Dawn Moe wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message
ps.com...

Dawn Moe wrote:
...Most service members are bright young people with the
potential for greatness.

Well, I was right there with you up to this point. You know
better.....and/or you should.....and/or you don't care....and/or you're
a liar.....and/or any number of other things. Regardless......pick any
combination you like.....it's horse****.

The military often serves as a transition into the
real world and provides some guidance while these kids mature enough to
be
independent later in life.

Ah!.....back on track. Good.

Wolfgang
who knows that MOST people from any sample group (yeah, even engineers)
aren't particularly stupid......nor are they (yeah, even rocket
scientists.......or double-naught spies) particularly bright.


Wolfgang...that is exactly why I said MOST. There are always at least the
exceptional 10% that give everyone else a bad name. They are not all.

Well, I've got a pretty good idea of WHAT you said......I mean, it's
right up there at the top of the screen where we can both see
it......right? I repeat, MOST people in any sample group you care to
name are not particularly bright. As for your spurious "10%" figure,
we both know that you just made that crap up, but even if it were true
(which, I probably need not remind you, it is not......because we know
that you just made it up.....remember?), it would still leave
"MOST".......right?......or is there something basic about percentages
that I'm missing here?

O.k., now this business of WHY you said that. Usenet is (among many
other things) a wonderful place to try out things that you would
probably never consider doing in other places or under other
circumstances. You COULD, for example, try experimenting with the
truth. What's it gonna cost you?

Wolfgang
and......um......oh yeah, baghdad is NOT iwo jima. they lied to you.