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The Dumbass Chronicles

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  The Dumbass Chronicles: Hobbling Around a Track for Cancer

    By Ghengis Ron In 1999, back before I started looking like the love child of Margaret Cho and Roy “Big Country” Nelson, I was suckered into running for a good...

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  What to do?

  Editor’s Note: Some of you may know Six from her wildly popular Facebook page: Overly Sensitive Military Wives.  Well, I have been courting, harassing, seducing, asking her to write for us...

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  Deployment Dodging

  By RU Contributor Solomon G As I powered down my laptop, I stared into the darkness and thought about what I just watched. The voices of the young warriors still echoed...

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  Dumbass Chronicles: Hanging out with Hollywood

  By RU Contributor Jack Mandaville I’ve been around a lot of famous people for whatever reason—A-listers at the pinnacle of their careers. But to be honest with, I’ve only been star...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles: The Wild Boar

  By RU Rob Spend any time in Europe and you will know that there is a shit-ton of wild pigs in the forests.  As detailed in an earlier post: “Helfen Sie...

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  Leftover Ribs

  Only an Infantryman with the stomach of a goat eats five-hour-old ribs in a bar while drinking vodka and then takes a bubble bath. But this time he paid for it....

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  Ernie the Airborne Spider Monkey

  Soldier's in the 1960's got away with WAAY more shenanigans than we do today. This story from a Vietnam Vet is both ridiculous and hilarious.

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  The Dumbass Chronicles – The Trip Flare Incident

  In a Ranger Up world, the instructions on a magnesium trip flare would say, "Do not light in front of friends for the purpose of entertainment," which wouldn't matter anyway since...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles – The Most Dangerous Range Ever

  A butterbar Lieutenant in charge of a multi-weapon, combined range in Korea was told, "don't bring back any ammo." This is how those "what NOT to do with live ammo" videos...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles – Leave Nick Alone

  by Tommy Batboy There’s an old saying that says everything happens in three’s. If that’s the case, douchebags of the world, please stay the hell away from Nick. You don’t want...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles: The Hobbit

  An angry little man starts a fight with six RU guys in an elevator. Never underestimate the power of hidden insults.

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  Search and Seizure by Tim Kennedy

  THIS JUST IN: On his way to his Friday night fight, Tim has an interesting airport experience...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles – RU Nick & Friends

  While in Germany, Nick and some friends hatch a ridiculous plan to befuddle not only the editors of Stars and Stripes, but all of its readers. Find out what RU Nick...

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  Dumbass Chronicles – Tommy Batboy

  It's been a while since the last episode in the Dumbass Chronicles. For this story, we look internally, as Tommy shares a recent story from Guard training...

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  The Dumbass Chronicles: All Stories

  The Dumbass Chronicles are a compilation of our most amazing, and embarrassing moments. Find out what makes us tick...

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  Arachnophobia, by Kelly Crigger

  I was never afraid of spiders until one tried to sting me, wrap me in a cocoon, and hang me on its wall for a midnight snack. It was 1995 and...