Holiday Open Thread
Happy Presidents Day! We’re approaching the 1 month mensiversary of when President Donald Trump started his second term. A lot has been accomplished since then. Thus, for the United States, today takes on an additional reason to celebrate. Trump is tentatively set to provide the State of the Union Address on March 4, 2025. Democrat reactions to this event should provide us with additional meme material. Enjoy the balance of your weekend!
Category: Open thread
First.
Dang! They distracted Hack with the chow hall story. He knew there would be a Holiday Open Thread.
Maybe that outdated Red Hat Software slowed your system down?
Holiday Open Threads are like special elections held when the current office holder vacates the seat. You see signs everywhere about voting, but you’re lucky if seven people actually show up to vote.
Yeah, but a win is a win. I’ll just sit here in my corner office with no windows by the utility room with the loud furnace and rearrange stuff until Friday.
Or until somebody comes by and tells me to get back to work.
Since today is a federal holiday, we can look forward to the chow serving the traditional President’s Day Holiday Meal of Lima Beans and Toast.
You forgot the ham in with the lima beans as in a C Rat can
The yellow canned cake was pretty good, left over from Korea.
Shelf Bread all the way.
“Ham & MF’ers” was its affectionate nickname IIRC.
I used that term in the below let them eat cake post API before going on this site. We had C rats up the wazoo onboard the LPH-3 and used them while I was in the NYSNG 1975-1977
Is the room vented with the bathroom air circulation. Then it would be like my old office. Smelled like piss all day.
I think I’m the new resident in your old office.
We used piss tubes in Viet of the Nam.
Even had one piped into the command bunker.
I use a piss tube at my cabin. 24” water pipe on end. I roll it to a new location every year. Add ashes from the stove and it keeps the smell down.
A Congolese Rat for your HOTness, Odie. I yield up my string of HOT Thrones, giving you the Glory of reigning on The Throne of HOT until it gets…well…hot…or at least warms up considerably. I’ve been in The HOT Seat for a good while now and was rooting for you to step up. My inherweb has been slower to load than the coming of the much ballyhooed Y3K Soft Wear promised by a certain Vice President of Media Relations, representing a Proud, but Humble, woman owned company operating out of a doorless mailbox in and around Bethesda, Murderland. Maybe you’ll have better luck finding Elaine Ricci. She’s been as elusive as Classic British car parts.
I’m only in charge for a few days, so I won’t go implementing anything new. And since it’s a federal holiday, that cuts it down more.
The best I can do, is relax the rules for showing up late(ish)/leaving early(ish), extending lunches etc.
So, if you promise you won’t run with a scissors, stick screwdrivers into electrical sockets and try to pick up after yourselves even just a little, we’ll be golden.
Don’t pet stray dogs.
DON’T piss on the electric fence.
My two cents worth! 😀
Noted and added. I figured I would overlook something on my first day on a new job.
The HOT and WOT are different contests. The WOT first still has the WOT throne, you’ll have the HOT throne until the next HOT. If you get the next HOT first, you’ll keep the throne until the next HOT after that.
That’s what she said.
Hotsey-totsey.
Nope on the few days thing. As thebesig points out YOU are stuck on the HOT Throne until the next HOT. Which may and/or may not be St Paddy’s Day (doubtful since it is not an Official Holiday). May not even be until 20 April (420 not an Official Holiday per se) which could be either (a) An Easter Open Thread or (b) Holiday Open Thread. That designation would be up to the poster of the Open Thread…in the past the designation has been either/or. Hence the phrase in my comment “…warms up considerably.” It usually is fairly warm here in God’s Country by mid-April. Your next shot at leaving the HOT Throne would not come until Mother’s Day (HOT/MDOT (no NOT Missouri Department of Transportation) Mother’s Day Open Thread, sho’ ’nuff considerably warmer by then. That brings us to a for sure HOT for The Memorial Day (a legal fed.gov Holiday) Open Thread…again the chance of it being a HOT or an MDOT.
Suck it up, Buttercup, you’re screwed and WILL NOT be relieved of your duties of being… “in charge for a few days,…” anytime soon. Now…all of that being said…where’s some snacky stuff…the troops are getting hungry (see the “Let them eat cake” thread for proof). And, no…we do NOT want cold lima beans and stale toast. In Honor of the two (2) Prezzys that this day is earmarked for (not that I think much of Old (Dis)Honest Abe (he being the one that started the march to a despotic centralized Fed.Gov…can you say, suspended writ of Habeas Corpus? Arresting political opponents? Closing down newspaper offices? Banishing ones that disagree with you? I knew you could!), I would suggest some chicken Frika Cee (Abe’s favorite) and some cherry pie (Why you think George chopped down that tree?). I want a side order of cat headed biskets (for sopping up purposes) to go with the chicken and some vanilla bean ice cream on my cherry pie. Hop to it, your Lordship, we burning daylight.
Happy holiday.
Wow.
OK, present and accounted for and a chilly 54 in the house because we lost power about 4 o’clock this morning because of the mid Atlantic wind storms.
We have puppies blankets and sweaters we will survive besides I’m going to get my taxes done today so will be out in the car after a while. It will be warm. I have two generators outback, but I’m not gonna go ahead and fire those up for stupid crap, or just suffer for 12 hours. Its estimated to be back on by this evening.
Dumb question:
Can an A10 fly out of an aircraft carrier?
I think you mean “off” instead of “out” but picky, picky…
It isn’t equipped for a catapult or arresting gear. Other than that….
Back when H&K didn’t think you sucked and didn’t hate you .
10th comment.
5th or 6h commenter.
Happy President’s Day to all.
if you want additional entertainment, check out “r/fednews” on Reddit. The delusion and ego are strong among this group. They’re acting like we’re a bunch of “fools” or “people who don’t know better” simply because we’re cheering for all of these firings/layoffs. They’re parading this move as having negative impacts on the United States.
These folks think that what they are doing is “for a good cause”, that they’re needed, and can’t figure out why people outside of the DC metropolitan area are cheering the government downsizing.
Here’s one gem:
For those living in Virginia, this is potentially a good thing. Northern Virginia is heavily democrat and is the main reason for Virginia going blue. Draining the swamp in DC could potentially flip Virginia red during presidential elections.
Those pesky year long probation periods are a bitch if you just got hired a few months before a new boss shows up.
Wow, that was eye-opening.
Those people have lived their entire lives with a sense security nobody else in America gets. Now they are crying that they are about to lose their jobs.
Welcome to the real world.
Learn to code.
Present and unaccountable as I award myself yet another Honorary First!
((((OVER))))
The release of Epstein’s list looks apparent.
Is this true?
If that ain’t true, it ought to be!
I really want to believe this!
Not buying it.
My sky here is a dark and angry blue.
And I know why.
Phildo stole from the Infantry.
Ukrainian asking Americans how they feel about their Donald Trump vote (X thread). I feel great about it, and so do millions of Americans. Too many people don’t understand what President Trump has in mind. In the long run, Trump’s plan for a stronger, more prosperous, United States does not bode well for Russia’s economy, especially since they’re also headed for a demographic crises. Thus Trump offers a better plan. Stop the fighting, we will finish this diplomatically and economically just like Reagan did in the last century.
Ah, the Democrat gravy train is derailed.
I’m fine with sending Ukraine our TX’d junk. Or shit we wanna see tested the right way.
But our citizens need their own tax dollars. Especially considering the state of some of our infrastructure.
That’s if some Libtards don’t waste it first.
Elon Musk/DOGE discover millions of Social Security accounts of people between 100 and 159 years old. One person was between 360 and 369 years old. Their death fields were set to “False”.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-says-millions-social-security-database-between-ages-100-159
Now that’s just crap Elon’s found– who felt it wasn’t “cost-effective” to stop this sh*t?
Don’t worry, the commie will be soon to tell us
1. This is all lies
2. If it’s not lies, it’s good thing that we’re still paying SS to these people
3. We’re racist ( or nazis, depending on his mood) for even bringing it up
Got somethin’ fer him:
Or this:
Marines tend not to respect sissy bullsh*t.
Of course, I tried to make this comment on the marines putting PT belts on deer post.
A Public Service Announcement.. Iffen any of y’all, from up yonder, are planning on moseying down heah for Spring Break or relocation…heah are The Rules of Southern Behavior. Iffen you see someone NOT following these rules they are (a) not from around heah and/or (b) never had proper home training…Bless their hearts.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1890622676391063830.html
When driving on a gravel road, slow the fuck down when driving past, the gravel your tires sling will fuck up a wind shield and paint!
Good info there!
As to the funeral, you pull over, stop, take your hat off, and if at all possible get out of the car and stand in honor of the deceased.
For LarZ.
Delta had one land belly up on the tarmac in Ontario. My current’s brother in law was on the plane and is on his way to the hospital.
Toronto not Ontario. Looks like he is going to be ok.
Good to hear.
Reports say a baby on the flight is in critical condition.
I read critical but non-life-threatening.
Scary, but thankful no fatalities reported – which is a kind of a miracle in itself.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/17/world/delta-toronto-plane-crash?nl=from-the-times®i_id=185835110&segment_id=191245#delta-toronto-plane-crash
Prayers up to your BiL. Hope he’s ok.
GiGGleZ
The IRS subjected Pete Hegseth right after he was announced as Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense:
Delta flight landed upside down in Toronto, some blame President Donald Trump:
The people who did so are TDS infected, disingenuous, lying assholes. The air traffic controllers are CANADIANS! So, until Canada becomes the 51st state, Trump has no control over Canadian airspace or it’s control towers.
Any of you Adorable Deplorables listen to WMAL? The Chris Plante Show on WMAL in Washington DC just had some asshole named “Hack from Bethesda” on the air. Someone needs to send a team of crackheads with blowtorches and pliers to take care of his ass.
Hack Stone is sending out a distress call to any Army veterans who could enlighten Hack. Final Jeopardy category is Army Installations. Are Kelley Barracks and Patch Barracks separate military installations, or are they actually physical buildings on the same installation in Stuttgart? Hack is trying to keep some hardware inventories assigned to the correct locations with the vendor support contracts, and Cisco has Hack completely discombobulated. And anyone who can set Hack straight will receive a complementary copy of Y3K software.
Hack did a Quick Look on Al Gore’s Amazing Internet. “How far is Kelley Barracks from Patch Barracks?” One response said they were 3 Kilometers apart. Another answer says the fastest way from Kelley to Patch Barracks is to drive, fly and train, and the trip takes 16 hours and 9 minutes. But that must be applicable to the newbie taking a cab back to base.
There was also a Kelley Barracks in Darmstadt. That might be the discrepancy.
Just wanted to update over 300,000 has been raised by my friend for Fallen Patriots. He will keep going until he’s raised 1 million.