Soooo...

A friend of mine calls me last night and offers the opportunity to hop on a Blackhawk next week and fly to some miltary training facility in Vermont, take place in some war simulations, and then shoot M16s and grenade lauchers all day. Sounds awesome, right? Well, my feelings towards this are indifference leaning towards not wanting to waste an entire day of my life flying on war aircraft and shooting machine guns. Where do you stand on this?

A) I have a right to my autonomy and you respect my decision not to give in to testosterone-fueled social norms

B) I should just end it right now and join a knitting circle

Comments

[Schmoopie]

Definitely (A). Big guns are hot only if you're attempting to compensate for an inadequate penis. Real men don't need to play with guns.

Plus? I don't get the appeal of knitting.

[Jack Klompus]

"Definitely (A). Big guns are hot only if you're attempting to compensate for an inadequate penis. Real men don't need to play with guns.'

And "men" that believe that are required to address their significant others as "Mommy" and should never think about asking to go visit their testicles being kept in the jar in the dark basement.

Vandelay, if that type of shit doesn't interest you, I think you're right in not going. It would be a waste of your friend's time as well. That doesn't make you girly. Now the Rick Springfield-Barry Manilow-Jimmy Buffet-watching, skunk-fearing, pink-kayak-paddling shit -- that is a whole different story.

[Assman]

Sounds like it could be either really fun or really hot, tiring and annoying.

I'd say the folks you'd be going with are the deal-maker. If they're cool hangout types, then you'll probably like it more than another afternoon watching HSM2. If they're dicks, then... y'know.

[Dr. Tim Whatley]

Will there be a hot chick with "EE" cans holding an M-16 in a camouflage bikini and head band there too? I see them all the time on those covers for Guns and Ammo-type rags and wondered if I should fire off a few rounds so I can get some of that action.

[Craig]

if I should fire off a few rounds

You are still talking about guns, right?

[Art Vandelay]

Sounds like it could be either really fun or really hot, tiring and annoying.

For some reason, the latter sounds more likely.

[SL22]

I think it would be pretty cool just to say you did it.

I also have a pretty good sized penis.

Soooooo I don't know. Maybe you should go piss off of a bridge?

[Art Vandelay]

Crisis averted. They couldn't secure the aircraft that day. I escape with my manhood intact and not having to listen to some drill sargeant explain to me the dangers of rapid gunfire all day.

[Ocho Ocho]

Guns are not sor fun they are for killing. AS IT SHOULD BE.

[randi]

I always do stuff just because you can say you did it you know?
Years later, if you look back on this moment will you regret not having done it?

[Art Vandelay]

Nope.

[SL22]

Knowing Art, he's not lying. He's really not going to give the slightest of fucks.

[Johnnie]

I work in a rescue squadron. They got HH-60s and C-130s. I can't get to fly on either. If I can finagle it, I might be able to be a "survivor." I'd basically be dropped off in the middle of the desert and be rescued by a helo. But, like I said, I gotta finagle that.

For you to pass up an opportunity like this would be silly. I guess "luckily" the aircraft breaking allowed you to not have to make a decision. If they can secure aircraft in the next couple of weeks, tell your friend that an Air Force dude on leave in MA will take your spot.

So what if you were lucky enough to take a flight with the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels? Would you pass that up too?

[Art Vandelay]

Well, I suppose it would depend on logistics and what I had going on that day. More than likely, if I had a chance to fly with the Blue Angels, I'd make that work.

I get the whole "life's too short so don't have any regrets" thing, Johnnie. I've done tons of cool shit in my life and will do tons more I'm sure. On the same token though, life's too short to do shit that you're really not that into.

I don't think you'd be able to go by virtue of you being in the military. They do it to build relations with corporations so you'd have to be explicit about your place of employment.

[TMan]

WHAT? You had a chance to shoot guns and blow stuff up and no one gets hurt? That's like an episode of the A-Team without the terrible dialogue. You can't pass on that. If this opportunity comes up again and you have a knitting circle schedule conflict, let me know and I'll take your place.