Care To Tell Me What Is Wrong With This Headline?

Ooo! Ooo! I know. The phrase ” the most advanced military in the world” has been rendered O B E ( Overtaken By Events ). Those militaries which are good or best with drones are becoming the collection of Most Advanced Militaries in the New Battlefield World which is emerging.

One could say the same about militaries with Hypersonic Missiles and some other neat new stuff which we don’t have.

This reminds me of a sad and rueful memory from the early 1980’s. I was watching a late night show called Into The Night which was never very heavily watched. And I remember the host describing the periodically-staged ” Name That Tune” contest. First person to call in with the correct answer won $10,000. I was a $3,000-a-year Security Guard at the time.

So he played the first four notes. Immediately my brain played the rest of the tune for me. But I could not remember the name. So I sat there grinding my teeth through the show while he played more and more and more of that tune. Finally, after playing many many bars of it, someone called in with In The Mood, by Benny Goodman. ” And we have a winner!”