Re: It's not going to be "pretty" Re: End of the M16

"Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> JHBennett wrote:
> > "pyotr filipivich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >>And lo, it came about, that on Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:54:58 -0600 in
> >>talk.politics.guns , "JHBennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was inspired to
utter:
> >>
> >>>Hmmmmm........  you forgot to specify that it must not actually injure
or
> >>>harm a targeted enemy, but rather encourage said targeted individual to
> >>>cease resistance and surrender.  I believe something which would drop
> >>>$1,000,000 at their feet, with a case of beer and a scantilly clad
beach
> >>>bunny ought to do it.
> >>
> >>Brings a whole new meaning to "Msixteen" now don't it.
> >>
> >>OTOH, can you imagine the effect on the standard infantry grunt if faced
> >>with a million dollars cash, a case (a case!) of beer and a beach bunny?
> >>Better fire that thing twice pal, or you're going to see one hell of a
> >> fight break out. :-)
> >>
> >>Not to mention what the nannies would do to their panties at the mere
> >>thought of perpetuating alcoholism and unfortunate gender stereotyping.
> >>
> >
> > Of course, you do know I have advocated to our military planners, for
many
> > years, that the first wave of our assault forces be comprized of bikini
clad
> > beach bunnies, carrying coolers of beer, beach unbrellas, etc.  I do
believe
> > the sight of such a regiment, bouncing and squeeling, as they charged
toward
> > the enemy, would cause immediate mutiny/mass desertions, in their ranks.
No
> > officer would survive an order to open fire and no grunt would dare to
raise
> > his...ah,... rifle, lest he be beaten to death.
>
> I recall that one of the Morecambe & Wise films (comedy) had a bunch of
> women soldiers carrying out a successful assault on a castle by ditching
>   their khaki outer garments and sashaying towards it with their weapons
> tucked behind their backs. IIRC the drooling defenders couldn't open the
>   gates fast enough.
>
> Sean
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I believe they also followed a similar theme in one of the sequels to *Our
Man Flint.*  Could have been *In Like Flint.*  You would think, considering
the long history of warfare over this planet, that somewhere, somebody
actually might have pulled it off.  Come to think on it, we may have just
hit on the reason the Amazons were successful warriors ;-)
    Cheers,
Jack B  *USA*