Comments on: The Forested Vales of Afghanistan

By: Eric Daniel

Eric Daniel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:54:46 +0000

There I was, sitting by the ****ing lake minding my own ***ing bidness when a ***ing fish jumped up and bit me in the ***finger. Now I aint got no ***ing finger and I need a ***ing bambalance.

By: bdwilcox

bdwilcox — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:11:54 +0000

Any good turkey hunter will tell you that camo helps you blend in when you’re perfectly still, but amplifies any of your movements. I don’t think any “pattern” will ever compensate for this downside of camo.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:55:50 +0000

To hmmmmmmm;
The Republic of Korea, AKA, South Korea, had to replant its forests as well after decades of occupation by the Japanese and the end of the Korean War. They even had a holiday to celebrate it they called Arbor Day.
To the comment of using vale? I can just think of the line in Band of Brothers. “Don’t worry, we’re in a dell.” ” A dell?” “You mean where gnomes and wood nymphs play?“
Perhaps instead just use the term Valley. I would have for land nav.
Olive Drab is not the best camo either. The israeli environment is such that the fight is either in densely populated urban sprawl or in open desert areas. Olive Drab is good for ease of production and low cost.

By: bdwilcox

bdwilcox — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:10:44 +0000

Maybe the shrubbery was planted by the Knights Who Say Nih.

By: hmmmmmmmmmmm

hmmmmmmmmmmm — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:16 +0000

hmmm..
1: Ahghanistan and Germany are the only countries until now where all forests are human planted.
2: this Valley looks like ordinary farm land in central asians mountains. where the farmers plant trees for firewood and schrubery for wild beries.

By: Cloud

Cloud — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:26:01 +0000

As I viewed the picture of the troops crossing the stream I thoguht of the movie “North West Passage,” where Spencer Tracy and the first American Ranger’s crossed a river by interlocking their arms together as they crossed the raging river. Then I remembered in WWII where you had to cross a river carrying a hundred pound LOAD and a 100 foot WOOD PLANK. At least you boys had a bridge engineered by the finest of Afghani corps of engineers in a thousand years of Jihad and smoking Black Afghani can produce for your Hooka !

By: bdwilcox

bdwilcox — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:55:39 +0000

Dear Mom,
Summer camp is great. I’m kind of embarrassed that I cried when you dropped me off here. We get to shoot people and blow stuff up! Eric had the tip of his finger bit off by some kind of fish, though. The food stinks, but the guys are really cool and they told us we’re gonna get to ride in a helicopter tomorrow! Please send me more underwear since I lost a pair. We get to carry rifles and shoot stuff that moves. Mr. Devons said before we leave we can fly a model airplane that blows stuff up! (Don’t worry about me; I’m careful when we blow stuff up.)
Love,
Timmy
P.S. That’s me in the front (you know that) and behind me is butch (he’s a year older and a real jerk). Behind him is Eric (before his finger got bitten) and behind Eric is Dan who’s one of the counselors (that’s why he has a black shirt on). The last guy is Christian. He’s a lot older than the rest of us. I think he’s peeing in this picture. Gotta go. We’re having a campfire at the lake where Eric got his finger bit off.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:01:02 +0000

…aaaaa.…I love you guys.…

By: Will

Will — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:42:32 +0000

My Merriam-Webster has dale, vale & valley as synonyms. Woe is optional.

By: CH

CH — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:59:36 +0000

Don’t worry. They’re probably pretty sure of their facts that Canada is covered in snow 7x24x365 as well. ;)
PS> There was nothing wrong with the use of “vales”. People didn’t know what limestone was particularly when that word was invented.