Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967
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12 hours ago, watab kid said:
nothing surprises me anymore - every time i thought the ultimate of idiocy had been reached , someone california or us these days out does the last
As I've been saying for some time now ~ every time I think that the state cannot go any faster down that highway to hell, CalTrans opens a new lane.
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There's actually a lot of substance to the guy outside WOF. Watch some interviews and/or read some articles he's written....
QuoteSajak is a Republican, and has written a number of columns for the conservative magazine Human Events.[49] He is also a regular poster and podcast participant on the conservative blog Ricochet.com.[50] Sajak rejects the scientific consensus on climate change.[51][52] He is also a financial supporter of the Young America's Foundation, which sponsors conservative speakers on college campuses
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I was at an A's game a few decades back, seated in the upper deck. A Black gentleman and his buddy were on their way back from the snack bar, gentleman numbah one with a bag o' popcorn. They paused to watch a particular batter; the popcorn dude with his forearms rested on the rail, popcorn bag in hand. He turned to tell his buddy something just as the batter hit a high foul. Sure 'nuff, as the guy was talking to his bud, that ball prescribed a high ballistic trajectory, and nailed that bag o' popcorn dead center. Did not hit him at all, but that popcorn literally EXPLODED!
I will never forget the look on his face ~ it made the national news that night!
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Origin of Codger: Possible abbreviation of "coffin dodger," but this is likely to be a folk etymology. Possibly derived from the term cadger.*
Quotecadger
I don't think "cadger" really applies....
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I wish Forty would chime in here....
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Ya need a darning egg.
Grandma just used a small light bulb.
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I've been thinkin' about this for a while now....
I wanna get myself some lightweight canvas - like painter's dropcloth material - and make up some bags. And illustrate 'em thusly, as pictured below. Might as well "honor" the chief idiot who brought this about.
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Aarrgghh...!!!
The woman is a TOTAL idiot!!!
Edit: Berkeley grad. 'Splains a lot.
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If you right-click your mouse in the text block a drop-down menu appears. Scroll to the top of that box, and click on "emoji." A huge selection will appear (those that @Cypress Sun posted above).
But you can't use 'em.
If you try to post a response with one o' those emojis on this forum your post will reject.
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Not a cartoon, but heck ~ it doesn't fit anyplace else.
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Expanded....
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Not exactly the same thing as motion sickness, but I recall a few instances of mornings following Kappa Phi Delta parties when I experienced notable cases of "bedspins." While lying down. Seemed to help a mite to remain prone but plant one foot on the floor.
Now, I do recall an ocean fishing trip with a gang from work. About a dozen or so of us had chartered the boat... of the bunch, I was the only one who did not hug the rail. Two or three went below and hit the bunks, and became the sickest of all. I will confess to starting out with a bit of a hangover, and fortified myself with a thermos of hot coffee "sweetened" with a goodly dose of Jack Daniels.
Charlie is on the right track - I used to do a fair amount of sailing, and learned early on that if someone starts to feel queasy, instruct 'em to watch the horizon. If that doesn't stop it, have 'em take the wheel or tiller. Always worked for us.
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1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:
If you don't mind, I'd rather NOT be bitten by ANYdangTHING at all
'Specially in YOUR neck of the woods...!
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1 hour ago, Trailrider #896 said:
Don't know about the Navy & Marines, but the Army tags, at least in WWII and Korea had a notch in them so that one could be jammed into the teeth of the body. Air Force did not.
A long-told belief, but actually an "Old
WivesSoldier's Tale..."
QuoteThe notched dog tags used until 1970 were part of a casualty identification process that included a tag that was created using a machine that allowed the tag-making apparatus to hold the blank tag while it was stamped with the soldier’s personal information. In other words, the notch was there to help the machine hold the dog tag in place as it was stamped. Current dog tags are manufactured by machines that do not need the notch to hold the tags in place.
But there is more to answer the question, why were dog tags notched? If a soldier was a casualty, the dog tag was removed from his body and it was placed into a handheld, gun-like tool called the Addressograph Model 70. This device would transfer the soldier’s information from his dog tags to his medical records. The importance of the notch, again, was to hold the dog tag in place in the Addressograph which was a medical imprinter.
Known as the “locating notch” in military manuals, the notch helped medical personnel properly seat the dog tag into the imprinter. The Model 70 allowed medical or mortuary affairs personnel to transfer a soldier’s personal information on the dog tag and imprint it directly onto medical documents. They would squeeze the handle of the unit and it would imprint dog tag information onto a document like an old typewriter ribbon.
College job in a bank mailroom - we used one of the old Addressograph machines to stamp address plates for printing mailing labels. I seem to recall that the metal blanks had that locating notch.
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32 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:
What's this thingo?
Speedloader.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015314374?pid=511932
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This has been posted before, but still interesting ~ The Star-Spangled Banner as originally written and performed:
In 1814 when the song was first published, it differed from the anthem we know today in details both small and large. For example, dotted notes were later incorporated into the melody’s rhythm, serving to slow the tempo and lend more gravitas to the song as a statement of national pride and solidarity. In 1814 just after the rather unexpected U.S. victory, Francis Scott Key’s lyric was sung more quickly as a song of celebration. (Before attacking Baltimore, the British faced little resistance in burning most government buildings of Washington, D.C. to the ground. That Baltimore’s fighters reversed the tide of the battle was both a turning point in the war and a big surprise, especially to the British!)
By far the most obvious difference between the original and the song we know today is the opening three-note gesture. Rather than the emblematic snapped military descent through the opening arpeggio that we know today, Carr’s original uses simple, lilting repeated tonic notes that can be sung more quickly.
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Looks like Rossi's done gone and got bit by the Henry bug....
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2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:
They both were. However because of his actions the Alamo and Goliad, Santa Anna was kicked out of the Masons
This is a very interesting read. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/santa-annas-masonic-membership-confirmed-201453311.html#:~:text=The significance of this announcement,%2C a well-known Mason.
Another interesting, parallel article:
https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=284647&article_id=2346020&view=articleBrowser
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1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Wow never heard that one! Who knows??
He knew the secret handshake.
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2 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Sam Houston eventually did defeat Santa Anna and made him look like a fool and coward!
https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/battle-of-san-jacinto
Not mentioned in the "history dot com" article, but some historical accounts do make mention of the fact that both Santa Anna and Houston were Masons, and that this may have had some bearing on the final outcome - Santa Anna's release in exchange for his signing the treaty recognizing Texas' independence.
Dunno about today, but when I was a kid growing up in Texas, the public school system reeeally stressed teaching state history.
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Suggestion: Google "Beaded Guitar Strap" (or go to Amazon or Etsy). You may find a suitable one to which you can add leather to the ends. Actually, the one that Bob's wearing looks like the costume people may have done just that.
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Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders
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