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LogDog75

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Thu Feb 13, 2025, 06:03 PM
Feb 13

I have a nasty little habit of when something doesn't jibe or something is left out I ask questions about it. Many times, like this time, it's easily corrected.

I was in the AF for 28 years and I heard a lot of BS stories. Early in my AF enlisted career is when I started developing my internal BS detector. It wasn't just about the outlandish claims people made about themselves but also when they, both officers and enlisted, start outright lying to make themselves look goo that I would question them. Sometimes it was privately or during a meeting. I wasn't obnoxious but I would ask a question in a tone that was simply asking them to explain and then I'd sit back and watch them squirm.

I know a lot of people, especially republicans, who don't like it when I question them. How dare I question their integrity (as if they had any) by challenging what they say. I know I make them uncomfortable when they're spreading misinformation and that only entertains me more.

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Interesting little item [View all] leftieNanner Feb 12 OP
Very nice! biophile Feb 12 #1
Wow, that's cool! progressoid Feb 12 #2
That is Awesome. byronius Feb 12 #3
How special... MiHale Feb 12 #4
Very cool story! Shambala Feb 12 #5
Question.......... DENVERPOPS Feb 12 #6
Unfortunately he had passed away. leftieNanner Feb 12 #9
Too bad they didn't interview him when the 🍑💩🤡 lied and said he was born in Africa. kimbutgar Feb 12 #7
Sadly, he had passed away. leftieNanner Feb 12 #10
Fantastic! MLAA Feb 12 #8
I have that same "relationship" to Bill Gates through my mom's side - TBF Feb 12 #13
I'd be delighted to attend either family reunion! MLAA Feb 12 #19
WOW!! ailsagirl Feb 12 #11
Wow! What a great story! lucca18 Feb 12 #12
Wow! Awesome!! And I thought I was cool because I got to shake hands with Obama wordstroken Feb 12 #14
Ooh. I'm jealous! Nt leftieNanner Feb 12 #15
Oh but your story is so much more interesting, exiting, and unique. wordstroken Feb 12 #16
leftieNanner...... Upthevibe Feb 12 #17
Great story. How cool! mountain grammy Feb 12 #18
The Orange Idiot thinks that Hawaii is in the Gulf of America... Sancho Feb 13 #20
2 cool stories in this thread! 3catwoman3 Feb 13 #21
So did the doctor deliver Obama in Honolulu? LogDog75 Feb 13 #22
Yes, that's correct. Nt leftieNanner Feb 13 #23
Thanks, LogDog75 Feb 13 #24
Good for you! leftieNanner Feb 13 #25
Amazing story! This reminds me... Dem4life1970 Feb 13 #26
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