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Originally posted by Spanky
It was sent to me in an email so I threw it up. It had no relationship to what was being discussed at the time because I had no time to read the postings at that time.
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At least this time you have a reason.....
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I registered for the draft on my eighteenth birthday,
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So did I. It was required by law at the time. You want a cookie for that?
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and would have gone if called.
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You are a brave, brave man. You are willing to fight if the alternative is prison or exile? Wow. I am awed by your selfless patriotism.
Have another cookie.
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Was recruited by the airforce and was all set to go (they wanted me because of my great eyesight - vision and distance that is) but when they discovered I was color blind, they didn't want me so bad anymore.
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uh-huh. You don't say whether you actually would have gone, interestingly enough. But I guess being "willing to fight [as long as I don't have to do any of that nasty 'ground-war' stuff]" still counts, for a cookie at least.
Though the color-blind thing explains some of your poker bets, at least.
