Say it ain't so, Joe

[ManWithNoName]

The old saying 'Yo Joe' is on its way to being a thing of the past. Attempting to make a new movie about the action figure, Paramount is changing G.I. Joe's name to an acronym standing for (not kidding) 'Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity' and making him part of an international force because 'it's a tough sell---American heroes'. Everyone loves an entity, right? Mitchell Paige was the Medal of Honor recipient in WWII for his efforts in the Battle of Guadalcanal on October 26, 1942, where, after all of the other Marines in his platoon were killed or wounded, he operated every working machine gun that he could get to, creating the illusion that there was still a large U.S. fighting force. He single handedly stopped two entire Japanese regiments en route to victory. He chuckled when Hasboro Toys wanted to use his face on an action figure years later, but he gave it the go ahead anyway--under one condition: That G.I. Joe was ALWAYS a United States Marine. Paige died in 2003---nothing like stomping on the grave of a war hero, right Paramount?