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Bob Parsons

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1344 total appearances

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The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

Yep. Well, I'm back at the hospital, and think about a military hospital. In wartime, you see a lot of fucked up dudes, boy. And... Oh, man, it's just really, really screwed up. And... seen this young kid who was a Marine recon. And he was out on some long distance, Lerp they called it or something like that, long distance.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

Yep. Well, I'm back at the hospital, and think about a military hospital. In wartime, you see a lot of fucked up dudes, boy. And... Oh, man, it's just really, really screwed up. And... seen this young kid who was a Marine recon. And he was out on some long distance, Lerp they called it or something like that, long distance.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

Reconnaissance, yeah. And he hit a bouncing buddy. You know, it's the only time I've heard of one or heard of anybody hitting one, but I heard about them all the time. But never actually anybody, you know, falling victim. But that's what he fell victim to. And, you know, bouncing Betty, it's a rocket on the inside of a pressure plate. Tread on it. As soon as you tread on it.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

Reconnaissance, yeah. And he hit a bouncing buddy. You know, it's the only time I've heard of one or heard of anybody hitting one, but I heard about them all the time. But never actually anybody, you know, falling victim. But that's what he fell victim to. And, you know, bouncing Betty, it's a rocket on the inside of a pressure plate. Tread on it. As soon as you tread on it.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

Reconnaissance, yeah. And he hit a bouncing buddy. You know, it's the only time I've heard of one or heard of anybody hitting one, but I heard about them all the time. But never actually anybody, you know, falling victim. But that's what he fell victim to. And, you know, bouncing Betty, it's a rocket on the inside of a pressure plate. Tread on it. As soon as you tread on it.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

As soon as the weight goes off, that rocket's coming up. And it's, I mean, you're fucked. That's just, there's just the utterance to it. And it blew his ass off. And he was completely paralyzed. And the guys would take turns. He was sandwiched between two boards. And the device that had, you know, opening for his groin and this was his tail.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

As soon as the weight goes off, that rocket's coming up. And it's, I mean, you're fucked. That's just, there's just the utterance to it. And it blew his ass off. And he was completely paralyzed. And the guys would take turns. He was sandwiched between two boards. And the device that had, you know, opening for his groin and this was his tail.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

As soon as the weight goes off, that rocket's coming up. And it's, I mean, you're fucked. That's just, there's just the utterance to it. And it blew his ass off. And he was completely paralyzed. And the guys would take turns. He was sandwiched between two boards. And the device that had, you know, opening for his groin and this was his tail.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And we would take turns turning comic book pages for him. And I felt so sorry for that guy. And I mean, and other stuff you'd see, you know, it's just so fucked up. Thing I remember, one of the hardest thing is about that. I mean, whatever brought the war home, that did. I mean, you know, you spend some time in a military hospital, you'll see.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And we would take turns turning comic book pages for him. And I felt so sorry for that guy. And I mean, and other stuff you'd see, you know, it's just so fucked up. Thing I remember, one of the hardest thing is about that. I mean, whatever brought the war home, that did. I mean, you know, you spend some time in a military hospital, you'll see.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And we would take turns turning comic book pages for him. And I felt so sorry for that guy. And I mean, and other stuff you'd see, you know, it's just so fucked up. Thing I remember, one of the hardest thing is about that. I mean, whatever brought the war home, that did. I mean, you know, you spend some time in a military hospital, you'll see.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And Navy lost my payroll records, so I couldn't go off base. I used to say to some of the guys, I had to have some civilian clothes and some money to go off base. And I'd say, can you loan me some money and your civvies so I can go on liberty? He says, I like you, man, but not that much.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And Navy lost my payroll records, so I couldn't go off base. I used to say to some of the guys, I had to have some civilian clothes and some money to go off base. And I'd say, can you loan me some money and your civvies so I can go on liberty? He says, I like you, man, but not that much.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And Navy lost my payroll records, so I couldn't go off base. I used to say to some of the guys, I had to have some civilian clothes and some money to go off base. And I'd say, can you loan me some money and your civvies so I can go on liberty? He says, I like you, man, but not that much.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

So many things happened that I just come out okay. Like another time we were in a firefight in a village, Right, again, nobody's hit, nobody's done anything. Me and this dude named Pavlovich, we go into this hooch, searching for Christ knows what. And in there is one of these little tables. And it's a long table, it's about maybe four feet, five feet, four feet tall.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

So many things happened that I just come out okay. Like another time we were in a firefight in a village, Right, again, nobody's hit, nobody's done anything. Me and this dude named Pavlovich, we go into this hooch, searching for Christ knows what. And in there is one of these little tables. And it's a long table, it's about maybe four feet, five feet, four feet tall.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

So many things happened that I just come out okay. Like another time we were in a firefight in a village, Right, again, nobody's hit, nobody's done anything. Me and this dude named Pavlovich, we go into this hooch, searching for Christ knows what. And in there is one of these little tables. And it's a long table, it's about maybe four feet, five feet, four feet tall.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And on it is a bowl, one bowl. And in the bowl was an undetonated tonk ring from the night before when we had this guy named Cook. And Cook was one of these guys go to jail or join the Marine Corps for stealing cars. And so he, you know, that's back on the Marine Corps. It was doing what it could to, you know, fill the ranks. And so anyhow, he fired it, didn't go off. Somehow landed there.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And on it is a bowl, one bowl. And in the bowl was an undetonated tonk ring from the night before when we had this guy named Cook. And Cook was one of these guys go to jail or join the Marine Corps for stealing cars. And so he, you know, that's back on the Marine Corps. It was doing what it could to, you know, fill the ranks. And so anyhow, he fired it, didn't go off. Somehow landed there.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#197 Bob Parsons - Vietnam War Veteran / Founder of GoDaddy & PXG

And on it is a bowl, one bowl. And in the bowl was an undetonated tonk ring from the night before when we had this guy named Cook. And Cook was one of these guys go to jail or join the Marine Corps for stealing cars. And so he, you know, that's back on the Marine Corps. It was doing what it could to, you know, fill the ranks. And so anyhow, he fired it, didn't go off. Somehow landed there.