Capt. James H. Callahan
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Hoobeats. Probably no one left around that will remember.
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16 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
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No meme but.....why do you never fart in an Apple iStore? Because they don't have Windows.
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Some 45-50 years ago, a hunting buddy of mine had about a 5 year old girl and a HUGE German Shepherd, probably biggest I've ever seen. The little girl dearly loved to wrassle with me a high school/college age man in the back yard. You get a little rough and that dog would start a low growl and you knew you better back off a bit. If a cougar had gotten into that back yard and attacked that little girl, I don't know who would have won but there would be one helluva fight with that dog!
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Get a big dog of several breeds defending a child I would probably bet on the dog.
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On 3/6/2024 at 7:15 PM, Rip Snorter said:
Actually, my recollection is that it was a sawback engineer Mauser bayonet. We certainly used flamethrowers through WWII and i think, Viet Nam.
Some moons ago I went with my Dad to some army reunions. His outfit fought in the South Pacific WWII. One of the guys once had a photo album from Iwo Jima. Japs all blown apart and some BBQed by flame throwers. Pretty gruesome stuff. My dad an many others were standing by to invade Japan when we dropped the atomic bombs and ended the war. Invading Japan would have been a nasty piece of business. I believe it was Yamamoto who said if we invade the US there will be a rifle behind every blade of grass. Invading Japan wouldn't have been much fun either.
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5 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:
OOOH! We won’t talk about that!!
Good news! You better get them dishes done. Salty Sarah Callahan is narrow minded about such things. Schoolmarm might get feeling better real quick and slap a knot on yer haid!
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If you have 10 odds and ends on the coffee table and the cat jumps up and knocks 9 of them off, is the one left an odd or an end?
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13 hours ago, Pat Riot said:
I never heard anyone call an adult “Mr.” or “Mrs” (fill in letter). When I was a kid all other parents were mister or missus with last name, even if they insisted you call them by their first name. It just wasn’t done. To do so was to be punished under pain of butt whoopin’.
For my daughter’s friends they would all call me “Mr. (My last name”. Some would call me “Mr. Tom” (my first name). I am pretty sure that is an eastern US thing derived from German influences.
If my daughter’s friends passed muster and spent a lot of time with us I would insist they call me by my first name IF their parents didn’t mind.People from the south do that a lot. I used to work with a gal, she and her husband were from South Carolina. I was always Mr. Wayne and our boss Mr. Danny. It's a sign of respect I think. Not necessary, but I never get my feelings hurt over respect. Kinda rare nowdays.
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On 3/8/2024 at 6:16 AM, Michigan Slim said:
My Pa told me that the most important thing I could say in an argument is nuthin. Nuthin at all. STFU. He was right.
Overall good advice I'd say, however there are times you have to pick your battles and stand your ground.
JMHO
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There are two theories on how to win an argument with a woman. Neither one works.
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25 minutes ago, Buckshot Bob said:
Knife sharpening is another rabbit hole to go down , just look at all the ways one company has to sharpen a blade
https://www.worksharptools.com
BTW I picked up one of these when they came out and it’s a great sharpener
https://www.worksharptools.com/shop/benchtop/manual/professional-precision-adjust-knife-sharpener/
I have one of those and it works great. But they will wear down your blade. I don't use it much on the fine steel, esp large knives. Works wonders on scissors! I've worked a lot with Kairos Prison Ministry, and the church we used for years the kitchen had a good many knives, but the edges were usually little sharper than the backs. At the start of the weekend I would take that Worksharp and have the knives with a pretty decent edge in just a few minutes. The women working the kitchen really loved that. They cut up a LOT of food over a weekend, and of course nothing is worse than using a dull knife.
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Some years back Salty Sarah Callahan was wanting some good knives, bought a complete set of Wusthof. Been great knives, I just have to watch she doesn't put them in the dish washer. Funny thing about knives, you can put cheap ones in the dishwasher forever with no problem. Fine steel will rust. Seems bassackwards but that's the way it is.
My personal favorite is a Green River butcher knife. Of course it has to be hand washed and dried or it will rust all over the place.
I've actually come to like ceramic knives too. Seems like they just never dull. Problem is my wife is real good at breaking the tips off or a chunk out of the blade. Something to consider.
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After re reading this thread a few times I think I stuck my foot in my mouth. Not the first time but I try not to make a habit of it. Congratulations Col. Cassidy!
Su amigo,
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I'm a bit confused if this is a joke. I'm a lowly civilian and not knowledgeable in such things, but I would think you would receive something more than an e mail in such a thing.
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12 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
Fast bug out:
1911, six loaded magazines, belt holster on the righe, mags in back
Ithaca 37 pump 12 gauge with 5 in the mag in my hands and a bandoleer with 25 more.
Winchester mod 95 with 5 rounds of .30 U. S. Krag in the mag on a sling and 40 in cartridge belt.
Two medium sized belt knives, one 4" double edge dirk in a shoulder rig and four various size folding knives (one a side lever switch blade).
I can't carry much more than that in the way of weapons.
Cop pulls a little old lady over for going a little fast. She hands him her DL and LTC. He asks if she is carrying, Yes. Glock 43 in my purse....Is that all?...No, .45 auto under the seat......Is that all.....No, Remington 870 in the back floor and a Mini 14 in the trunk.........Lady, what are you afraid of?.......Not a d*mned thing!
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Heard and interesting discussion on talk radio today that got me thinking. Whose brilliant idea was it to add the extra day in Feb. arguably the most miserable month of the year? Why not have June 31????
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500 ml, maybe a liter.
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11 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said:
If I had to leave my home for any reason, I would want to make sure I could reclaim it from squatters when I returned. Therefore no guns or ammunition would be left behind.
I don't know about you, but that would be about a 2 hr operation for me. And I'd probably need my trailer which is on our farm 50 miles away!
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My bug out bag contains a S&W M19. I keep it loaded and 2 speedloaders with 38+P hollowpoints (it is a 2 1/2 " barrel). Also has about 25 rounds each of full house .357 Mag hollowpoints and about 25 rounds of general purpose 158 gr lead bullets at about 1100 fps, my old IPSC just make major load. Hopefully I'll never need it and that will be enough to service.
Some years ago there was a big house/shop fire some 300 yards north of my house, across a dinky little road. Dead of winter, dry as a popcorn fart, and a 35-40mph north wind. If the fire got loose and jumped the road it would have been in my backyard in like 2 minutes. Just about how long it would take to get the bug out bag and the dogs in my pickup and haul butt. Thankfully the gallant Clyde Volunteer Fire Dept. kept it under control.
But it was a scary few minutes. I sat in my truck and watched until I was comfortable that the danger was past.
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Buddy of mine had one......I am a pheasant plucker. I pluck mother pheasants. I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker that ever plucked a mother pheasant
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Maybe not in that league but.. a skunk sat on a stump. The stump thought the skunk stunk and the skunk thought the stump stunk
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Some of it is actually pretty good if you can cook it well. EASY to burn. Of course the good stuff has a crapload of fat. IIRC Redenbacher's and one called showtime or movie time or something can be quite good. I used to work with a gal that would burn it EVERY time, just a matter of how badly. Surprised the FD never got called out or we got to field test a fire extinguisher! No joke!
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On 2/25/2024 at 12:53 PM, Blackwater 53393 said:
I didn’t arrive until noon today. Schoolmarm is sitting up and watching NCIS reruns. The doctor had been in and told her that she was doing better. Her therapist decided that she is now ready to go to rehab, barring any other problems.
I fried up some bacon for her before I left the house this morning. She’s been complaining that the breakfasts are terrible and that they NEVER have bacon, SOOO!!
Her sister is bringing bananas and watermelon, of all things, because they don’t serve them either!!
I’m seeing my foot doctor tomorrow morning, so tomorrow’s report may be slightly delayed.I reckon that’s about all to report for now.
Good news! Praying for you both. She's right, hospital breakfast is usually disgusting. Some years ago when I was in one I opened the plate and there was these two funny looking things that looked like triangular graham crackers. What the $&?? Turns out they were theoretically French toast. I'm not much of a fan even when it's good and these looked like a horse rolled on them ! Bite or two persuaded me to pass.
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Saw a good joke on FB other day
in SASS Wire Saloon
Posted · Edited by Capt. James H. Callahan
A very elderly man gently rear ended another driver at a stop sign, minor damage. The driver was furious, demanded $10,000 on the spot or he would beat the old man to a pulp. The old man said "Gosh, I don't have that much money, I'll call my son, he trains dolphins, he'll know what to do." Old man calls son, driver snatches the phone from him and and says "Hey dolphin boy, you get here with $10K real quick or I'm gonna beat your old man to death, and if you don't have the money I'll beat you too!" Son says over the phone "I'll be there in 10 minutes." 10 minutes later a jeep pulls up, after a VERY brief conversation the son puts a world class beat down on the driver in about 15 seconds, leaves him in a bleeding and moaning mass beside the road.
"You OK Dad?"
"I'm fine he didn't hurt me."
"Good. Dad, one more time.........I don't train dolphins, I train SEALs. Navy SEALs."
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