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  1. 7 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

    I went searching for names. They ran out of lovers and started using names of descendants of Zeus or Jupiter and when they got to Jupiter LIII they named it Dia a lover of Jupiter. 
     

    Some names were given in antiquity. Modern names are assigned by the International Astronomical Union’s Task Group for Outer Solar System Nomenclature.

    That's nerdy right there, I don't care who you are.  :D:)

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  2. Hijack alert!!

     

    Ok, so the M-79 was deemed obsolete as a stand-alone weapon and also not versatile enough, so it was combined with the AR platform to make the M-203. But now, the M-203 is obsolete and they're going back to a stand-alone weapon with an improved version of the M-79 with the M-320? I don't get it.

     

     

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  3. 6 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

    Have you seen our brother Carl?? 

    We heard he was around here somewhere.

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    Is that an MG-42?  And is that Aaron Rogers preparing to fire on the defensive line?

     

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  4. 3 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

    Southern Pacific 4294 - "The Million Pound Beast"

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    This "Class AC12" 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward steam locomotive was used by SP to haul trains over the Sierras from 1944 to 1956; the "cab forward" design allowed the engineer and fireman to breath while passing through the snow sheds and tunnels.  Although the cab was forward, the tender was in the traditional location behind the locomotive; since it was oil fueled, the fuel was pumped forward - not possible with coal.  

     

                     

    That link didn’t work for me, maybe this one will?

     

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  5. Here’s what 4014 looked like without photo enhancement/illustration while in Kansas City 9/21. An amazing and beautiful piece of machinery.
     

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  6. Our area is lousy with them. Never seen anyone pedaling. They ride them at motor scooter speeds on sidewalks and paths. They aren’t bicycles, they’re mopeds, like the Hondas of 1960s. Never saw anyone pedal those either. 

  7. Safety razors were invented for a reason. In my hands, it would take me 45 minutes to shave and I’d probably still look like Raymond Massey in Arsenic and Old Lace. Besides, shaving to me is a chore, so the quicker the better. 
     

    A barber I went to used one to trim the back of my neck and around the ears. He was very skilled with it. That was over 50 years ago.  
     

    Since the whole AIDS thing came on the scene decades ago,  I don’t think their use is allowed anymore in Kansas without specialized protocols and training. Translation - too expensive for too little demand. 
     

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  8. 6 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

    Probably started as an "immigrant" campfire;  hence lack of media attention.

    Highly likely. My son was a wildland firefighter and occasionally worked along the border. He said his crew would be walking into the woods and illegals were walking out. 

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  9. 26 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

     

     

    Yep. That AIM-9 came loose during landing. Happened about 15 years ago.

     

    Somewhere down the line the image was reversed.

    I can make out a correctly oriented letter E ahead of the cockpit. Could he have been landing on the centerline deck?

  10. 2 hours ago, Chantry said:

     

    His insubordination and undermining of Eisenhower was outrageous and almost brought about his court martial. Instead, he was sacked for a period of time, which cut him deeply. Gen Marshal said to Eisenhower “That’s how you deal with George Patton.”  If you are referring to the slapping incident, I don't condone what Patton did, but I understand why he did it.  "Combat Fatigue" or what we know call PTSD was not a recognized medical condition.  After visiting the hospital and seeing all the physically injured soldiers, seeing a private, who appeared uninjured and at best reluctant to go back to the front lines wasn't something Patton understood or would tolerate.  It wasn't until after the fact that the private was discovered to be suffering from malaria.

     

    And let’s not forget Patton was the cavalry colonel who riding horseback and swinging his saber, slashed his way thru the “Bonus Army” on the Washington Mall in 1932.    Patton was a major following the orders of President Hoover, who called out the military and  MacArthur the Army Chief of Staff, who had as his aide Eisenhower:  https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bonus-army-attacked/

     

     

    I’m not talking about the slapping incident. 
     

    Doesn’t matter though. He can be your hero, but he doesn’t have to be mine. 
     

    I’m done with this topic. 

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