It was 0700 hours when orders came down: After nightfall, we’d be bombing the enemy hydrants east of Wang Chung — over 60 miles into enemy territory.
I took one last look across the airfield. A lot of good men would be on this raid — men with wives, men with puppies. Some of them wouldn’t be coming back. It’s a fact every flyboy faces in Wawa Squadron. Death isn’t just your destiny, he’s your friend — the face in the mirror every morning, the hands tucking you in every night.
I could hear the great engines whining as they turned over. It was time to go. Doris stirred softly as I brushed her cheek. “Don’t wait up for me, honey,” I murmured.
Photos by Toronja Azul.
I honestly think that a good 80% of the comments I leave here are just to tell NTMTOM how awesome he is.
… and 32% percent of those are from my mom, using an impressive array of logins.
I can’t believe SNL or 30 Rock or somebody hasn’t scooped you up!
*snerk*
Welcome to the club! We ALL love NTMTOM!
Another wartime saga from the most awesome NTMTOM! Excellent!
signed, not NTMTOM’s mom.
Awesome scrolldown and awesome hovertexts! (Oh, honestly, Leonard!)
Signed,
Also, not NTMTOM’s mom
You know, sonny, all those times I said I bet you think you are sooo clever, I meant it!
Dear NOMTOMSMOM
We would like to take this oppertunity to tell you what a wonderful son you raised.
Gah I was getting ready to do the same thing. He is scary funny!
Everybody Wang Chung tonight!
I was just thinking that!
I wish we could delete our own comments.
Stupid embed link. 
S’ok, I fixenated it.
I still don’t know how one wang chungs.
Maybe that is for the best.
I think you may be right.
Thanks!
me likes “fixenated”. Sounds supere-scientifique
Being married to a USAF aviator, I can tell you that the combination of the steely gaze and hovertext in picture two is PERFECT!
rah, rah AVIATORS!!
Signed,
Daughter of an A-7 Pilot & Squadron XO & CO
100 missions from an “Air-Crash Carrier”
[prior to 1980]
This mother of an ensign thanks your father! Lots and Lots
Thank you mother of ensign and thank you ensign!!!
Hi from an air crash carrier vet.
Hooray for you! I’m sure all the ani-pals are very grateful.
The hovertext is some of the funniest ever…I can already imagine the entire film; sort of the like the monologue from Airplane! (the speeches he gives where he bores everyone to death).
But the look of the doggie’s eyes (especially in pic 2) well…my sheltie Belle used to give me those. I called them…”the misty eyes of Love!”
“Win this one for the Zipper!”
“Jim never vomits at home.”
BWAHAHAHAHAAA
[splashing an OJ & vodka on my own face]
*swoon* over wawa doggeh
*swoon* over NTMTOM
PS: Bombing enemy hydrants! BWAHAHAHAHAAAA—- snerk!
My fave was when the family member scolds Senor Chi Hua Hua for making this speech “every time we go for a car ride”
Related Question: WHERE IN HECKFIRE did they find a bombere jacquet WITH (hopefully faux) fur-lined lapeles, in ChiHua Hua SIZE????????????
Signed,
The Mind Boggles
We have a couple in Alberta here who make biker jackets for Yorkies… I imagine one might fit a wawa? They also do doggles etc. It’s kind of an interesting story… he was one of those hit hard by the H1N1 flu… in hospital for weeks on end (close to 3 months, if memory is correct), 2 or 3 days when they didn’t think he was going to make it, and he is still not able to go back to work. He has to be checked out by a neurologist, and that appointment isn’t till AUGUST! So his wife is now the chief breadwinner, and they started this business on the side to try and make up some of the difference….
Sorry this is so long. Look up Ridedogsride.com
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! They make helmets, and do other accessories too…..
Do you think a basket on my walker for my 5lbs of luff fluff and other stuff, qualifies my Widget for a helmet???
If you look more carefully, i’s actually a parka.
I mean it’s.
Another LOL when I scrolled down and saw more than just tips of the wawa’s ears. Another classic NTMTOM (aka Mike) post. Where’s that coffee table book of Mike’s that we’ve been promised?
(signed, also not Mike’s mom)
Leonard likes to do a little dance for Doris when he takes off his jacket after coming home from flying a mission: he calls it the Landing Strip.
LOL! WoooOOOoooo!
Funny one, Oakley!
8-|
Dang, tried to get fancy with a googly-eyed icon.
*fail*
However, here at CO, we commend you for the Proverbial “Ol’ College Try” !!!!
GO, TEAM TrixandSam !!!!
Thanks, FB, i loff the CO family!
Just use an eight and a capital o. 8 O without the space in the middle (just make sure there’s at least 1 space on each end, tho).
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies#What_Text_Do_I_Type_to_Make_Smileys.3F
Do you mean this one:
:-O
Shoot…
How do you do the emoticons? I can only do:
How to do: : ) without spaces 
How to do: ; ) without spaces 
How to do: : P without spaces
One more time now…
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies#What_Text_Do_I_Type_to_Make_Smileys.3F
*stuffs dollar bills into Leonard’s collar*
Aww, Leonard, that’s just not right! You’re supposed to dance on the pole, not…
No! No, I say! Keep your puppies off the pole!
Leonard is my kinda guy.
ahahhaha. Oakly you are the best!
that’s awesome!!!!
Mike, you haz teh awesum in spades, sir. I don’t know who the original Mike was, but I must strongly protest your permanent “othering” around here. Power to the Mike!
There you go again, NOMTOM, trying to sucker us in to quoting “Airplane.” But I won’t do it, I tell you, I WON’T! Because you know what happens then: the shit hits the fan. And I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue. And I’ve been nervous lots of times. AARRRGGGHHH!!!! Somebody stop me!
(Not NOMTOM’s Mom. Also not Leon, who is getting larger.)
What it is, Big Mama! My mama didn’t raise no dummies!
PS: Don’t tell her there’s a sale at Penney’s.
“….the White Zone is….”
“Listen Betty, don’t start up with your white zone
again.”
“Give me Ham on five; hold the Mayo.”
You see, someone’s thumbing down our “Airplane” quotes. How mean.
Theresa,
I wouldn’t worry – it looks like almost all the comments on this post have 1 negative vote. I guess someone is either grumpy or thought they were giving the comments a thumbs up.
I always ignore the first couple thumbs down. There are always a few weisenheimers who think it’s funny to be obnoxious, since they’re online and “anonymous.”
I still — and will always — think of him as NOMTOM. And I’m also not his mother.
I love the hovertexts on this one! Now get in the car, Leonard.
it’s really difficult to type out “NTMTOM” when you def. want to call him NOMTOM
it’s a great NOM de plume, and it’s how he should sign his name as author of the C.O. coffee table book if (when?) he & Oakley decide to conspire on it
My personal favorite is “Not Mike (or whatever his name is).”
Somehow, NMOWHNI is as much fun…
Somehow, NMOWHNI isn’t as much fun…
Sounds to me like the name of a Hawaiian island.
Pronounced n’Mowheenee
Hee. Is Doris his wife, or just his girlfriend?
Not NOMTOM’s mom
Wawa squadron? Wang Chung? Oh Mike.
Please tell me that you’re writing professionally somewhere. If not, Harlequin would kill for your mad skillz.
This dog reminds me of Steve Buschemi for some reason.
I was thinking the same.
handsome bomber dog!
NOMTOM. You’re a genius. You should write books, they’d be top sellers.
Also, I would like to add that I’m not NOMTOM’s mum nor do I know him personally (at least, I don’t believe I do). Seeing as he is always incognito, I might. But, no, probably not. Or?
*hands Kallisto a Tylenlol*
Thanks, Brinnan. I feel much better now.
TylenLOL? Was that intentional?
Is that Ethel Merman I can hear singing in the background?
Could be Kate Smith.
Or Anita Bryant!
@ Alice Shortcake:
…..or are you just having a bad flashback????
It’s a completely different kind of flying, altogether.
Severe shell-shock.
Hovertext #3…..classic.
NTMTOM, you’re the bomb…..no wait, Leonard you’re the bomb…..no wait…..bombER…..Oh shirley you can’t be serious?……….
The best post story EVER…….well, ranks pretty high in my short memory…only a couple of brain cells left after this week at work
Oh, the last line (hovertext) busted me up!! Too funny!!
You can tell none of us have ever seen “Airplane!” ……
Or sniffed glue.
speak for yourself.
* whistles, rolling eyes innocently*
heres loogin at yoooo kid!!
LOVE the last hovertext!
(And no, I’m not MOMTOM either.)
MOMTOM! Wahahaha! Dammit, why didn’t I think of that. (Kicks self.)
Me too.
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! 260Oakley, where are you? You’ve got competiton!
“Men with puppies.” ARRRROOOOO!!!
Not NOMTOM’s mom that I know of.
Do I hear “Highway to the Danger Zone” playing faintly in the background?
Another riveting post by NOMTOM – and yes, NOMTOM, surely you are writing a book!
(and yes, I’ll stop calling you Shirley . . .)
Pups with Buscemi Eyes!
It looks like Dappy out of NDubz.
http://speakupuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2450928_Dappy-N-Dubz-324×272.jpg
This dog looks like my boyfriend’s dad.
This wowa looks JUST like Steve Buschemi. Probably already been said, but yeah. This is Steve Buschemi.
This is such a cute pic, add in that he’s a chocolate sabled red, pushes it over the top for me! Unusual color, love the chocolate nose and amber colored eyes!