posted on October 25, 2001 12:23:13 PM new
Some men and young women may not understand this concept, but believe me for those of us who have been there....this would work!!
Take all American women who are within five years of menopause - train us for a few weeks, outfit us with automatic weapons, grenades, gas masks, moisturizer with SPF30, Prozac, hormones, chocolate, and canned
tuna - drop us (parachuted, preferably) across the landscape of Afghanistan, and
let us do what comes naturally.
Think about it. Our anger quotient alone, even when doing standard stuff like grocery shopping and paying bills, is formidable enough to make even armed men in turbans tremble.
We've had our children, we would gladly suffer or die to protect them and their future. We'd like to get away from our husbands, if they haven't left already. And for those of us who are single, the prospect of finding a good man with whom to share life is about as likely as being struck by
lightning. We have nothing to lose.
We've survived the water diet, the protein diet, the carbohydrate diet, and the grapefruit diet in gyms and saunas across America and never lost a pound We can easily survive months in the hostile terrain of Afghanistan with no food at all!
We've spent years tracking down our husbands or lovers in bars, hardware stores, or sporting events...finding bin Laden in some cave will be no problem.
Uniting all the warring tribes of Afghanistan in a new government? Oh, please we've planned the seating arrangements for in-laws and extended families at Thanksgiving dinners for years ... we understand tribal warfare!
Between us, we've divorced enough husbands to know every trick there is for how they hide, launder, or cover up bank accounts and money sources. We know how to find that money and we know how to seize it ... with or
without the government's help!
Let us go and fight. The Taliban hates women. Imagine their terror as we crawl like ants with hot-flashes over their god forsaken terrain.
I'm going to write my Congresswoman. You should, too!
posted on October 25, 2001 02:24:07 PM new
LOL !!! Great post. I'm ready to sign up. Put me on the front line.
Our son is just starting his family, and I'd rather he stay with them, so I'll go instead. If I stop taking my estrogen, I should be ready to leave in a couple of days.
Sincerely Zilvy, since I'm one of those in the dark as to what's going to be announced, I just want to take this opportunity to tell you how very much I have always enjoyed your posts. You're a super lady who's humor and Patriotism I have really admired, and shall really miss. Take care.
posted on October 25, 2001 05:22:21 PM new
My poor husband, nephew and dogs run for cover when I sit down to pay the bills. They leave the house when I come home from grocery shopping and the traffic has been a nightmare and the stores have been filled with screaming children.
