Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article cojqpf$8sh$1@nnrp.gol.com, Brett Robson at deep_m_m@hotmail.com
> wrote on 12/1/04 4:10 PM:
> 
> 
>>
>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>
>>>in article cojlkh$7h5$1@nnrp.gol.com, Brett Robson at deep_m_m@hotmail.com
>>>wrote on 12/1/04 2:42 PM:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Brett,
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't know about your country, but in the US the Army is part of the
>>>>>military. As an Army officer, I was able to work with other branches as
>>>>>well.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>As are firemen and police.
>>>>
>>>>As an army (lower case) officer you wrote contracts.
>>>
>>>
>>>Brett,
>>>
>>>I don't know what army you claim to be an ex-member of, but in the United
>>>States, the firemen and the police are NOT in the military.
>>
>>therefore it is the same everywhere else in the world?
> 
> 
> No, but you assumed that it was so in the US. In other words, you made the
> same mistake that you attribute to me.

"I wasn't a military officer, I was an army officer (general 
service)."
Surely paying attention to stuff like that is important as a lawyer.


>>
>>So you weren't a lawyer in the army. Excellent, I am sure you can
>>entertain your lawyer friends with tales of how you earnt all
>>those ribbons on your chest. The first is for signing up, the
>>second is for passing boot camp ...
> 
> 
> My ribbons were for service in Vietnam. What war were you in?

Excellent, then you should know all that all the officers in 
Vietnam were incompetent and stupid, repeating the same failing 
tactics over and over again with the same results in a stupid 
meaningless war that George Washington warned you not to get 
involved in.

Or maybe things were a bit more complex than that.

I was fortunate enough to serve in a relatively peaceful period 
that extended from 1972 through to 2002 when Australian managed 
to avoid all your country's shit. (of course I didn't do 30 
years) UN missions don't give out medals unless they are major, 
and Australia, in ***British*** tradition don't give out ribbons 
for learning to march.


>>>I didn't assume you were English, merely that you were associated with one
>>>of the countries that once was part of their empire.
>>
>>The English Empire? You might want to check that one.
> 
> 
> Are you saying Australia was not part of the British Empire?

The British Empire or English Empire?

> 
>>
>>>The deification of
>>>Montgomery does tend to indicate a British resident or at least a
>>>British-wannabe. The inferiority complex indicates strongly toward Canada or
>>>New Zealand, but you could be from Australia, or South African, or even part
>>>of the Indian Continent. I am not certain you are from one of those
>>>countries, but I admit that I would be surprised if you are not.
>>
>>Keep on with that line you'll wear it out soon enough. Your
>>arrogance and hubris does not give others an inferiority complex.
> 
> 
> Hey, I was right in assuming you could be from Australia,

No you were right in guessing I was from Canada, NZ, Australia, 
India, Pakistand, Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland (inc Nth) or 
South Africa. Is that the entire Commonwealth? You narrowed it 
down to all the non-US English speaking countries. Fucking 
genius. You missed Zimbawe and Zambia but you could have dodged 
that with South Africa/Rhodesia.


> although my first
> guess would have been Canada or New Zealand. Most Australians I have met are
> not so British-wannabe as you appear to be.
> 

Start me on Churchill sometime.