Go Back   I-Mockery Forum > I-Mockery Discussion Forums > Philosophy, Politics, and News
Reload this Page Optimus Prime: Natonal Guardsman
FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Mike P Mike P is offline
Member
Mike P's Avatar
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Mike P is probably a spambot
Old Oct 19th, 2003, 08:03 PM        Optimus Prime: Natonal Guardsman
National guardsman changed his name to a toy
Reported by Vic Gideon

CUYAHOGA FALLS -- A member of Ohio's 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to a Transformers toy.

Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit on Wednesday to provide fire protection for airfields under combat.

"On Sunday, we were announced as the best firefighting unit in the Army National Guard in the entire country," said Prime. "That was a big moment for us."

Prime took his name from the leader of the Autobots Transformers, which were popular toys and a children's cartoon in the 1980s.

He legally changed his name on his 30th birthday and now it's on everything from his driver's license, to his military ID, to his uniform.

"They razzed me for three months to no end," said Prime. "They really dug into me about it."

Prime says the toy actually filled a void in his life when it came out.

"My dad passed away the year before and I didn't have anybody really around, so I really latched onto him when I was a kid," he said.

---

Either this is really cool or really, really sad. I can't decide.
__________________
Mayhem is the Man-Fish!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Emu Emu is offline
Level 29 ♂
Emu's Avatar
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Emu is probably a real personEmu is probably a real person
Old Oct 19th, 2003, 08:22 PM       
He (or someone who said he was that person) used to go to another message board I went to. Nice guy.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
KevinTheOmnivore KevinTheOmnivore is offline
Mocker
KevinTheOmnivore's Avatar
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
KevinTheOmnivore is probably a spambot
Old Oct 19th, 2003, 08:46 PM       
It's also really, really old news.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Mike P Mike P is offline
Member
Mike P's Avatar
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Mike P is probably a spambot
Old Oct 19th, 2003, 09:27 PM       
Yeah... but it wasn't up on this site, so I figured I would put it up.
__________________
Mayhem is the Man-Fish!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
GAsux GAsux is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Las Vegas
GAsux is probably a spambot
Old Oct 19th, 2003, 09:35 PM        Hey thanks
Hey I noticed that there weren't any threads about those dirty Japs attacking Pearl Harbor either. Maybe I could throw up a few articles?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Mike P Mike P is offline
Member
Mike P's Avatar
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Mike P is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 12:10 AM       
What? When the hell did that happen? Filthy Japs... apparently, they just came out with this new-fangled automobile, too. I'll try to find an article on that, too.
__________________
Mayhem is the Man-Fish!
Reply With Quote
  #7  
ItalianStereotype ItalianStereotype is offline
Legislacerator
ItalianStereotype's Avatar
Join Date: May 2002
Location: HELL, where all hot things are
ItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty ok
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 12:30 AM       
actually, I believe that Proto posted an article about this a while back.
__________________
I could just scream
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Protoclown Protoclown is offline
The Goddamned Batman
Protoclown's Avatar
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Richmond, VA
Protoclown is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 12:36 AM       
Yeah, like 12 years ago
__________________
"It's like I'm livin' in a stinkin' poop rainbow." - Cordelia Burbank
Reply With Quote
  #9  
ItalianStereotype ItalianStereotype is offline
Legislacerator
ItalianStereotype's Avatar
Join Date: May 2002
Location: HELL, where all hot things are
ItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty okItalianStereotype is probably pretty ok
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 12:43 AM       
Mike P wasn't even born back then so how could he have possibly known?
__________________
I could just scream
Reply With Quote
  #10  
KevinTheOmnivore KevinTheOmnivore is offline
Mocker
KevinTheOmnivore's Avatar
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
KevinTheOmnivore is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 01:00 AM       
Why do the cool people only post in retarded threads????
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Mike P Mike P is offline
Member
Mike P's Avatar
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Mike P is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 01:23 AM       
I have dishonored... things. I'll go commit seppiku now.

And I was alive 12 years ago. I'm 18.
__________________
Mayhem is the Man-Fish!
Reply With Quote
  #12  
GAsux GAsux is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Las Vegas
GAsux is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 08:27 PM        Yeah
Kev,
Beacuse these kinds of threads allow the cool people to play to their strengths.
Reply With Quote
  #13  
El Blanco El Blanco is offline
Mocker
El Blanco's Avatar
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, NY
El Blanco is probably a spambot
Old Oct 20th, 2003, 08:37 PM       
Being retarded?
__________________
according to my mongoose, anyway.
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

   


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:25 PM.

I-Mockery.com - Archive - Top

© 2008 I-Mockery.com
Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.