2889. We should of never of told them about the right for "free speech."
2888. Treating your critical contractors like crap then asking them to perform a critical duty no one else in the military is trained to do.
2887. I love Bagram because Bagram loves us
2886. I am waiting for the other riot to happen now, there's no ice cream.......
2885. Because of the water being shut off at the JOC latrines and the doors not being locked, I now know what a quadruple drydock looks like. Thanks.
2884. First, no alcohol, no sex, no porn and now no showers. The transformation is complete; I'm now a hajji...
2883. ILB because even when the smallest percentage of contractors strike, the base falls apart.
2882. Spending 20K a month on diesel to power a building worth 5K
2881. ILB because I'd be fucking surprised as hell if ILB staff ever posted a contractor's retaliatory remark.
2880. because 5 days without running water for a shower and it still smells better without all the locals around here!
2879. ILB because between the water shortage, AAFES blockade and lack of showers/latrines; New Orleans is planning to send us FEMA aid.
2878. because now it's easier than ever to smell like a local.
2877. because we're gonna have to build a Nursing home for some of these AARP card holding contractors
2876. Knowing that the drip from the roof in Porta-a-John is just AWESOMENESS from the 10+ people before you! FML
2875. because it is so cold I can see my breath in my B-hut...
2874. at least it makes Lent easy...I am giving up alcohol and sex.
2873. because you have less repercussions peeing on a dead Afghan than you do burning a book!
2872. Because I can shop for Burberry, get a massage, and deal with a riot all at the same time.
2871. because there's a huge block party outside the gate right now, i hear house music!!
2870. Because we all have the same oppurtunity for an awesome Lent joke: I gave up showers for Lent. FML
2869. Because of the water shortage, Soldiers are standing outside AAFES secretly selling baby wipes from under their jackets, just like crack dealers.
2868. Thank you Bagram book burning club.
2867. ILG because despite my TS-SCI clearance, any girl on Bagram can get on the SF compound easier than I can!
2866. ILB because of dumbasses playing with matches. Nice work.
2865. ILB because tomorrow the hajjis that got hurt today by the "non lethal" rounds will go to the Egyptian hospital expecting care.
2864. because right now, Bagram makes my FOB look more secure than the Whitehouse
2863. Because no where else in the midst of possible tragedy do they make it a point of making former no-salute zones into a salute zone... FML
2862. Because the Afghans get mad at us so we have to use Porta-Shitters!
2861. ILB because we finally have more "No Parking, by order of Base Operations" signs then vehicles!
2860. because i have to log onto cnn.com to find out whats going on outside the gate
2859. because the soap in the old water bottles at the Grady DFAC looks remarkably like camel cum. Don't ask me how I know that!
2858. because of the middle-eastern soup kitchen... Wait, I mean Yelner DFAC.
2857. Because the irony of a "conserve water" sign when the shower head puts out 20 GPM.
2856. Because it is the only place where it is socially acceptable have a discussion about masterbating in a Port-O-John
2855. Because Assghanistan is actually another planet's Hell!
2854. PTSD = Pax Terminal Stress Disorder
2853. I love Bagram because I was turned away at the DFAC for wearing COMBAT gear. COMBAT.
2852. The grumpy fitness chick at the Rock made a flyer for "Jew Jitzu" classes
2851. ILB 'cause during the entire year of 2011 not one single rats ass was given.
2850. Because I literally just walked past 4 CSMs debating the strategy behind choosing the best corner to stand on to make their "on the spot" corrections.
2849. Because where else can there be 100% employment rate yet everyone is either trying to leave or find another job
2848. because I can't help but wonder how many of these comments were posted by the folks over at Freedom Watch Afghanistan...
2847. ILB because I just got my "O" card...pretty sure she just got her "E" card too!
2846. because only at Bagram do you see someone use a classified burn bag as a carryout bag for food.
2845. @2843 Jody would rather you be here also.
2844. because of the impromptu Whitney Houston tribute at Dragon DFAC today. All day. FML
2843. because on Vday, all the guys would rather be here than in the states!
2842. because dvd sales affect how many IDF's we get
2841. Because even Bagram can be beautiful - once you cover it in snow, and drop visibility down to 1/4 mile
2840. Another ambulance call for a "60'ish, morbidly obese, smoking, hypertensive contractor with chest pain"...who does the hiring for these companies, Tom Arnold? ILB.
2839. ILB because today I heard a soldier in the DFAC say “I’m glad we don’t have the combat mentality here”
2838. Being tan from R&R automatically ups your Bagram Attractiveness Level.
2837. Because it only takes eight days to get a flight to where you need to go.
2836. because you can walk into a Hajj shop and get a US Flag for cheaper than at the BX!
2835. the only place on earth where egg products may contain eggs
2834. ILB because the entire Afghan SOC guards at the Egyptian gate drop and Tebow on command.
2833. because only on bagram will u stare at the spinning globe on the bottom on the page tryin to think of soething funny to post on ILB
2832. Because in chow line. I always point in just the general direction of the mashed potatoes..just to hear the Indian guy say 'Po-tate-ohs?'
2831. because in the time between when IDF hits and the sirens go off you could read an entire page on ILB
2830. The Koreans....driving....on ice.
2829. Will some of the 70 year old FLUOR ladies please volunteer for school crossing guard duty so the MP’s can go back to their critical wartime mission of issuing speeding and parking tickets!
2828. because the "FNG's" to BAF have not been here long enough to come up with their own posts so they copy old ones! BE ORIGINAL you DB's!
2827. ILB because i was recieving a massage when the IDF alarm goes off, she ask me if she should stop to seek shelter, i said no, we got a good 40 min. before the all clear
2826. @2809 - That is LOSING a game of Jenga, and if you would simply take a bottle off the top that wouldn't happen. You do that every day? Slow learner.
2825. ILB because whoever makes the "toilet paper" cannot fabricate absorbent tree pulp worth a damn but has perfected manufacturing gorilla glue to seal the end of the roll.
2824. AFN Superbowl Commercials ftw.
2823. Because I now suffer from Postal Traumatic Stress Disorder
2822. because it makes a vacation anywhere seem absolutely amazing....even one to New Jersey.
2821. because today I heard "Even the taliban doesn't like contractors"(ILB)
2820. Because I've realized that level 7 of the video game I'm designing called "Air Force Frogger" will be set on Disney when there's two inches of ice on the ground. Look out Modern Warfare.
2819. ILB because while doing outloads "shelter in place" means sitting on a fully fueled c-17 with 8000 extra gallons on jp8!
2818. bc the new guys coming in wearing their eye pro and reflective belts are like our bagram freshman.
2817. because I got paperwork for knocking down a major's snowman.
2816. because for at least 3 months I can use the window sill of my Bhut as a refrigerator
2815. Because I just filled up another one of 2806's bottles.
2814. because the skittles password no longer works at the spa.
2813. Because the Specalist in my office has so little to do, she started writting "I Love Bagram-The Musical"
2812. because Feb 2 means nothing since everyday here is groundhog day
2811. Because Spock would blow a sprocket trying to find anything logical here!
2810. Because after eating over priced Pizza Hut for lunch, I can get a $20 hour long massage, while sipping on my $2 coffee using the free WiFi on my iPad......right next to the prison.
2809. Because everyday I win the giant game of Jenga when I pull a drink from the Dragon DFAC coolers
2808. People that try to open a port a john/stall door and then knock when they see that it is locked.
2807. It's been way too convenient to live next door to where I work so I'm getting moved to the opposite side of the base, and now the bus stops are all disappearing.
2806. because i now realize that i drink out of recycled piss bottles.
2805. because now the only female latrine within a mile of my b-hut is closed and locked
2804. Because even at Bagram, if it makes sense there is a policy against it.
2803. Because an email about the importance of morale. WTF is Morale?
2802. Because I wonder if my Rifle/Musket still fires...
2801. Because seeing someone with a blue leg implies they tried to shit like an LN but failed horribly.
2800. I am convinced we have a call center on Bagram. Why else would we have so many Indians here.
2799. Bagram, like a gang, the only way you can leave is if you die or get pregnant.
2798. because the small sinks in the porta johns really make it difficult to wash your hands
2797. Because the anorexic lady that I see haunting Dragon DFAC is scarier than any IDF.
2796. @2794 - you were right, he was trying to get in your pants; you were wrong, he was already talking to a Bagram 6
2795. I love the pink & purple towels with embroidered mushrooms at the Rock gym.
2794. because when I politely accept the guys compliment at the gym on how I 'must work really hard to maintain my body' gets offended when I walk away to work out. Seriously? Did you expect me to get naked with you because you said I look nice? That's not how the real world works. Go find yourself a "desert queen" (bagram 6)who has no standards and would be delighted to take you up on your offer.
2793. the salon gets more male customers than the baber shop..
2792. Because base ops quotes ilovebagram at a weekly staff meeting...
2791. watching people use tongs to pick up unpeeled bananas in the dfac
2790. Because the closest we come to soft-core porn are the Indian shampoo commercials.
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