The Few The Proud The Marines (Another version of Creation)

[thedrifter]

In the beginning was the word, and the word was God. In
the beginning was God, and all else was darkness and void, and
without form. so God created the heavens and the Earth. He created
the sun, and the moon, and the stars, so that light might pierce
the darkness. The Earth, God divided between the land and the sea,
and filled with many assorted creatures.

And the dark, salty, slimey creatures that inhabited the
murky depths of the oceans, God called sailors. And he dressed
them accordingly. They had little trousers that looked like bells
at the bottom. And their shirts had cute little flaps on them to
hide the hickeys on their necks. He also gave them long sideburns
and shabby looking beards. God nicknamed them "squids" and
banished them to a lifetime at sea, so that normal folks would not
have to associate with them. To further identify these unloved
creatures, he called them "petty" and "commodore", instead of
titles worthy of red-blooded men.

And the flakey creatures of the land, God called soldiers.
And with a twinkle in his eye, and a sense of humor that only he
could have, God made their trousers too short and their covers too
large. He also made their pockets oversized, so that they might
warm their hands. And to adorn their uniforms, God gave them
badges in quantities that only a dime store owner could appreciate.
And he gave them emblems and crests...and all sorts of shiny thing
that glittered...and devices that dangled. (When you're God you
tend to get carried away).

On the 6th day, he thought about creating some air creatures for
which he designed a Greyhound bus driver's uniform, especially for
Air Farce flyboys. But he discarded the idea during the first week,
and it was not until years later that some apostles resurrected this
theme and established what we now know as the "wild blue yonder wonders."

On the 7th day, as you know, God rested. But on the 8th day, at 0730,
God looked down upon the Earth and was not happy. God was not happy!
So he thought about his labors, and in his divine wisdom God created a
divine creature. And he called this creature a Marine.
And these Marines, whom God had created in his own image, were to be
of the air, and of the land, and of the sea. And these he gave many wonderful
uniforms. Some were green, some were blue with red trim. And in the early
days, some were even a beautiful tan. He gave them practical fighting uniforms,
so that they could wage war against the forces of Satan and evil. He gave them
service uniforms for their daily work and training. And he gave them evening
and dress uniforms...sharp and stylish, handsome things, so that they might
promenade with their ladies on Saturday night and impress everybody!
He even gave them swords, so that people who were not impressed, could be
dealt with accordingly.

And at the end of the 8th day, God looked down upon the Earth and saw that
it was good. But was God happy? NO! God was still not happy! Because in
the course of his labors, he had forgotten one thing. He did not have a
Marine uniform for himself. But he thought about it, and thought about it,
and finally satisfied in knowing that, well...not everybody can be a MARINE

Sempers,

Roger