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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

"With the Old Breed" is what you probably have in mind. (Naturally, I recommend "The Devil's Anvil")

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

McArdle has just done for the First Amendment what Lanza did for the Second.

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

You got to get up pretty early in the morning, to beat a guy who stays up late.

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TundraGrifter's avatar

G Whiz!

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The Quirk's avatar

What's this about pens and keyboards? This was written in crayon, best guess.

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Chris Grrr's avatar

You should've seen their <i>bad</i> suggestions...

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Vienna Woods's avatar

"Fun fact: most recent amendment to the constitution was actually passed in the 1790s, though not ratified until 200 years later."

Huh???

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

Her idea comes closer to "If only the people in the towers had rushed the airplanes".

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

Dear Ms. McArdle, You first. MG

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Bourgeois Nerd's avatar

It must be hard to run, full-stop, with those bazoongas.

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Plenty of weirdos, sure .... but eejits like her are rare in this part of the country.

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We switched roles with them, on Peleliu. Didn't really work any better, except that we had more guys.

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PsycWench's avatar

I was thinking that a slightly stupider idea would be throwing Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder at the shooter, but that is only slightly stupider.

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What would be "ineffective" about the guy not having a gun in the first place?

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We could equip them with 3-ring binders made of Kevlar and titanium-ceramic plates.

I can only assume that some cretinous freeper or BlightFarter has already made this suggestion, but without the snark.

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