Re: If the boys are lucky

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Tom Brosz — 8/18/2002 9:41:33 AM (archived)

<Wasn't there once an ancient Persian king who made his soldiers sleep on rocks instead of soft beds? His motto was, "Soft soil breeds soft men; hardness breeds hard men."

Was that the king they found dead with about 250 Persian arrows in his back?

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Turkish soldiers making the cut in Afghanistan - Matt Burley - 8/17/2002 11:01:57 AM
- Not sure why that didn't work - here's the text - Matt Burley - 8/17/2002 11:03:51 AM
  - Ouch. - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2002 9:17:20 AM
    - 'If the boys are lucky, they will be plunged into an icy stream before the ritual in order to numb any pain.' - Matt Burley - 8/18/2002 2:42:25 PM
      - Tough crowd - Larry J - 8/18/2002 7:47:53 PM
      - Re: If the boys are lucky - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2002 9:41:33 AM
    - So what does that say about the American personality? - Lee - 8/18/2002 8:28:58 AM
      - They use anasthetic. I was there for my son. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2002 9:42:22 AM
        
        Some doctors do, many do not. (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 8/19/2002 12:36:13 PM

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