Tag Archives: US Navy

Saluting America’s Forgotten Veterans: The KISS Army

By Smaktakula In the years since the cacophonous guns of the Western Front fell silent on November 11th, 1918, ending the ‘War to End All Wars,’¹ humanity has sought to mark this anniversary by paying tribute to those men and women who … Continue reading

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Best of Headlines II

By Smaktakula In which we present Part II of the Lost Headlines. Look, if you want to waste your time reading the articles, more power to you. As for us, the headlines tell us all we really need to know. … Continue reading

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Best of Headlines Part I

By Smaktakula Howdy, folks. Headlines has always been one of our favorite Promethean Times features, and recently it seems to have picked up popularity with our readers. This wasn’t always the case. It might surprise you to know we’ve done … Continue reading

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Headlines: 07.23.12

By Smaktakula In which we’re presumptuous enough to opine on the day’s headlines, but too damn lazy to read the articles. *** 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Restless Legs Syndrome ~ One of them is that it’s not a real … Continue reading

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Tardsie’s True-Ass Tales: Memorial Day Edition

By Tardsie I have never served in the military. Although not a fan of America’s military adventurism over the past half-century, my failure to enlist has less to do with any ideological convictions than with the unfortunate but inescapable fact … Continue reading

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Headlines 02.09.12

By Smaktakula We respond to today’s headlines without first reading the stories! Parenting After Penn State: Can We Trust Coaches with Our Kids? ~ As much as we ever could. Today: Woman gives birth on N.J. train ~ As it happens, the … Continue reading

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Clarifying Our Position On Gays In The Military

By The Promethean Times Editorial Staff With the repeal of the cowardly “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” now at hand, America is finally forced to come to grips with the notion of openly gay people serving in the military.  Our position … Continue reading

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How Jeannie Killed Lt. Colonel Nelson’s Career

By Smaktakula Whereas:  Col. Tony Nelson is an unmarried career officer in the United States Air Force, Whereas:  Col. Nelson is in possession of a genie, Whereas:  The genie is female, Whereas:  The genie is hot, Whereas: The genie is … Continue reading

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Headlines 04.28.11

By Smaktakula Just the headlines, none of the content.  For more Headlines fun, click here and here. Navy panel allows openly gay sailor to continue to serve ~ Sounds noble, but remember–we’re talking about the Navy.  If the US Navy were … Continue reading

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World’s Lamest Super-Weapon Unveiled

By Smaktakula There’s been much oohing and ahhing over recently-released footage of what purports to be a US Navy laser destroying–eventually–an unmanned boat.  This technological innovation is welcome news for those individuals who have long sought a career in supervillainy, … Continue reading

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