(in response to me sniffling from hay fever) "Don't cry. S'okay. You've got an important role to play. You're cannon fodder. Now be good and stand still."
"cannon fodder" are basically pawns, they stand on the front lines and wait for the cannon ball to come and knock them over while the important troops stand behind and be important.
"Cannon fodder" was what my ex called a certain kind of granola bar. If you have more than a bite or two, you get "the runs". Not so funny when you're camping, thankfully we got a spot near the bathrooms.
I don't know why, but I really like this one! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHow comforting!
ReplyDeleteWhat's "cannon fodder"?
ReplyDeleteGood catch fey.
Hope your hay fever clears up soon Miss Karen :-)
"cannon fodder" are basically pawns, they stand on the front lines and wait for the cannon ball to come and knock them over while the important troops stand behind and be important.
ReplyDelete. . .sniff, sniff...a shot put in the dark of night and light of day one cries out. . .
ReplyDeleteCannon fodder... Northern troops during the War between the States, basically - only reason Grant won. Lee didn't have enough.
ReplyDelete(Couldn't resist...I'm a Civil War buff! ...and a Southerner, obviously.)
Brilliance. You couldn't make this stuff up.
ReplyDeleteerm.... Blackadder goes forth anyone?
ReplyDeleteBahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAt first I was Awwwwww how caring, now that I know what a cannon fodder is I think he may have dissed you! ha ha! Heather
ReplyDeleteLOL oh that's great..he sounds so caring (if you don't know what canon fodder is).
ReplyDeleteEEK.
Put this on a shirt and link it to the SCA homepage (or probably any historical reinactment group)... you'll really get rich quick!
ReplyDelete@froglet and then Sherman came marching. Surely the south hasn't forgotten Sherman's march to the sea?
ReplyDeleteI love how horrible STM is. I truly wish I was that awesome.
ReplyDeleteIt started off so lovely, just remember to Zig-zag Karen.
ReplyDeleteWas Adam in the infantry or was his father?
ReplyDelete"Now be good and stand still." HA!
ReplyDelete"Cannon fodder" was what my ex called a certain kind of granola bar. If you have more than a bite or two, you get "the runs". Not so funny when you're camping, thankfully we got a spot near the bathrooms.
ReplyDeleteFake guys, although of course you'll never admit it.
ReplyDeleteFunny lines, true, but composed by an AWAKE person.
Anonymous - Fake or real, who cares?
ReplyDeleteThey offer up a laugh every day and in my book that's an awesome thing.
^ Anonymous @ 08:36 ...
ReplyDeleteWE DO NOT CARE!!
geez!
Now this would make for a splendid coffee mug for work, specially right before a meeting announcing a re-org!
ReplyDeleteBeing an online gamer, this one had me rolling around for 5 mins.
ReplyDeleteI desperately want this quote on a mug that I can bring to work.
ReplyDeleteAdd another vote for wanting this one on merch! My fiancee wants it on a shirt dearly!
ReplyDeleteI hate and suffer from hay fever.
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