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>> As a recent ex-member of the military, I cannot remember any "metal badges" on
>> my uniform. Maybe they are referring to the tiny name plate worn with the dress
>> uniform only. It's so small you'd probably fry your nipple in the attempt to
>> make sparks anyway. Well it makes a change from sucking on the welfare tit anyway :-)
>> Also, from my bovine torturing childhood I remember the sparks from a cattle
>> prod as somewhat underwhelming. A piece of polythene pipe had the range you
>> needed for a moving target - and the army use small concealable telescoping
>> batons for presumably the same reason. Either that or carrying a cattle prod in
>> the trouser pockets was deemed dangerous to the contents of one's underwear. Hmm .. my own dim recollections from of mispent youth are different. I
recall seeing a cattle prod used on a member of the bovine persuasion, and
having it produce a high pitched squeal worthy of Mahathir Mohammad, and
almost as obscene as the smug chuckle of the redneck who used the
device. >> The whole "asylum seeker" issue makes me wonder why some risk it all to come
>> here and then start whining? I guess it's a bit like throwing your MacDonalds extra fries to a flock of
seagulls. The more you throw, the larger the flock of hungry squawking,
demanding seagulls becomes. Funny thing is, I've never been able to feed them enough so they say 'thank
you, I don't want anymore. You keep the rest for yourself'. Maybe I just
wasn't generous enough?
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