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alabamagrizzly said:
In Peducah Kentucky in the middle of a 560 mile drive from Alabama to watch the Griz start out 3-0! Go Griz!!
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About the same as those who live in Glendive and come to Missoula for the games. I like road warriors! :thumb:
 
cclarkblues said:
Have fun, although it does kind of sound like the plot of the first Muppet movie.
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Take the FORK in the road, also the first movie I remember mentioning Saskatchewan. And I will add my "safe travels" to all the GRIZ on the move this weekend.
 
Got in this afternoon, it’s hotter than hell down here! Boys will be needing lots of fluids tomorrow.

Go Griz!
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Griz in Ill. Please share your game day thoughts. Also safe travels......I just know that no one lives there.
 
It’s miserable hot and humid. Lots of purple. Tailgating, bbq, tents in the parking lots for family day. Seems to be lots of interest in the game and locals seeing us in our Griz gear wishing us good luck.

Macomb seems like a pretty run down community, campus, and area. Very nice people so far. Not sure what the attraction to live here would be.

Go Griz!
 
Ran into some local Griz fans outside of Chicks On The Square last night. Good burgers at Chicks! Place was packed with leatherneck shirts and jerseys.
 
grizeyes said:
It’s miserable hot and humid. Lots of purple. Tailgating, bbq, tents in the parking lots for family day. Seems to be lots of interest in the game and locals seeing us in our Griz gear wishing us good luck.

Macomb seems like a pretty run down community, campus, and area. Very nice people so far. Not sure what the attraction to live here would be.

Go Griz!
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Some "old-fashioned" manufacturing (Pella Windows, but not a headquarters) and WIU. They do have an AmTrak station. But the Wikipedia item for Macomb has an Attractions and Entertainment section. Most of it is stuff you've never heard of (The Bailey House?), but two others are "WIU Sporting Events" and "WIU Parties."
 
alabamagrizzly said:
In Peducah Kentucky in the middle of a 560 mile drive from Alabama to watch the Griz start out 3-0! Go Griz!!
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Well darn. I wish I saw this earlier. If you go through Cape Girardeau on your way back, hit me up. We'll have a Moose Drool.
 
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
 
Cotton-eyed Hoe said:
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
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"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
 
IdaGriz01 said:
Cotton-eyed Hoe said:
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
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"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
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That's great! Thanks Ida!
 
IdaGriz01 said:
Cotton-eyed Hoe said:
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
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"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
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The British used that leather stock on infantry for force an effect posture. It was universally hated by the soldiers and was often “lost” or “destroyed by the enemy.” I would hate them, especially in CQB as it severely restricts your heads mobility and impedes situational awareness. But commanders in those days didn’t really care as much about their soldiers as the supposedly do today.
 
PDXGrizzly said:
IdaGriz01 said:
Cotton-eyed Hoe said:
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
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"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
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The British used that leather stock on infantry for force an effect posture. It was universally hated by the soldiers and was often “lost” or “destroyed by the enemy.” I would hate them, especially in CQB as it severely restricts your heads mobility and impedes situational awareness. But commanders in those days didn’t really care as much about their soldiers as the supposedly do today.
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Literally, the first paragraph of the wikipedia article clearly stated that what you wrote is a myth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherneck
 
grizpsych said:
PDXGrizzly said:
IdaGriz01 said:
Cotton-eyed Hoe said:
May be the wrong thread for this (mods, feel free to move), but I really like the idea of a "leatherneck". Not sure what it means/is, but it just sounds pretty badass. Might google it if I can muster up a little motivation...
Click to expand...
"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
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The British used that leather stock on infantry for force an effect posture. It was universally hated by the soldiers and was often “lost” or “destroyed by the enemy.” I would hate them, especially in CQB as it severely restricts your heads mobility and impedes situational awareness. But commanders in those days didn’t really care as much about their soldiers as the supposedly do today.
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Literally, the first paragraph of the wikipedia article clearly stated that what you wrote is a myth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherneck
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Serves me right for trusting my memory from a class 20 years ago...
 
PDXGrizzly said:
grizpsych said:
PDXGrizzly said:
IdaGriz01 said:
"Leatherneck" was/is a term used to describe marines (U. S. and the British Royal). There's a division of opinion on the "real" point of the leather collar they wore that led to the name: (1) to force an erect posture for the head or (2) to protect the throat/neck from sword slashes. But there's no doubt that they did wear such a thing.
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The British used that leather stock on infantry for force an effect posture. It was universally hated by the soldiers and was often “lost” or “destroyed by the enemy.” I would hate them, especially in CQB as it severely restricts your heads mobility and impedes situational awareness. But commanders in those days didn’t really care as much about their soldiers as the supposedly do today.
Click to expand...

Literally, the first paragraph of the wikipedia article clearly stated that what you wrote is a myth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherneck
Click to expand...

Serves me right for trusting my memory from a class 20 years ago...
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I'm sure you were taught that. Although the history is now settled, that was a valid debate then.
 
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