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I managed to hang on to mine for 30+ years (even though I'm married to a ferriner). I particularly enjoyed them crawling up my ass with a microscope every five years.

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Funny, with a TS/SCI I knew all kinds of shit.

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They give you a code now when you retire, if your clearance is still good. Then you can remain a member in good standing with the Military Industrial Complex without the need for a complete re-investigation.

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Not during Dolt45 ...

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Kline improperly suspended her for two weeks in retaliation for her refusal to go along with his extra-procedural diktats, and even went so far as to put files she'd need for work on high shelves so that Newbold, who has congenital dwarfism, could not reach them.

Normal human: "That's horrifying."

Corey Lewandowski: "It's okay I guess, but until I see sexual assault or murder on his rap sheet, he's still just a fucking cuck. RAAAAH!!"

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Learned it from an Italian, actually.

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My first hash was with Tampa. Pussy Galore lured me out.

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To both you and Emil: I'm sure you folks have much more current knowledge and experiences than I do. I'm from the old school that took a long, long time to get one and when you no longer needed it you lost it. Obviously things have changed in half a century.

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"Just how blindingly incompetent is this asshole?"He's probably pretty capable at his tasks, which is why he's managed to stay on the payroll. Tasks being defined as 'dirty s#!t that others are too moral to do".I'm guessing that he's like the 3rd line defenseman who can't skate fast and can't really shoot either, but useful if you need to mix it up or settle some scores.

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there's also a Fiat-fan variation of it "Feuer In Allen Töpfen" or "Fire In All Pots (as in cylinders)"

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Just so! ; )

Good to see you my dear Ilyas. ; )

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"...and even went so far as to put files she'd need for work on high shelves so that Newbold, who has congenital dwarfism, could not reach them."This goes above and beyond, into ultra-assholery. Holy shit with these fuckers.

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I was hanging out around 1990-2000. The MacDill bunch are so much fun! There was a small group of us that would go up on alternate Saturdays. I'll see if I can find one of the pics from the Guavaween parade, we had a float in it.

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Oh hell I remember *useless* stuff like that funny Wonkette post from five years ago, when this was just a humble mommyblog, or details from a book I read 20 years ago. Back when trivial pursuit was a thingmy friends made me have to answer ALL the questions on the card to move on and I *STILL* won....but what I came to the store to get? fuggadabout it; heck I forget to look at my list half the time. (and it isn't old age, my dear one loves to remind me of the time I went downstairs for a half gallon of milk at the little bodega/deli next door, I came back with a christmas tree, a jar of pickles and some seli meat..but no milk. This happened in 1986. Pepperidge Farm She remembers! )

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I went from active duty to retired to DoD civilian over a few weeks and my SSBI stayed alive. I lost access during the transition of course, but I didn't have to be reinvestigated. Saved the DoD a lot of $$$.

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Me too. Movie quotes for every occasion, but who are the actors (if the movie is less than 70 years old)? Hmm. Why did I come down to the basement? Hmm, I could get this thing, which doesn’t seem like why I’m here, but I could use it now... and it turns out that feeling was correct about it not being the right thing.

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