Hrm, lets see. . .
:: flips through his Dayrunner ::
The 6th is no good, I have a coup d’etat in Paraguay at 8:AM, and a staff meeting at 2:PM. The 7th, looks okay, if we can squeeze it in between my morning construction updates and my 1:30 tee time with the Pope.
Tripler
Busy days, busy days. . .
Oh, and if we can all manage to wear the green hoods with our chem masks instead of the black ones, at least we’ll be coordinated.
lno, I’m looking at you to coordinate that one.
But see, Tripler, I’m still not convinced about the whole desert motif. The chem masks are gonna be hot and heavy there. Why can’t we pick something like Vancouver or Seattle? And yeah, I know that jarbaby doesn’t like Thai, but we can certainly find something else.
Maybe something with some skiing for those who aren’t actively fighting?
IF YOU’RE NOT ACTIVELY FIGHTING, YOU’RE NOT GOING…IT’S JUST THAT SIMPLE.
No, if they’re not actively fighting, they’re better off left behind to stay at work and earn taxable dollars - keeps us paid and stuff.
lno, I’m all for somewhere other than the desert. I mean, what’s the point of throwing a major theater conflict if you can’t kick back with a celebratory beer at the end of the day? (You can’t drink in Iraq). If you guys find a better location, count me in. Wisconsin maybe?
But I’m not exchanging my tan web gear. I look simply fabulous in three-tone tan.
Tripler
I never did like the Packers too much.
“(You can’t drink in Iraq)”
I’m willing to bet next year’s salary that there will be some serious, serious drinking going on in Iraq.
Could we make a quick detour over to Kuwait or someplace nearby, I need to take a look at some rugs for the new house. I’ll only be a minute.
Thanks.
You can invade NZ if you like. As long as there are none of those messy bombs, killing people and other blood-letting related activities. Oh and if you promise that you Yanks will bring nylons, gum and chocolate and impregnate some of those locals with lesser morals, my Grandma reckons we liked that during WW2. We don’t have a dictator but we have a bossy female P.M if that helps inspire you.
The pubs will definitely be open whatever date you pick and it’s still summer! 
Focus, people, Focus!!!
This isn’t some summer camp, dammit, it’s a very serious war, and if we don’t get this thing planned, well, I don’t want to think what may happen.
So let’s get this damn thing coordinated.
Do you think SPF-15 will be enough?
Now listen people, let’s think rationally here. You can’t squeeze 12 Dopers into a TEMPER Tent with all these damn La-Z-Boys and Barcaloungers in the way.
You’ll just have to rough it in a hotel.
Tripler
You know, I just realized that none of you have any idea what a TEMPER tent is. :rolleyes:
But please share…is it a tent where one has a hissy fit?
It is when you try to set one up and you don’t have a clue. [sub]I gotcha covered[/sub]
Tripler
Purlins and ridgepoles go where?!?
Ridged poles…I think I know where they go 
Tripler, I thought you said TEMPEST tent, and I was wondering why you’d be packing around a freaking Faraday cage in the middle of the desert. Just invest in LCDs!
April 7 … April 7 … nope, nothing due in Health that day. However, B and I have to go to a thing at college mid-day, and I am not a morning person. How about 6 PM? Visibility should be good, and it’ll keep things to a dull radioactivity level … darkness at 8 and all that. Two-hour wars are really the best, don’t you think? Plus it allows time for a cigar afterward and a nice hot shower before bed.
Or reading the boards, depending.
I hope I’m not too late to offer a suggestion…
How about we go back in time and start the war then, say, January 2nd, or so? We’d surely have the element of surprise if we did that and if this war’s anything like the last one, it’ll be all over by now. Then we can get together somewhere fun and share a tent, play war games, wear green hoods and camo and kick back a celebratory beer or two. Woo Hoo!
I think it just might be crazy enought to work. So guys, what say you?
I see you didn’t get the memo. The coup d’etat was postponed until the following week. Something about rats in the capital building,. or was it garbage day? Hmm? I forget. Either way it’s a no go.
I’m free this week end. I say we don’t plan and just wing it. I’ll pick up some travelers checks, sun lotion and some film and we make a weekend out of it.
Who’s with me?
Oooh, no I didn’t. Nor did I get the one about the TPS reports. Can you get me a copy of both?
No no no no no. This is a war, dammit! There are serious problems to deal with. The logistics of moving troops, the solution to ammo shortages. Catering issues. . .
Derleth, you simply must be a comm troop. Hey, maybe you can schedule the Roth-Hagar reunion tour to go through our base camp?
Tripler
War is hell. But at least it can rock.
Look, I just re-checked my schedule, and the week of April 7th is still the best if you want me to do any interrogation. That’s PMS week. The week after, I’ll be no good, and the week before I’ll do nothing but think about men, and that’s really no good when you’re trying to tort…er, question someone aggressively.
No can do for this weekend, snow is predicted for Chicago, and the flights out of O’Hare to Iraq are going to be delayed I’M SURE.
My only problem with April, and i don’t want to ruffle feathers, is that in April, the Cubs still have a chance of winning the world series. Can we wait until May…3rd when they’ll be mathematically eliminated?
Gee, I don’t if May is a good time. I’ve got the pool contractor coming sometime in May and if you don’t watch those guys they’ll just dig a hole, fill it with water, and charge you out the whazoo for the privilege. Plus, the landscape architect I’ve retained is going out of the country in June, so if I"m going to get any work out of him it will only be in April and May, and this guy is GOOD so I don’t want to risk not being here to work with him.
Sometime after the first week of March, but before the end of March, not on a Sunday or Wednesday (I’ve got the Queen of the Universe on Wednesday nights), and with a little bit of lag time built into the schedule to allow for some side trips for some shopping - that’s what works best for me. Then, I am SO there. Really, I swear.