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Old 12-25-2008, 09:03 AM
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This was sent to me by another Marine and I thought it was funny. Hope all you have a good Christmas.

*Top This One for A Speeding Ticket*


> Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour.

> The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned off. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location. Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.

The reply came back in true USMC style:

Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down. Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location. Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.


The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech.

Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.

Thank you for your concern.

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Old 12-25-2008, 11:56 AM
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great story. is it true or just a story..
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Old 12-25-2008, 12:26 PM
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I can see the story being true and the response is "The reply came back in true USMC style". Marines and be very sarcastic at times so the part of the talking crap and broken holster would be a way to tell the cops to stay out of their business.
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Whether true or not, the story is funny just the same.
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Old 12-28-2008, 09:06 PM
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great story. is it true or just a story..
It is a very old internet joke.
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Old 12-28-2008, 09:13 PM
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Guess we got our answer there!! I did not check snopes on this one.
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