Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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http://schlockmercenary.wikia.com/wiki/ ... ercenaries

Found these to be pretty funny. Some of them absolutely true.
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1. Pillage, then burn.
:lol:

Also, the one about everything being air-droppable at least once.
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JustinR wrote:
1. Pillage, then burn.
:lol:
I have that shirt! :ugeek: :mrgreen:
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HTRN wrote:
JustinR wrote:
1. Pillage, then burn.
:lol:
I have that shirt! :ugeek: :mrgreen:
Where do I get one?
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They produced calendars with the Maxims on them through 2015, but were too busy to do one this year. Those were intermittently popular at work (some folks just didn't understand).

Some of the maxims also came out on challenge coins in a kickstarter a few years ago.
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HTRN wrote:
JustinR wrote:
1. Pillage, then burn.
:lol:
I have that shirt! :ugeek: :mrgreen:
I have that on a tile trivet that was bought for me at a Highland Games a few years ago.
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JustinR wrote:Also, the one about everything being air-droppable at least once.
Well, the saying is you only need a parachute to skydive TWICE.
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Only you can prevent friendly fire (#15, I think).
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