Old soldiers never die, they just smell that way.

[Jonathan Lighter]

So much for the canard that old men don't fight wars.

JL


On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:27 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Do U.S. boys still have to register for the draft? Had no idea. Anyway,
> American thinking has evolved & times are right for a zombie army. Don't
> ask, don't smell.
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