We just celebrated Veterans Day here in the USA. As a Veteran myself I just want to say thank you to all of you who have given up so much for us here at home to live free and honorable. I know there is so many of you out thee who are not in our country but are giving up the same sacrifices for the same goals! Thank you Veterans!
I really love the drama and composition of this photo, Jerry, and your processing is awesome. Hats off to you and all the other veterans who keep us all safe.
Thank you Jerry! Sorry, I've missed your shots lately, but you haven't shown up on my feed when I'm on. Anyway, I'll be catching up soon! Great shot of this tank!
Thank you Jerry for your service to your country!!
I don't know my tanks, but your title reminds me of a joke Garry Shandling once told on the Late Show many years ago when he was filling in for Johnny Carson.
A sergeant was handing out weapons to the men in his platoon to get ready for battle. He gets to the last man and realizes he has no more rifles. So he scans the room and sees a broom lying against a wall. The sergeant goes over, grabs the broom and takes it over and hands it to the private. The private asks, "What an I supposed to do with this?"
The sergeants says, "When you see an enemy soldier point it at him and say, 'bangity, bangity bang!" The private asks, "Are you serious?" The sergeant answers, 'I'm very serious private!" Then the sergeant says, "Wait a minute." He goes over and gets a piece of rope and ties it on the end of the broom handle and then he says to the private, "If you run out of ammo use this bayonet, referring to the rope, and say, "Stabity, stabity, stab!" The private looks at the sergeant like he's nuts. The sergeant then barks at his men, "All right men fall in we are heading out." So the men fall in formation and the sergeant marches them toward the lines. Before too long they come into contact with the enemy and they are engaged in a fire fight,. The poor private with the broom is scared to death. All of a sudden he sees an enemy soldier running towards him. So he points the broom handle at the soldier and yells, "Bangity, bangity bang!! The soldier falls to the ground dead. The private can't believe it. He see another behind a tree and he hears a bullet hit near him. So he again points the broom at the soldier and says, "Bangity, bangity, bang!! Again the enemy soldier falls to the ground dead. The private is astounded.Then two of the enemy come running at him shooting as they go. He points the broom at them and yells at the top of his voice, "Bangity, bangity band!!" One of the enemy falls, but the other keeps on coming. He yells, again, "Bangity, bangity bang!!" But the soldier doesn't stop. So the private jumps to his feet and starts yelling, "Stabity, stabity stab!!" The soldier falls to the ground. The private cannot believe what just happened. He turns just in time to see another enemy soldier coming at him really slow and he swings into action, "Bangity, bangity bang!! The enemy keeps coming. "Stabity stabity stab!!" Still he keeps coming. "Stabity stabity stab!!", he yells at the top of his voice. He keeps coming and runs right over the private. And as the private falls to the ground he hears the enemy saying as runs over top of him, "Tankity tankity tank!!!
@aprilmilani Oh wow, April! I am very honored! I cant wait to see it when its done! You really put a smile on my face! Tell your son I said thank you! :)
Jerry, the tanks and National Guard have finally left after the storm, (there might be a few left in Rockaway). Not used to seeing tanks at my local supermarket and gas station, They were scary and huge to me, you have me looking at them in a new way!
Thank you, for your service.
Love your clouds and textures on this one!
I don't know my tanks, but your title reminds me of a joke Garry Shandling once told on the Late Show many years ago when he was filling in for Johnny Carson.
A sergeant was handing out weapons to the men in his platoon to get ready for battle. He gets to the last man and realizes he has no more rifles. So he scans the room and sees a broom lying against a wall. The sergeant goes over, grabs the broom and takes it over and hands it to the private. The private asks, "What an I supposed to do with this?"
The sergeants says, "When you see an enemy soldier point it at him and say, 'bangity, bangity bang!" The private asks, "Are you serious?" The sergeant answers, 'I'm very serious private!" Then the sergeant says, "Wait a minute." He goes over and gets a piece of rope and ties it on the end of the broom handle and then he says to the private, "If you run out of ammo use this bayonet, referring to the rope, and say, "Stabity, stabity, stab!" The private looks at the sergeant like he's nuts. The sergeant then barks at his men, "All right men fall in we are heading out." So the men fall in formation and the sergeant marches them toward the lines. Before too long they come into contact with the enemy and they are engaged in a fire fight,. The poor private with the broom is scared to death. All of a sudden he sees an enemy soldier running towards him. So he points the broom handle at the soldier and yells, "Bangity, bangity bang!! The soldier falls to the ground dead. The private can't believe it. He see another behind a tree and he hears a bullet hit near him. So he again points the broom at the soldier and says, "Bangity, bangity, bang!! Again the enemy soldier falls to the ground dead. The private is astounded.Then two of the enemy come running at him shooting as they go. He points the broom at them and yells at the top of his voice, "Bangity, bangity band!!" One of the enemy falls, but the other keeps on coming. He yells, again, "Bangity, bangity bang!!" But the soldier doesn't stop. So the private jumps to his feet and starts yelling, "Stabity, stabity stab!!" The soldier falls to the ground. The private cannot believe what just happened. He turns just in time to see another enemy soldier coming at him really slow and he swings into action, "Bangity, bangity bang!! The enemy keeps coming. "Stabity stabity stab!!" Still he keeps coming. "Stabity stabity stab!!", he yells at the top of his voice. He keeps coming and runs right over the private. And as the private falls to the ground he hears the enemy saying as runs over top of him, "Tankity tankity tank!!!