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br> New Hampshire /p>

What we call "combat bonding" is not an unknown phenomena in Law Enforcement either. I was part of a team putting on and training Citizen Academy's for my LE department and the one thing we noted was even those that did not want to be there for the 13 weeks, like some reporters and just plain Jane citizens that had deprecating opinions of police in general came out the other end of that time, after being thrust into the training, paperwork, roll playing where they are the Officer making the decisions and in some cases danger, riding with patrol officers, getting out in the marine patrol units or running alone with SWAT teams...consistently went from "I have to ride with some cop tonight" to "You should have seen what me and MY officer did." Those that had less strenuous experiences all were envious of those that "got to do it!"

p>Funny how when you filter it thorough the highly evolved and oh so sophisticated MSM it comes out crap. But expose Americans of all stripes to the real thing, life, death and stress, they become one with us. No different in Iraq apparently, and they are not even shot at (yet). br> -- Craig Sarver br> Seattle, Washington /p> p> NEUTICLE POWER br> Re: Larry Thornberry's A Nutty But True Story : /p>

Appreciate Mr. Thornberry's humorous look, "A Nutty But True Story," at the prospects of the neuticles market. He overlooked one significant possibility. Macho pick-up trucks, SUVs, atvs, and any other vehicles real men drive. Around my semi-rural district, where there are plenty of farm animals, manly men and their toys one sees neuticles, size X-large of course, hanging proudly from trailer hitches and bumpers. Not quite sure what it says about the vehicle or the man inside but it certainly says something loud and clear and seeing them dangling there never fails to bring a knowing smile from this regular guy, faithful husband and father of six. Let's just say to a man that its meaning, like has been said of obscenity, falls under the "can't describe it but know it when you see it" category. I thought of hanging a pair myself on my restored beast of an '86 Chevy but I didn't know how I'd explain it to the kids, particularly my little girls. I'm pretty sure my wife would understand though because she knows by now that guys just gotta be guys.

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