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Post by Seany-D on Apr 15, 2004 19:06:46 GMT -5
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Post by Ravenlock on Apr 15, 2004 20:16:05 GMT -5
Well, here's my take... the marines article I passed around would DEFINATELY have made mention of it if their man was pleading innocence to the prank. It's their in-house publication, so there's going to be a pro-Marine spin on it whenever possible. So either he's not denying that he did it, or they're staying tight lipped and hoping the less said, the better. I tend to trust snopes, but I would have liked it if they could have thrown up a few more examples. I frankly think the "saved my dad then rescued my sister" not only looks more like a fake, but sounds like a very unnatural way of speaking for an American. If he was attempting to convey that more directly, he probably would have written "LCPL Boudreaux saved my dad and my sister," without the "and then." Occam's razor, imho. Also, for those who wanted a better, higher res pic, here: www.msu.edu/~smithr55/exthost/original.jpgI think that this is just a case of someone acting very very disrespecful and stupid, and they got caught in a "wtf was I thinking" moment. ~Roger "Look out for Ted! He's a dick!" Smith |
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Post by Ravenlock on Apr 15, 2004 20:19:14 GMT -5
After looking at the two pictures from snopes, one thing is certain: ONE of them is based off the other. You can tell that the words they could use from one were just moved around for the other.
Still leaning toward him being a punk, though.
~Roger
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Post by AnonymousUser on Apr 15, 2004 21:10:56 GMT -5
i think that the "killed my dad" sign is the real thing, or at least compared to the other one it looks more real. the S's in the 2nd one in 'rescued' and 'saved' do not match up with the very distinct and unique S's in 'sister' the lower case D's of 'rescued' and 'saved' also dont match well with the lower case D of 'dad' and 'killed' and 'knocked' up...
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Post by the anti-myrmidon on Apr 15, 2004 22:48:05 GMT -5
Quite honestly, both messages make him somewhat of an ass (moreso with the negative message, obviously). Unless the kid knows how to read English, it seems ridiculous to have some random kid hold up a sign he can't read just to stroke Boudreaux's ego.
Let's even assume that the save-and-rescue message is the real one (I do agree with Mike about the writing not matching other parts) and that it actually happened. The kid and his family are obviously in the middle of some pretty heavy violence and brutal crap, to the point where the dad and sister had to be rescued by an American soldier. A good, brave deed to be sure, but to feel a need to boast about doing your job by making a sign and taking a picture just makes Boudreaux an arrogant sumbitch, particularly when he takes advantage of a kid whose family was in such danger.
Not only do we need to consider what the sign actually said, but we need to consider whether whatever actions described on the original sign actually happened. If the killed-knocked sign is real, and Boudreaux actually did it, then he should be court-martialed. If the killed-knocked sign is real, but he was just kidding, then he's an insensitive jerk.
Alternatively, if the save-and-rescue sign is real but did not actually happen, then Boudreaux is a liar. And as mentioned above, even if the "good" sign was real and he actually did save the kid's family, he is still arrogant and egotistical.
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Post by AnonymousUser on May 29, 2004 0:56:08 GMT -5
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Post by He he he on Jun 1, 2004 8:55:53 GMT -5
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Post by VaIvilis on Jun 1, 2004 23:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by the anti-myrmidon on Jun 2, 2004 10:43:50 GMT -5
Val, I definitely like the first two the best. TCELES B HSUP is classic  As for the last one, I assume that it is meant to the the Konami code, but it's wrong  |
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Post by ebonywnd on Jun 2, 2004 15:28:29 GMT -5
Any FF reference is fine by me.
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Fudge packing walrus
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Post by Fudge packing walrus on Jun 3, 2004 16:23:00 GMT -5
God damn it, it is wrong, in my zeal for fun sign making I left out all of the horizontal pushes! That's it, I need to make a sign... www.ryano.net/iraq/?1247060There, I feel much better. |
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Post by Rama on Jun 4, 2004 1:18:57 GMT -5
BTW, the Konami code had several incarnations, but it was always some variation of up down up down left right etc.
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Post by Field Assistant on Jun 4, 2004 8:45:04 GMT -5
Jason is busy, but according to the ever creditible Urban Dictionary:
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Post by The Konami Code on Jun 4, 2004 8:45:34 GMT -5
Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
In the 80s, Konami of America and Japan released many games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Traditionally, programmers would program in hidden 'cheat codes' to help make gameplay easier, which aided especially during late testing periods before commercial launch.
Konami released many popular games on the NES during this era, such as Gradius, Life Force, and Contra. These titles, as well as many subsequent ones, used the same cheat code listed above. Because of it's reoccurence, it became known as 'The Konami Code', and knowing it by heart is one of the trademark signs of a true, old-school gamer.
A common alteration on this code is:
Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right, B, A, SELECT, Start.
Many people mentally add in a 'select' in there for one reason only--on the menu screen, pressing select changed the cursor to '2 players' instead of '1 player'. Contra was always more fun to play with a friend.
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Post by Rama on Jun 5, 2004 1:46:08 GMT -5
Right...excpet another variation started with "up down up down, etc"
I'd check gamefaqs to prove you wrong, but I don't really care enough.
That and I might be incorrect.
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As for the last one, I assume that it is meant to the the Konami code, but it's wrong 