Subdeacon Joe

I'm not saying that they should be using the full 8 pound charge. but part of the reason they fire those salutes is public entertainment. Going from 8 pounds down to less than half a pound, and from a gun modified to us a 40mm shell no less, in my mind robs the public. And, to wear out those tubes, which will never see shot nor shell through them, nor chain, grape, or canister, would take centuries. Give it at least a 2 pound charge to produce an appropriate amount of smoke.

Ready, FIRE! (Timing) "If he wasn't guilty he wouldn't be here- Fire!" "Hanging's too good for him, throw the louse out -FIRE!" I see that they use a very reduced charge.

The 1 in 500.

Enough to fill up the bandoliers. 2 clips per pocket, I think it's 8 pockets per bandolier.

I'm surprised that you responded at all. Re phone calls. I get legitimate phone calls from my health insurance company from various 800 numbers, so I do answer them. But, when the call goes, "May I speak with Joseph Lovell?" "Speaking." "Is this Joseph Lovell?" "Speaking." If the person pushes for a yes or no answer I just hang up. Past that, any other questions I try to answer with anything but "Yes." Again, if pressed with, "I need you to say yes" when I give some sort of affirmative response, I hang up. The calls I get about, "Have you received your monthly benefit card yet?" I say, "No, not yet. Please send it. You have my number so you have my address." Then I hang up.

Aye!

I'm fair certain sure that we have some knitters out there. I ran across this today: https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.priscillawarwork00pris/?st=gallery

Of course you are! And we're allowed to gig you about it. So did I. Mr. Chairman! I move that @Calamity Kris be told to change it back!

Otto saw into her soul and posted the spirit of her words rather than the left.

From hyped-up, out of control, violent psychopath to hyped-up, out of control, violent sociopath?

1939 https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/28722/bk0007v0b0b/?brand=oac4

Also available on Kindle Unlimited, which is where my wife is reading it.

Just like most pickups I see on the road look like B post-apocalyptic movie fare that will never feel dirt or carry more than groceries or a flat of pansies.

I've never cared for Vienna Sausages, which is odd because I like hot dogs right out of the package. Tuna Noodle Casserole I never really had, but I did have creamed tuna over noodles or crushed crackers, more or less the same thing. Had turkey a la king, again, same thing as the chicken version. Loved liver and onions, especially the caramelized onions when they got a little crispy. Waldorf Salad is a "never again" for me. Never had the "tomato surprise" but have had stuffed tomatoes. Depends on the stuffing . That ham and banana abomination....no, just no. Creamed shrimp? Never had it but it seems like a cross between shrimp chowder and shrimp ala king. Egg salad aspic? No....pretty much any aspic....just no.

Why I Hate Everything: Reflections on a Decade in Retail Paperback – June 15, 2021 by Maggie Weber (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Why-Hate-Everything-Reflections-Decade/dp/B0971SNTQ9 The e-book has already been released, which is what my wife has. You can find Maggie Weber on Youtube and Instagram as "Refashioned Hippie" and her videos are a hoot. An example:

Cinema symphony · Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott holding hands between takes in filming The Shadow Riders, 1982. The two actors have been married since 1984. "My wife, Katharine Ross, and I both worked on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), but I didn’t dare try to talk to her then," the actor later revealed. "She was the leading lady. I was a shadow on the wall, a glorified extra in a bar scene." Their paths would cross again in 1978, and the rest as they say is history. "We have a common sensibility, but we also work at being together. You work past the s--t; you don't walk away from it. That's how relationships last." Photo by Tim Conrad.

My wife just started reading a book. The introduction is a hoot: "You may want to familiarize yourself with the word “misanthrope” before you begin the sordid tale of my employment. Misanthrope, curmudgeon, and b***h, I find, are the terms used most often when I am forced to describe myself, or when I ask those who know me best to do the same. I started out as such a nice girl, but after a decade in retail, this is what I have become. Ten years of insane bosses, corporate false enthusiasm and, the most warping of all, the customers... In short, dear reader, this is all your fault! "

"Uncle Nate "Skipjack" Porter lived all alone in this castle up on Doe Knob at the very tip top of the Smoky Mountains right next to Mud Gap from 1886-1936. Legend says the front door of the cabin opened up to the State of Tennessee and the back door opened to North Carolina, and each time a lawman showed up to confiscate the willy ole mountaineers homemade blockade liquor, Uncle Nate would quickly scoot out the appropriate door, depending on what state the law represented." - Squire Elroy

" The bow of HMS Hood. No, not that HMS Hood, HMS Hood of the Royal Sovereign class. Of the eight battleships of the Royal Sovereign class, Hood was a slightly different design. Her armament, consisting of four 13.5" (340mm) guns, was housed in two twin turrets. Her sisters opted for a simpler arrangement of barbette mounts. While the barbette mounts were less protected, they were significantly lighter. Their lighter construction allowed them to be mounted higher, allowing British designers to incorporate substantially more freeboard in the Royal Sovereign class. The Royal Sovereign class enjoyed roughly 19.5' (5.94m) of freeboard (the distance between the top of the hull and the waterline). Hood, limited by her heavy gun turrets, only had about 11.3' (3.44m) of freeboard. While low freeboard had actually been a goal of the design (influenced by earlier practices of sacrificing freeboard for a smaller target profile, lighter weight, and greater stability), the performance of HMS Hood compared to her sisters quickly proved its disadvantages outweighed the advantages. The Royal Sovereign class battleships proved to be excellent seaboats for the day, able to maintain acceptable speeds even in heavy seas. In contrast, Hood shipped water and could not maintain speed as sea conditions worsened. She also was noticeably less comfortable in heavy seas, her rolling motion being shorter and jerkier compared to the others (this was partially influenced by the fact that her designers deliberately increased her metacentric height to try and contend with her lower hull). Based on this performance, all subsequent Royal Navy battleships would adopt the higher freeboard design of the Royal Sovereign class rather than Hood's layout. Hood would prove to be somewhat of an evolutionary dead end in Royal Navy battleship design. However, she did influence future designs in other ways. Notably, Hood was the first battleship to trial anti-torpedo bulges immediately prior to the First World War. - Navy General Board"

Lordy! But that was a beautiful catch!