How 'Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff' fooled a bunch of real retired generals and admirals
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A group of more than 100 retired generals and admirals who have accused President Joe Biden of being a communist have been pranked by a faux flag officer going by the nom de guerre “Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff.”
If you don’t get the joke, just say the name “Jack Meehoff” aloud. That’s right. You understand now.
Earlier this month, the group Flag Officers 4 America posted an open letter that repeated lies spread by former President Donald Trump and the elected leaders who support his claims that the FBI and Supreme Court ignored “election irregularities” in 2020.
The myth that the presidential election was stolen led to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. So far, one active-duty Marine major, four service members from the reserve component, and 41 veterans have been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol, Army Lt. Col. Martin Meiners, a Pentagon spokesman, said on May 13.
In their letter, the retired generals and admirals – most of whom have been out of uniform for several years – claim the Biden administration has “launched a full-blown assault on our Constitutional rights in a dictatorial manner” by passing executive orders. They also claim the administration is damaging the military’s ability to fight wars through an “infusion of Political Correctness.” And they raise doubts about Biden’s ability to serve as commander in chief by claiming: “The mental and physical condition of the Commander in Chief cannot be ignored.”
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Back in the early 70s, little shits like me did the phone prank thing -- "Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Well, let him out -- he's suffocating!!" and "Is your refrigerator running? Better hurry up and catch it!!"... 
As we got a little older, a new one came up. The local bowling alley would page bowlers to the telephone at the front desk over their public address system.
Prankster calls the bowling alley. Desk clerk answers phone.
Prankster: "Can you page Bob Meehoff for me, please?"
Desk clerk: "TELEPHONE CALL FOR BOB MEEHOFF. BOB MEEHOFF, TELEPHONE."
(After waiting a bit) "I'm sorry, nobody's answering the page."
Prankster: "Oh crap!! Um, it's really an emergency ... try his brother Jack!!"
Desk clerk: "TELEPHONE CALL FOR JACK MEEHOFF. JACK MEEHOF ..." click.
Of course, we had to wait for new staff between pranks. 