Update: Fixed the broken link!
Sergeant Shawn Standford of Avalanche Company (Company
A, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania Army National Guard) writes
about a one SPC (that short for “Specialist”) Schwarz, a.k.a. “Skippy”
and his list of things that he is no longer allowed to do — presumably, after having done them and being disciplined.
Apparently, one of the 213 things he is no longer allowed to do is to “Go to [Fort] Bragg boulevard and shake daddies little money maker for twenties stuffed into my undies.”
If I ever have to assemble a crack team of misfits and goofballs whose mission is to save the world, Skippy’s on my list.
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The original site seems to be down (and that's why it's been circulating blogland), but the trusty Wayback Machine brings us the original
Joey, my dear, why are you assuming that the original Skippy was male? When I read the first back in 2002 it was obviously written by a woman.
I assumed "he" because the author of the blog entry I pointed said "he". Mind you, the author could be wrong.
My curiosity is piqued now: what cues in the writing make it obvious to you that Specialist Skippy is a woman?