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December 10, 2004

Poncho, Poncho, Ponchoman

In the army, there is a form of punishment called an RBI (Reinforcement By Indorsement) in which the soldier is required to write a 1,000 word essay to describe his errors in judgment and so on. In this case, I have been forwarded an RBI written by a gentleman who failed to bring all his proper equipment to a function. And it is well, well worth the read. It starts a little something like this...

"It is Extremely Important that I Bring my Equipment Every Day Because if I Don't the Drill Sergeant makes me write a stupid R.B.I., which I must write, because if I don't the Army will kick me out, instantly ruining my life because I will be unable to get a job, and I will wind up living in a cardboard box because sometimes society can be a cruel, cruel entity.
Therefore, I will always from now on bring my poncho to chow because as everyone knows, it often rains inside of the mess hall. I also do not like to live in a cardboard box."

From there, it just gets funnier, and includes such phrases as "... some stunning orchids, or perhaps maybe a Rhododendron."

(Simultaneously launched by Bravo Romeo Delta from Demosophia, The Jawa Telegraph, & Anticipatory Retaliation)

Posted by: Bravo Romeo Delta at 10:37 AM | Comments (7) | Add Comment
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1 Holy crap that was funny. I am crying.

Posted by: Dave at December 09, 2004 11:24 AM (WICUl)

2 Next time someone here in Europe points out that the American Army has no sense of humour....I will correct them accord ling.....Class

Posted by: Delboy at December 09, 2004 11:58 AM (I4Ko/)

3 Thank God they don't play those games in the Infantry.

Posted by: Cindy at December 09, 2004 12:27 PM (1Z4Aq)

4 Hilarious!

Posted by: Rod Stanton at December 09, 2004 01:33 PM (tHUgl)

5 I love how he marked out the last word. Was he at 1001 words or something? lol

Posted by: Jeremy at December 10, 2004 12:40 AM (/U19w)

6 ' I will wind up living in a cardboard box because sometimes society can be a cruel, cruel entity.'

The washington times has reported that Iraq vets are starting to show up in homeless shelters.

Posted by: actus at December 10, 2004 12:59 AM (YxF4W)

7 Funny as hell.

Small nit to pick. RBI means "Reply by Indorsement". What happens, such as in this case, you get a written document which outlines what you've done wrong and you are required to "reply by indorsement" to that basic document telling what you did to correct the problem. You then write the "indorsement" which is appended to the basic document and forwarded up the chain of command to the person requiring the reply.

Posted by: McQ at December 10, 2004 09:53 AM (No4VE)

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