I’ve always been slightly uneasy with the term MANPAD. It reminds me of a personal sanitary device for gentlemen of a certain lower gastro-intestinal temperament:
Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens aims with an electronic SA-16 Man-Portable Air Defense (MANPAD) System on Dec. 12 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012 on the Pacific island of Tinian. Owens, the commanding general with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, visited with Marines, toured historic landmarks and watched two FA-18D Hornets make arrested landings.
I disclaim any connection between the Major General and minor GI-tract disturbances.
As long as it doesn’t chafe on long marches, it will be pretty handy.
Ever the forward thinker, Navy One…congratulations again, you made me laugh …k
My man pad is located over the top of the garage; its my sound proofed escape pad with all things manly contained within.
Yours Aye.
CP: One word as to chafing- Depends. They are great products, or so I hear.
Kris: Ah, mission accomplished!
EB: The man-cave. A time-honored, masculine get-away. A bear pelt on the floor. The spritz of ox musk hanging in the air. A gun or four hanging on the wall. A snifter with something to snift waiting patiently on a handmade pine table. A laz-ee-boy, well-worn, rocking gently to the dulcet strains of either Bing Crosby or Deep Purple. Your choice. And an enormous slab of beef, rare, on a bare butcher’s block ready to be gnawed on, sans fork or knife. . .The man-cave, it holds secrets the Vatican bosses would blush over.
Bloomin heck NavyOne; you got every thing except the guns on the wall?
Aye.
Sadly, Shipmate, no. I can dream though. . .
Hey, guys, I’ve got the pre-Civil War guns on the wall….waiting for commentary….
Hmm, do you ever rent your boom sticks out? Say, I give you fifty bucks and I can hang your guns on my wall for big events in my mancave?
If Gen Owens were to fire that thing he’d fricasse himself one General’s Aide. ‘Course, there’s always plenty of those around. Who stands behind a rocket propelled weapon? At any time?
I’d say so…everyone would be impressed …at least there are some Texans I’ve introduced to them and they are in absolute awe….maybe I’ll send you a photo off my IPhone and you can see for yourself….when I get around to it….that is….k
Struan: Good point. The flag whip probably is clueless.
Kris: I love it. You are a great Texan.