Weekend Open Thread
Courtesy of HMCS FMF ret
Special thanks to HMCS FMF ret for offering the above moon photo for use on this post. Taking photos of the moon and other astronomy related subjects is a new hobby that he picked up. This is one of his photos.
Speaking of the moon, someone downloaded a video taken by a satellite observing the moon. By lowering the brightness, and increasing contrast, the video creator exposed a different perspective. The longer you watch the video, the more ground features you’ll notice:
Category: Open thread
Sweet!
Knew I could count on you.
Thx,
AW1.
2nd
rtr.
first.
Congratulations Another Pat.
Thank You, RGR 4-78…I wasn’t even trying!
RLTW!
Well, whadda know. I got my “first” first.
rtr!
Yep, congrats. Official call by Claw pending, of course.
Thank You, Ed. As I shared, wasn’t even trying.
Had to get in my minature ROLL, TIDE, ROLL! and thought “What the Heck”…might as well try “first”…and it worked..
Playing catch up with TAH to see what I missed this past week.
It’s a no-brainer, AW1Ed. As a member of TAH HQ, you cannot be first and HMC Ret, either no knowing or forgetting that rule, claimed 2nd. AP was the first to claim first and is thus first.
I didn’t claim “First” nor would I. Hey, the stakes are high- know the rules. There can be only one.
I saw that when you said, “sweet”.
I thought, “AW1Ed knows, he’s yanking folks’ chains though.” 
I’ll try to feel bad about it. No, really…
*grin*
HMC Ret gets the “AW1Ed Is An Asshole” award for the week.
And maybe all you Delta Whiskeys out there will pay a bit more attention to the rules, hmmm?
I didn’t know of that rule. Robbed, robbed I say. I coulda been a contended. Oh, the horror, the inhumanity …
You should know not to trust those Navy guys.
Bwhaaaa
Feel free to send a complaint to TAH WW Hq. Tell them 2/17 Air Cav sent you.
That’ll show ’em.
Call has been made and duly entered into the leather bound, gold lettered “Coveted TAH WOT Book of Firsts.”
first.
Sheesh~
Again, being first in the WOT is not in the cards for me. But in the cards for you is this week’s trivia column! Read and enjoy, should that be what you wish. DID YOU KNOW … ? Did a man once sue himself – and win – for injuries caused by his own actions? By Commissioner Wretched Well, here we go, friends … our last column of 2018. Stop all that cheering. You weren’t paying attention – it’s the last column for this year, not the last column of the series. Wow, you try to entertain people, and you get … Anyway, as we wrap up another year in the trivia sandbox, I want to conclude our 2018 get-togethers with my annual New Year’s Resolutions. As is my habit, I only make one resolution, which I promptly break – I resolve not to make any resolutions. Look, we all know that making these resolutions is silly. Very few of us make ones we can actually keep, and on that list, we keep very few of them. So why do we bother? I mean, other than it gives us something to start conversations for the new year with. Other than that. I know I need to lose weight, and I would guess some of you do as well. So, instead of resolving to do it, let’s just make it happen. Some of us need to quit smoking, or drinking, or both. So make the decision to do it, and carry it out. Don’t just resolve … make it happen! That should be on all of our lists of things we want to accomplish in 2019. Be safe, friends. If you celebrate the New Year, do so safely. Don’t drink and drive. The life you save could be your own … or mine. Happy New Year from the “Did You Know…” department! Now, on to our last trivia list for 2018 … as I get things ready for the first list of 2019! Did you know … … a man is believed to have sued himself – and won? This is… Read more »
The made-up language is called Minionese. (It’s now being taught at colleges, the same ones that offer classes in Klingon.)
And the little snowflakes wonder why they’re unemployable.
Me: Can you read this print?
Snowflake: Uh, no.
Me: naDevvo’ yIghoS!
We’re familiar with someone that launched a lawsuit against folk related to this site. His legal efforts to get his way acted like a boomerang and hit the lawsuit starter on the face. Evidence can be found with someone in a wiener suite right next to a brand new vehicle.
“baby robins eat an average of 14 feet of earthworms in a day? (Yuck.)”
I had no idea earthworms even had feet.
They grow quick too, just like most nestlings of other species of bird. The feathers they need to fly tend to grow the fastest too.
They seem to have a high mortality rate, and need to be able to “jump the nest” as soon as possible:
I did a search of my name a while back. One of those “reputation defender” sites said I had, “lawsuits pending and potential criminal charges!”
And you can see them for just $49.95 a month!
Uh, yeah, no. Something about suckers born every minute. And oh yeah, I undergo full background investigations on a regular basis.
Reminds me of a songwriter sued for his song sounding too much like….another song he wrote. John Fogarty, sued because Old Man Down the Road was too similar to Run Through the Jungle, whose copyright was retained by the record company when Credence broke up.
I wish my state would outlaw billboards. The last few years they’re all getting replaced with obnoxiously bright LED boards that are like 40ft TVs. Very cool from a technical standpoint, and sure I’d like one in my backyard for movie nights, but a terrible distraction on the highway.
Irritating Eyesore Devices
The Revere Drive In was visible from the elevated Route 1 highway that carried the bulk of rush hour traffic to and from Boston’s North shore as well as Logan Airport.
The nude scenes caused quite a few wrecks.
Hit the link at 0 comments, page loads and shows 7.
And I have 150Mbps download speeds.
Ya’ll need lives and shit.
There’s a moon out tonight Waa Waaa Waa Waaa, let’s go strolling.
THIRTEENST and Honorary First yet again.
((((OVER))))
FIRST
I saw Jesus in the video.
Congrats AnotherPat!
Thank You, 26Limabeans, not only for the congrats, but what you wrote (“I saw Jesus in the video”).
Classic!
#ReFirst
Work is always in the way of fun.
Have a great weekend and shutdown y’all!!!
While looking for some background on Richard Overton today, I came upon a newspaper account of a suicide that occurred in Tennessee in 1866. The young man was the son of a doctor and was studying law under a General Walthall in Mississippi. He was reported to be in very good spirits immediately before he took his own life. The account is quite detailed and it was this that caught my attention and prompts me to share it:
“A short time previous to the shooting, he went up stairs into the sleeping room, placed his shawl carefully on the floor, arranged a pillow, polished his boots carefully, combed his hair, dressed himself complete in an artillery uniform of the late C.S.A., in whose ranks he was a commissioned officer, buttoned the coat to his chin, laid himself down, and deliberately placing a pistol with the muzzle behind the ear, fired.”
The newspaper account said that he left two letters to his parents and one to a person unspecified. There was no speculation as to why the young Confederate Veteran committed suicide, but the fact that he dressed in his uniform before dying is something that speaks to me—and maybe to you. By the way, that General under whom the young man studied was a C.S.A. officer named Edward C. Walthall who rose from lieutenant to Brigadier General during the Civil War. During the war, he commanded a Tennessee Brigade and had extensive combat experience in that state and elsewhere. Afterwards, he returned to Mississippi to practice law and later served multiple terms in the US Senate where he chaired the Military Affairs Committee.
A different war. A different time. A different place. Nothing is changed but those things… I never heard of the film, “They Shall Not Grow Old” until Mason mentioned it in a comment the other day. The film was broadcast on the BBC in November and was shown in select theaters in the US on December 17 and 27. I was psyched to see it–but so were many other people–and seats were sold out through on-line sales before I could buy a ticket for the limited second showing. Bummer. The good news is that it will be released to 25 large US markets on Super Bowl weekend. What a perfect, if unintended, answer to the kneelers. At TAH, we understand that the Fallen are not just numbers but real human beings who had lives and loved ones. Most every Sunday, Hondo posts the DPAA list of the latest identified remains, usually from men lost in WW II, Korea, and SE Asia. Several of us try to discover what we can about these men and their backgrounds to honor their memory and to allow us to see that they and we are really the same, separated only by time. We welcome these men home, sometimes along with comments such as “Forever 19” or “Forever 21” and the like. So, when Mason provided the name of the WW I documentary film, I knew instantly that the filmmaker understood, that he gets it. “They Shall Not Grow Old” tells the stories of young men thrust into the horrors of brutal battle, some never to make it home and the rest never to return home the same as when they left. The restricted release of the documentary has played in one sold-out venue after another. It has all ready set some sort of records, I read today. To me, and no doubt to you, this is wonderful news because it means that many folks who may not have given the men of World War I much, if any, thought will learn what we here know: they were not just faceless and nameless numbers and… Read more »
I missed out on both showings… but what I have read online about it has been nothing but praise. Also, I read something about it being released in larger cities late next month and on Feb 1st.
https://deadline.com/2018/12/peter-jackson-they-shall-not-grow-old-box-office-record-1202526739/
Interesting. Did a cursory check on IMDB, and reviewers gave the film overwhelming positive ratings. Out of 109 reviews, 77 were 10/10 & most others were 9/10. There were only 4 or 5 bad reviews. I’ll look out for it, maybe it will eventually pop up on Netflix. Thx Cav.
I think you’ll all enjoy it. It’s not a pro-war or anti-war film. It’s a reality of war film. The narration from the men who were there is what makes the images and video so powerful. You’ll leave feeling like you’ve been to the trenches.
On the video, they restored original footage, colorized it, and added audio. It’s surreal how current it looks. Like watching those rare few WWII color films.
There’s some humor too that any vet will appreciate. Complaining about the food, the need to maintain a perfect uniform and shave, and a great little sign they made in response to a sign the Germans put up.
I had not heard of it before now. This is one reason I visit here. Thank you.
First again!
Congrats. By my count, that’s 43 firsts without ever being first. A new record!
It’s still the Holiday Season so let’s not forget about the POOR Millenial Snowflakes, anyone want to join?
That’s some funny stuff
Thank you APF! I so needed that laugh.
And here I was worried that millennials might be starving because they don’t know how to feed themselves. Thank God for this program. I bet our favorite mollusk is a strong supporter.
Starving? As often as he has to eat crow?
“His eye glasses weren’t even real”
Perfect!
This is, indeed, inspiring. Uplifting. Enlightening… and all those other words like that.
Cookie time!!
In regard to the satellite Moon video, if those are all on the far side of the Moon, we’d never see them, anyway, would we?
I have a super-extended telephoto imaging system. I can find the Apollo bases, if I want to look that hard. (I don’t.) Haven’t seen anything yet that even vaguely resembles bridges or cities, or walls or towers.
So which side of the Moon is this stuff located on? Obviously, it’s on the side we can’t see from Earth, because the Moon does not rotate the way Earth does.
So who is settled up there? Is it Wormface and his friends?
Here’s an article that shows a photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, in lunar orbit. With details like that, showing up in the orbiter’s photo, you’d have to have a real powerful imaging system that would allow you to spot that from Earth.
https://www.space.com/12835-nasa-apollo-moon-landing-sites-photos-lro.html
I saw those photos in Sky & Telescope back when they were released. My extended imaging software will find the spots where the bases are, but no, the details don’t show up.
The problem with digital imaging is that when you really want to blow stuff up, you get all those little pixels instead of grain, which destroys the real details.
I’ve stuck to doing interesting shots of the Moon, such as when it’s very new, after passing the Sun, and just coming up in the East when it’s full. Thanks to cloudy night skies, I did not get to shoot it occulting Venus this time.
Maybe next time.
Venus is in the east, as a “morning star”. The moon was full the weekend before Christmas Eve, it’s in the last quarter stage now. It’s in Virgo, Venus is in Libra, so you’ll have a chance to catch them together if it’s not cloudy.
I also saw Mercury the last time I had a clear morning.
A couple of missions that should peak some interest:
Chang’e 4 should be landing on the dark side of the Moon (cue up the Pink Floyd music) sometime in January – it has a rover to explore the surface:
https://spacenews.com/change-4-landing-to-be-a-step-along-a-road-of-lunar-exploration-for-china/
New Horizons will be flying-by Ultima Thule (a KBO – Kuiper Belt Object) on New Years Day:
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/
Okay, Senior Chief, what camera/system are you using, and did you by any chance get a shot of the Moon occulting Venus this time?
Only asking about the Moon/Venus event because it’s been cloudy for about two weeks here and nothing is visible at night except airplanes coming north.
I have a 8″ Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope made by Celestron (it’s 30 years old) on an Advanced VX mount:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%E2%80%93Cassegrain_telescope
The camera I use is a ZWO ASI 224MC camera that is hooked up to a ACER laptop. I take a movie that is 60 seconds long (about 1200-1500 frames on average), then process it using two separate programs (AutoStakkert and RegiStax). Both programs allow me to “cut” out individual frames that are blurred or distorted, and them “stack” the frames on top of each other to make a composite photo. After stacking the pic, I them can edit them, adjusting brightness, contrast, correcting for color, etc.
I’ve started this right after last year’s solar eclipse and it’s been a somewhat steep learning curve to get things right when talking a movie and and then doing the stacking and editing. Also on thing I’ve had to learn is all about collimnation of the mirror on the telescope (to help with fine tuning the pics and general viewing).
I’ve had cloudy/rainy weather here since Thanksgiving, so I’ve missed out on a few things over the last month. As soon as I have a few clear nights here, I’ll get everything together, bundle myself up and go back out again.
The moon rotates. It just so happens to rotate along its axis at the same rate it rotates around the Earth. So it’s always showing the same face this way.
It’s called “tidal locking”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking
Kinda like college room mates synchronizing their periods.
I saw the bad moon arising. It was my final ex wife getting out of bed nekkid.
I watched the video that is in the thread intro. If you look very, very carefully at the land bridge, you will see a bus load of Japanese tourists leaning out of the windows, snapping pics.
Your comment made my day, I cant stop laughing….
Ditto!
One for 26Limabeans. The other for 2/17th Air Cav…Cheers!
And a can of coffee for Claw for entering my handle in “The Coveted TAH WOT Book of First”.
rtr
I’m going to see the King tut exhibit over at OMSI tomorrow… so in tribute to the Boy King, I give you this!
I remember when SNL was funny. Now it’s little more than a hatchet job for the Demorats against the Republicans.
I went to the King Tut exhibition in LA back in 1978 – my parents had bought ticket for all of us (five people) and we went on a cold, rainy night to see it. Was absolutely amazed by the items on display – the last one that you saw was the gold Tut mask. I walked out stunned by the workmanship on the items.
SNL is just another propaganda arm for the demoncrats…
Saw the same exhibit in a slightly smaller venue. As a member of the museum where it was appearing, got a more private showing in addition to seeing it a time or two during the public hours. Stunning doesn’t even begin to cover it, but it will do until we invent some new words.
SNL – I remember when the Loud family always had a surprise. And things like Gilda Radnor pouring milk into her purse, or Belushi’s Samurai – those were truly funny.
Amazing stuff. Just keep in mind while looking at all that treasure that Tut was a minor pharaoh who had a short rule and died young. Imagine what the big guys stashed away!
thebesig – thanks for posting the photo.
No problem.
Has ole Tim Poe been featured on TAH’s blast from the past yet? I have a special hatred for that guy due to the fact that I got called in while on leave because of his douchebaggery.
Ahhh. The guy with the stutter and phantom CIB. I will pass it along to the BFTP Team for consideration.
Shane Kunzeman is up for next week. I don’t anticipate problems with Tim Poe being declared the “winner” for the following week. Looking good so far with regards to BFTP consideration.
Ah, old Shane. The winner of his 1SG’s Canteen Cup of the Week Club./s
Looking forward to it.
That canteen cup is probably one of the funniest things I’d read on this site. Only wish I’d thought of it. Could have used that a few times over the years.
That’s mentioned.
I see TAH’s elite BFTP team is on point as usual, so I shall take this opportunity to fade into the background and STFU.
The BFTP trio had their meeting on this thread, and it appears that the decision is unanimous.
I love you guys (no homo) but I really hate Poe. I was at Sybaris in Indianapolis with my wife when I got called in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVSOdN0_d8
Thankfully I had the room for a couple days and only got called in for a few hours.
Feelgood: they caught the “sanctuary shooter” in CA. Officer Singh’s family at least has that.
An illegal alien gang-affiliated shitbag killed a -legal- immigrant who was contributing to America as a Cop
Build the frikkin wall.
This^^^
Gavin Newsom will pardon said “Sanctuary Shooter” in 3…2…1…
I’m more of a proponent of Rep. Will Hurd’s “smart border wall” proposal – https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/07/border-security-we-need-smart-wall-will-hurd-column/539618001/
But “deport the criminals” would be a great start.
Only if we deport the criminal scum like this shooter the same way that Pinochet treated communists.
“Hey, who wants to go for a ride in a helicopter?”
“Did you kill him?”
… “I let him go.”
First in the hearts and minds of my grandkids!
Was out swinging a machete against a thicket of vines that had overwhelmed one of the trees on our little patch of paradise and letting grandchildren haul the debris off to the burn pile.
Y’all have a great weekend!
My niece’s 1/48-scale Double Ugly is nearing completion. Just need to hang the ordnance, apply the decals, weather it all down a bit, and give it a final clear coat. And per her specification, this F-4E will have a shark mouth. She even showed up for Christmas wearing her Phantom Phan t-shirt.
I’m thinking about getting started on that Red Dawn diorama project soon, though I also have my youngest daughter’s F-100, a pair each of B-17s and B-24s, and an A-26 waiting on the shelf. One of the heavies will get my wife’s name on the nose, haven’t decided yet if it will be a B-17 or -24.
I finished a 1/48 scale model of a Blackburn Skua over the summer – it’s a failed British dive bomber/fighter from early WWII.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Skua
I haven’t built models since I was a kid. While all the other kids were building ones of muscle cars I was doing military vehicles and aircraft. I don’t have any of them left since they always ended up participating in GI Joe warfare.
My neighbor of my childhood home was an Army Artilleryman, Korea and Vietnam. He developed some health issues that prevented him from building models, and his (late life surprise!) son was too young to build them for him.
So I built them for him.
He would buy the kits and stuff, and I would put them all together for him.
He also told a bunch of Army stories, some of which would likely have annoyed Mom.
Greatly.
He was somewhat peeved that I went Infantry, but forgave me.
See you soon Bob. Thanks again for all the “real Army” advice.
Have any of y’all seen the two phony facebook pages run by dRuNkAsS wItTgEnFoOl, and Never a SEAL Joe Crybaby, and “the walking veteran Thomaas Hudson? If you see one, you’ve seen them both. Just a couple of clones. They have the usual lies up on a couple of us. They got to my facebook photos, and posted some of them, making their usual phony claims. I have given the links to friends of mine so they can see the idiocy that is the world of stolen valor. We are referred to as Stolen Valor Vigilantes, and I am not sure that I mind that description. The Vigilnte served a valuable purpose, cleaning up the area of riffraff, much like we do in exposing the dopes.
This is the one run by Hudson:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/MilitaryPhonies/posts/?ref=page_internal
and this is the other page, run by dUlLaSs:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/stolenvalorvigilantecongames/posts/?ref=page_internal
Facebook has contacted several of those who have reported them so the pages may, or may not, be shut down now.
It seems that many of us are living, rent free, in their heads, even Jonn,(RIP). My friends laughed their asses off after reading the background on these turds.
Frankie Cee, glad to see you back.
Hope all is well.
All is well. I have had many other distractions, as well as being determined to maintain a good amount of time for myself, Range, animals, dating, etc. I have been helping a local, governmental committee to get to the bottom of some skullduggery. An ill horse, and some friends who have reached their final miles have all kept me busy.
Any updates on Barwan?
Wow… the crazee is strong with those two…
Hol-E-Cow. I just read those links. So we murdered lawn dart Danny now? All I want to know is where do I get those TAH t-shirts.
Twist, not sure of the shirts that you speak of, but if you care to, please contact an admin and have them forward your e-mail to me for some conversation. Or, is it possible that we are friends at the book of faces? <<<if so just hit me there with a message.
We are friends on the book of faces. I might be your only facebook friend in Alaska. The shirt I’m talking about is one you are wearing in one of the pictures on those links of crazy.
I have a half dozen or so friends up that way. I will go through my friends list to see if I can figure this out.
Oh, gee, not only is witless/n/wandering doxing people online – isn’t that a felony now? – but he’s also upset that a blog he doesn’t like wasn’t taken down because the owner passed on?
How jealous is THAT?
He can’t spell, either.
This clown references Yahoo. I checked their policy and it makes it clear that someone, presumably the next of kin/executor of estate, has to take action for that to happen.
Based on my experiences, the next of kin would usually take ownership. State laws may have differences, but Mr. Non Compos Mentis seems to think that circumstances require this site to disappear. Perhaps someone with legal background could set this clown straight.
Well? The same thing I said to Bone Tactical’s Gregory Isaac Tambone, phony veteran… We’re still here!
This is gold:
Lars meltdown at the smoke shop.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/update-xhale-city-vape-shop-fires-racist-trump-hating-liberal-after-screeching-meltdown-caught-on-video/
Jeezus.
Violence would be a very appropriate response.
Well, that was certainly interesting. Verrrry interesting.
I found something from Trever Noah that is actually pretty funny.
Ummm… noodles? Do either of those hefty tummy guys know how to set a snare for game, hang it to bleed it, and skin it? I mean, gee whiz, Nat Geo did a whole section on survival skills being taught to military pilots back in the 1960s, in case they went down in wilderness. And that didn’t include any of this stuff, never mind the champagne.
I guess I’d better get some filters and iodine tablets for water, although Clorox is supposed to do what iodine does.
Okay, do any of those guys know how to cook over an open fire? I mean a REAL fire, not an empty coffee can with some twigs in it.
Thanks for the laughs, Twist.
All these “survivalists” that plan on just going out into the woods and surviving if the SHTF crack me up. All they are going to end up doing is starving cold and alone.
I have survival skills handed down to me by my Father and Grandfather as well as the ones I learned on my own and I am married to a former arctic survival instructor and while we may survive we wouldn’t be happy or comfortable. That is why we have a food supply and plan on hunkering down.
You can disinfect water with -straight- bleach, the kind with no added scent or other crap. This is a -very- handy thing to know how to do. Lack of clean water kills quickly in a disaster or other emergency.
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water
Thank you for the link, 11B. We’re told around here, we should keep tap water in gallon jugs when the water lines need repairs. I keep 8 on hand,
Also a good idea to keep Pedialyte on hand and replace it regularly.
You are also supposed to fill up your bathtub right away while you still have water pressure.
My bathtub? That’s where I pee!
I was fascinated by the guy in the woods, crawling under his rain poncho, with no barrier between him and spiders or ticks or fleas or other interesting 6-leggers. Itch much?
I’d guess he’s never been out in the rain on a trail hike with everything getting soaked through, fleas jumping onto his boots, and water dripping down his back, despite the hood on the jacket. That was fun.
I think in their world, the sun always shines, snow and cold only happen in the mountain passes, firewood is always chopped, piled and dry, and the apocalypse will be over by the weekend. (Snort)
Noodles… oh, boy.
LITTLE KNOWN AMERICAN AND NAVY HISTORY!
DID YOU KNOW….that President John Tyler was Saved by a Song!
In 1844, President John Tyler’s life was saved by a song.
President Tyler was one of hundreds of Washington VIPs who crowded aboard the US Navy warship USS Princeton to see a demonstration of the biggest Naval gun in the world.
After the fearsome cannon was fired twice, the delighted crowd went below decks for a sumptuous feast.
Toasts were drunk, and guests began to break out in impromptu song.
Then came the announcement: the big gun would be fired one more time. Many hurried up to the deck to get a good view of it.
President Tyler had his foot on the ladder to climb up to the deck when he heard his son-in-law start to sing a military song.
It would be rude to leave in the middle of it, so he paused.
That’s what saved his life.
Before the song was done, the cannon fired once again.
Catastrophe!
The gun’s breech exploded, sending jagged junks of hot iron flying into the crowd on the ship’s deck.
Secretary of State Abel Upshur and Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer were both killed, as were four others.
“It is incredible,” said abolitionist James Birney, no friend of President Tyler’s, “that a jolly military song should have delivered this man from crippling injury or sudden death.”
For President Tyler, something to sing about.
Holy cow.
To All My University of Alabama Buddies (5th/77th FA, HMC Ret, Comm Center Rat, API):
Roll Tide! This song is for you…
https://youtu.be/-6k-4XUGntU
BTW: Do I get a prize for being the last WOT “First” for 2018 (wait for it…)
‘preciate the shout out Brother and congratulations on being the last 1st on the TAH WOT 2018. Or would it be the 1st on the last TAH WOT? Hard to say, ‘specially after the cluster from last weeks 1st WOT controversy. Do believe that blood is still flowing from that fight.
On the posted song, again to quote Skynyrd from LIVE in Atlanta “TURN IT UP”.
I just rolled (TIDE ROLL) back in from a week in Tampa w the Grands & my Baby Girl. Will take awhile to play catch up from missing my dick weeds all week. Got to go back thru everything from last Sat FGS thru today. Fine tuning the radio to catch the game, no cable/dish here in my AO. Just know our boys will pull this one off and go on to the National Championship. Unless, of course, there is a game changing call like we had last week on the WOT 1st.
On the subject of the prize; umm probably no. That seems to be the way the TAH WW Hq seems to vote on controversial calls. Maybe I can get me a prize for being the last commentor to the last 1st WOT thread of 2018 comment. IIRC the staff went hahahahahahagasphahahahah and then sent poor old AW1Ed out to piss off a Master Chief. Don’t look good for our potential prizes. The struggle is real. rtr
Welcome Home, 5th/77th FA…
You know the Drill:
rtr…
45-34…
Sheesh.
Some people.
Guess Judge Kavanaugh’s accuser or Madonna or Ashley Judd won’t be participating:
“Organizers Cancel Women’s March In Northern California Because It’s Too White:”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/organizers-cancel-womens-march-in-northern-california-because-its-too-white
Read a comment earlier that said there were “too many women”.
Too many women?
Well, I guess Bradley Manning or Bruce Jenner won’t be attending as well.
The Chicago repeat of that has been canceled, also, partly for lack of liability coverage, and lack of funding, and partly because people are – well, busy.
If they insist that there is to be no gender separation, how can they also claim to fight for women’s rights? I am so confused.
Here’s another head scratcher for you:
If gender bias is such a huge problem, wouldn’t it be solved by simply letting it be known that those who suffer from it are not women but men? Easy peasy. Can’t be discriminated against if you no longer belong to whatever victim group is being discriminated against this week.
What was US Army Leadership in Germany thinking…or were they…
You Be The Judge:
“Army Unit Lifts Sex Ban; Cancels Hilarious Order Prohibiting Rubbing, Humping, Grinding”:
https://www.armytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/12/29/army-unit-lifts-sex-ban-cancels-hilarious-order-prohibiting-rubbing-humping-grinding/
Another great Feel Good Story…and it is in Florida!
“Florida Politician Shoots Intruder Who Crashed Vehicle Into Another House While Fleeing Cops Police Say”:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-politician-shoots-intruder-who-crashed-vehicle-into-another-house-while-fleeing-cops-police-say
If that weren’t funny, it would be sad. But it is funny… and Da Stoopid who engage in bad behavior never cease to amaze me. Good for Mr. Williams.
Because of the remoteness of where I live, I think that odds have it that if anything criminal takes place here, it will be by someone who is attempting to flee law enforcement. Surely it won’t be by one of the dopes from the DRG because they are more navigationally challenged than a new CA 2nd Lt.
I just learned today by scanning the on-line news that there were football games yesterday. My interest in the mini-pros is gone and in the pros long gone. Thugs and Thugslite is all I see. My season ended with Army’s bowl game.
But Danny Boi is still maintaining minus 6 feet AGL, so there is that.
I thought that he was incinerated, physically, if not spiritually.
Here’s a hoot for some of the geezers, semi-geezers, and anyone who lived through New Jersey in the 70s:
https://youtu.be/bfKARbdtwck
btw, note the blond Rickenbacker bass, Acoustic amps and what sounds like a B-3 organ. It was a fun time to be alive, albeit, the original song is way better.