what becomes of the purple hearted
They whither.
posted by american short-timer at Saturday, October 08, 2005
08 October 2005
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- Name: american short-timer
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short - tim·er shôrt tī'mer noun
1. one nearing the end of a contractual term of service; a military enlistee at the end of a tour.
2. one arrested in service past a mutually agreed upon date after invocation of an executive order.
3. one at the proverbial end of his proverbial rope.
Inference: declining institutional loyalty proportionate to the nearing of one's Expiration Term of Service.
See also: Boobus Enlisticatus.
ALSO:
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Charlie Yankee Alpha... out.
there's more
- last laughs 'n whatnot
- wiggin' out
- head-chopping shit
- truth
- word to the wise grasshopper
- ode to sincerity
- ...is all I ever do
- apply yourself young man
- to sleep is best of all
- a word from the short one
live each day as though it were to be your last, and one day you're sure to be right.
--Harry Harbord Morant
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