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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) |
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When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) |
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"Phil Rhodes" wrote in message . .. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... Asphalt. |
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Phil Rhodes wrote:
When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) He was making a joke about all the handicapped (disabled) parking spots around the launcher -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply |
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I think its a joke.
"Phil Rhodes" wrote in message . .. When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) |
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Lynn in StLou wrote:
Phil Rhodes wrote: When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled'missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) He was making a joke about all the handicapped (disabled) parking spots around the launcher -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply I think that these days they prefer "launch challenged" -- Cheers Dave Kearton |
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Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
m... "Phil Rhodes" wrote in message . .. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... Asphalt. LOL duh! LOL! |
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Oh yeah, I'm laughin' now.....
"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message ... Phil Rhodes wrote: When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) He was making a joke about all the handicapped (disabled) parking spots around the launcher -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply |
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"Dave Kearton" wrote in news:VBJWj.292
: Lynn in StLou wrote: Phil Rhodes wrote: When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school , all 'disabled'missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab. And I don't know what a bitumen is.... "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ... Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-) He was making a joke about all the handicapped (disabled) parking spots around the launcher -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply I think that these days they prefer "launch challenged" Or "differently fueled" |
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