January 11th, 2005



NOTE FROM KIM:
The Pentagon is building a secure wireless
network that will fundamentally transform warfare
by making volumes of information instantly
available to soldiers on the battlefield.


The Top 7 Features of
the Pentagon’s War Network


7> It’s always kicking your ass at Global Thermonuclear War.

6> The spammers advertise “New pill to enlarge your privates, Private!”

5> “u wl never guess where im txt msgng u from - a turkish prison! cool huh? :-)

4> There are no annoying roaming charges when you’re chasing

fleeing enemy out of your home combat area.

3> Flame wars involve actual flamethrowers.

2> The entire online “Beetle Bailey” archive is finally available to every soldier in the field.

and the Number 1 Feature of the Pentagon’s War Network…

1> The only thing worse than losing your foot in a game of Minesweeper is getting the Blue Screen of Death.




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Credits:

Selected from 41 submissions from 16 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 1
John Newsome, Eastman, GA — 1
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 1
Marshall Gatten, Glendale, CA — 2, 6
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 3, 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 5
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 7, List Moderator, Topic