I've seem many an umpire that looked like they are a bedouin tent.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mick

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Originally posted by DG Quote: And I seem to recall British soldiers wearing khaki in the desert. DG, That may have something to do with the color of the desert. :) mick

Possibly, however, they generally had armord columns with them somewhere nearby, and with no trees to hide under I don't think khaki would prevent them from being seen. But hey, it's a good thought. They painted the tanks the same color as the desert also.

Somebody should tell the military to stop spending all that money researching desert camo then...

I was flipping through the TV channels tonight. Got to the History Channel. They were showing a program about bathrooms, and things that are in bathrooms. They talked about toilet paper, and said that in the Gulf War, toilet paper was used to camoflague (spelling?) the tanks. Good thing all that money led to such a high tech solution.

Now that's funny...

"toilet paper was used to camoflague (spelling?) the tanks."

Unused?

FWIW
 

Patton once said something along the lines of -- never underestimate the ingenuity of the American fighting man -- I don't and I continue to be amazed with the things that kids come up with...