New Year’s Open Thread
Happy New Year! We’re almost a fifth of the way through the 21st Century. (happynewyear2020.com)
Happy New Year TAH! Welcome to 2020! I haven’t posted an open thread here since last year, Eastern Time, so thought I would open up this year with another open thread.
If you decide to make a New Year’s resolution, it’s recommended that you make one that you’d be able to accomplish, that is realistic, and that is divisible into milestones of accomplishments. Whether it is a New Year’s resolution or a goal that you hope to achieve this year, here’s wishing you some New Year’s luck.
New Years music to start the new year with:
Category: Open thread
First.
Congratulations on getting HOT first.
As for me, my Christmas decor has been up since last year.
Hack Stone claims second for 2020, and may Elaine Ricci come home this year.
#FakeLivesMatter!
A new year, a new set of phonies to feature here.
THIRD !!!
And I’m still sober !!!
I went to bed on my regular time, I did not count down. I woke up this morning and went for my predawn distance run.
Unclassified video of the New Years Celebration for the USMC in Baghdad Iraq.
Or as our real CINC would say…..
“The AntiBenghazi”…..
Suck it larsyboi !!!
Shit…
Sucks to get old !!!
Link
Let’s get this party started!🥳🎊🎉
Being a relic of the Cold War, and serving in the 80s it makes me wonder what if…..we had the V-22 during Operation Eagle Claw…. Happy New Year Brothers and Sisters.
If – someone back in DC had not … “helped” run it.
Many of us here are also Cold War relics.
prior to my transfer to the retired reserve two years ago, I managed to get a specific type of reaction when I told the newer soldiers that I joined the military when the Soviet Union still existed.
This provides a sharp difference between President Trump and the last president with regard to embassy security.
Let’s not forget about the inaction of Jimmeh Kahtuh when our Embassy in Tehran was overrun…
Poof! Remember Bob McDaniel, the Phony Vietnam Vet pilot Navy SEAL Admiral? His website (safencounters) is now DOWN. All that’s left… is his Twitter. https://twitter.com/safencounters For internet posterity… this is his FINAL statement, from his defunct website. —————— STATEMENT OF ROBERT MCDANIEL Recently, I was the subject of a vicious character assassination by Randy Travis, an unscrupulous local television reporter, who has made a habit of attacking veterans in order to create sensational and overblown stories. I have spent my life serving others. I was a police officer in and around Independence and Kansas City, Missouri for about a decade. In that capacity, I learned defensive tactics to neutralize attacks from bad people. I have put that training to use in a small business where I teach people how to defend themselves and escape assailants. The training is supposed to be interesting and entertaining, and those in attendance expect a show in addition to the useful life saving information we provide. As an example, Mr. Travis’ recent segment showed my partner Arlene Johnson and me bantering and joking about my supposed credentials in front of the attendees. I am fully qualified to teach these classes. In addition to serving as a police officer, I was a member of the United States Marine Corps, having gone through Marine basic training and serving in the Marine Reserves. In my community, I have coached high school and youth travel team baseball. As a hobby, I collect and sell military memorabilia, and the segment Mr. Travis ran depicted me wearing the uniform of an admiral. I sometimes wear the hats, uniforms and equipment I purchase, partly to ensure they are in good shape before I sell them. No one would seriously believe that an admiral would show up in full dress uniform at a local bar in Woodstock, The owner well knew I was not an admiral. I wore the naval uniform as a symbol to honor my father who was a decorated navy veteran in WWII. My habit of occasionally wearing paraphernalia I purchase may be odd or eccentric, but no harm or… Read more »
Bob should have himself a come to Jesus moment.
Clearly atoning ain’t his strong suit.
Wouldn’t that be a “Come To Joe Cryer mondo”?
See the recent Joe Cryer Thread if you don’t get that comment.
Hey Bob McDaniel trying to lie away your lying POS lies will get you nowhere except for more Google Fame of being a lying sack of sh^t. Here’s another Google hit for you POS. Bitch you busted yourself with your public lies and have noone but yourself to blame for where you find yourself now. I really hope your pathetic, lying ass, sorry POS is monitoring this net and you see/read how much love we are sending you.
ESAD MOFO! COCKSUCKER!!!!!
He has an excessive amount of pride/ego. This is one of the common characteristics that phonies/embellishers share.
Aah, so now he brandishes his ACME®Victim Card®™️ to screech for sympathy, the only bit of which I have for him is what can be found somewhere between “shit” and “syphilis” in a dictionary!
ROBERT MCDANIEL = STOLEN VALOR COCKSUCKER!
Hey, Robert “Bob” McDaniel:
Way to end and old year and start a new one – with lies and more lies.
Dude, I know 90-year-old folks with a better “memory” than yours. Your a liar, and continue to be one.
Here’s another Google hit for you:
Robert McDaniel is a liar.
Robert McDaniel is a disgrace to his ancestors.
Robert McDaniel needs to confess and repent his misdeeds.
Robert McDaniel is an excuse for a man.
Robert McDaniel is without honor.
Google… is why I comment here about Bob McDaniel.
For an innocent search of Bob and his company Safencounters,
my comment from November 15’s Weekend Thread already comes up.
This one will, too.
Welcome to internet infamy, Bob.
(Personal Bonus – With my newly installed Ubuntu Linux 18,
the Name and Email boxes for our comments springs up with my username and email address. No more typing them out in full.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22bob+mcdaniel%22+safencounters
Happy 2020, Brothers and Sisters.
May all your MREs be chili mac and every thai hooker not a ladyboy (unless thats your thing I ain’t judging).
Happy 2020 to the best group of deplorables that’ll have me, me friends at TAH!
Gin should come with handcuffs.
Ho gif a sht abbott beening the 1stest on tis thrmmm posr.
I a taken teh firts shti of 2200.
Huh?
Slow has downed a few too many shots ringing in the new year.
Yep. He sure did.
He has said in the past that he gets hammered on Bud Light,
It’s the “canoe sex” of beer.
(F-ing near water)
Then again, when I used to drink it was often Iron City Beer, so I should probably not be throwing stones in this particular glass bottle.
He said he’s not first but has just
taken his first shit of 2020.
Another seldom-mentioned Mil-skill:
Translating “drunk” into “English”.
…
MP1: “What the hell is going on here?”
E-2:”Aeouaooeiiaoeaooo! Eeaouiiaoueaaaa!”
MP1:”Whaaaat?”
MP2:”He says his life sucks and his hooker wouldn’t.”
Where is the LIKE button, and the spew icon when you need them. That is classic, likely to wind up on my Facebook page. Keep em coming 11B,ya glorious phucking grunt.
That “Vowel Movement” dialect, often transitions into the similar sounding, but more difficult to translate, “Amazing Technicolor Yawn”.
Thus endith todays lesson.
Yep…..
Been there… Done that !!!
Someone must have given him a few hits of MD 20/20!
Boone’s Farm. Robin Hood. And for the true cognoscenti, Ripple.
Alas, Ripple is no more, maybe he partook of some Cisco or Night Train as well?
Here’s some reviews for the “Bum Wines”, I think somebody must have too graciously shared their Cisco with Slow Joe:
http://www.bumwine.com/
Here’s another link:
https://www.ghettowine.com/
Ok, you Signal Pukes. Quiz time. Ft. Huachuca, 2002 IIRC. Signal Ball, hosted by 11th Signal Brigade. What wine was served for toasting purposes?
Bud Light. Not even once.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the Fine People of TAH®™️ and I claim Honorary First once again.
((((OVER))))
Eighth!
Happy New Year fellow happy cynical people, keep on keepin’ on!
Happy New Year, all.
I finally get a day to sleep in, and can actually sleep, and what happens?
“Happy gunfire”. Not a midnight when folks are up, but 3-4am. Dumb-ass…
If you -have- to do the happy-gunfire thing buy a freaking cap-n-ball revolver and real Blackpowder. May I recommend a Colt Dragoon replica? Live ammo fired skyward in a built-up area is radioactive stupid. Sheesh…
Those people should do as the dumb ass did Deltona, FL, (the next town over from the drunk in the puke stained, purple jump suit), and just set off a zero delay fuse fireworks rocket and blow their hands off.
https://nypost.com/2019/12/31/florida-man-blows-hand-off-after-lighting-firework-in-truck/
Florida Man strikes again, this one was a wannabe Rocket Surgeon!
Sadly, as California continues progressing into a Progressive Dystopian Utopia, more and more crazies will go instead to Florida.
Or is Cali a Progressive Utopian Dystopia? Hard to tell, anymore.
That’s gonna be a real bitch to clean up.
Yes, good recommendation. One can seal those cylinder chambers loaded with black with a charge of dry Cream of Wheat. That is what we used back in my cavalry re-enactor days. Shooting live ammo into the sky is a highly retarded activity, but it is especially popular in the Middle Eastern shithole countries.
One does have to be prepared to extinguish the results of “burning bits landing …. badly”, but the noise is quite satisfying and lacking in lethal “must come down”.
Never experienced any “burning bits.” And I have been shot with these blanks at many re-enactments; I have been peppered with cream of wheat on numerous occasions.
I have set a range on fire with a patch from a flintlock rifle.
An acquaintance set a Cowboy range on fire with his BP loads.
I was asked to run through an IPSC course with my Remington “58s” and some extra cylinders. I set two of the “up close” targets to smouldering.
Another acquaintance, shooting a revolver over haybales, ignited them.
-good- times.
I liked to use a .58 Caliber Enfield Musket with about 150 grains of FFg black powder, no packing necessary and you still get a nice loud *BOOM!* with plenty of flame and smoke exiting the muzzle!
A most Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year to all of the miscreanted, deplorable, d’weeds and weedettes of TAH. The mashing on the couch party went well on evening last til the FIRST fireworks went off a little after 2100 hr EST. Migrated to the back bedroom with the fur babies and curled up with the TV on. They stayed fairly calm until the second salvos started hitting at midnight and woke us up. A drink of water and a chicken treat later they curled back up under the covers and trembled til it was all over.
My resolution for 2020 is to make it to 2021 and the Holy Grail of the Ace 5 pete on the Coveted TAH Friday Weekend Open Thread (earned never given). Oh…and just like Epstein, not hang myself….and to celebrate bernasty’s accomplishment of maintaining a solid minus 6 feet AGL.
Happy New Year to you all at TAH!
In November of the decade past, I made a major upgrade in my life, moving to a new location, so far in the boonies, that at Midnight, and all through the night my dogs and I slept peacefully, with no fireworks or gunfire to disturb us as we entered the new decade. The 3rd Rock has completed another lap around its star, and is beginning another, as it has been for time immortal.
Happy New Year everyone.
Just sitting here waiting for sunrise so I
can plow the 12 inches of snow. Nice stuff.
Got a 10 round mag of Ritz Crackers and a Peak
IPA for breakfast before I suit up.
Breakfast of Champions!
Supposed to hit 50 here today, warmest it’s been in a week.. but chance of snow again this weekend
2020, the start of second MEME war is upon us, post with honor but give no quarter.
Hail KEK
Viva Pepe the frog
ALL HAIL Smudge the Cat and the screeching Blonde!!!
Yes ALL HAIL SMUDGE THE CAT!!! My newest Hero and attitude role model. The screeching blonde does remind me of the final ex mrs 5/77. Bless her heart!
“And hey! Let’s be careful out there!” Traffic Stops – every last one is high-risk.
Rest In Peace, Deputy Chris Dickerson, 28, a veteran of the U.S. Army and Texas Army National Guard.
They got the shitbag. https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-during-traffic-stop-suspect-arrested
May God watch over his family, its a hell of a way to start the New Year. Good on the officer for scoring some hits, too bad the bag of shit didn’t resist arrest. At least with the Texas justice system being what it is, he should get a seat on the express train to a needle
All is quiet on New Year’s Day
A world in white gets underway…
And so we’re told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes
On New Year’s Day
On New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day by U2 (1983)
Inspired by the Polish Solidarity Movement
Happy New Year to all here at TAH!
I’ve been following the news on Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) dimming in the night skies since October. Betelgeuse is classified as a red giant and is expected to supernova sometime in the next 100,000 to 2 million years – it’s brightness varies over a 5.7 year cycle, with some variations happening over a 150 – 300 day period.
If it were to supernova, the light produced would be bright enough to be seen during the daytime for about six months, and it would cast shadows at night! There would be a 50 -100 light year “kill zone” around it due to the high amounts of radiation released from the explosion (it’s 450 light years from us, so we are safe).
Here are some before, during and after “what if” pics of Orion if Betelgeuse were to go Supernova:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/686676-betelgeuse-faint/page-4#entry9877236
Whew – so glad you volunteered to track this one for us. Somebody had to. 😉
Happy 2020 to all. It’s here. Finally here. Silly season is officially on.
For scale, if it replaced our Sun, it would engulf everything to the asteroid belt, possibly Jupiter.
-that- is a big one.
It is near the end of its short life. It’s core is fusing in layers, creating heavier and heavier elements. One day, it will get to iron. That is the end. Iron absorbs energy when fused. (The lighter elements yield energy when fused). Robbed of energy output to oppose its massive gravity, the star will then collapse in on itself shortly thereafter, and fuse nearly everything it has left in one colossal kaboom (Type II Supernova). This will create many much heavier elements, and scatter the bulk of its remaining mass across hundreds of light years. (Other interesting things will remain. Supernovae are truly remarkable events. )
The Crab Nebula is the remenant of a prior Type II Supernova.
Unlikely anytime soon. We will see a return to ice age before that thing goes “boom”.
Probably.
First New Year’s at home in the country. Quiet, a few fireworks around 8 but dead silent by 11. Ah, the peace… and in a bonus, all the traveling family made it home intact. Happy New Year to all!
Happy New Year to one and all, and try to behave this year… not that you haven’t done so in the past.
We always TRY to behave…we generally don’t succeed…but we do try. The struggle is real.
Former Commandant of the Marine Corps P.X. Kelley passes away at 91. He was CMC during the Marine Barracks bombing.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/gen-p-x-kelley-28th-marine-corps-commandant-dies-at-91-1.612985
54TH, and a Happy New Year to all from WEST Delray Beach Fl.
Happy New Years to all.
Quiet-ish night at the GB Compound – only a few distant ‘booms’ at midnight.
Well, either the neighbors refrained from celebratory gunfire, or I just slept really well (toasted East Coast New Year since wife had to work early today), but didn’t hear anything around here last night.
OOH, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to All!
Bad news for a certain fan-boi of AOC… she may be “drawn out” of her district due to the Census:
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2019/12/31/ruh-roh-ny-expected-to-lose-house-seat-after-2020-census-and-just-guess-why-aocs-seat-is-particularly-vulnerable/
She ain’t worried about it. She knows that Bernie and the other socialist are grooming her for bigger and better things. Besides, how many other congress critters get elected from districts that they don’t actually live in? Larsie Boi is fapping away to become her campaign manager for the Bezerkly District.
Happy New year Brothers and Sisters of TAH.
It’s kinda shocking that yer ‘o ring’ can still keep in a fart.
Good fer you snowflake.
UPDATE – Gerald Young / Young G’s BBQ Sauce
Remember Gerald Young, the Phony Lone Survivor
from IOWA, who was nailed by MP & TAH in August,
for using phony Afghanistan war stories to sell his BBQ Sauce?
Gerald Young is now under investigation by the
Iowa Attorney General’s Office.
The staff member handling Gerald’s Stolen Valor predicament
is a (legit) Vietnam Veteran, who found and contacted me, as 1 of the many commenters on Facebook.
I sent him the 2 Gerald Young links at MP & TAH.
More bad news for Gerald, his incriminating Iowa TV 5 video
is STILL UP, on the TV5 Facebook page
(and still viewable right here, at the TAH link below).
The story of Gerald Young and Stolen Valor is NOT over.
He should have had 2020 vision, before using his lies
to gain veteran and minority business grants in Iowa.
Stolen Valor that is likely to be prosecuted in 2020.
Stay tuned.
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=89863
Tanks for the update marinedad61; you da man. I look forward to the continuing saga in reference to the lying, valor stealing POS Gerald D. Young of Young G’s BBQ Sauce and hope we see a perp walk and jail sentence on him soon. He may want to go ahead and relocate his operation to Elko NV where the embellishing POS Les Brown (stain) and his POW/MIA Awareness Ass(ociation) is still scamming people with their lies.
5th/77th FA –
Awareness Ass ….
Good one.
And, it fits!
Les Brown, Commander, the Elko POW*MIA Awareness Ass.
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=89407
Oh geez, Iran’s Qud’s force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani has moved onto paradise – courtesy of U.S. heavy metal from above. Dimwitrats mad, the orange baboon bad!