"The Balkans. This is where I came in."
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first world war, world war one, world war i, balkans, kosovo, bosnia, yugoslavia, reminisce, reminisces, reminiscing, veteran, veterans, soldier, soldiers, armed forces, memory lane, war story, war stories, military history, military historian, military historians, pensioner, pensioners, senior citizen, senior citizens, oap, oaps, o.a.p., o.a.p.s, gentleman's club, gentleman's clubsA knight wearing a full suit of armor with a doorknocker attached to his chest.
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knight, knights, soldier, soldiers, armor, amour, suit of armor, suit of armour, metal, accessory, accessories, fashion, style, doorknocker, doorknockers, door knocker, door knockers, doorbell, doorbells, ringer, ringers, door, doors, history, historical, medieval, military"Put simply, the mission is to discover a potential enemy who could justify our three-hundred-billion-dollar defense budget."
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military, general, generals, armed forces, war, wars, battle, battles, soldier, soldiers, officer, officers, military spending, military budget, defense, defence, defense budget, defence budget, usa, united states, america, politics, politician, politicians, political, political leader, political leaders, government, governments, president, presidents"It was a time when men regularly performed great feats of valor but were rarely in touch with their feelings."
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warrior, warriors, ancient warrior, ancient warriors, soldier, soldiers, spartans, roman, knight, knights, romans, spartan, warrior society, warrior societies, emotional support, emotion, emotions, valor, valour, in touch with your emotions, statue, statues, sculptor, sculptors, macho men, macho man, macho male, macho males"I'm trying to forget a 401k."
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401k, 401(k), french foreign legion, foreign legion, foreign legions, financial crisis, financial crises, money problem, money problems, money troubles, financial troubles, financial problems, soldier, soldiers, retirement fund, retirement funds, pension fund, pension funds, pension, pensions, retirement planning"This next song goes out to anyone who's ever been in love with the idea of invading Iran."
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war, iran, war in iran, live music, music, performer, performers, performing, performance, performances, piano, piano player, piano players, pianos, military, officer, soldier, soldiers, officers, general, generals, conflict, political conflict, invade, invasion, military invasion, bar, bars, restaurant, restaurants, veteran, veterans, war vet, war veteran, war veterans, war vets, armed forces, servicemen, servicewomen, history, historical, persian gulf"Who told the press we were having a bad hair day?"
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bad hair day, bad hair, hair, bald, balding, no hair, hairless, receding hairline, old age, growing old, mid life crisis, war, wars, soldiers, soldier, politics, political leaders, political leader, general, generals, military, leaders, leader, government, governments, press conference, publicity, bad publicity, press, media, social media, meeting, meetings, discussion, accusations, accuse, accused, government official, government officials"You don't bring a fife to a gunfight."
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fife, flute, drum and flute, drums, drum, flutes, military band, military, instrument, instruments, wind instrument, wind instruments, guns, gun, gun fight, battle, battles, war, wars, you don't bring a knife to a gunfight, word play, play on words, thirteen colonies, 13 colonies, colonies, colonials, colonial war, revolutionary war, revolution, soldier, soldiers, unprepared, unprotected, defenceless, defenseless, history, historical"By the time we got there, all we wanted to do was raid their kitchen."
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knight, knights, soldier, soldiers, army, cavalry, horse, horses, armour, armor, commander, commander, captain, captains, spear, spears, weapon, weapons, stab, impale, medieval, history, raid, pillage, plunder, attack, kitchen, kitchens, food, eat, eating, steal, stole, stolen, hunger, hungry, starve, starving"He said we can just ignore the sign."
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traffic law, traffic laws, invasion, invasions, invader, invaders, invading, stop sign, stop signs, tank, tanks, invading force, invading forces, tank warfare, tank war, tank, tanks, traffic sign, traffic signs, soldier, soldiers, right of war, military invasion, military invasions, warzone, warzones, conflict, conflicts, war zone, war zones, traffic police, conflict zone, traffic cop, traffic cops"How do you stay so calm about the stock market?"
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stock market, stock markets, stock, stocks, financial market, financial markets, economics, economist, economists, calm under pressure, calm under stress, soldier, soldiers, warzone, warzones, battle ground, battle grounds, stressful job, stressful jobs, financial news, business news, trench, trenches, financial crisis, economic crisis"I'll have a mead spritzer."
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bar, bars, pub, pubs, bartender, bartenders, server, servers, barkeep, barkeeps, barkeeper, barkeepers, patron, patrons, customer, customers, drink, drinks, drinking, drinking alcohol, alcohol, alcoholic, liquor, booze, mead, spritzer, spritzers, medieval, history, historical, knight, knights, soldier, soldiers, ordering, order, orders, fancy, girly, unmanly, effeminate, man, men"I'm beginning to feel really good about myself again."
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psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, therapist, therapy, therapists, shrink, shrinks, military, ptsd, post traumatic stress disorder, mental health, mental illness, depression, mood, mood swing, mood swings, general, generals, soldier, soldiers, army, patriotic, patriotism, persian gulf, gulf war, war, wars, troop, troops"No flag pin!"
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military, officer, officers, soldier, soldiers, general, generals, rank, ranks, medal, medals, pin, pins, lapel, lapels, lapel pin, lapel pins, decoration, decorations, award, awards, badge, badges, bar, bars, ribbon, ribbons, hero, heroes, heroism, bravery, service, service record, service records, record of service, flag, flags, flag pin, flag pins, missing, patriotism, patriot, patriots, party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail partiesModern William Tell Uses An Air-Strike To Hit Apple
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air strike, air strikes, drone strike, air force, drone, drones, air-strike, air-strikes, drone-strikes, militaries, military, army, armies, violent, violence, calling it in, call it in, general, generals, soldier, soldiers, officer, officers, modern warfare, war, warfare, modern war, modern life, technology, spin off, spin-off, spoof, spoofed, parody, parodies, parodied, william tell, folkstory, folkstories, folktale, folktales"Everything, I take it, will be al dente."
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tough, tough guys, al dente, to the tooth, hard, crunchy, undercooked, food, foods, military, generals, soldier, soldiers, waiter, waiters, server, servers, restaurant, restaurants, customer service, food service, strong, man, men, manly, chef, cook, cooks, cooking"Don't act Pentagonial with me!"
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pentagon, government, governments, military, soldier, soldiers, wife, wives, marriage, married, relationship, relationships, couple, couples, spouse, spouses, men, man, woman, women, husband, husbands, military wife, military wives, military officer, military officers, general, generals"General Torrentine is for when we want something a bit more spontaneous than a measured response."
"Pinpoint havoc, gentlemen, accuracy of mayhem. And yet our dress blues remain crisp and sharp, our hands soft and pink."
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military, general, generals, armed forces, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, jet, jets, pilot, pilots, airforce, air force, war, wars, battle, battles, havoc, mayhem, bad planning, bad idea, soldier, soldiers, officer, officers, uniform, uniforms, operation plan, combat, presentation, presentations"No, you dismantle your nuclear arsenal first."
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military, soldier, soldiers, arsenal, nuclear, nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons, flirt, flirts, telephone conversation, telephone sex, flirty, phone, phones, phone call, phone calls, teen, teens, teenager, war, wars, army, armies, navy, airforce, marines, flirtation, flirtations, air force, diplomacy, diplomat, diplomats, nuclear arsenal, nuclear arsenals"When your only tool is a trebuchet, every problem looks like a siege."
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trebuchet, trebuchets, trébuchet, trébuchets, siege engine, siege engines, siege warfare, siege war, siege, sieges, catapult, catapults, war, wars, warfare, battleground, battlegrounds, tool, tools, problem solver, problem solvers, problem solving, problem solve, soldier, soldiers, perspective, perspectivesGeneral U.S. Grant Displays Rare Emotion At Appomattox.
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battle of appomattox, ulysses s. grant, civil war, american civil war, general, generals, soldier, soldiers, officer, officers, uniform, uniforms, military, politics, politician, politicians, political, political leader, political leaders, government, governments, president, presidents, union, confederate, confederation"This looked cooler in the commercials."
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ad, ads, advertisement, advertisements, marketing, commercial, commercials, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertisement campaign, advertisements campaigns, cool, cooler, not cool, war, wars, military, soldier, soldiers, army, armies, army soldier, army soldiers, army-soldier, army-soldiers, gun, guns, recruit, recruiter, recruiting, army recruiter, army recruiters, army recruit, army recruit, new recruit, new recruits, violent, violence, tv vs. reality, the reality of war, reality, television vs. reality, don't believe what you see on tv, man in uniform, men in uniform