This was sent to me by a certain Pennsylvanian, who shall remain anonymous. Don’t even ask if it’s Sarah Bond, because I can’t tell you that you’re right. However, being in the south at this current moment I can tell you that this would be almost as effective as sending in the Marines.
The latest ploy to drive the Taliban and Al Queda out of the mountains of Afghanistan is to send in a team of Alabama Special Forces. Billy Bob, Bubba, Boo, Scooter, and Cooter are being sent in with their 1968 Ford four wheel drive pickup truck. They will be given only the following information about the Taliban:
1. There is no limit.
2. The season opened last weekend.
3. They taste like chicken.
4. They don’t like women, beer, pickup trucks, country music, or Jesus.
5. They don’t like barbecue.
6. They were responsible for Dale Earnhardt’s death.
Should be over in just about a week.
November 19th, 2002 at 1:55 am
Dey don\’t lahk Jee-sus!?! Why\’re we sendin\’ them there sp\’cial forsuhs–them needs some Bibleing, ya hear! Not ta menshun appreciashun fer Nascar…
November 20th, 2002 at 10:39 pm
Pete- while I usually admire your sardonic sense of humor- my uncle is head of the special forces unit sent out of Birmingham and I find your (friend\’s) joke offensive, just due to the delicacy of the matter- I am most definitely being oversensitive, however it should be noted that these are people\’s family members there- people who don\’t want to be there- who would rather be with their families for the holidays and to portray them as a bunch of redneck killing machines who have no sense of moral obligations and are only using this as an excuse to be bounty hunters with an \”open season\”… (shudder)… I\’m sorry- I had to vent. (steps down from soap box).
November 20th, 2002 at 11:43 pm
Candice, Candice, Candice… this was not a crack on anyone who\’s actually in the military. It was a joke about rednecks. \”Alabama Special Forces\” was not intended to actually refer to the actual Alabama Special Forces, but rather a group of stereotypical Alabamians (AKA Rednecks).
I think we all hope for the safe return of all of our troops , and realize that they are people with families and whatnot.
I think maybe you misunderstood the angle of the joke a bit. Sorry for the offense, though.
November 21st, 2002 at 11:33 am
Yeah, sorry about that. I\’m as southern as anyone down here. I figure if you belong to a category (even if not to a particular sub-category of that category), you have much more of a right to joke about it than if you don\’t. It\’s not like I\’m some condescending yankee *cough, cough*…
It was all in good humor.