Monday, August 17, 2026

Perspective

Dateline:  December 8, 1941, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean...


"Men, you've got to hear something I pulled off the Internet...'Dear Mom, The Japanese are so mean.  They went and ruined the beach trip I had planned with the fellas to Waikiki yesterday.  President Roosevelt is to blame.  Inform CNN when they're invented.'  Funny, yes?"
"Just points out how soft the Americans are."
"Ah, so."
"But, Honorable Sergeant?"
"Speak."
"What is 'Internet'?"

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