Weekend Open Thread
The top panel represents a new form of political correctness, wokeness. Characters that have been taken for granted to be white are being showcased as black in new movies. However, Jesus’s appearance had been commonly accepted since ancient times. Constructing how Jesus may have actually looked based on new knowledge represents a strawman. Enjoy your weekend.
Category: Open thread
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Ha HA!!!
“Back in the Saddle again!! ”
6 seconds.
Welcome Home, Chippy! I see you have torn yourself away from mooning over OAM and made an attempt at something that you have a chance at. And today was actually a competition unlike last week’s when the virus that has been installed by that obsolete Red Hat Software, represented by The Director of Media Operations of a proud, but humble, woman owned company, was (redacted) all of the legitimate claims to EARNING (never awarded) The Coveted and Highly Sought After Title of FIRST on the TAH Friday Weekend Open Thread.
I give a hearty (One Fingered) Salute to you, Good Sir.
Thank ye, thank ye. A never ending behind kissing of our deal lady OAM, which , IMHO, is always deserved but will get you (KoB) nowhere. 😝
All, in my gracious generosity, belly up to the buffet. If we ain’t got it, they don’t have it.
Have a great weekend.
glug glug glug…and there’s waters, teas and sodas for those that don’t imbibe.
And one last thing I’ve been neglecting (except for the AoI which was deployed once but maybe is still deserving, let me catch up on my reading)
Here are the ammoseek.com prices for some old standards and if you want anything specific, let me know, I’ll check it out for you.
Looks like a real good start there, Chipster…for appetizers. Now where’s the main courses?
And just so you’ll know…The torch I carry for OAM makes a new*clure*lear explosion look like a fizzled spark.
Chipster.
We found this Meme (Blush and will put it up on WOT in your Honor….because remember: “It’s Good To Be King..”
Just don’t let it go to your head…and ALWAYS watch your 6!!!
The ONLY reason I don’t make this my profile ID is well, because I kinda already have it, but in a different format and the DD-214 goes so well wit6h it, HOWEVER, I will stela this and use it later some tome as needed, maybe for Mr Zuckerburger and his ilk.
Congratulations!!!
Congrats.
I was lurking hoping to see it drop, but duty called and I had to go out.
1st
First
Something happened with Hack’s cut and paste, and he lost precious seconds.
You forgot your Crayons….
Missed it by six seconds.
First!
Another photo-finish, which goes to ChipNASA! Wow, thought I’d make it. Oh, well!
Having lost out yet again on the coveted WOT First!, I offer the week’s trivia as a humble paean to Chip and everyone else. Enjoy!
DID YOU KNOW…?
Was the Soviet Union’s space program run on the cheap?
By Commissioner Wretched
didyouknowcolumn@gmail.com
With October comes that most weird of all holidays, Halloween. You know, the night when kids dress up in strange costumes and extort candy from their neighbors.
Not just kids, of course. I’ve been known to enjoy dressing up in a strange costume for the holiday myself. (When I say strange in regards to myself, I don’t mean my regular daily attire – which some may see as strange.)
So I’m casting about once again for an amusing Halloween getup. So far, I’ve found:
1. An eggplant costume.
2. A masked professional wrestler costume.
3. A Number 2 pencil costume.
And my current favorite,
4. A Price is Right contestant costume, complete with one-bid scoreboard.
Keeping my eye out for that just-right getup for candy extortion takes time, but I’ll never slight the time I give to the trivia. Here you are, this week’s serving … enjoy!
You’re not the only one. 😀
Ahh good ole C of V and his Dog of Hotness.
Such coolness.
That’s TSO.
And wasn’t there (at one time way back when) a picture of Scotty in a hot dog suit posted here?
Isn’t that the Jeep he bought with the money he collected in one of The Lawn Dart’s lawsuits?
My favorite outfit for years was as a middle-aged overweight white guy. I was told I pulled it off very well.
Did you know …
…crocodiles can gallop? Like all four-legged animals, crocs have a full range of four-footed footfall patterns, including the gallop. They may not be the most graceful when doing so, but then, they are crocodiles. (Git along, little doggie – er, croccie!)
… the state of Montana has about three times as many cows as it has people? (A very a-moo-sing statistic that is, in the end, udder-ly worthless.)
… horses and cows dream? Strangely, they only do so when they sleep lying down. If they sleep standing up, researchers say they do not dream. (What do horses and cows dream about, anyway?)
… for the average touch typist, their left hand does more than half of the work? For most people, the left hand does 56% of the work in regular typing. (Hunt-and-peck typing doesn’t count toward that statistic.)
… only one continent on Earth has no active volcanoes? You might think it’s Antarctica, but you’d be incorrect – Mt. Erebus is one of two active volcanoes at the bottom of the world, the other being Deception Island. The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia. (Funny how the coldest place on Earth has some of the hottest mountains, isn’t it?)
That bit of trivia was on the bottle cap of beer when Hack Stone was down under in the land of Vegamite. Can’t recall if it was XXXX (Four X) or Victoria Bitter that would put trivia on their bottle caps. Leave it to our Aussie mates to make you smarter as you got drunker.
… the space program of the Soviet Union was run very cheaply? Though the USSR space program produced numerous “firsts” – first artificial satellite, first man in space, first man-made object to touch another planet – it was a bare-bones operation as far as money was concerned. Case in point: the space suit worn by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to go into space in April of 1961 aboard Vostok 1. Depending on the source you consult, Gagarin’s suit was either the only one they had, or one of just three – and all fitted to him. For the flight of Vostok 2 in August of 1961, cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000) had to have one of Gagarin’s space suits re-tailored to fit his body, rather than make a new one, due to budget constraints.
Additional trivia note: Titov remains the youngest person ever to go into orbit around the Earth. He was 25 years 11 months old when he made his first trip into orbit. Titov was the youngest ever to go into space until 2021, when Oliver Daemen (born 2002) flew a suborbital mission aboard the Blue Origin NS-16 space flight at the age of 18. (I knew the Soviets were in financial trouble when they had to light a fuse to get a rocket off the pad one day.)
… falling asleep quickly may not be a good thing? A healthy sleeper takes about fifteen minutes to fall asleep. If you’re going to sleep in less than five minutes, you may be suffering from sleep deprivation. (I’m not a doctor of medicine, nor do I play one on television, so don’t take my word for it. Go see your favorite family physician, posthaste.)
… nearly 3% of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is made of penguin urine? (No comment.)
… the first voice for Mickey Mouse came from his creator? In the 1928 movie cartoon Steamboat Willie, which was the first time Mickey spoke on film, the voice was provided by creator Walt Disney (1901-1966). (Asked if he were a man or a mouse, Disney answered, “Yes.”)
… more than 100 different viruses can cause the common cold? (That gives new meaning to “common,” don’t you think?)
… it is probably not a good idea to put a weightlifter in a jail cell? Witness the case of Charles Rigoulot (1903-1962), a weightlifter from France. During the Nazi occupation of France in World War II, Rigoulot was jailed after he struck a German soldier. Undeterred by his circumstances, Rigoulot escaped the jail by bending the bars of the cell. He aided other prisoners to escape as well, then proceeded to beat the guard who had jailed him.
… mosquitoes prefer Type O blood to all others? (How do they know this?)
“mosquitoes prefer Type O blood to all others?”
Type O, the Universal Donor.
Type AB, the Universal Receiver.
Those mosquitoes REFUSE to suck on ninja member Type O. They prefer ninja member Type AB.
Go Figure…..🤨
… one of the potential atomic bomb targets in World War II was spared due to sentiment? On the list of targets of the first atomic bombs dropped on Japanese cities, Kyoto was one of the most important. But even when it appeared a third bomb may have been necessary, Kyoto was not considered. It was taken out of consideration because U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (1867-1950) had honeymooned in Kyoto and had fond memories of his visit there. (And he apparently wanted to have many more, too.)
… you would have to eat between three and five chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine as in one cup of coffee? A chocolate bar contains about 30 milligrams of caffeine, while a cup of coffee has between 100 and 150 milligrams. (The eternal question … chocolate or coffee? Tune in tomorrow, friends!)
Now … you know!
Another “cheapie” program was the MiG-25 Foxbat. At first analysts laughed at the non-titanium riveted wings, antiquated tube-type radios on odd freqs, and gas-thirsty engines – until it was pointed out that the radios effectively communicated ONLY to MiG bases (so no MIJI worries), the riveted wings were ‘way cheaper (and welded titanium at the leading edges where they needed to be) and the thirsty off-the-shelf engine pushed the plane to Mach 2.5 – all on the cheap.
And once that Soviet Pilot defected to Japan with his MiG-25, they quickly discovered that plane had a carbon steel frame!
Another fine job, CW.
Dress as a democrat for Halloween, CW. That way you can steal the candy from the kids when they show up at your door…and get away with it.
King … you ain’t right. 😊
Now that’s funny. Too bad there isn’t trick or treating for adults. Knock on a door, say “trick or treat” and get a Yuengling Hershey’s Porter! Hell, I wouldn’t make it to the end of the block! And, yes, it is f***ing delicious!
I wouldn’t make it to the end of the driveway.
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Your slip was showing, CW.
Thanks for the catch, Ed … sometimes I get in a hurry.
Best movie ,,,EVER!
You forgot to post “first.” You would have had it and made The Revered Book of Firsts.
Missed by 18
And the FBI states anyone “60” is considered to be “Elderly…”
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I highly approve of this post.
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Trolling for Berkleyites? 😉
Well?????
Sandy Cortez knows what she’s talkin about…🙄
Mmmmm…Wild Turkey 101.
Well, Well, Well…
A very telling graphic. But the cuttlefish and the el cee will certainly dispute every point.
Hmmmmmmm…🙄
We Guess We Is Racist…
Please Vote In November!
Yep….
For anyone interested, here is the final day’s testimony of the Danchenko trial. It doesn’t make the fan belt inspectors look good. The Igor Danchenko Trial – Day 3 – by Techno Fog (substack.com)
Thank You!! 👍👍
Can’t remember where I read it, but at the time I saw it, 1 of 5 charges had been dropped.
Anybody care to wager the other 4 will be dropped as well?
$20.00 says the other four counts go to the jury. The one dismissed by the judge was the weakest. There is a good chance he will be convicted cuz it is not a District of Criminals jury, like Sussman’s. Even if he isn’t convicted, it won’t matter because the proof of the entire Russia, Russia hoax and political crime of the century is in the record. Moreover, Danchenko was just a stooge, so the get Trump cabal had a for real Ruskie as a purported source. Danchenko was the least culpable of everyone involved in this conspiracy, IMHO. They made up the bogus Alfa Bank bullshit without his involvement.
So the collusion was all on their end. Not even the least bit ironic.
Correctamundo. And witness Dolon, a Clintonista, was a for real colluder and a lobbyist for Putin’s Russia, fed some false info to Danchenko on Trump’s team.
Updated!
Angela Lansbury?
Cannot find her.
Public educators, 269 of them, have been arrested in the first nine months of 2022. Approximately 199 of these arrests involved students. The list of those arrested include principals, assistant principals, teachers, substitute teachers, and teachers’ aids.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/at-least-269-k-12-educators-arrested-child-sex-crimes-first-9-months-year
thebeig:
Am not surprised.
The system is broke. Schools desperately need teachers with a 4 year degree and experience and morals and maturity.
Note the word “desperate”.
We know someone who got an “incomplete” degree on line who has 2 DUIs, a green card (she also has tried for years to be a US citizen but has been turned down for other arrests), who still thinks she’s got it in the chest department by wearing clevage revealing tops and yet was hired to teach 3rd grade despite no experience in a classroom setting. I have an outddated teaching degree/certificate from another State and was contacted and asked if I would be willing to teach again. I politedly turned it down. Too much BS going on today in the education system. Our Military is the same way. We kiss our DD214s everyday. We feel sorry for those teachers who try to do the right thing as well as students who want a real education, not a diploma in Women’s Studies.
How can someone teach with 2 DUIs?
They won’t be teaching sober.
There are more than 13,000 school districts in the US. This doesn’t include private schools. Not sure they are all broken.
Always thought one has to go thru a background check to obtain a teaching license.
Guess we were wrong.
Hell, I have a doctorate and am blissfully retired from teaching, and was recently asked back. My response: “They don’t print that much money.”
And they are highly offended when we refer to them as “groomers.”
The only groomers that deserve respect are dog groomers. 🐶
It looks like the feds are investigating Elon Musk in connection with his Twitter takeover. Musk’s lawyers are claiming that it’s Twitter that is under investigation.
https://thepostmillennial.com/elon-musk-under-investigation-by-us-authorities-twitter-court-filing-says?utm_campaign=64487
WrongThink must be addressed, comrade!
Ftity-sump’n and I award myself Honorary First yet again.
((((OVER))))
NEW EXCUSES by J.R. Majewski
on an October 11 podcast.
(at 18:00) “The AP… They had my military records,
they obtained them illegally.”
“THEY set me up.”
“… innuendos.”
“I received Imminent Danger Pay,
which qualifies me as a Combat Veteran.”
(at 19:00, in response to upset combat veterans)
“What it boils down to is semantics….”
J.R. is telling combat veterans to “read what a combat veteran is.”
“This is a game of semantics,
and they (combat veterans) have been played by the left wing media.”
And more.
Worse, J.R. spews this time on an OATH KEEPER podcast.
Something called Live T.R.U.T.H. Radio (not radio, just a podcast)
with Oath Keeper Brian Lange,
and an Oath Keeper logo on the screen corner.
Jump to 16:05 to see J.R. start talking.
https://www.facebook.com/livetruthradio/videos/1457748701378284/
For the combat veterans here….
How does J.R. believe he can get away with redefining “combat veteran”?
This war veteran, an E-4 SPC non-combat support soldier,
with boots in the sands of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait
during Desert Storm ground war (and cease fire),
is gettin’ increasingly upset
(pissed off)
at the duck, dodge, and hyde
of J.R. Majewski
and his swirling shit(baggery).
I can only imagine
that some of you are going to take this worse than I do.
MarineDad61:
What initially bothered us was that Majewski embellished his service.
Evertything we speculated was correct, i.e. he was stationed at Qatar and may or may not have flown in and out of Afghanistan (probably Bagram).
As with everything, one’s lies/embellishments eventually catch up with the person doing the story telling. Especially in today’s modern age.
Even though we were boots on the ground, we don’t think of ourselves as “Combat” Veterans. Everyone is different. When we retired from the Army, we started wearing different hats. We grew our hair. We quit using acroynms. We took off our ranks. We blended in. Alot of folks have no idea we even served. We simply moved on.
Thank You for sharing you were a DS Soldier. Election will soon be here. It will be up to his District who they want. JR will have to live with his 15 minutes of fame.
(Why are all the Embellishers’ named JR..remember Army E4 Bullwinkle Badge/11D JR who really was Signal Corps?)
MarineDad61:
Please remember there will ALWAYS be those who will lie or embellish a Military service.
Those folks have mental issues. They lack or have very little self esteem.
They crave and seek attention.
Some do it for the money, i.e. conning the system to obtain disability benefits.
They know exactly what they are doing. Con Men are not Dumb Bunnies.
Then you have those who defitnitely have a brain hiccup. IQ is pretty low. They live in an Alternate Reality World of GI Joe because that IS their world. Mental Illness.
JR falls into the Look At Me mode. He knows in his heart he fibbed. As shared, most fibbers are trying to cover something up from their past. He has low self esteem. He had to re-invent himself…and look how that turned out.
Perhaps let him go and focus more on yourself? Let his District decide who they want. Just get ready for the next Phony to come. Just be proud Marine Dad. Take off your cover. Dischage the T-Shirt. Enjoy Life. Be Free!
ninja,
Shame on the Ohio GOP,
for failing to vet the vet,
and letting this happen.
OH 9th could have had
a sitting GOP State Rep or
a sitting GOP State Senator on board
to take down a 39 year Dem incumbent Congresswoman.
But no.
Now it’s shitbird phony J.R.,
or 2 more years of a 70ish Dem,
with the majority and control of Congress at stake.
I’m fine.
But pockets of GOP around the USA,
including my home state,
are in serious need of colon cleansing,
as are almost every DEM controlled district in the USA.
ninja,
What really rubs me raw with J.R.’s duck, dodge, and hyde routine,
is that his unending new bullshit hits new highs (lows),
spewing obvious lies in rightwingnut rabbit holes.
Lies, claims, and excuses that he would NEVER say
to a veterans organization or group,
nor at any public forum
where TV, newspapers, or other journalists are present.
The moment he was busted with the combat lie,
he turned from “informing the voters” into “tricking the voters”.
Have not seen or heard his latest…Just lost my Uncle (Retired Signal Corps NCO) to lung and bone cancer a week ago and found out today, lost one of my best friend for 50 years (a retired SF Soldier LTC) to eye and brain cancer.
You are a bit younger than us…The older we get, our families and friends start going fast.
There will always be phonies. Please try not to let their lies eat your life. Enjoy your children. Always remember Karma will get you everytime.
JR is in Ohio. Let his District figure it out. A recommendation? Perhaps you should run for office in the next election with the goal of stamping out Stolen Valor or educating people on it?
Please enjoy life. Please don’t let those phonies destroy your happiness. They are not worth it. Join organizations such as Towers To Towers. Help others less fortunate.
The phonies are get what they reap. Please remember that. Truth always prevails.
Get some rest. MarineDad61. Tomorrow will be another Phony. Go after the ones stealing our tax payer dollars by pretending disability. Make them feel ashamed if they claim POW Status. Have compassion on those who really don’t know what they are doing wrong.
Always keep an open mind and an open heart and always givev others a smile and ask how they are doing, because sometimes, that is all a takes, a warm heart and an inquiry to brighten a person day.
We don’t live in each others brain and have no idea if they are happy or hurting.
It’s hard for me to get too cranked up about yet another liar trying to make something out of nothing. I was never infantry so I have the stabby CAB. The Army issued only 68K CABs and 42K CIBs in Iraq, and much less than that in Afghanistan and yet everyone that went seems to have one or claims to? Some of them were BS anyway.
I have no idea how many people actually saw combat over there but it was a bit of a rarity in Iraq after 2007. Unfortunately I fell into the rare pile a few times in 2008 and 2011. I guess that is what happens when you live outside the wire and go on a few hundred patrols.
I don’t talk about it much myself because it doesn’t define who I am and after all this time I’ve let a lot of it go. Except the fallen. I carry them with me always to remind myself to be grateful for what I have that is irreplaceable. Majewski and his ilk will never know what that really means. So while he gets my scorn, he also gets my pity.
Yeah, the radio wrencher who claims he went on a patrol outside the wire at the 101st Div. Base Camp. Unless they were under a rocket, mortar or sapper attack, division base camps were some of the most secure places on the planet. No one carried a weapon unless on bunker guard. I think I even rode back in a jeep from Chu Lai to Da Nang once without a weapon. Of course, I wouldn’t do that at night.
The brethren and sistren of the mighty Signal Corps do not accept the aforementioned E4 as one of us. I also believe he iwould not be accepted by the E4 Mafia, if they were to actually exist.
Welp, he is just following the D-rat template. They redefine words to suit themselves all the time, and the MSM dutifully lets them get away with it. Hell, they help promulgate and legitimize the new definition.
Still one cool Dude who was a Rebel and an Outlaw.
Yesterday. Today. Forever.
Here. 65th-ish and still FIRST in the hearts and minds of the grandkids.
Rough week, but I still get a smile from Mrs. GB, the kiddos, and the grands.
A good night sleep and hit it again.
Prayers as always for you and your Family, Graybeard.
Thank You for keeping us informed. Hope your Brother is doing well!
Brother is doing well, ninja. The stress is from multiple church family folks we’ve known for decades all having separate crises in 24 hours.
Right now I think everyone is stable – one dear friend just posted she is going in for a pacemaker as we speak. She flatlined this morning. I about flatlined hearing that.
Trying to get updated info, and updating various class members has been… interesting. Burned up the email and text message servers yesterday.
But – fish fry tomorrow ought to be fun.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Graybeard for that update! Oh, my goodness..Flatlined? Prayers are everywhere!
And please, don’t you dare flatline on us! I bet our Lord would say “Son, not time for you come home yet…now Skat! and spread more seeds of love…”
Yum. Yum, Yum. Fish Fry. Mouth is watering. Cornbread/Hushpuppy Dressing? Or plain flou salt/pepper? Homemade Tartar sauce?
Sleep Well, Mr and Mrs Graybeard! Enjoy your blessed weekend!
Elko POW*MIA Awareness Ass – Fall 2022 UPDATE
Summer / Fall 2022 functions and events
are really just standing on the steps
or showing up somewhere on their own things.
Now using GUN RAFFLE TICKETS to coerce meeting attendance.
No mention of 2023 Chili Feed (yet).
NEW — New Awareness Ass board member’s vest.
Good news – No Stolen Valor here.
Bad news – The best bling he can sport,
his 1 and only ribbon,
is the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.
(Smells like something less than 4 years of honorable Navy service.)
Harley and biker posts on his Book of the Fake – check!
Well, give him a few more years and he will be sporting a budweiser and some more bling.
Once he gets those post-service promotions and awards he will be right back up there.
Pedophiles and other sexual predators who seek employment in teaching K-12 are hunting over a baited field… 😡
On station.
The False Commander “Phony” Phil Monkress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) works balls.
Hack Stone went to the All Points Logistics Gift Shop in their corporate headquarters lobby, and they were all out of the Phil Monkress Bobblehead Doll with SEAL Trident and CPO insignia. It must be due to those supply issues that Pete Buttiegieg is working on.
Did they have the Phildo bobble head with the war paint and head dress?
My personal favorite is the Phildo bobble head made to look like a Brevard County Sheriff’s Deputy.
If you are dead set on the SEAL Phil Monkress bobble head, try calling the office in Reston, VA and inquire if they have any on back order.
I concur, Thumb. But let me add the following:
Apparently spandex may be acceptable business attire in the corporate world of Reston VA, but it is a no-go for court rooms. She may want to explore the high paying field of selling software to the federal government.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/tank-top-wearing-ohio-judge-booted-from-the-bench-for-misconduct-lack-of-decorum/ar-AA136xwS