I'm pretty sure it would work a whole lot better if the horse were facing in the other direction. :-D
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-11-07 9:28:34 AM||   2004-11-07 9:28:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 That's a good photo - but I must agree with Barbara, I always thought the horses were supposed to point the other way! :)
Posted by Tony (UK)  2004-11-07 9:52:35 AM||   2004-11-07 9:52:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I believe that photo is a demonstration of the ancient dictum of war that no chariot survives first contact with the race course.
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-07 9:56:09 AM||   2004-11-07 9:56:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I always thought the horses were supposed to point the other way!

It was en English horse. That is why it is pointing the wrong way.
Posted by JFM  2004-11-07 9:57:46 AM||   2004-11-07 9:57:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 LOL Mrs. D.
Posted by Shipman 2004-11-07 10:06:28 AM||   2004-11-07 10:06:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 What did the trophy look like?
Posted by raptor 2004-11-07 10:50:24 AM||   2004-11-07 10:50:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Well, if it's an English horse that explains it - it's 'having a word' with that Marine with the trident! :)
Posted by Tony (UK)  2004-11-07 10:59:54 AM||   2004-11-07 10:59:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 Photos are up here, here and here courtesy of Yahoo.
Posted by Nick VTX 2004-11-07 11:18:18 AM||   2004-11-07 11:18:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Cheers for that Nick VTX, the guys look like they're having a great time. Hope it goes well for them when they clear out Fallujah.
Posted by Tony (UK)  2004-11-07 11:28:47 AM||   2004-11-07 11:28:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 This is good. Looks like they put the cart before the horse in that one photo.

I would hope that the MSM would cover this.
Posted by CrazyFool  2004-11-07 11:31:19 AM||   2004-11-07 11:31:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 Among the highlights for the assembled Marines: When the camp dog, Butch, limped onto the racecourse and grazed on the horses' droppings.

"Ack... no, Butch... no kissies... you sleep over there... *cough* *gag*"
Posted by eLarson 2004-11-07 12:06:59 PM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2004-11-07 12:06:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 ... the camp dog, Butch, limped onto the racecourse and grazed on the horses' droppings.

Government mandated recycling programs gone horribly wrong ...

Next Geraldo!
Posted by Zenster 2004-11-07 12:56:22 PM||   2004-11-07 12:56:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Just showed y son the pics."Boy those Marines sure know how to do fun!"his words.
Posted by raptor 2004-11-07 1:08:39 PM||   2004-11-07 1:08:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Y'all do realize, don't you, that the only people in the entire world who would do this is Americans?

Well, yeah, probably the Aussies would too.

But when I looked at the pictures the first thing I thought is, "That's so American!" :-D
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-11-07 3:02:53 PM||   2004-11-07 3:02:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 >Y'all do realize, don't you, that the only people in the entire world who would do this is Americans? Well, yeah, probably the Aussies would too. But when I looked at the pictures the first thing I thought is, "That's so American!" :-D


Aussies would've had more beer. LOTSA, LOTSA more BEER!
Posted by Almost Anonymous9229  2004-11-07 6:35:02 PM||   2004-11-07 6:35:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Only the Corps could combine the martial culture, warrior spirit, and frat boy sense of humour combining the best antics from the movie M.A.S.H. and Animal House - Ooh-Rah!

"Aussies would've had more beer. LOTSA, LOTSA more BEER!"

-Shit, these lads were stone sober when they did this - we're not allowed to have any brewskies in muslim-land - just goes to show that we don't need any suds to show the rest of the world how fucking nuts hard core we are when it comes to throwing a pre-battle party!
Posted by Jarhead 2004-11-07 8:18:44 PM||   2004-11-07 8:18:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 As my 'moderate' brother in New England said, you can tell the election is over, because the MSM covered it, and fairly.
Posted by Pappy 2004-11-07 9:33:58 PM||   2004-11-07 9:33:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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