Weekend Open Thread
It’s Friday, July 2, 2021, another week has quickly flown by! This meme appears to describe one of the traits of the leftists that we come across. Enjoy your weekend.
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Ho, Lee, SHIT!!!
CONSPRICY I SAY!!!
This is a 4-peat if I’m tracking correctly means you are an ACE+1!! WoT FIRST MASTER!!!
Congrats. Gotdamn you admin fucktards.
Jebus…1:30 in the P fucking M???
What kind of keeping us on our toes militaristic shit is THAT!?!?!? I was busy posting in the fucking Army COVID Thread.
Oh well, I’m here, (ht to Green Thumb) “Turds” (Cept the ladies here, of course)
Love you very little.
Chip
Rats of the Kong to my Main -Dog. Figured you was lurking so I gave a good 10 count afore I snatched the lanyard. May have to check with the Keeper of the Coveted Book of FIRST, Claw Daddy hisself, but this EARNING of the Title of FIRST on the TAH Weekend Open Thread should put you in that very limited number of Quad 40s, 4 in a row. Hack Stone showing up to scream, “…we wuz robbed” in 5.4.3.2..
Looks, looks here! Even with the fat-fingering and almost mispostering I still took the 4th-in-a-row!
I just want to issue this decree from the Throne: you WILL have a GREAT Independence Day!
(I almost missed this, just got back from the basement taking care of a baby robin that fell out of the nest. I tell ya, dude can eat! A pea-sized amount of dog food every half-hour.)
T-bones and all the 1776 pack Pabst y’all can drink!
‘yak and moduros at sunset on the main deck at Camp Roh-Dog.
And those caissons keep rollin’ along.
FIRST!
HAHAHAHAHAHA! QUEEN OF BATTLE, MFer!!!!
(Love you still, Reb!)
Have a GREAT Independence Day!
I just met with old friends and relatives, some whom I haven’t seen in thirty or more years. The conversations were not about how’s the fishing, nor the family, nor what sort of car do you drive, etc. It was about why is it I still work and why don’t I feed off the Government teat as they do? The funny thing is they all revere the memory of President Kennedy. If I had known in 1961 what I know today, I would have told President Kennedy to save his breath on the ask not speech.
Verified Valor Vultures standings as of the end of 3rd Quarter, FY21:
Air Force – Zero
Army – 8 and 1/2
Coast Guard – Zero
Marines – 3 and 1/2
Navy – 5 ** (latest Fake Seal D’Nutsio not included in count/didn’t make the cut-off date by COB 30 Jun 21)
Space Force – Zero
Think after eliminating dupes I am 6th… just wandered by while “Arsenic and Old Lace” plays on a rainy afternoon.
On pins and needles awaiting our first Space Force phony: “Yeah Baby I was at the second Battle of the Crab Nebula..I was a nose-gunner on a Z-44 Assault Craft..shot down 17 Zortok Class Fighters…can I buy you a Pina Colada Baby?”
You can tell by the patch, it’s got Jimmy Hendrix’s standing on the World with Stars shooting out the top of his guitar, top rocker says “Spaced Force” and bottom rocker says “Excuse me, while I kiss the Sky”…
Yeah, man. I waz in the space force back in the’Nam, man. . . Shit changed me.
You ever get over Macho Grande?
I don’t think I’ll ever get over Macho Grande…
Hack Stone was awarded the title of Honorary First Post For Weekend Open Thread by the Board Of Directors Of The Dutch Rudder Gang.
The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) works balls.
Rumor has it that he still blows winos behind bus stops.
Congrationations!
Well, folks, I hope each of you has a great 4TH of July this weekend. It is a great day to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy started in 1776.
God bless and keep the United States of America!
Infantry. FIRST in battle!!
(Waaaaaaay down the line in TAH WOT)
Sigh…….
Here’s hoping all of you dickweeds & weed-ettes have a great 4th of July!
And no “hold my beer, watch this” if you’re doing fireworks. (grin)
A four-peat for Roh-Dog! Oh my heaven, one more and we have another ace!!! Mega-congrats!! In the meantime, how about another silly trivia column? Okay, you talked me into it. DID YOU KNOW…? Did a Texas television station fall victim to an elaborate British hoax in the 1950s? By Commissioner Wretched Here is a little-known secret about the “Did You Know…?” column. Ready? The column is written around 8 o’clock in the morning every Thursday. Now I share this being fully aware that you do not care about when it is written, what kind of computer is used, or what else is going on when I write it. The only thing you care about is that that the column shows up each week. (And some of you may not even care about that!) I did think it was nifty, though, to let you know that I’m busy at work earlier than a lot of people. That also means the work is finished before a lot of other people are finished, so I have more free time than you do. (And if you believe anyone actually has free time, I have swampland in Arizona for sale.) Anyway, on to this week’s trivia, written fresh at 8:00 on a Thursday morning, powered by my second cup of coffee! Did you know … … dirty snow melts faster than clean snow? That is because any dirt that gets mixed with the snow is darker than the snow itself. Dark materials absorb heat, thus causing the dirty snow to melt faster. (I know this because, growing up in Chicago, I am well acquainted with dirty snow.) … the fax machine is not a modern invention? Sure, it’s dated technology now, but even though the machines were very popular in the business world in the latter half of the 20th Century, they were old hat even then. The first machine called a facsimile (or fax) machine was invented in 1843. Alexander Bain (1810-1877) created a device that could – and did – send an image through a wire. The machine was pretty complicated compared to… Read more »
Interesting on the black lines on the school bus. I was a commercial vehicle inspector (but didn’t have the advanced cert to do school bus-specific enforcement, I could inspect them as a CMV though) and didn’t know that. Once again, CW, you bring the goods!
Not many people know that the barracks scene in Stripes had to be reshot because the Test audiences were not understanding the following dialogue.
An army without leaders is like a foot without a hallux. And Sergeant Hulka isn’t always gonna be here to be that hallux for us. I think that we owe a big round of applause to our newest, bestest buddy, and hallux… Sergeant Hulka.
I have no exciting news to relay to you. No UFO sightings, no funky weird weather, no astonishing price rises in groceries, no bank robberies, no stray children sitting on my front steps – in effect, NOTHING.
Just another long, slow summer day….
Present and unaccountable.
Prepping to take oldest 3 grandsons on a mission trip to help build a church in Louisiana. Up in the northern part, though, so no gumbo for lunch this year.
Tomatoes comin’ in well, squash tapering off (for which Mrs. GB gives thanks) Made my first-ever batch of salsa on a by-guess-and-by-golly basis, turned out pretty good in my estimation. Got some things I want to try different next time, but not bad.
Y’all have a great 4th of July celebration. God bless and keep the USA
Hack Stone is seeking some professional advice. Hack Stone’s lovely bride, Rosetta Stone, has a recurring problem of gophers/groundhogs raiding the results of her efforts on the back four (real estate in the NCR is too expensive to get forty) garden. What’s a good way of resolving this issue without going full Carl Spackler? Hack heard that road flares or moth balls are good remedies, but has not exercised that option yet. And feel free to post any recipes for groundhogs and/or gophers.
Castor Oil or dryer fabric softener sheets.
Last resort: Rent a Gopher Blaster and have some explody fun!!
Just how the hell is Hack supposed to get the gophers to swallow a table spoon of castor oil? Is Hack supposed to say “Here comes the airplane”?
1- Attach a flexible exhaust pipe to your lawn mower.
2- Insert the non-mower end of the pipe into the gopher hole.
3- Fire up the mower, open up a beer, carbon monoxide will do the rest.
There is always a second hole. To find it pour gasoline
down the first hole and toss a match in it.
The second hole will show itself.
If not, grab your .45 and go in after it.
Been fighting them non-stop here in NE Texas. Only thing that worked permanently was shooting one in the head. We tried cinnamon, poison pellets, dead fish, dog poop, traps, castor oil, and more. They almost always come back.
One of the times Mrs. A Proud Infidel®™️ and I rode the Durango & Silverton RR we saw where some local who lived trackside diverted a small canal to flood his yard to flush the groundhogs out! Said water was diverted right back to the canal, but it was obvious that he had had more than enough of those burrowing rodents!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=exploding+gopher+removal+video&qpvt=exploding+gopher+removal+video&view=detail&mid=EF26112736368FF78AD0EF26112736368FF78AD0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dexploding%2Bgopher%2Bremoval%2Bvideo%26qpvt%3Dexploding%2Bgopher%2Bremoval%2Bvideo%26FORM%3DVDVVXX
Dirt works well.
Fin Gopher Hole number 1 and block it.
Then find Gopher Hole humbers 2 through whatever and block them.
An alternative is to find the front and back tunnels and flood them with water.
We had an interesting solution to a similar rodent problem in the Viet of the Nam which was quite effective. I periodically visited our MEDCAP medic posted to a Vietnamese RF/PF compound in a remote hamlet near LZ Center. The compound had a massive rat problem with tunnels all over the place and terminating in a shed where all the rice was stored. To fight the loss of rice the Vietnamese militiamen needed to cull the rat population. So, smoke grenades were inserted in tunnel openings and the pins pulled. The colored smoke caused the rats to exit in large numbers, in varying hues, whereupon the “RuffPuffs” shot at them with M-16’s. I used the medic’s AK-47. All in all, it was akin to a Chinese fire drill but shooting live ammo. It was a miracle no one was accidentally shot. IIRC, the rat KIA was around 100 plus.
So, if you have access to smoke grenades and plenty of ammo, plus a keg or two, you could have quite a Fourth party. Just have a medic on standby. If you follow my Viet of the Nam method please post an after action report here, including the rodent body count.
Umpteenth and Honorary First once again.
((((OVER))))
Varmint Cong.
Doc says left shoulder arm sling can come off next week on July 8th when I start the PT sessions. Shades of 2016 when right rotator cuff went kaput. Hope I can get those 21’s going when I start working the 3 delt muscles.
From the time stamp on Roh-Dog’s fourth first, I coulda been a contender! Except I took the opportunity to bugout of the office fast as I could. I had corn on the cob (local farmer’s market is open) grilled in the husk with some lovely sole fillets kissed with lemon and fresh dill picked from the herb garden on my mind.
Much as I love TAH and the friendliest-fiercest competition on the interwebz, fresh, grilled corn on the cob wins my heart and mind every time. The bottle of Pinot chilling in the fridge may also have held a certain…allure.
It’s been a few hours since the dinner bell, I’m thinking of spoiling myself tonight and have a vanilla malted milk shake on the brain now. Of course, to be enjoyed with a Guinness on the patio, dogs at my feet, fire in the pit. I do love the simple pleasures of summer. I have to get out of this God-forsaken state.
Happy Independence Day to you all. May your eyes reflect the sparklers’ sparkle as only those who know the significance of what we have can experience.
OK, OAM, you have me salivating.
Fresh corn on the cob grilled in the husk is, hands down, my favorite way to eat it – ever since my first bite as a young lad in a corn field in Mexico.
Cooked that for some Boy Scouts some years ago and introduced them to the joys.
When you are able to escape, y’all come on down here to Texas – or Georgia if KoB has more clout.
Greybeard,
have to say that both Georgia and Texas made the short list, but the current contender is Tennessee. And a half dozen acres in the woods on the water. But, both TX and GA (northern) have some real draw as well, so we will see what we will see.
Now, all I need to do is win the lottery so I can see a few clients a week and spend my days writing. And gardening. And tending the animals. In the woods. When I’m not on the water.
OAM, as stated by many here, you will ALWAYS be FIRST in our Hearts and Minds…EVERY TIME! You are our most Adorable Deplorable. The above post not only proves that you can turn a phrase but can cook. And some wonder why I’m in lus…er love.
Welcome South Sister! Delta is ready when you are, or you can take I-75S/US-41S. We’re just a few miles past the Waffle House. I’ll put on a pot of cheese grits…with shrimps…and bacon…and a pan of cat heads.
No fair throwing in Waffle House. I seriously jones for it.
Remind me some time and I’ll tell you about my first encounter with grits. At 37 years old. I led a deprived life until then.
Here’s your sign! 😛
Scientific research! 😀
Must I choose between them, really??? Love ’em both.
Nope. Nobody can make me choose between the two! Love ’em both.
Cracker Barrel is good from time to time, but Waffle House sandwiches and hash browns just can’t be beat, I’ll take either a Patty or Sausage Melt anytime with some crispy hash browns!
API
how have I missed that on the menu? Welp, guess another road trip is coming.
Well, I have a 3 pound brisket and a 3 and a half pound pork shoulder so I’m going to smoke them both over hickory charcoal and maybe add some hickory chips if I can remember where I put them. Yuengling and Paulaner Radler to drink. The Radler tastes like Squirt but not as sweet. Good stuff, very refreshing and only 2.5% alcohol, so it’s a good choice to keep from getting hammered too quickly.
For those interested.
https://www.deviantart.com/yt45
Clear-coating in the Arizona desert during thunderstorm season is so much fun! /sarc
No pictures yet of my baby daughter’s B-29, but it’s in progress. Scribing panel lines is similarly joyful.
You’re late! Give an accounting of yourself! 😀
Looking good TOW. You will have your reward in the Pride of a job well done, the Joy that the children show at their Papa’s skilz, and the Carnal Congress you’ll get with that Hot Wife! #quitchabitchin’
Slept in late due to nocturnal carnal congress. Took my oldest girl to the range today. Her marksmanship is improving. Ran errands, came home, cleaned weapons, ate dinner, washed dishes, posted here.
Current fire weather conditions in southwest Arizona: Africa hot and South Pacific humid. Thank God I’m on vacation!
Good for you TOW. Our type 6 got back today from AZ, we’ll be cleaning it in the morning, and it goes back on the board Monday, as do I.. we’ll see how this ends up..
Taking the kids up to Flagstaff on Monday for the Grand Canyon (never been there) and Meteor Crater. It’ll be about 30 degrees cooler up there.
Back to work in the shitshow across the Colorado River next Saturday. At least we finally got the new mattresses I ordered with next-day shipping back in January, state efficiency at its finest. We have a Type-6 as well, though I have thus far managed to dodge the foxtrot strike team bullet. Much rather stay on my Type-1.
Fair enough. we only deploy the 6, so if I want to get out, that’s my ticket.. been structure for a long time, but new to the party for wildland, just just starting my engine boss taskbook..
I’ve only ever done the all-risk thing, fought lots of structure fires riding on a State Type-3. That used to be a lot of fun, but they’ve ruined it in the past 6 or 7 years. Now I hope I never do it again.
As for strike team assignments, we used to only do charlies, then they bought a bunch of Type-6s and added foxtrots to the menu. And lately they’ve been jumping on the alpha bandwagon, mainly for political reasons. Of course our alphas get used like charlies, which makes everyone wonder what the hell’s the point of the alpha strike team in the first place.
Jesus…same meme you used for last year or two. Get some new material. Good to see weekend thread actually got nearly 50 post. Far cry from the good old days of 100 to 200.
C2Show: Jesus…same meme you used for last year or two. Get some new material.
FALSE!: I downloaded that meme not long before I used it for this post. That’s the mode of operation that I use when choosing memes for the WOT. How could I have used that same meme in the prior year, or two years, if I did not have the above meme? Or, are you so triggered by what I post, that you’re confusing all the NPC based memes?
C2Show: Good to see weekend thread actually got nearly 50 post. Far cry from the good old days of 100 to 200.
Have you not been paying attention to the post count on all of these threads? Post counts are down on all of them, even the Stolen Valor posts. I mean, remember the good old days of Stolen Valor threads clocking in a post count of over 1,000 posts?
The reality is that you’re showing animosity against me for posting blog articles that you do not approve.
Be safe /have fun!
Remember that the Guy with the eye patch and three fingers nearly always has the best fireworks!
The meat is on the smoke.
I say again:
The meat is on the smoke.
That is all.
OUT!
Reports of a White Supremacist Militia Group in an armed standoff with Massachusetts State Police.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/armed-militia-group-called-rise-of-the-moors-shut-down-interstate-95-in-wakefield-massachusetts?ref=scroll
The urban camouflage that they used made them appear as People Of Color.
Hack Stone would love to see the Lieutenant Colonel’s evaluations, he received high marks for “Being A Player”.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-three-women-exposed-army-lt-colonel-richard-kane-mansirs-crazy-secret-life?ref=scroll