The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for August 17, 2013
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Transcript:
Boone: So, I served in submarines...the General was in the Army...and you, Professor? The General: A deferment, I presume. The Professor: Listen, wise guy...I served during the Cuban Missile Crisis!! I was in administration. You've heard, of course, of the 352nd Fighting Typewriters! I could field strip a Smith-Corona in fifteen minutes flat!! Boone: Whoa! Look at the time...7:30...think I'll turn in. The General: Yeah...me, too.
sure, it’s easy to show disdain for those in the military who weren’t involved in combat (the ratio from support troops to combat troops is about 3-1) but somebody DID have to do it.have you ever had to change the ribbon on a manual typewriter? the frustration! the hard-to-remove ink stains on fingers! oh , the humanities!war is hell