Weekend Open Thread

| March 11, 2016

I’ve been fighting off a paralyzing case of writer’s block this week interlaced with intermittent bouts with VA and OMB bureaucracy, so my apologies. I think I need a beer and a cigar.

Don’t forget to set your clocks and coconut IEDs ahead one hour on Sunday morning.

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Mick

First!

Instinct

Damn you!!!

ChipNASA

WOW that came outta nowhere and EARLY!
/Boo to me for being lethargic and inattentive.
Serves me right
FUCK YOU BERNATH!!
HI PSUL!! How’s yer MOM doing??

Hack Stone

You may need to do some internet sleuthing. Per my FaceBook page entry earlier this week, corporate headquarters has moved to a new location. On the bright side, they finally got a mailbox with a door. And would you like to guess who is being sued, yet again? Inquiring minds can go to the Maryland Case Judicial Search website and get all the latest.

ChipNASA

Well lookie there….
Looks like a breech of contract civil suit.
For about bone, bone, bone, bone, bone, bone, bone, bones.

How nice for him/them

HMCS(FMF) ret.

Psal is still looking for those “black swan” events… and still getting into trouble. Its got to be those halpo groups working into overtime (or genetic, with his father’s history of screwing over investors over a little radio station in Longview, WA back in the early 60’s).

Sucks to be Psal/Palmer…

RM3(SS)

Ah the beloved “Firstech solutions” is definitely moving up in the corporate world! They’ve moved their “headquarters” out of the white canvas carport and into a virtual office space. Wonder if there’s room for the spandex and MD20/20?
https://www.davincivirtual.com/loc/us/virginia/reston-virtual-offices/facility-848

RM3(SS)

Oh, and sorry I forgot,
Fuck you Psul and the goat you rode in on.

Hack Stone

That is some good shit there. I wonder how far it is from the Reston office of All Points Logistics. The website that it receives and forwards mail, do you suppose he he got a discount since he does not require a mailbox door?

Ex-PH2

How about a case number, Hack?

Hack Stone

http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch//processDisclaimer.jis

Case Number: 060200196492015

Complaint No: 001(CONFLUENCE CORPORATION) Vs: (FIRSTECH INC )
Type: REGULAR CLAIM
Complaint Status: ACTIVE
Status Date: 12/31/2015
Filing Date:12/28/2015Amount$8070.2
Last Activity Date:03/08/2016

Ex-PH2

So the attorney that psulie-o the uncoolie-o hired never got paid, huh? Why am I not surprised?

Hack Stone

No, I think that Paul stiffed a web developer, and Thomas Mauro is representing the plaintiff, Confluence Corporation.

Hondo

Hmm. Guess that trust fund must be producing a bit less income these days.

Hack Stone

It’s actually a Truss Fund. He is still waiting for the other ball to drop.

A Proud Infidel®™

#FreeElaineRicci

Silentium Est Aureum

Color me fucking surprised. That’s at least 4 of his shItty Jaguars worth.

How ever will his lucky sperm bail him out this time?

Hack Stone

Psaul spends so much time at the Montgomery County Courthouse, he should have his own parking spot.

A Proud Infidel®™

Or AT LEAST a Frequent Customer card, EH?

Skippy

My alibi as always !!!!
I’m either or may have been changing diapers or cleaning up baby puke
But on a bright note Congrats

Ex-PH2

Hey, I fixed my mailbox door for about $2 worth of lock nuts, bolts and washers. I guess you simply have to know how to screw things, right?

thebesig

Originally posted by Ex-PH2:

Hey, I fixed my mailbox door for about $2 worth of lock nuts, bolts and washers. I guess you simply have to know how to screw things, right?

If Psul put as much effort to screwing things to fix his mailbox as he does with trying to screw This Aint Hell, his mailbox would’ve been fixed on day one.

Hack Stone

If he used his computer to surf for porn instead trying to destabilize us, he would still have a job.

I wonder if he looks back over the events that took place over the last three years, and came to the conclusion to just say no when Phil Monkress sent him on this career suicide mission? Probably not. He probably believes that eventually he will win this battle of wits. Talk about going to a gunfight with no ammunition.

Skippy

Damn…. Lucky you I live in one of those HOA Community’s
So they won’t let us do those simple 2.00 fixes on our mail boxes instead these ass hole make us buy a new one so its dress right dress Lol….

Ex-PH2

I can buy a new mailbox if I want to, but I decided that it’s more cost effective to fix what can be fixed and then repaint the silly thing.

After all, the spiders that want to live in my mailbox need a nice place to stay, too.

Instinct

Second!

2/17 Air Cav

Instinct! Beaten by a rookie, a first-time starter, a neophyte! Go now and hangeth thy headeth in shameth.

Instinct

In my defense I was in the garage making a bunch of new 1911 grips.

But, I will now go and suitably punish myself for my lack of haste in posting. I will force myself to have a beer and a meatloaf on sourdough sandwich for lunch.

I will never live down the shame.

Green Thumb

The False Commander and CEO of All-Points Logistics, Phony Phil Monkress, works balls.

Third?!

Green Thumb

Third!!!

Instinct

But he’s not very good at that either.

Sapper3307

Does Bernath still have a few loose screws?

Instinct

Does Trump have a shitty haircut?

Silentium Est Aureum

Not as shitty as the losers that shut him down tonight.

Do those assholes understand the meaning of the word, “backfire?”

Instinct

No. They barely understand the meaning of ‘free speech’ and think that it only applies to them.

I hate to say it but I think, as a country, we are heading for some rough times.

Skippy

Civil War I hope not
Next time someone says hope and change
I’m running to Alaska

Skippy

Well let’s say the block is off the frame and the bolts are long gone Lol
🙂
😉

A Proud Infidel®™

His gearbox has been stripped out for years and DITTO with every other member of The Dutch Rudder Gang!

Skippy

Word ^^^^^^

just some feller

http://members.calbar.ca.gov/courtDocs/13-O-14986-3.pdf

…..
RECOMMENDATION

Disbarment
The court recommends that respondent Daniel Alan Bemath be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of California and that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys.

California Rules of Court, Rule 9.20

The court also recommends that Respondent be ordered to comply with the requirements of California Rules of Court, rule 9.20, and to perform the acts specified in subdivisions (a) and (c) of that rule within 30 and 40 days, respectively, after the effective date of the Supreme Court order in this proceeding.

Costs

The court further recommends that costs be awarded to the State Bar in accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6086.10, such costs being enforceable both as provided in Business and Professions Code section 6140.7 and as a money judgment.

ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY INACTIVE ENROLLMENT

In accordance with Business and Professions Code section 6007, subdivision (c)(4), the court orders that Daniel Alan Bernath, State Bar number 116636, be involuntarily enrolled as an inactive member of the State Bar of California, effective three calendar days after the service of this decision and order. (Rule 5.111 (D).)

Dated: February 25th, 2016

LUCY ARMINDARIZ
Judge of the State Bar Court

Instinct

BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

Silentium Est Aureum

This makes me smile.

Hondo

Yeah, that’s nice. But the document I really want to see is the CA Supreme Court order executing the above.

Silentium Est Aureum

Baby steps, man.

As you’ve stated before, the wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.

Hondo

True. And based on a quick look at past cases, it may take some time before the CA Supreme Court finalizes things.

Until then, he gets to float along . . . twisting in the wind . . . slowly . . . waiting for the axe to fall.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

A Proud Infidel®™

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…..
😀 😀 😀 😀

Skippy

BHWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! !
OUCH ! ! !
🙂

Pineywoods NCO

Best thing that has happened to that son of a bitch in quite some time.

Bernath, you know what to do with yourself….don’t touch the plane, just go do what you need to do.

Snotcrow

In case your blood pressure is down, and you have 10 hours to kill – listen to PFC Bergdahl and the crazy weave he is weaving.

https://serialpodcast.org/

Instinct

No thanks. Just got done patching the holes in the drywall from the last time I listened to that POS

LIRight

Murphy’s Stout and a fabulous cigar: Rocky Patel “vintage 1992” and a pretty good second: Mark Twain 6X60.

Going to be close to 70 here again on LI so when I start up the grill later I’ll be thinking of you with the first draw on my Rocky Patel.

Relax, Jonn….take a break, you have some incredibly talented backup.

Have a good weekend.

Eggs

MmmmmmMurphy’s. A bit smoother than Guinness.

Airshow weekend here in the Old Pueblo – I shall be attending a barbeque at a safe distance from the maddening crowds.

Hondo

But did you store that cigar properly before smoking it – e.g., in an intern-
al humidor?

LIRight

A waste of a perfectly good cigar 🙂

Instinct

IDC SARC would hit that like a stormtrooper hitting a tree on the moon of Endor.

ChipNASA


Former Hillary Clinton IT specialist Bryan Pagliano, a key witness in the email probe who struck an immunity deal with the Justice Department, has told the FBI a range of details about how her personal email system was set up, according to an intelligence source close to the case who called him a “devastating witness.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/11/source-clinton-it-specialist-revealing-server-details-to-fbi-devastating-witness.html?intcmp=hpbt1

Ouch.
Discuss.

LIRight

“devastating witness”

The two most stimulating words I’ve heard today.

2/17 Air Cav

Yeah, well, I see a car accident in his future.

Sparks

Just don’t let him get caught sitting on the Vince Foster Memorial park bench.

ChipNASA

Here are a few coiuce words from that article I find extremely relevant as well.

“Classification. Is. Based. On. Content. Not. Markings.”

Read that again a little slower.

“Classification…. Is…. Based…. On…. Content…. Not…. Markings.”

Me thinks that Univision’s Jorge Ramos’ comment (question) during the debate was not made lightly, and may foreshadow future events.

Silentium Est Aureum

And notice she never answered that question either.

LIRight

SHE (must not) WILL NOT WIN!

Hondo

Here are a few other choice words that apply:

(f) Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, or (2) having knowledge that the same has been illegally removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of its trust, or lost, or stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, and fails to make prompt report of such loss, theft, abstraction, or destruction to his superior officer—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

In short: active participation isn’t required. Merely knowing that classified information has been improperly stored in an unauthorized location and failing to report same is a Federal felony.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/793

IDC SARC

Unless you’re part of the American aristocracy. Then you can pretty much thumb your nose at those pesky little laws.

RM3(SS)

Fact. When the anointed one and his attorney general both have decided that there will be no prosecution, it doesn’t really matter what the FBI recommends.

Candle

I left this comment elsewhere but I thought it is important:
Candle says:
March 11, 2016 at 11:11 am
I apologize for being OT but, this needs to be noticed. Not being reported on normal news, while there are troops on the ground in Libya, our “CiC” verbally attacks Britain. Supposedly calling it a “shit show”. And THEN he of all people, states that he is “opposed to free riders” /snort
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/barack-obama-says-david-cameron-allowed-libya-to-become-a-s-show-a6923976.html

ChipNASA

Well, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle….well…..um…..”black”
😀 😀 😀

Hack Stone

Half black, on his father’s side.

2/17 Air Cav

Speaking of a Black Irishman, I’m putting the call out again for TOW (The Other Whitey.) I’m hoping his absence is due to his giving up TAH for Lent and that he will return on Easter.

LIRight

The only really good Black Irishman is…..Black Bush (Bushmills) ahhh yes – just a weee bit of ice with an aforementioned cigar.

A small slice of heaven.

Sapper3307

I have some nice ribeye’s soaking in Guinness they are goona be nice.

2/17 Air Cav

Charcoal only. Maybe seasoned wood. No gas, right?

LIRight

I would only use Guinness as a marinade if I could drink it after… “waste not want not.”

I like for beef: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, 1/2 head chopped garlic, chopped parsley and cilantro, fresh ground pepper and a large pinch of Himalayan salt.

All in a zip lock gallon bag overnight in the fridge and then at room temp for 3-4 hours before grilling.

Heavenly!!

Hondo

I wonder how Guinness Nitro IPA works as a marinade? Hmm . . . .

LIRight

Hell! Anything with an alcohol content works!!

A Proud Infidel®™

Try this for a marinade, teriyaki sauce, Worcestershire sauce, red wine and Samuel Adams beer for 24 hors, then cooked over hardwood coals.

Hack Stone

Sounds good. What are the portions for each ingredient,

OWB

My preference is to marinate the steak after it has been consumed.

David

mine is to get thoroughly marinated and then eat someb….er, ah, something

Five Beers

Why put good beer on a steak? That’s for brats.

You just give it a good rub until it moistens up and then grill it while the beer chills.

I’m gearing up for Wagner music myself.

2/17 Air Cav

I am beginning to better understand why Bernie Sanders appeals to many young people, especially college students who have never held a job or paid taxes and those with degrees in Feminist Studies and other worthless degrees for which there is no market (other than in gov’t, that is.) He is the quintessential unemployable student. Take a look at his resume (add the accents yourselves) at the link that follows. Old Commie Bernie was 40-years old when he this jaw-dropping snapshot of his professional life. What a bum.

http://fusion.net/story/266885/bernie-sanders-resume-qualifications-experience/

HMCS(FMF) ret.

My father, if he was still among the living, would call Sanders a “professional student”.

A Proud Infidel®™

That and “Professional Mooch” would fit him as well.

Hondo

Well, that does appear to explain why people refer to him as “Bernie the Commie”.

Sapper3307

Bernie never wore a neck tie until recent history. Any other time he looked like poorly dressed hobo begging for change.

11B-Mailclerk

He -is- a poorly dressed hobo, begging for change.

Same change the current POTUS hoped for, but less obfuscated.

Hack Stone

Sounds like what a Vice President of a proud woman owned small business selling software to the federal would wear.

HMCS(FMF) ret.

Sorry to hear about the writers block and VA issues, Jonn. Kick back and get some R & R this weekend…

As for Dickless Danni-boi Bernastypants and his buttbuddie QuEeFeRs… go snarf down a bag of dicks, twatwaffles!!!

Friend

HMCS..OOPS! Wrong button. Adding to your R & R for SFC JONN LILYEA.

SIR, you do so much to keep everyone happy and informed on so many issues, I myself appreciate, but you have to rest like HMCS suggested. Take a break, even if you repost the funniest shit you’ve dealt with.

Since I am older and I do mean older, I can’t order you to rest, just hope you do. Your deeply appreciated by every one ??☺

A Proud Infidel®™

Maybe number 20, but DILLIGAF?! I will soon be enjoying either a Rocky Patel B52 or a Macanudo Hyde Park Cafe with a glass of Jim Beam Devil’s Cut. Hell, I might end up road tripping to Ft. Myers for some business and R & R soon, got another business opportunity there.

Silentium Est Aureum

Professional trash can arrangements?

Hack Stone

What’s the casualty radius of an Improvised Explosive Coconut?

Mick

The ECR of an Improvised Explosive Coconut would depend primarily upon whether or not it was air dropped on to the target by a flying swallow.

(Respectfully submitted with appropriate credit to “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”)

ChipNASA

DB:Where’d you get the coconuts?
TAH: We found them.
DB: Found them? In Mercia? The coconut’s tropical!
TAH: What do you mean?
DB: Well, this is a temperate zone
TAH: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
DB: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
TAH: Not at all. They could be carried.
DB: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
TAH: It could grip it by the husk!
DB: It’s not a question of where he grips it! It’s a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
TAH: Well, it doesn’t matter. Will you go and tell your WIFE and Master, that Donald Shipley from the Court of DEVGRU SWCC SWO SEALs Ret. is here?
DB: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
TAH: *Rolls eyes* PLEASE!?
DB: *Dismounts tricycle and limps towards house* “Hildagard!!!”

**FIN**
😉 😉 😀 😀 😀

Instinct

Could never happen. Bernath sounds almost sane in that exchange.

MCPO NYC USN Ret.

OVER!

NO … I talk, then I say OVER!

Then you talk and you say OVER!

OVER!

NO!

AW1Ed

Not doing it right. You have to…

A Proud Infidel®™

HELL, next thing you know he’ll be claiming it got dropped from a helicopter thus making Daniel A. Bernath the one who went koo-koo over coconuts from copters!

Silentium Est Aureum

Coconut IEDs, eh?

Sounds like Lawn Dart Danny just doesn’t know when to let it go.

Tick, tock, tick, tock, Danny. That’s the sound of your legal career being brought to an untimely end, thanks to the CA Supreme Court, which will officially disbar you any day now.

And you know who you have to blame for that, Danny? It’s that mouth agape neckbearded loser staring you in the mirror each and every morning of your miserable fucking life.

Rustle, rustle, bitch.

Candle

Just cuz everyone else does it… smoked salmon (alder), barley risotto, and peach crisp
Y’all do make me hungry sometimes lol

Mick

And a glass or two of Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky to go with that salmon.

Please drink it neat with just a touch of cold spring water, mind you.

Skippy

Well thanks to living here in Arizona we don’t have to worry about setting our clocks back..
But as far as coconuts go I was at Safeway down the street a few days ago and a display of coconut went all over the place in the produce area. I started Laughing my ass off.. 🙂 my wife and all The other folks were looking at me like I’d lost my mind ….
if they only knew Lol…… 🙂
🙂
🙂
BHWHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!

Mick

“I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”

Hack Stone

You didn’t throw yourself on top of the coconuts to save the others? For that we will have to suspend your Man Privileges for the weekend.

Skippy

oh Nooooo !!!!!!
Not My Man Privileges
🙂

Hack Stone

Way back in the day, Pappa Stone instructed Hack Stone to place a case of Black Label Beer in the fridge in his Fortress Of Solitude. Hack did not properly open the box, so the beer cans started rolling on the floor. Poppa Stone said “If those were hand grenades, we would all be dead.” So Hack asked “Why would you have me put hand grenades in your beer refrigerator?”

Mick

This just in.

Our ongoing, hyper-intensive investigation indicates that the Marx Brothers may in fact actually be responsible for the coconuts.

https://youtu.be/-Dgj8_iYr90

Ex-PH2

Skippy, you’re supposed to set your clock ahead.

I make few, if any, appointments these days. I have not worn a watch in donkey’s years.

Hack Stone

If you fail to move up your clock, and end up being late for church, that is known as “mass confusion”.

Skippy

Good one 🙂

Skippy

Winter time we are on mountain time and summer its pacific time
It’s nice if like me, twice a year I use to forget To do time change
And have a oh shit moment Lol… 😉

Ex-PH2

At some point in the future, I am intentionally going to forget to change the clocks. I may make it permanent.

Skippy

Nicely done if you do it Lol….

A Proud Infidel®™

Hey Bernath, chin up, BOTH OF THEM!!! ??

Skippy

As I write this I’m sitting at the VA smiling and smerking and a lady asked me if I need help
I told her I’m fine and I’m reading and post on a blog.. Who says the VA doesn’t care 🙂

LIRight

Skippy….which VA?

Skippy

Tucson Az

LIRight

Wasn’t that the one that got such a bad rap awhile back?

I use NY, in Northport – frickin great!

Skippy

That one was up in Phoenix the Carl Hayden Hospital
Or as a buddy called it the chop shop…

Skippy

It’s the Admin People the doctors are pretty solid

IDC SARC

Last time I went into an Army medical center, security came over walked me away and made me produce identification. I guess a bearded guy in a blazer reading a book in a waiting room is something they found suspicious.

Dennis - not chevy

I was recently in an AF medical facility when a beautiful woman, well dressed, elegantly coifed and bejeweled, Venus herself sat next to me. For a second I had forgotten about Mrs Dennis – not chevy and fell into a swoon. I asked her about herself and she told me she was a retired Army MSgt. A beautiful MSgt, now I have seen everything.

2/17 Air Cav

Sure. And then you woke up. I get it. Either that or you hadn’t seen a woman in a few years. Pics or she never existed in reality.

2/17 Air Cav

Note. He said ARMY. I know the AF and Navy have serious lookers.

AnotherPat

I think you might have forgotten this US Army Soldier, 2/17 Air Cav?

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20732653,00.html

😉

Also, there is a Ms. Veteran American Contest…and the last winner was Us Army.

http://www.msveteranamerica.org/

Skippy

Yea Navy oh my so damn eye opening

Graybeard

Nothing against a nice Guinness, but I’d druther down a Shiner Bock with a brisket slow cooked over some mesquite charcoal.

Tom

Second that. With a bottle of Shiner and brisket trimmings used to cook the beans.

Graybeard

Roger that!

A Proud Infidel®™

NOTHING wrong with having a Guinness, it’s just that you’ll want to have a fork handy so you can get the chunks at the bottom!

Sandman

So I had a bernath-ic kinda event happen last week. Good old Rick Fucklew called my work in Atlanta and complained I was stalking him. It got down to my boss here in SW GA, and I had to re-read the social media policy. I even had to write a email to the higher ups about Stolen Valor, and what it is. Talk to my big boss in the ATL he asked if I used state computers to research any of these cats? I said no, so he said’ Then I don’t give a shit what you do on your off time.’ Gotta love it when your boss is a vet.

2/17 Air Cav

Good for you. Rick Blowmeorewe is a pussy for doing that sort of shit. Maybe he never heard of the tort going to interfering with one’s business or employment relations. Two can play his game, Sandman.

A Proud Infidel®™

Calling one’s Bosses and their place of employment? Tell me that ain’t STRAIGHT out of the Dutch Rudder Gang Playbook!

Green Thumb

It sounds like Ric’s inner Phildo is coming to the surface.

Shitbag.

Hack Stone

Does Ric have a door for his mailbox? Has his sperm been tested for luck?

Perry Gaskill

Has anybody else been following the legal cage match this week between Gawker and Hulk Hogan? Among other items is the revelation by former Gawker editor A. J. Delaurio that it’s okay to publish stolen sex tapes as long they don’t involve children under the age of four.

Meanwhile, the meta-journalism pundits have gone full teary-eyed angsty about the right to show naughty pictures of Hogan’s pee pee because it’s written in the Constitution.

I swear, if there’s a Heaven, Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite are probably eye rolling hard enough to hurt themselves…

Hondo

Murrow might well be found up there. But I’m not so sure about “Uncle Walter”.

20thEB67

Yeah, I agree with Hondo. Cronkite secured his reservation with the guy with the pointy tail in 1968 when he said on the 6 o`clock news that Vietnam was ‘At best, a standoff’. This, after we kicked NVA and VC stinky ass all over the country during and after the Tet Offensive.

Bill M

I believe Walter took the elevator down to the basement.

2/17 Air Cav

Screw Wally. I lost all respect for him for his editorials masquerading as news and his pointed selectivity in covering stories.

2/17 Air Cav

On the flip side, Murrow was an American first. It is my understanding that FDR detailed the attack on Peral Harbor for him in a one-on-one at the WH and that Murrow stood pat on reporting them rather b/c, among other reasons, FDR had not given congressional leadership the information. Why? FDR didn’t trust them. Who might do the same today? Today, nearly all of the so-called journalists and reporters are Americans second–IF AT ALL.

Perry Gaskill

Dunno, Hondo. My problem with people ragging on Cronkite too much is one of context. In November of ’67, Westmoreland was telling everyone that the war in Viet Nam was all but over and won. Two months later, during Tet, it becomes obvious that such wasn’t true despite the fact that the NVA were promptly handed their butts. Up until then, Cronkite had been a strong supporter of the war, and if his support dimmed, ask yourself how much was due to a loss of trust in the official version of information coming from the Pentagon. Personally, I wouldn’t be too quick to shoot the messenger.

Cronkite was also a big fan of the space program, and deserves at least small credit for strong public support of the lunar landings.

A Proud Infidel®™

Jim has a handlebar mustache and wears a black Stetson.

Animal

A chicken flew into the fan.

Sapper3307

A coconut in gas tank is worth a Dulass in the bush.

A Proud Infidel®™

The sexual deviate crossed the road-

Because he couldn’t get his dick out of the chicken.

Hack Stone

Why did the disbarred attorney crash his aircraft 200 yards from Sisters Airport?

Because he is a fucking idiot!

Mick

A pointed bicycle seat makes Stolen Valor more fun.

AW1Ed

The steaks are on the grill. Desired temp is 125; repeat desired temp is 1-2-5. Over!

Instinct

Why are you overcooking them?

AnotherPat

What in the world…..????????

From the Washington Times:

“U.S. Army lectured soldiers on dangers of ‘white privilege'”:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/10/us-army-lectured-soldiers-on-dangers-of-white-priv/

Green Thumb

And it is about to get worse.

Glad I am out.

Sapper3307

If only I hade chosen to fail all those drug tests I would understand my mostly white privileges.

Silentium Est Aureum

I’m so glad my DD-214 blanket protects me from all that bullshit.

Ex-PH2

I finally read that article while trying to NOT wince. I do fear for the safety of children yet to be born, into a country of people trained from birth to be spoiled brats, wimps and cowards.

Sparks

WTF!!! This bullshit started when the old “Watermelon Universities” started up after Vietnam. I had the dishonor of having been assigned to one of these race relations classes and after ten minutes stood up and left and wen to my Commander’s office and asked him to take me off the roster or allow me to process out. he let me off the roster and said, “if you notice, I’m not going to the Officer’s lectures either Sergeant.”

Sparks

My point was, before I hit reply in error was, I saw all the race relations I needed in combat. Blood…all the same color. That was all I needed to know and didn’t need some E-3 from personnel telling me what a terrible person i was because I was born white and he was not. Fuck ’em!

A Proud Infidel®™

“White Guilt Indoctrination”, that’s all I see in that shit. I’m sure it was written by some EO Quota and pushed to make him/her/it feel good and to make the “Quota Riders” in units feel OK about slacking because of their race.

Roger in Republic

We are expecting one to three inches of Global warming up here on our mountain redoubt this weekend. With that in mind, I might just enjoy a wee dram of Maker’s Mark Gold label with a splash of artesian spring water. Because, artesian spring water is all that comes from our taps. It makes the perfect accompaniment to 100 proof “Field Grade” bourbon.

Ex-PH2

Lest you forget, today is the 5th years after the 9.0 earthquake that destroyed the Daiichi reactors at Fukushima in the Tohoku region.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-marks-5-year-anniversary-of-devastating-tsunami-and-earthquake/

2,000 people are still missing and presumed dead.

reddevil

If I missed this in an earlier post or comment I apologize, but the first woman has graduated from the US Army 13B (Cannon Crew) AIT. She apparently did pretty good (Distinguished Honor Grad):

http://swoknews.com/local/first-female-cannoneer-excels-sill

2/17 Air Cav

Thanks. I don’t know how I missed that. I usually start out each day googling “First female military” and the like. Really. Truly. Like you, I have my priorities straight. I must admit, though, that I was a little disappointed with one aspect of the story. It seems she is not a lesbian. It would have been great if she was both the first female 13B grad AND a lesbian. Maybe next time.

Reddevil

Cav, just know that her being honor grad in no way diminishes your accomplishments or my undying respect for you.

I get the feeling you don’t get enough validation

2/17 Air Cav

Gee, Reddevil, that almost sounds like sarcasm. Golly, I hope not, for that would mean you don’t believe that I share your joy regarding this PFC’s spectacular accomplishment. Don’t you agree that it would have been doubly delicious if she had been the first lesbian 13B too?

reddevil

I didn’t really speculate much about the sexual orientation of any of the Soldiers in that platoon, but…

I assume that while most were cisgender males, statistically there were at least a few gender fluids in the class. Of course, I am assuming she is cisgender female because she is married to a male Soldier, although he could be TG or genderqueer.

The future is going to be confusing. I bet there will be some interesting Family Care Plans out there. Just remember, the rule of thumb is that you can pick your gender but not your sex…

Gravel

Ok, sort of silly, but what the hell, thought some of you might enjoy this. And yes, that’s me. LOL

http://wgntv.com/2016/03/11/larrys-world-mans-butt-scan-is-more-than-a-butt-scan/

RM3(SS)

Dude, your ass is famous!
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

OWB

And the anticipated chaos has begun, appropriately enough, in Chicago.

What is so humorous is that when given their opportunity to express why they are there, the ones I heard asked preferred not to tell the reporter. Yeah, that’s sooo impressive. Secret squirrel protestors. If that is code, maybe we get to make up our own reasons? Like that they were paid to be there. Or were promised an “A” in poly sci. Or something else equally stupid.

Looks like free speech is alive an well, in a very lopsided way, in the US.

Usafvet509

WAAAAY late to the party, but smoke em if ya got em. A brand new one that I was asked to review, Cirque. Not a bad $4 stick at all. My nice La Gloria Cubana cigars will have to wait til I finish moving into this house

Devtun

RIP Keith Emerson 1944-2016 (Emerson,Lake,and Palmer).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g1P_J40JA

Mick

Looks like ISIS has used chemical weapons up by Kirkuk in Iraq this morning. Sounds like mustard, and maybe some chlorine.

Iraqi officials: IS chemical attacks kill child, wound 600

‘BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a three-year-old girl, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi officials said Saturday.’

http://pilotonline.com/news/military/nation/iraq/iraqi-officials-is-chemical-attacks-kill-child-wound/article_65cea89b-9ac5-583a-acc9-1885031bf7ba.html

nbcguy54ACTUAL

I told the Army they were going to need us again when they started downsizing the Chemical Corps.

Did they listen?

Noooooo!

Sparks

Where did all the napalm go?

A Proud Infidel®™

Where did all the napalm go
The hippies got it banned,
When will they ever learn
when will they ever learn…

nbcguy54ACTUAL

I can still make up a mean batch of thickened fuel…

nbcguy54ACTUAL

“Where did all the napalm go?”

It’s still stuck to all of the kids…

(you oldies should get that)

AnotherPat

nbcguy54ACTUAL:

I do remembered that on our PT runs…

🙂

Sparks

So I go to get my CCW permit renewed. The officer who did my paperwork asked me if I had weapons I wanted to pass on after I died and I said yes of course. He told me to write up a phony receipt and back date it ten years or so to give them to my son or whomever. That way if change of ownership laws come into effect I could be grandfathered. He said most all of the officers there who are our age had done this already. Anyone else heard of this?

MCPO NYC USN Ret.

Yes I have.

It is called providing a forged, altered and or otherwise illegal document to a law enforcement officer. It will not hold up in court, especially when you report the officer for telling you to do something illegal.

BTW: A good last will and testament should cover ALL of your possessions, including your guns. This officer is a moron!

Sparks

Bernath’s Worst Nightmare…Thank you brother for the clarification. Since they are already covered in my will I should be good to go then. Just as a reminder to others, not every officer you meet is either honest, nor above board in his own life.

MCPO NYC USN Ret.

Thank you for using my proper name. It is sorta catchy and very true …

Sparks

I love your name, and it stands out like Bernath’s catheter. 😀

Hack Stone

I think that Bernath’s worst nightmare would be finding himself in the middle of a coconut plantation, or the trashcan section of Home Depot.

AskaMarine

Anyone here interested in replacing Jonathan Goldsmith as “The Most Interesting Man in the World”…or recommend a TAH member?

😉

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/03/09/who-should-be-dos-equis-next-most-interesting-man-in-world/?intcmp=hpff

Sparks

I’ll take the job! Wonder if it pays well and travel is covered? I mean with a little make up, well, a lot of make up, some hair rearrangement, clothes and a better looking mug and I could be the man. Where do I apply?

nbcguy54ACTUAL

It should go without saying that Hondo IS the most interesting man in the world….

No offense to Sparks.

MCPO NYC USN Ret.

Our own orphaned, guitar playing, Viet Nam fighting, US Army, Vet’s retirement home living, internet sensation … John!

There can only be one ‘TAH Most Interesting Man in the World’!

Sparks

Hey! Good idea! I’ll cast my vote for John as well.

fsckity-fsck

Better late than never…

John Giduck – the turd with a face!

Where’s my damn participation award?

Sparks

The most beautiful sight in the world you ask? Ten million illegals running back for the border with a Muslim under one arm and a liberal under the other.

Claw

Sounds like a good start.

BTW, Sparks, how did that whole rehab therapy thing work out for you?

Are you doing better now?

Sparks

Claw, thank you for asking after me brother. I am doing much better and cardiac rehab was the best thing I ever did.

Claw

Okay, good to know.

We older folks have to check in with each other every once in a while for a SITREP.

AskaMarine

Sparks, good to hear everything is A-OK with you, Brother.

Claw is right…as a team, we share and exchange on TAH…which means checking on one another’s well-being.

Thanks for volunteering to be “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”

🙂

Sparks

It’s family that counts and stays. TAH is my family. A family few in my life understand, or the reasons for which they can relate to or even, sad to say, want to hear of anymore.

AW1Ed

When Privates Have Hurt Feelings! An NCO’s perspective.

NWS language. No, really!

Ex-PH2

Is he related to PN Fenstermacher?

Marine_7002

ROTFL!

We heard “slick” a lot from one of our drill instructors.

As in, “Well there, slick, that worked out really well, didn’t it?”

AW1Ed

OV-10 Broncos in the news.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/ov-10-broncos-were-sent-to-fight-isis-and-they-kicked-a-1764407068

Always liked the platform, glad to see it’s still at work.

A Proud Infidel®™

DUCK IT!!!

A Proud Infidel®™

OKAY, I fucked up yet again, let’s see if i’ve got my shit straight now:

A Proud Infidel®™

Either the third time’s a charm or DUCK IT…

A Proud Infidel®™

Y’all gonna have to excuse me, I’M ALL FUCKED UP!

Sapper3307

Got the Ducati out for season.
SEE YA!

AW1Ed
AW1Ed

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