The Mess - Military Forum Off Topic Thread!

pmg58

or at least the security of the inside of the US SF tents anyway

Craigsy

MRE-€15
Coke-€1.50
Scaring the s**te out of your mates- Priceless

loving the slang, MRE. Meals Rejected by Ethiopians

pmg58

Meals Rarely Edible, or three lies for the price of one!

minidazzler

I'm definitely gonna have to get a box of them!!! next time I'm on tactics, i'll have my own "Pyro"

pmg58

They could be handy for keeping other people on their toes, for example wait until your platoon commander goes to take a dump, then BANG!!! STAND TO!

Would be interesting to see his reaction...

Craigsy

yeah, they lobbed one into the jax on one of the shakyboats (SBS)

Manic Moran

Craigsy wrote: »

Well it was invented by a bored SAS lad know as Yokel.

Knowing the typical US soldier as I do, I find it hard to believe that they had to wait for an Englishman to come up with the concept. I'm fairly sure that someone in the US Army figured it out in the first week they were on issue.

The little bottle of tabasco sauce that comes in MREs makes an interesting extra bit of 'fragmentation', by the way.

NTM

Craigsy

Manic Moran wrote: »

Knowing the typical US soldier as I do, I find it hard to believe that they had to wait for an Englishman to come up with the concept. I'm fairly sure that someone in the US Army figured it out in the first week they were on issue.

The little bottle of tabasco sauce that comes in MREs makes an interesting extra bit of 'fragmentation', by the way.

NTM

I'm just repeating what i heard, been having a look at mre's on ebay, not that i'd ever ever do anything like that, why im sure its illegal;)

minidazzler

Craigsy wrote: »

I'm just repeating what i heard, been having a look at mre's on ebay, not that i'd ever ever do anything like that, why im sure its illegal;)

the only illegal bit is the selling of the MRE's in the first place. It's not exactly an explosive and as long as noone gets hurt you are/or should be in the clear.

Note: I am not a lawyer and I don't accept responsibility if you get arrested!

concussion

One of the funniest things I've read.

From http://aussiearmy.org/forum/index.php?topic=112.msg45149#msg45149

Ah righto, well there is a thing called a Tabasco Bomb which you can make from an American MRE, you split open the heater pack, pour the dry powder in to a bottle, then add a heap (and I mean a heap) of Tabasco, give it a shake and leave it somewhere with the lid off, and you will gas everyone.

We were bored one day and decided to make a Bushmaster airtight, fill the back up with bored diggers and a secco with a camera, grab a bomb and pass it around until we couldn't take it anymore. We didn't know about shaking it, so when it wasn't working some champ grabbed it, shook it which made the gas spew from the top very quickly, instantly making us all cough until we spewed on each other, I stumbled out of the back hatch of the bushie, blinded by Tabasco gas, tears running down my face, hardly breathing, falling on to the ground whilst vomiting on myself, followed by about 4 more blokes fly out and fall on top of me. We them continued to thrash around on the ground coughing and gasping for ear for about 20 minutes...

It was funnier watching the video later on though.

So yeah, my pet hate are Tabasco bombs.

Manic Moran

Documentary coming out.

http://www.thewaywegetbymovie.com/

We stopped off at Bangor on the way over last time. Sure enough, they were there.

NTM

iceage

Manic that sure was heartwarming to watch, and humbling to think that those older folk continue to spend they time waiting to welcome troops back home, the guy with the phones really stikes a cord..thats thinking with your head for sure, something a person might want to do as soon as their feet hit the ground is ring someone... will wait to see the whole thing when it airs, God damn dusty in here tonight guys..:o

Local-womanizer

iceage wrote: »

Manic that sure was heartwarming to watch, and humbling to think that those older folk continue to spend they time waiting to welcome troops back home, the guy with the phones really stikes a cord..thats thinking with your head for sure, something a person might want to do as soon as their feet hit the ground is ring someone... will wait to see the whole thing when it airs, God damn dusty in here tonight guys..:o

Your right Iceage,great to see that people are taking an interest in these events,it must make your job all the worthwhile Manic.

Its getting fierce emotional in here tonight:p Mind you,that could be the pints and whisky talking:p

iceage

Whiskey......the devils pish Now cider thats another story....any crack lads?

Local-womanizer

iceage wrote: »

Whiskey......the devils pish Now cider thats another story....any crack lads?

Ah now Iceage!An aul JD and coke goes down well after a few pints of Guinness!

Sure Cider is being ruined nowadays by the young wans mixing it with blackcurrent:eek:

Spent last night,drunk on boards adding people as friends,then lifting weights in the room with the lights off while listening to the Doors:oThats my craic!

Poccington

Ibiza is the greatest place on Earth.

iceage

Through beer googles, maybe.:p

Craigsy

My interest now seems to be moving from an army cadetship to a naval cadetship, just wondering (although i think i probably know the answer) Do you have to move to cork and the west permanently for a navy job?, (i know the cadet programme but afterwords)

Local-womanizer

Poccington wrote: »

Ibiza is the greatest place on Earth.

I heard one side of the island is very scenic alright,I'am sure that was the side you where at?

Local-womanizer

No more drink for me for a good while!Serious case of the DTs:(

iceage

Oh Oh....Told ya, Whiskey the devils pish!!!:P

Or as my hero Billy Connelly once said "The worst PINT i ever had......Barcardi and blackcurrent "

Local-womanizer

iceage wrote: »

Oh Oh....Told ya, Whiskey the devils pish!!!:P

The whiskey was grand,it was the vodka,morgans and southern comfort that dident help!:p


What about Guiness and blackcurrent?!Blasphamy!

iceage

Local-womanizer wrote: »

vodka,morgans and southern comfort that dident help

WAYHEY!! Cocktails..

no point offering sympathy mate is there, Drink lots of waters (Ltrs) salty food helps, thats just me..excuse for a fry up

Had a nasty run in with some red wine a while back..Jebus Crust, the worst hangover I've had in a while.

Excuse to get out for a jog, sweat it out of ya!

Local-womanizer

iceage wrote: »

WAYHEY!! Cocktails..

no point offering sympathy mate is there, Drink lots of waters (Ltrs) salty food helps, thats just me..excuse for a fry up

Had a nasty run in with some red wine a while back..Jebus Crust, the worst hangover I've had in a while.

Excuse to get out for a jog, sweat it out of ya!

The up side of drink,Fry-ups!Wine is lethal,grand one night,kill ya the next!

I went for a run today,thought I was going to die on the way back but I made it any how.

iceage

For tomorrow. Ahem....UP TIPP!!!!! Thats all.

Manic Moran

Ermm...

Go Giants?

NTM

iceage

All Ireland Hurling final between Tipperary and Killkenny tomorrow. I'll let you know how they get on. Tipp are going to win.













Hope so...got a crisp 50 on it.!;)

goldie fish

They'd want to. Otherwise it's time they turned the "welcme to tipp- the home of hurling" signs around, so you only see them when you leave the county...

iceage

Yeah and theres also a few other signs saying "welcome to the sunny South East"!! Now theres a contradiction in terms.

Irish_Army01

Poccington wrote: »

Ibiza is the greatest place on Earth.

Nah Lugnaquillia is!!:D;)