04-30-2012, 10:11 PM
"I think Joe had safety in mind through those escapades --- how else can one explain his surviving them?"
Sorry, I don't think Joe ever considered safety or rules.
...his survival hinged on two things:
1) A reasonable claim to the title of "meanest-mother-in-the-valley"
2) Very good luck at very special moments.
"The drinking may have been as much a response to boredom..."
If you are saying that after combat the rest of your life will be boring, I think Joe would have agreed.
Sorry, I don't think Joe ever considered safety or rules.
...his survival hinged on two things:
1) A reasonable claim to the title of "meanest-mother-in-the-valley"
2) Very good luck at very special moments.
"The drinking may have been as much a response to boredom..."
If you are saying that after combat the rest of your life will be boring, I think Joe would have agreed.