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Abilene Slim SASS 81783
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“How old would you be, if you didn’t know how old you was?”
Satchel Paige
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17 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:
I'm pretty sure the part of having his lung blown right out of his body would point to your 9mm
Bwahaha!! That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are!
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Some great matches coming up within a 3-hour drive of you. First weekend of May at Butterfield Gulch in Chapman, KS and 2nd weekend of June at Powdercreek Cowboys. There are monthly matches as well.
https://powdercreekcowboys.com/
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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?
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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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3 hours ago, Chantry said:
We've read different books then, because everything I've read leads me to think that during WWII there wasn't a better army commander in the attack than Patton and he was second only to General (later Field Marshal) William Slim as an army commander.
Didn’t say he wasn’t a talented and aggressive commander. I said he was often an ass. Those traits aren’t mutually exclusive.
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.”
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.
The leaders who impressed me are lesser known, such Lt. Col (later General) Felix Sparks, commander of 3rd Battalion, 157th Regiment; and General Maurice Rose, Commander of 3rd Armored Division. These men are part of the reason Patton achieved fame.
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2 hours ago, Vail Vigilante said:
There was some mystery around how he actually died if I remember "Killing Patton" correctly.
That was written by Bill O'Reilly, who is a provocative writer, not a historian.
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18 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
If he wuz wearing cowboy boots and they took off the bucket spikes, he could look 'em in the "eyes".
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9 minutes ago, Chantry said:
Based on what? The movie? Because as much as I like the movie Patton, it emphasizes Patton's flaws and doesn't show his strengths or always tell things accurately. General Omar Bradley, who despised Patton (and the feeling was apparently mutual), was the chief military advisor on the movie Patton.
Based on a lot of reading about him. I thought the movie was a caricature.
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2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:
Fortunately it wasn’t “lit”
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I’ve no idea what today’s ship’s arrangements are. But a WWII Fletcher class destroyer had 2-man staterooms for a complement of 34 officers. Only the Skipper had his own cabin and the XO had his own stateroom.
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5 hours ago, Pat Riot said:
Cowboy winter games…
That was taken in Leadville, CO. It is or was, an annual event. We used to stay there and ski at Ski Cooper north of town.
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2 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:
Oh, .... ok thanks .......
......... sure ain't cow tipping .........
I’ve never known how much to tip a cow. Is it 15 or 20 percent?
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1 minute ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
I thought that she wasn't even there when it happened.
That’s my understanding. Did something change that says she was present?
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Lots of blame to go around here, especially the broken chain of custody of the firearms cart by Baldwin’s edict for Covid restrictions. It’s my understanding that the armorer wasn’t allowed to accompany the cart at all times.
As with all accidents like this, the catastrophic event was a result of a lengthy chain of circumstances. Break any link in the chain and the event doesn’t happen.
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52 minutes ago, Alpo said:
Bet he works for the gummint.
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36 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said:
I hate to tell you guys this but you've been fooled. I was looking for the LA Times article because I wanted to see what part of LA he was from and I found this:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/gold-member/
I realize Snopes isn't very reliable either but when I couldn't find anything from the LA Times, I have to think they're correct.
I did the same, but didn’t consult Snopes. There is no story to be found about this supposed person. I’m amazed people fall for this s**t.
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6 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:
Seriously? I’ve never seen a jug launch itself like that. I would think it would have exited the cowling by then.
I’ve seen a magneto grenade itself, but the shrapnel had already left the engine compartment.
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The Golden Gate Bridge opened 4+ years after construction began. Anyone care to speculate how long it would take in today’s bureaucracy and court challenges?
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14 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
Now, now....it could have been worse...
He could have asked if it was Hillary.
Then it would need an “h” for ham.
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11 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:
Bottom line....something new, government subsidized, failed.
The only "subsidies" this attempt at maritime fuel savings is the usual business tax breaks
Tax breaks ARE subsidies and they are never-ending. Take away the taxpayer support and the entire green energy gambit dies overnight.
Now, let’s take this dead horse topic to a new thread and leave this meme thread alone.
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Texas wildfires
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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.