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    French Paratroopers Prayer

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    Found on FB.  True?  I  don't know,  nor do I care.   It's a good Prayer. 

     

    The Prayer of the Paratrooper, from WW2

    (Translation by Robert Petersen)

    I'm asking You God, to give me what You have left.
    Give me those things which others never ask of You.
    I don't ask You for rest, or tranquility.
    Not that of the spirit, the body, or the mind.
    I don't ask You for wealth, or success, or even health.
    All those things are asked of You so much Lord,
    that you can't have any left to give.

    Give me instead Lord what You have left.
    Give me what others don't want.
    I want uncertainty and doubt.
    I want torment and battle.
    And I ask that You give them to me now and forever Lord,so I can be sure to always have them,
    because I won't always have the strength to ask again.

    But give me also the courage, the energy,
    and the spirit to face them.
    I ask You these things Lord,
    because I can't ask them of myself(*).

    (*) The French text says rather:
    For only You can grant
    What can come only from myself.

     

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    Pineapple and ice cream

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    2 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said:

    Try vanilla with lemon on it.  Chik fil an even makes a mixture of lemonade and vanilla ice cream and it’s excellent.  I put lemon pulp and lemon juice on it and it’s great

     

    Hmmmm.....sort of like a melted lemon sherbet.....hmmmmmm

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    It's Almost Friday Humor Thread

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    One for the math fans …

    There were three kingdoms, each bordering on the same lake. For centuries these kingdoms had fought over an island in the middle of that lake. One day, they decided to have it out, once and for all.

    The first kingdom was quite rich, and sent an army of 25 knights, each with three squires. The night before the battle, the knights jousted and cavorted as their squires polished armor, cooked food, and sharpened weapons.

    The second kingdom was not so wealthy, and sent only 10 knights, each with two squires. The night before the battle, the knights cavorted and sharpened their weapons as the squires polished armor and prepared dinner.

    The third kingdom was very poor, and only sent one elderly knght with his sole squire. The night before the battle, the knight sharpened his weapon while the squire, using a noosed rope, slung a pot high over the fire to cook while he prepared the knight’s armor.

    The next day the battle began. All the knights of the first two kingdoms had cavorted a bit too much (one should never cavort while sharpening weapons and jousting) and could not fight. The squire of the third kingdom could not rouse the elderly knight in time for combat. So, in the absence of the knights, the squires fought.

    The battle raged well into the late hours but, when the dust finally settled, a solitary figure limped from the carnage. The lone squire from the third kingdom dragged himself away, beaten, bloodied, but victorious. And it just goes to prove, the squire of the high pot and noose is equal to the sum of the squires of the other two sides.

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    Pineapple and ice cream

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    Vanilla ice cream with almost any non-citrus fruit is pretty good.

     

    Re Banana Splits

     Classic is a split Banana laid in the dish with a scoop of vanilla topped with pineapple sauce,  a scoop of chocolate with chocolate syrup,  and a scoop of strawberry topped with strawberry compote or jam.  Whipped cream overall,  maybe some chopped peanuts and a cherry.

     

    In my much younger days I'd order one and tell the person making it, "No vanilla,  chocolate,  or strawberry ice cream.   Also,  no, banana, bubble gum,  grape, or birthday cake ice cream.   Any toppings except the classics.  Go wild. "   I never had a bad one no matter how hard they tried. 

     

    I haven't done that in 40 years or more. 

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    Medical question - stitches

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    Considering the number of medics, EMTs, LEOs, actual physicians and veterinarians, here, as well as the various maladies and misadventures among us that impart a certain horseback knowledge,  this isn't the worst place to ask opinions. 

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    Electrician's Mate Second Class William Bud Cloud, Pearl Harbor Survivor, departing

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    This always gets to me.

     

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    They didn't just talk to him, they listened.

    Bud's voice was little more than a weak whisper at this point and he'd tell a story and then GMC Eisman or GSCS Whynot would repeat it so all of the Sailors on deck could hear. In the midst of the conversations, Petty Officer Flores broke contact with the group. Bud was telling a story and CMDCM Grgetich was repeating the details when Flores walked back into view holding a huge photo of the original USS Dewey. That moment was priceless. Bud stopped mid-sentence and yelled, "There she is!" They patiently stood there holding the photo while he told them about her armament, described the way it listed after it was hit, and shared other details about the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

    Bud finally admitted how tired he was after more than an hour on deck. While they were finishing up goodbyes and taking last minute photographs, GMC Eisman asked if it'd be OK to bring Sailors up to visit Bud in a few months after a Chief's board. I hadn't said it yet because I didn't want it to dampen the spirit of the day, but I quietly explained to GMC Eisman the reason we'd asked for the visit was simple: Bud was dying.

    I told him they were welcome to come up any time they wanted, but I suspected Bud had about a month left to live. Almost without hesitation, he asked if the crew could provide the burial honors when the time came. I assured him that'd be an honor we'd welcome.

    Leaving the ship was possibly more emotional than boarding.


    Later that night Bud sat in his recliner, hands full of ship's coins and declared, "I don't care what you do with my power tools; you better promise you'll bury me with these."

    He died 13 days later. For 12 of those 13 days he talked about the Dewey, her Sailors and his visit to San Diego. Everyone who came to the house had to hear the story, see the photos, hold the coins, read the plaques.

    True to his word, GMC Eisman arranged the details for a full honors burial. The ceremony was simple yet magnificent. And a perfect sendoff for an ornery old guy who never, ever stopped being proud to be a Sailor. After the funeral, the Sailors came back to the house for the reception and spent an hour with the family. This may seem like a small detail, but it's another example of them going above and beyond the call of duty, and it meant more to the family than I can explain.

    There are more photos, and I'm sure I missed a detail, or a name. What I didn't miss and will never forget, is how unbelievable the men and women of the USS Dewey were. They opened their ship and their hearts and quite literally made a dream come true for a dying Sailor.

    They provided the backdrop for "This is the best day of my life, daughter. I never in my whole life dreamed I'd step foot on the Dewey again or shake the hand of a real life Sailor."

    Without question, it's the best example of Semper Fidelis I've ever seen.

     

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    Not your grandpa's tractor

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    3 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

    Dad and his first tractor.  I think it is a Farmall 14.  It was on steel wheels but he had it converted to rubber.  My older sister.  Don't think I was born yet. Our house is directly behind him on the hill.

     

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    Not your grandpa's tractor

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    4 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    Well, I recognized a steering wheel and an exhaust pipe and some wheels and tires but the rest looks foreign (alien) to me.  Might have been a seat in there but it wasn't a stamped steel one.  I guess it's tractor of some kind out of a Buck Rogers movie.

     

     

    This more your style?

     

     

     

    Or maybe 

     

     

     

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    Streamliner

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    1940 Packard Royal Streamliner.

    So you thought Jay Leno's Tank Car aka Blastolene Special was big and brutal? Think again, because Rodney Rucker just took it a step further with the 1940 Packard Royal Streamliner.

    The Packard Royal Streamliner is a vehicle that has undergone extraordinary customization process. How not, the car is supported by a powerful engine taken from a patrol motor torpedo boat. And reportedly, the boat was used in World War II. The Packard Royal Streamliner powered by an insane V12 engine 1,600 horsepower and 3,000 ft-lb of torque. As a boat engine it turns opposite to land engines so the car has two transmissions and drivelines to get the correct rotation for street use. The other challenge with a boat motor is….. cooling. No longer having an ocean of coolant available the car was designed with 4 radiators and six cooling fans. See the shape, the vehicle is fairly long, which is 9.75 meters. The shape resembles a rocket ready for speed. This car is wrapped with a aluminium, chrome and brass mix.

     

     

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