Subdeacon Joe
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Populating the British Command Structure. Personal animosity, poor communication, unclear orders, and a vast amount of stupidity.
25 October, 1854, Crimea.
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The way I heard it the "Kalamazoo" is a jews harp, not a git-fiddle. Which makes more sense that setting rhythm with a guitar.
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1932 Jean Bugatti standing next to the Bugatti Esders Roadster
A clear view of just how large Royales really were.
EDIT: "The Bugatti Type 41, better known as the Royale, is a large luxury car built from 1927 to 1933 with a 4.3 m (169.3 in) wheelbase and 6.4 m (21 ft) overall length. It weighs approximately 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) and uses a 12.763 litre (778 cu in) straight-eight engine. For comparison, against the modern Rolls-Royce Phantom (produced from 2003 onward), the Royale is about 20% longer, and more than 25% heavier. This makes the Royale one of the largest cars in the world."
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1 hour ago, Pat Riot said:
Buddies helping a buddy. Helping him remember 1. Not to drink too much. 2. Not to do dumb $#!¥ on your bike when you’re drunk (split rear tire).3. Just to mess with him.
Thanks. I couldn't decide if it was prank, revenge, or college art project.
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What am I missing?
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1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said:
They’re nice to look at, but I REALLY don’t want to own or ride one.
Marvels of design and construction. But they seem more art than practical.
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20 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:
Cool! It was probably one of these. I keep this in the den. A little over 6 feet long.
Side note, some of our surveillance drones use wooden propellers. That way if they don't clock properly when the engines shut off for landing the propeller snaps rather than the crankshaft.
Another interesting aircraft, the Capelis XC-12. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/634297/NX12762/X12762
"The only XC-12 ever built. Built by the Capelis Safety Airplane Company, it was registered as NX12762 on 12 Jan 1933, and first flew in the same year. It failed to attract commercial interest, and following a minor accident on 15 Apr 1938 the aircraft was permanently grounded, its registration cancelled in Aug 1938."
Held together with self-tapping screws.
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Never gets old.
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Only 63 years old.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-10-22/dodgers-fernando-valenzuela-fernandomania-obitHis journey from a small town in Mexico to rousing success in Major League Baseball inspired generations of fans and created a seismic shift in the demographics of the Dodgers fan base.
His unorthodox pitching motion, distinct physique and seemingly mysterious aura left an indelible mark on people from all walks of life, whether it was Los Angeles’ Latino community grappling with the displacement created when the Dodgers built their stadium, Mexican immigrants and their families or artists inspired by his wizardry on the mound.
Valenzuela’s impact endured for so long and so powerfully that the Dodgers retired his jersey number in 2023 despite a long-standing rule that the team only did so for those who were in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It was a fitting bookend to a public baseball life that had an unprecedented beginning, a surprising and stirring stretch in 1981 that became forever known as “Fernandomania.”
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36 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
What year was this based on, 2011, 2012?
The "Honorverse" is set around 4020.
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1 hour ago, Rip Snorter said:
Ya really think? I'm not good at cackling, cue the que mala tape.
Assuming he is from GA is just as reasonable as assuming he is from San Francisco.
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On 10/21/2024 at 9:59 AM, bgavin said:
The departure airport gives a clue.
Um ... no. How do you know where that steward is from? Delta is headquartered in Georgia. Might could be he's a Good Ol' Georgia boy.
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In one of the Honor Harrington books she mentions her Uncle Jacques who was in a weird group called the SCA and he taught her to use ancient weapons like the Colt 1911.
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1 minute ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:
and the state wants 'all electric'
EVERYTHING! Not just vehicles.
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26 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:
........ when it grows up I bet it wants to be an airplane with a tail ....... 😉
It gots TWO!
1937 design
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4 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Yep...this one.
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5 hours ago, Pat Riot said:
What is a “Duper” and how big does it need to get before it’s considered “Super”?
noun
noun: duper; plural noun: dupers
a person who deceives or tricks someone.
"they caught the dupers"
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1 minute ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
Might be a good alias for someone.
Female version could be Kossack Dawn.
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5 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
I'm not even fluent in my native tongue. How does anyone expect me to read the lyrics in these?
Well?
How, huh?
(I don't even know what natives these folks are.)
Don cossacks.
How you learn Russian is your own problem.
24 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:Oh come on...it's not bad if you put it on mute!
Nah...keep it up loud! Can't you envision them riding through a village, four abreast, then shifting from column into line as they debouch onto the steppes?
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6 minutes ago, Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 said:
We're still waiting
Hey! Be nice! I posted some JPS marches by The President's Own back in 2017!
Geeez....some people's children!
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3 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
You posted good music?…
I did say it's been a while!
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Lyrics in the description so you ca sing along.
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Pompous, Pigheaded Prigs
in SASS Wire Saloon
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"What military genius thought that one up? Somebody's son and heir? Bought his commission before he's learned to shave?"
"I rather fancy that he's nobody's son and heir now."