Well, who's the best? Who's the biggest asshole? Who's the best wingman?

ps if you don't know who Rainman A-10 is then you best stay out of the fight. Go watch cartoons or something.

I picked Toro since RainmanA-10 left. Sort of a forfeit type thing.

I picked Toro.

Rainman

Him getting into a pissing match with a Bone WSO here was hilarious.

Awesome topic.

Back in my early rotc days Rainman taught me a valuable lesson on learning to stfu....

In fairness his demonstration probably kept me from crossing Toro, thus preventing me from making an even comparison

Toro, Rainman, Rainman

It's kind of like comparing Ditka and a hurricane

Rainman

Him getting into a pissing match with a Bone WSO here was hilarious.

Can you link to that?

the bigger question is why hasn't this thread been destroyed? It it so totally gay it deserves immediate destruction.

Y'know, I was gonna schwack this thread the second I saw it; then I saw how many people actually posted (or at least responded to the polls) and figured I would let it go. I still think it is a big 'WTF?' but it appears some folks are enjoying it...

Cheers! M2

Why did Rainman leave?

Why did Rainman leave?

You wore him down...sts.

Tot, Rainman, Toro. Although I haven't seen Rainman in a long time...maybe he attempted to challenge Norris and lost.

Rainman

Him getting into a pissing match with a Bone WSO here was hilarious.

still holding out for the link to that thread.

Why did Rainman leave?

I understand that his public participation here was not compatible with some of the consultancy work that he was doing for the Air Force.

Edited December 4, 200816 yr by Steve Davies

I understand that his public participation here was not compatible with some of the consultancy work that he was doing for the Air Force.

Really? I thought enough a-holes jumped on the "I hate Rainman" club that he decided it wasn't worth his time anymore.

Really? I thought enough a-holes jumped on the "I hate Rainman" club that he decided it wasn't worth his time anymore.

Flare

He and I exchanged a few PMs before he decided that I was a total knob. He explained that his participation at Baseops could be seen to conflict with unofficial work he did occasionally for the Air Force - the A-10 community would read him in on somehthing, get the benefit of his wisdom, then read him out of it. He mentioned that he was considering a full-time role working as a consultant on those special programmes.

When he dissapeared, I surmised that this potential conflict ('never talk to the media' and the usual Rainman OPSEC) was the principle reason. I don't believe he had gone full-time as a consultant, but I can imagine that his ever-increasing profile here was something that may have contributed to his decision to move on.

And for the record, Rainman still visits this site from time to time; he just doesn't post anymore.

Thread is . Kill it with fire.

Gents,

I appreciate the support, but this is a moot point. For those who don't know, Rainman was a patch-wearer who flew about 69 different types of aircraft. He was a retired Colonel with the stink of command under his belt. He came onto this forum with the tact of a freight train and left with it intact. But at the same time, he probably changed the lives of a lot of people who actually took the time to get past his gruff comments. I would strongly suggest everybody here to peruse some of his posts - you can definitely learn from him. For example:

He takes care of his troops

His stories are epic

He knows his shit.

I have no leg to stand on in comparison to Rainman.

Thread is . Kill it with fire.

Done.

If you PM me and tell me what this is, I buy your drinks all night long when we meet in person.