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10-13-2010, 06:26 AM

#21

GunnF16

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jan 2008

Posts: 128

your wife calls you by your callsign at a social gatherings to get your attention...

you've spent more time debriefing than planning, briefing, stepping, and flying, combined

you think jalapeño popcorn is delicious

10-13-2010, 07:59 AM

#22

Nortonious

Careful w/that axe Eugene

Joined APC: Feb 2007

Position: HOTAS...and a SWA gear lever

Posts: 369

you've come home with red, green, blue, and black marker stains on your hands

(or for you Eagle FWIC bubbas) ...you came home with multicolored chalk dust all over your bag

10-13-2010, 11:06 AM

#23

faipsrule

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Joined APC: Jun 2007

Position: 757/767

Posts: 83

You are unable to tallk about flying while sitting on your hands...
You own a name tag that says you are "Heywood Jablowme"...
You are physically unable to say words like box and head...

10-13-2010, 11:15 AM

#24

Grumble

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Joined APC: Nov 2009

Posts: 5,193

Quote:

Originally Posted by faipsrule

You are physically unable to say words like box and head...

USN and USMC types need not apply. We don't subscribe to your PCness.

And jalapeno popcorn IS delicious.

10-13-2010, 05:25 PM

#25

ADFViper

On Reserve

Joined APC: Aug 2010

Position: AB FO

Posts: 20

Mary Ann Burns is the girl for you...

10-13-2010, 05:41 PM

#26

Wuzzo

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Joined APC: Jul 2010

Posts: 82

if...

...you refuse to watch American Idol until they feature Dos Gringos and Dick Jonas.

10-13-2010, 05:45 PM

#27

Mink

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Joined APC: Oct 2006

Posts: 945

Quote:

Originally Posted by jungle

If you thought the difference between an S-2 and a hoover was the number of dirt bags.

Think you mean S-3. S-2 had radial engines, definitely not a Hoover.

10-13-2010, 08:07 PM

#28

zulu

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Joined APC: Apr 2005

Position: A300 CA

Posts: 66

your kids all knew (and enforced) the rules of "no slugs" before they were three.

10-14-2010, 03:40 AM

#29

Wuzzo

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Joined APC: Jul 2010

Posts: 82

You tell your kids to "knock it off," and they respond

"1 Knock it off!"
"2 Knock it off!"
"3 Knock it off!"
...

10-15-2010, 09:45 AM

#30

XHooker

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Joined APC: Mar 2008

Posts: 1,083

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunnF16

your wife calls you by your callsign at a social gatherings to get your attention...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

Your wife or someone else's just use callsigns to avoid confusion.

Both so true... a half dozen years since I retired and she still does it, even around our civilian friends. I'm just glad my callsign was something benign and not something like "Butthead".