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The Shaggy D.A.
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PostPosted: 16:46 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I'd seen it previously, I'd have thought...

https://2.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/36/52/58058cad873d7b692fa651b10475caf6.jpg

Now I've found and read the poem, I'd think...

https://pics.me.me/dont-worry-sir-im-from-the-internet-556082.png
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PostPosted: 18:01 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Squirrels
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PostPosted: 18:28 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's from a poem?
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The Shaggy D.A.
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PostPosted: 18:38 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hetzer wrote:
It's from a poem?


Aye.

https://iwvpa.net/authorsuk/silent-s.php

Quote:
SILENT SACRIFICE
I do not enjoy existing this way,
Hiding in shadows from the light of day.
Unseen by those I see yet felt by those I touch,
I live in a world where war governs much.

With my weapon in hand and many faces in my head,
I look them in the eyes, those whose blood I’ll shed.
For I feel no pain and I feel no hate,
Towards those who’s life I’m about to take.

I am the hand of God; I am the dealer of fate.
From a distance, in the trees and shadows I wait.
With a round in the chamber and the bolt locked tight,
I look them in the eyes through my telescopic sight.

They do not see me; they have nothing to say,
To the sniper in the bushes 500 yards away.
They live their life with no care in the world.
They know nothing of the sniper-rifle I hold.

I touch the trigger and I say goodbye,
The man in my sights is about to die.
He crumples like paper as the round hits his head,
I feel no pain, no regrets to be said.

I move on to the next, he falls just as fast,
I aim for my targets; I make every round last.
As the bodies pile up, in the shadows I disappear,
My job here is finished, my conscience remains clear.

As a sniper, with many faces burned in my mind,
there’s no joy living this way,
But for my brothers-in-arms, whose lives I hold dear,
it is a sacrifice I’ll gladly pay.

Author Unknown

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PostPosted: 18:47 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
SILENT SACRIFICE
I do not enjoy existing this way,
Hiding in shadows from the light of day.
Unseen by those I see yet felt by those I touch,
I live in a world where war governs much.

With my weapon in hand and many faces in my head,
I look them in the eyes, those whose blood I’ll shed.
For I feel no pain and I feel no hate,
Towards those who’s life I’m about to take.

I am the hand of God; I am the dealer of fate.
From a distance, in the trees and shadows I wait.
With a round in the chamber and the bolt locked tight,
I look them in the eyes through my telescopic sight.

They do not see me; they have nothing to say,
To the sniper in the bushes 500 yards away.
They live their life with no care in the world.
They know nothing of the sniper-rifle I hold.

I touch the trigger and I say goodbye,
The man in my sights is about to die.
He crumples like paper as the round hits his head,
I feel no pain, no regrets to be said.

I move on to the next, he falls just as fast,
I aim for my targets; I make every round last.
As the bodies pile up, in the shadows I disappear,
My job here is finished, my conscience remains clear.

As a sniper, with many faces burned in my mind,
there’s no joy living this way,
But for my brothers-in-arms, whose lives I hold dear,
it is a sacrifice I’ll gladly pay.

Author Unknown


Yes, in one context it's a deeply moving piece, if we take it to be by a patriotic soldier fighting for his country's cause, with the well-being of his comrade soldiers a motivating/mitigating factor.

However, in another, more twisted context, (for example religious or other extremist context) it's a nasty justification for killing strangers.

Edit: It's a fine line between heroism and martyrdom

So......I'm sticking with Rolph, and it's not often you'll hear me say THAT Very Happy
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PostPosted: 19:36 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Re: Settle a developing debate for me please. Reply with quote

Hetzer wrote:
You see the following words on a t-shirt. What do they make you think, first thing that comes to your mind?

"From a distance, in the trees and shadows I wait".


Raspiest, pedo, assassin in that order.
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Pigeon
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PostPosted: 19:40 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought bird of prey initially.



Sniper it is.



A good sniper is, presumably, someone who kills as many people as possible with the least use of ammo, or being detected.

So whether they are 'good people' (thinking Shifty Powers), or a psychopath with bloodlust, it matters not?
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PostPosted: 21:02 - 10 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

"From a distance, in the trees and shadows I wait for the rain" Aaron Adams Very Happy
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PostPosted: 02:06 - 11 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Shaggy D.A. wrote:
Hetzer wrote:
It's from a poem?


Aye.

https://iwvpa.net/authorsuk/silent-s.php

Quote:
SILENT SACRIFICE
I do not enjoy existing this way,
Hiding in shadows from the light of day.
Unseen by those I see yet felt by those I touch,
I live in a world where war governs much.

With my weapon in hand and many faces in my head,
I look them in the eyes, those whose blood I’ll shed.
For I feel no pain and I feel no hate,
Towards those who’s life I’m about to take.

I am the hand of God; I am the dealer of fate.
From a distance, in the trees and shadows I wait.
With a round in the chamber and the bolt locked tight,
I look them in the eyes through my telescopic sight.

They do not see me; they have nothing to say,
To the sniper in the bushes 500 yards away.
They live their life with no care in the world.
They know nothing of the sniper-rifle I hold.

I touch the trigger and I say goodbye,
The man in my sights is about to die.
He crumples like paper as the round hits his head,
I feel no pain, no regrets to be said.

I move on to the next, he falls just as fast,
I aim for my targets; I make every round last.
As the bodies pile up, in the shadows I disappear,
My job here is finished, my conscience remains clear.

As a sniper, with many faces burned in my mind,
there’s no joy living this way,
But for my brothers-in-arms, whose lives I hold dear,
it is a sacrifice I’ll gladly pay.

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Cool, I was right. What did I win. If it's a bullet, can I return to sender?
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PostPosted: 06:00 - 11 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its as twee as fuck too.
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PostPosted: 11:19 - 11 Oct 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought of an Owl.
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