Subdeacon Joe
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Not an argument, but...
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Cartoon drawn by a Sailor on a PT-Boat about Admiral Willis “Ching” Lee on USS Washington BB-56 warning off PT Boats as his force rounded the tip of Savo Island into Iron Bottom Sound the night of the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 14–15 November 1942
And here is what was actually said courtesy of the late Mike Green; “Battleship at War”, the history of the USS Washington by Ivan Musicant:
“At 2148, Task Force 64 had reached a point 10 miles North of Savo Island; Admiral Lee altered course to 150T, Southeast, and the ships steamed directly into Ironbottom Sound. As the vessels swung onto their new heading, transmissions in code & plain language English began coming through the tactical voice frequencies. The code, according to Lt. Raymond Thompson, Lee’s flag lieutenant, “was a new edition that we did not have.” That was a misfortune the admiral might have rued had events turned out different.
The radio traffic was from the Tulagi PT boat squadron, on patrol North of Savo. They had spotted Admiral Kondo’s force and had sent off their report in the new code. Farther South they blundered upon TF64 and transmitted its position in the clear ending with; “There go two big ones, but I don’t know whose they are.”
Averting what could have been a most dangerous encounter to all those involved, Admiral Lee took matters quickly in hand. Over the tactical voice frequency he sent a personal plain language message to “Cactus” (Guadalcanal Headquarters code name).
The message was often referred to in the battleship fleet for the rest of the war, and everyone had his own version. Lt. Ray Hunter, OOD, who should know, remembered it this way;
“Lee went over to the TBS (talk between ships) and pressed the button. “This is Ching Chong China Lee! Refer your big boss* about Ching Lee! Call off your boys!”
The PT boats responded with admirable speed. “Identity established. We are not after you.”
Everyone on the bridge breathed a little easier, and the task force continued on at a moderate speed of 17 knots.
*Maj. General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, Commanding General 1st Marine Division and all U.S. forces on Guadalcanal.”
Cartoon Courtesy of Frank Andruss with the Mosquito Fleet Exhibit
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If it's stuffed into the cavity and cooked in the bird, it's stuffing.
If it's cooked outside the bird as a side dressing, then it's dressing.Quod scripsi, scripsi .
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2 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said:
From 2013
"I said, 'Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house,'" Biden said.
Also: https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/guns/gun-control-joe-biden-interview
In part: "
V.P. BIDEN: Well, the way in which we measure it is–I think most scholars would say–is that as long as you have a weapon sufficient to be able to provide your self-defense. I did one of these town-hall meetings on the Internet and one guy said, “Well, what happens when the end days come? What happens when there’s the earthquake? I live in California, and I have to protect myself.”
I said, “Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door.” Most people can handle a shotgun a hell of a lot better than they can a semiautomatic weapon in terms of both their aim and in terms of their ability to deter people coming.
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1 hour ago, sassnetguy50 said:
How about the parody?
Same. It's a "funny once" novelty song.
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3 hours ago, Cactus Jack Calder said:
Must be one of Biden’s Buddies. Didn’t he say “ All you have to do is go out on the porch and shoot of a round from your shotgun”?
“That’ll keep the buggers from your door”.
CJ
Balcony. Everyone has a balcony, not everyone has a porch.
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Not quite in the same category, but
https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/05/three-nuns-three-war-heroes
Note, they weren't nuns during The Great Patriotic War against the imperialist fascist hitlerites who treacherously violated the nonaggression pact and invaded the Rodina, brutally butchering the peace-loving peasants and workers of the glorious Soviet Union.
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1 hour ago, Chantry said:
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19 hours ago, Texas Lizard said:
I was hoping for grandma got run over....
Texas Lizard
I HATE that piece of music.
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Sort of sounds like the old style soft-sided briefcase.
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You could go with
https://www.holstersmith.com/vcom/kydex-sheet-realtree-blaze-infused-080-1ft-1ft-p-6069.html
An interesting little article, maybe not definitive, but informative:
"Further, the whitetail’s eyes are most sensitive to colors in the blue-spectrum – the light that’s most available at dusk and dawn when they’re most active. Without talking too technically about rods, cones, nanometers, color spectrums, and short and long light wavelengths, we know this: Whitetails can distinguish blue from red, but not green from red or orange from red. Research also suggests deer distinguish light grays and tans better than dark reds, browns and greens."
Which is probably why grandpa with his red plaid shirt from Searsbor Woolworth did as well as guys with their hundreds of dollars camo outfits.
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52 minutes ago, Alpo said:
Mama used bourbon. Old Crow, specifically, because that's what Daddy drank so that's what we had in the house.
Mom used Boone's Farm Loganberry Wine. So I tended to use port or sherry. Never did get a taste for using bourbon or whiskey. Now I use dark rum or spiced brandy.
Hmm....maybe next year I'll try something like one of the apple or honey bourbons.
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18 minutes ago, Stump Water said:
That's the crux of the biscuit right there.
Dark rum works too.
So would pomegranate juice, cranberry juice, or cherry juice.
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3 hours ago, WD Farren said:
Middle East favors goats
Also Mexican dishes.
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6 hours ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said:
Amazing, so many so proud to be wrong.
And prove it over and over by telling everyone else that they're wrong.
"Just because the inventor and manufacturers called it something for three-quarters of a century doesn't mean that they're right!"
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12 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said:
Looks pretty good to me.
What Tex said!
Thin slices of Fruitcake and some coffee for Christmas breakfast.
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Controversy
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I've never developed a taste for any meat in stuffing or dressing. Good broth to moisten dressing, yes.
Lots of onions, lots of celery, cornbread and sourdough croutons for the bulk of it. A good amount of sage.