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** In Ann Arbor, Michigan, one t-shirt seen for sale showed the outline of Ohio surrounding the words, "Worst State Ever."

* Fort Polk, Louisiana, also known as "Fort Puke, Lousy-ana." The Military Clothing store sold t-shirts reading, "Happiness is Fort Polk in My Rear-View Mirror." One wit commented to me that if the Army as a whole were given an enema, the tube would be inserted at Fort Polk.

* One of the curious ambiguities of military life is that it is not clear what ~~consists of~~ a place worse than death. A professional officer often ''wants'' to be sent to such places-if he is ambitious and there is ~~no where~~ else to tap promotion points. Of course for a ranker a miserable place is just miserable. Even then it is an even match whether someone prefers a pleasant climate with lots of combat or a miserable one with lots of boredom.

* One of the curious ambiguities of military life is that it is not clear what constitutes a place worse than death. A professional officer often ''wants'' to be sent to such places -- if he is ambitious and there is nowhere else to tap promotion points. Of course for a ranker a miserable place is just miserable. Even then it is an even match whether someone prefers a pleasant climate with lots of combat or a miserable one with lots of boredom.

**The Northwest Frontier (the border of Afghanistan) was once the most coveted post in the British Army despite ~~it's~~ miserable climate, and ~~it's~~ fanatical, quarrelsome, and often sadistic inhabitants. Because of course said fanatical, quarrelsome and sadistic inhabitants were always getting into fights with the imperialistic British and there ~~was~~ plenty of promotions to go round when there often wasn't anywhere else.

**The Northwest Frontier (the border of Afghanistan) was once the most coveted post in the British Army despite its miserable climate, and its fanatical, quarrelsome, and often sadistic inhabitants. Because of course said fanatical, quarrelsome and sadistic inhabitants were always getting into fights with the imperialistic British and there were plenty of promotions to go round when there often wasn't anywhere else.