Tag Archives: Veterans Humor

PILOT TRUISMS, LAWS AND RULES

Posted on January 23, 2017 by asknod

East Coast sends me this intriguing summary of the World According to Daedalus-he, of course, being the first Pilot. I run across much about fighter pilots as my father was a good one. His whole life revolved around thrust to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, Humor, KP Veterans | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

BROWNWATER NAVY HUMOR

Posted on January 22, 2017 by asknod

I received this from a non-VFW kind of Vietnam Vet. I share it in its entirety because- well- sometimes you just have to own your quirks in these fraternal constructs. It seems the reputation of Veterans Service Organizations and their free-thinking Post … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, KP Veterans, Vietnam War history, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NEW VA SECRETARY (AGAIN)

Posted on January 12, 2017 by asknod

Boy howdy, this enough to make your head spin. They need to put one of those revolving doors in at 810 Yellowbrick Road NW. This will be the fifth VASEC in about six years… Imagine your underling getting hired to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

POTENTIAL ‘NEW’ VA SECRETARY CHOICES

Posted on January 4, 2017 by asknod

In an interesting twist, President-elect Trump’s transition team, flummoxed by recent refusals of top-dog choices for VA Secretary, have decided to dig down deeper in the barrel for ‘real’ experience. Beginning tomorrow, Trump’s transition team will begin interviews with several … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, KP Veterans, VA BACKLOG, VA Health Care, vA news, VA Secretaries, VSOs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ASKNODS

Posted on December 21, 2016 by asknod

I do so wish Patricia Lupole (HCVETS.com) had let me use WWVD  (What Would a Veteran Do?) instead of Ask Nod. I’m not a parade kind of guy so I lowercased it to asknod.org. Since all the heroes are chiseled … Continue reading →

Posted in All about Veterans, Humor, KP Veterans | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

FROM THE VET HUMOR FACTORY IN MIDWAY, GEORGIA

Posted on December 6, 2016 by asknod

As most here know, Vet humor is warped and far-fetched under the best of circumstances. Often, it transgresses into the realm of questionable taste. Our ILP mentor Bruce “Almighty” McCartney (no relation to Paul), sends me this gem that could … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, KP Veterans, VA Medical Mysteries Explained | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

THANKSGIVING 2016–YOU CAN GET ANYTHING YOU WANT…

Posted on November 24, 2016 by asknod

…At Alex’s Restaurant. No Thanksgiving in a foreign land in 1970 was complete without someone dragging out a scratchy Arlo Guthrie Alice’s Restaurant vinyl and replaying the story about the 8 1/2 by 11 glossy color photos. We had no … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for the soul, KP Veterans, Thanksgiving and war, Uncategorized, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

HOW TO ACE ANY VA COMPENSATION & PENSION EXAM

Posted on November 2, 2016 by asknod

People come to me and ask all manner of questions about VA things. I get a bang out of Vets who  ask if they should dress “up” instead of wearing their usual attire. Well, there’s always an answer to any … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, KP Veterans, Nexus Information | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

PROFILES IN MEAT COURAGE #8

Posted on October 3, 2016 by asknod

Having short bowel syndrome can be a blessing and a curse. The upside is you have to eat to stay alive on a meal-by meal-basis. The downside is Cupcake crying and saying it just isn’t fair that she can gain … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for thought, Humor, KP Veterans | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

THE GREAT BIG SNAKE STORY

Posted on October 1, 2016 by asknod

Having been born and raised in the South, seeing a big black snake that dang near spans two lanes of a country road isn’t a stretch. They love that heat in the summer coming off the macadam and often crawl … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Vietnam War history | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments