AFN is the devil. (657 hits)
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Submitted by J Ellis <jarretttai.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2003-12-15 11:47:28 EST
For those of you who have never been stationed overseas in the military, we have a television service called "AFN" or Armed Forces Network, to provide some TV from home to us soldiers. I was in an MWR tent watchin Spongebob Squarepants and enjoying it immensely *I know, I don't have a whole lot of choice*, and all the sudden George W. had a "Presidential News Conference." "Fine," we thought, and switched channels. George W. again. Again we flip channels. George W. again. All of the AFN channels where showing George W.
Every last one.
On September 11th, they had two channels of coverage, Chips and a college football game. When Saddam was captured, There was a game on, Magnum PI, and cartoons. Now, George W. gets all six channels to talk about the same shit he always talks about. We caught Saddam, blablablabla....The economy is rebounding....blablabalbla... health care... blablabla... terrorists... blablabla.
I hate AFN.
-J
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Submitted by PWNstar (user info) at 2004-01-05 11:30:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Wasn't it Jeff Foxworthy who was talking about how there used to be 3 stations for TV and, as a kid, if the President was giving a speech you were fucked. Now that I think about it, he was doin he routine for Bush.
Submitted by drink_DDT (user info) at 2004-01-05 11:19:29 EST (#)
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I was stationed at FLW for 2.5 years.
Submitted by Me at 2003-12-15 18:15:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i also hate the AFN radio....same stupid fuckin songs hour after hour....how the hell am i supposed to get pumped up in teh gym listening to bryan addams or uncle cracker.....fuck fuck shit fuck
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2003-12-15 17:03:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You could try
reading a book
Submitted by Party03 (user info) at 2003-12-15 16:59:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
HAHAHAHA!!! That's classic! Add those into the ads with country singers telling me why I shouldn't drink and drive. How many people actually say at a party "Here take my keys, Travis Tritt says drinking and driving is bad." If you need someone famous to tell you not to drink and drive, you're probably a lost cause anyway.
Submitted by Gillespie (user info) at 2003-12-15 16:54:33 EST (#)
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Or, the true show of Army Intelligence, the commercial about the vending machines. I love that one. Really, do you have to be TOLD those things will crush your scrawny ass?
-J
Submitted by Party03 (user info) at 2003-12-15 16:40:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I think my favorite ones are the chiefs or generals coming on and saying "Hi, I'm General so-and-so...blahblahblah." when all it is, is some commercial to have some common sense. Are we really that hopeless?
DRIVE TO ARRIVE!
Submitted by Gillespie (user info) at 2003-12-15 16:24:01 EST (#)
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Oh yeah, especially those brilliant little computer animated wastes of time the display everytime they have technical difficulties. You know the ones I'm talking about?? The ones that look like they were made by some computer-geek high on LSD around the time the B-52's reached the high point in their careers? The one where the fish kisses the bird is my favorite.
I'm going to go kill myself now. Thanks AFN!
-J
Submitted by Party03 (user info) at 2003-12-15 15:16:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
But you have to love those inspirational commercials AFN has to offer.
HA!
Submitted by seanfogy (user info) at 2003-12-15 14:50:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.ubersite.com/m/14469
I feel your pain. Except now I only get one channel.
I hate AFN
Submitted by TkdMoose (user info) at 2003-12-15 12:29:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 for feeling deep sympathy for you. Ugh.
Submitted by AlwaysAnEagle (user info) at 2003-12-15 12:10:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
That would kill me.
I'm not sure if it would drive me more or less insane than there being nothing on any of the cable channels we have, because I feel like I could understand there being nothing on 6 channels rather than nothing on however many I have here. But I'll tell you right now that being engulfed in George W. Bush-itude would drive me up the wall and down the other side.
Submitted by BuckeyesTHEGAME (user info) at 2003-12-15 12:03:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
HAHAHA
AFN SUCKS ASS.
Submitted by Da_WooD (user info) at 2003-12-15 11:58:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Man I hated the commercials the most. "Remember in the hour of darkness the wear you reflector belts."
Fuck you AFN Atlantic. I not wearing no gotdamn reflector belt!