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  1. Who knew?

     

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    Beautiful Italian sculptor Gina Lollobrigida
    The famous Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, even in the era of her triumphant success in the movie was passionately fond of drawing and sculpture. In her youth, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, but later the talent and beauty have led her to a new way of expression – the cinema. Having achieved great success in the cinema, she finished her film career in the 1990s, and returned to her first love – sculpture.
    In her art gallery – dozens of sculptures, life-size in bronze and clay … Meanwhile, the cinema has become a source of inspiration for her sculptural works. Thus, the sculpture is a magical golden mirror of Gina, in which come alive beautiful heroines played by Lollobrigida in the movie: Esmeralda, the Queen of Sheba, and Paolina Borghese …

     

    Esmeralda by Italian sculptor Gina Lollobrigida

    The monument to Esmeralda by Italian sculptor Gina Lollobrigida

     

    However, the actress said that she hadn’t done enough in cinema, much less than she could. “Cinema – very dependent art – from the writer, the director, and in sculpture – just me, my hands and all I want, I can express, asking no one.” – Lollobrigida said at a press conference.

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  2. Found on FB
     

    Ah, Joanna of Flanders, a woman whose life reads like a satire penned by a particularly theatrical court jester. Born into the noble ranks of medieval Europe, Joanna decided early on that her life's purpose was not to merely exist but to inject as much drama into the 14th century as possible. It’s as if she woke up one morning, looked out over the rolling hills of Brittany, and thought, “What this place needs is a queen—*me*—who can simultaneously wage war, go insane, and scandalize the entire continent.”
    Joanna’s first brilliant move was marrying John of Montfort, who, being the opportunist that he was, decided to contest his cousin for the Duchy of Brittany. She clearly saw an opportunity in her husband’s questionable inheritance claims, not so much for peace, but for a little theatrical chaos. After all, who doesn’t want to start a civil war to spice up their marriage? While John was promptly captured by the French, Joanna, ever the overachiever, stepped into his role with a vigor that would make Napoleon blush.
    Not content to just run a rebellion, she did it *in style*. Joanna didn’t merely lead armies; she rode into battle wearing a full suit of armor, presumably while screaming, “Yes, I *am* the drama!” She became the medieval version of a reality show warrior princess, inspiring her troops to such a degree that historians probably invented extra adjectives just to describe her flair for the theatrical. Rumor has it that at one point, she laid siege to a city by having her forces construct siege towers overnight, because why settle for anything less than utterly excessive?
    But Joanna wasn’t just about war and armor-clad antics. No, she was also an early adopter of the fine art of insanity. When things didn’t go as planned—because civil wars are *so* unpredictable—she allegedly lost her mind. This wasn't the quiet, poetic kind of madness that medieval writers love to romanticize. No, this was the grand, unapologetically public breakdown, complete with wild accusations and peculiar behaviors that left everyone wondering whether Joanna was a visionary leader or just really, really bored. Spoiler: probably both.
    As if leading an army and going mad wasn’t enough, Joanna also managed to scandalize Europe with her political alliances. She cozied up to the English crown so effectively that one might assume she spent her evenings laughing maniacally over chessboards with Edward III, plotting the downfall of France while discussing the latest trends in battlefield fashion. Her grasp of political chess-playing was so extraordinary, one might suspect she invented the game itself. Or at least, she rebranded it: Joanna’s Chess—where every pawn is a hidden bomb, and the queen occasionally leads a cavalry charge.
    In the end, Joanna of Flanders did what any good historical figure should: she faded into obscurity, but not without leaving a dramatic enough legacy to ensure that history books would have to work overtime to contain her many outlandish exploits. Whether you admire her for her battlefield prowess or simply marvel at her ability to upend 14th-century norms with a smile, one thing is clear—Joanna of Flanders was the living embodiment of, “Well, that escalated quickly.”
    Thus, in the grand tradition of outlandish medieval royalty, Joanna's life can be summed up as a glorious satire of ambition, lunacy, and the undeniable art of knowing when to wear armor and when to lose one's mind.
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  3. Interesting article.

     

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    When it comes to national pride, there's nothing more American than baseball and apple pie -- and, in the case of the U.S. Navy, the intimidating sight of a battle flag flapping in the wind.

    Battle flags have been a fixture of the Navy since the earliest days of the Revolutionary War, when Continental Army Gen. George Washington in October 1775 commissioned a half-dozen frigates flying white flags featuring a green pine tree and the slogan "An Appeal to Heaven" emblazoned across the bottom. Since World War II, naval battle ensigns have traditionally flown while a warship is entering or exiting a friendly port, during exercises or during "special ship evolutions" such as holidays. Regardless of the circumstances, battle flags are a welcome sight to most naval observers, markers of the history and heritage that define each American warship as it sails into the vastness of the world's oceans.

     

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  4. 22 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

    I remember the economy and how about the gas lines? I remember having to get gas on only certain days.

     

    That started before he was in office.  The OPEC embargo and First Oil Crisis were 1973 to  1975  Which led to the recession of '73 to  '75, which led to the insane inflation that Carter gets blamed for.  Putting all the blame on him is like putting all the blame for a house fire on someone who just walked into a house already ablaze.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

    So... remember that Secret Service gal in sunglasses who couldn't find her holster after the Trump shooting??

     

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    Well... we now know where she came from!  @Subdeacon Joe posted on the Memes thread earlier today the "Time Warp" scene from the Rocky Horror Picture Show ~ and by golly, at the 2.00 mark there she is!!  :lol: 

     

    Or was....  :rolleyes:

     

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    Or maybe...

     

    will be?

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  6. Carter, like Ford, was the victim of the times.  Or that's how I see it.  He was a reaction, or maybe rebound, president.  Our nation was reeling from the Viet Nam war, the resignation of a vice president, the OPEC embargo and resulting Oil Crisis, the Watergate Hearings, the impeachment and resignation of Nixon, with a non-elected vice president stepping up (And, for all his faults, I think Ford was the best choice for our nation.  He gave us a few years of breathing space), and the 1973 - 1975 recession.

     

    Carter was our national "We're fed up with this garbage!" reaction to all of that.  Not that it wasn't close.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election

    538 members of the Electoral College
    270 electoral votes needed to win
    Turnout 54.8%[1] Decrease 1.4 pp
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    Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford  
    Party Democratic Republican
    Home state Georgia Michigan
    Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
    Electoral vote 297 240[a]
    States carried 23 + DC 27
    Popular vote 40,831,881 39,148,634
    Percentage 50.1% 48.0%

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    Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Carter/Mondale and red denotes those won by Ford/Dole. Pink is the electoral vote for Ronald Reagan by a Washington faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
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  7. 42 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

    I think I like Alpo and Joe’s idea but I would take my Ruger 10/22. 

     

    Good solid platform,  and lots of spare parts are plentiful.  Best of all,  you have it and are familiar with it. 

     

    If I were to go with a semi-auto it would be my Marlin Model 60.  I have it, am familiar with it.  While not as popular as the 10-22, parts shouldn't be much of a problem. 

     

    My bolt action would be my Mossberg 46a.  I let a guy try it at the range one time.  He tried with some of  my bulk box ammo,  then asked if he could put some of his match ammo through it. When hecwas done, he said that it would be great for use in their  .22 Sillouete matches.   

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  8. Colt 3rd Dragoon with shoulder stock.  :D

     

    Seriously,  I'm with Alpo,  a good bolt action .22 rifle.  

     

    If limited to a handgun,  either a Ruger or Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum revolver with a barrel around 4".  

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  9. 40 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

    That pilot doesn't look old enough to shave.

     

    Why, he might be all of twenty years old!

     

    13 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:

    Looks like he can barely carry the load as well. Unless maybe he's just picking it up when the camera snapped the photo.

     

    My guess is that it was slipping and he was trying to shift it for a better grip.   At 85 pounds I bet that's more than half his bodyweight. 

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  10. 27 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

     

     

     

      .............. not without the pineapple ........  🥰

     

    Took him long enough to chime in! :lol:

     

    1 hour ago, Pat Riot said:

    but when I bite into hot or even cold pineapple my tongue literally wants to roll up from both sides. Almost as if my tongue and my brain are rebelling.

     

    You must be unusually sensitive to the enzymes in pineapple.   Do you have the same reaction to papaya?  Or is it mango?  I can never remember which one that is a strong tenderizer for meat.   Strong as in " quickly turns meat to mush."

     

    4 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

    Feeding babies, I’ve seen foods that are/were instant hits with the kid grinning and showing an immediate desire for more.  Other foods are, basically, tolerated with a willingness to eat them but no real indication of pleasure.

     

    But over time they learned to enjoy many of those foods,  didn't they?  There are some tastes we're programed to instinctively like,  e.g. sweet and salty because those usually indicate safe to eat, hence milk being sweet.   Others we instinctively dislike,  sour and bitter, as those are often unfit for human consumption or are outright dangerous to eat.   

     

    As a kid I didn't like raw tomatoes.   Too much acid and sour for my taste.   I  learned to enjoy it in my teens.   It wasn't until my mid20s that I  started liking yogurt. Which is odd since I've always liked buttermilk. 

     

    On the other hand, I don't recall ever not liking green olives,  sauerkraut, and dill pickles. 

    (Amusing anecdote...at one exceptionally hot Civil War reenactment when the medics were greeting us with cool, not ice cold electrolytes,  including pickle juice, as we came off the field, I jokingly said,  "Oh! You are giving us sweet pickle juice this time!"  Wrong thing to say at an event where there had already been a lot of heat and dehydration issues.   Got hustled off, pushed onto a cot, and had cold cloths slapped on forehead,  neck,  armpits, wrists, and for good measure,  groin.  Medics..no sense of humor.)

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  11. Found on FB

     

    IWO JIMA.
    Early in the morning, the pilot of the North American P-51 "FAMRA", heads for his plane. He carries approximately 85 pounds of personal equipment including parachute, lifebelt, life raft, seat, survival vest, helmet and goggles. Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. July 1945.   ORIGINAL HISTORIC WARTIME CAPTION.   (NARA)

     

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  12. ALL tastes are acquired tastes.   My wife just recently started accepting the bitter of greens other than spinach.   She won't actively seek them out,  but if served she'll eat them.  Same for the earthiness of mushrooms.   About 5 years ago she made the mental adjustment to embrace the oligeanous quality of avocado as a butter/creamy element to dishes that enhances them,  rather than something green and slimy like spoiled lettuce.

     

    There's not much western food that I won't eat.  Asparagus,  brains, canned peas, canned spinach,  not thrilled with triple or pickled pigs feet. 

     

     

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  13. A GOOD man.   Devout, giving of himself,  was very active in Habitat for Humanity,  put in a lot of nails to help provide housing for the poor.

     

    I think his time as POTUS suffered because he paid too much attention to details and didn't see the broad picture.

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  14. 12 hours ago, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said:

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    As appealing as it sounds,  a very dangerous idea.  Without government we descend to the law of tooth and claw, being governed by warlords and petty tyrants.

     

     

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  15. It always amazes me how worked up people get about what others want to eat.  Pizza with BBQ sauce, burnt ends, and topped with coleslaw?  Fine, I'll give it a go.  Might not order it, but I'll give it a try if offered. 
    With olives, capers, and anchovies?  Fine.  
    Tofu and bean sprouts?  No thanks, but if it floats you boat, go for it.

     

    Ditto for burgers or hotdogs.  The thought of the "Chicago Dog" kind of makes me nauseous, but if that's your choice, go for it.  I like mustard and sauerkraut.  Or maybe a chili-cheese dog with 'kraut.  Or horseradish mayo.  Heck, sometimes just mustard and catsup, depends on my mood. 

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  16. 37 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

    Pizza:  cheese, pepperoni, sausage is sufficient.

     

     

    Garlic white sauce,  spinach,  green onions,  kalamata olives,  and feta.

     

    39 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

    Hamburgers:  cheese, mustard, onion, jalapeños.

     

     

    Mustard,  catsup,  onions,  pickles.  If you have them garden fresh, a THIN slice of heirloom tomato.

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