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Probably my favorite Frank Sinatra song. Frank singing, Count Basie and his Orchestra playing and Quincy Jones conducting.

Some live Imelda May

Lachiman Gurung was too small at 4'11' and too old at 23, to meet peacetime standards for service in a Gurkha regiment of the British Army. In no picture I've seen does he come across as imposing or scary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachhiman_Gurung The fighting started around midnight and went on until about 4 am when the Japanese retreated. Rifleman Gurung spent much of those 4 hours yelling 'Come and fight a Gurkha' while firing his Enfield left handed and when daylight came, there were 31 dead Japanese in front of his position. We'll never know how many of them were actually killed by Rifleman Gurung, but he killed enough of them to hold his position. Much later in life, Lachiman Gurung was one of the Gurkha's who sued (and won) the British Government for the right to settle in England.

Funny with just a touch of creepy

Do you have a limit on how many you can own- Not in NSW although my wife has a different view- No How long does the licensing take when you buy one? - Initial licence is very time consuming (could be a year for a pistol licence inc trg cses and probation). Once you have the licence PTA's (permit to acquire) are pretty good (couple of days for a rifle/shotgun a week for a pistol). Varies from state to state, some don't require a permit to buy or carry Can you buy something private sales, or is everything through the government? -The photos were from private sellers but all sales go thru a gun store or Club Armourer. Varies from state to state, some require a background check for private sales, some don't I saw a cursory list of the various firearm categories, do they have different requirements to purchase/own/carry/store?- Rifles and shotguns the same, pistols different process but not onerous. No carry- Varies from state to state. some restrict semi-auto rifles & semi auto shotguns and/or magazine capacity Do you have to have secure storage like England?- I don't know about England; we have to have a safe for storage at home. Different specifications for rifles/shotguns and pistols. Varies from state to state, but generally not required Are the magazines on those semi autos in your picture blocked to a lower limit.- Most firearms restricted to 10 rds. Varies from state to state, Are the magazines restricted to purchase- No, just expensive here. In states that restrict magazine capacity, law enforcement is exempt. Some more comments. I live in CT and have a pistol permit. I can buy anything that is legal in CT and will normally buy it and leave with it on the same day unless the state police computers are down and the gun store can not do the background check. Getting the permit takes about 2 months and is good for 5 years. Renewing is easy and automatic unless you've committed a felony or one of the serious misdemeanors that disqualify you from owning a gun. I can carry a handgun concealed most places, excluding most state or federal government buildings, state parks, courts, airports and the like. Private sales are no longer legal. I can no longer buy a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Any that I owned prior to the ban had to be registered. I registered some 70 round drums for a semi-auto, ATF approved build of a Suomi M31. I had to register more magazines than I did guns Most states will allow the purchase of fully automatic weapons, which requires a Federal permit. Antique firearms, which are anything made before 1/1/1899, can be bought online and shipped directly to most people's home. On edit: Connecticut is considered to be a fairly restrictive state when comes to firearms. We're not the worst in the country, but we're far from the best.

I'll stick with my emotional support tapeworm, I can take it with me wherever I go

And the ones who fell and landed on their heads are now politicians.

I have mixed feelings of watching any player go to any lengths to make a catch. The desire and motivation to make such a play deserves recognition and applause. When the player ends up hurt and on the disabled list, what is gained? It's early in the season and there really wasn't anything at stake that's going to be worth losing a player for weeks, especially when it's a key player. Maybe to save a no hitter or in a championship game I can see a player making such an effort...

Here is a live version of something I posted before. Tom Jones covering a John Lee Hooker song. This is not the Tom Jones of the 1970's.

Yay for the rat! Link: https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/ronin-landmines-rat-guinness-world-record/

Some more Led Zeppelin.....sort of

Link: https://babylonbee.com/news/yankees-debut-new-gloves Is there anything those evil Yankees won't stoop to?

Didn't much like his politics or political humor, but he was a very good actor, better comedian and by all accounts an exceptional person to have as a friend. Robin also did a number of USO tours and would always make time for autographs and to meet the troops even when his 'handlers' were trying to move him along and keep him on schedule.