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3. Funny.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:22 PM

Apr 19

You were gassed in basic, right?

We were. I was the 6th out of 12 I think to get out of the room. I really don’t know how 8-12 kept it together waiting to get out.

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In my days as an infantry guy [View all] kairos12 Apr 19 OP

And then if you were interrogated, True Dough Apr 19 #1

That is tasteless Bluestocking Apr 19 #2

Funny. underpants Apr 19 #3

The gas mask leaked a tiny bit and I could tell there was gas. Well, this isn't too bad. Norrrm Apr 19 #4

Yeah and they made us walk around that dark cinder block room to get our breathing going. underpants Apr 19 #7

Sure was. kairos12 Apr 19 #6

Good thing you weren't pummeled with pugil sticks then forced to do bong hits. LudwigPastorius Apr 19 #5