YodaPagoda
02-02-2006, 06:59 PM
This question has bugged me for almost 20 years!! SGT Slaughter's file card has this quote on it:
They say he can blow a month's pay in one night in Thule, Greenland. Of course, 'jarheads' are prone to exagerration. We all know it's impossible to blow a month's pay in Thule, Greenland.
What is the significance of Thule, Greenland? Is there nothing to buy there? I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere else. :confused:
wwwgijoeheavencom
02-02-2006, 07:12 PM
I always thought that they were simply implying that everything there was inexpensive. Since I have never been there I can not really say for sure.
Dakemesh
02-02-2006, 08:37 PM
Well, check out this website:
http://www.thule.af.mil/Lifestyle/where_is.htm
According to the last couple of paragraphs, Thule is locked in by ice 9 months out of the year, and the only nearby "town" is an Inuit village 65 miles away.
So I guess one would need to be a heavy duty partier to blow a nights pay in Thule. That's what I figure the card writers were implying.
Awful Me
02-02-2006, 08:38 PM
After a quick googling of Thule, Greenland, the answer is this:
The only thing things in Thule are Thule AFB, Inuit Eskimos, and ice. Its a very remote location. In other words, there is nothing to buy there.
Dang beat my by minute!
YodaPagoda
02-02-2006, 09:00 PM
Well, check out this website:
http://www.thule.af.mil/Lifestyle/where_is.htm
According to the last couple of paragraphs, Thule is locked in by ice 9 months out of the year, and the only nearby "town" is an Inuit village 65 miles away.
So I guess one would need to be a heavy duty partier to blow a nights pay in Thule. That's what I figure the card writers were implying. That site is pretty cool...this quote here says it all!
There is no “local town.” The closest Inuit (native Eskimo) village, Qaanaaq, is 65 miles away. There is no “off-base” except for the bay, the ice cap, and miles and miles of rock.
If anything, these FC's stimulated my curiosity in geography and real-world weaponry. I doubt anyone outside the military and GI Joe fans know that Thule, Greenland even exists :p
Thanks for the help guys!
kp_edge
02-02-2006, 09:47 PM
Thule, Greenland is where they make Dapper Dan's chin enhancer- endorsed by the Sarge and Jay Leno.
(Sorry, it's late...)