Pat Riot, SASS #13748

I have used “Bbl” for “barrel” in regards to a gun barrel, a carburetor (2 or 4 barrel) or an actual barrel. Once I figured out that Bbl is reference to barrels or casks that hold fluid I stopped incorrectly using Bbl for guns, carburetors and such. This link refers to the use of “Bbl” back to 1859 but gives no references for it. That would be 45 years before the Standard Oil reference to Blue Barrel being Bbl. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_(unit)#Definitions_and_units

A time machine?

It’s pretty amazing that these guys got these things off the ground let alone safely back to ground. I wonder what nicknames they acquired after this?

I think anything or any service that benefits our vets and service members is a good thing.

I was thinking the same thing, Captain.

Yes! Thank you.

Polar bear in a snow storm waving a white flag...ah, I see the meaning. The polar bear represents “death”. The flag is “surrender”. The snow is “coolness and calmness”. Together they are “irony”.

Cool Cat

Stop peeing in your yard.

Reflection.

10 years from now I am sure there will be a thread just like this one...and we will still all be dying from global warming...in 10 years...

That was GREAT! Thanks for the laugh Joe.

Who cares?

Bill Picket, Nat Love, Bose Ikard, John Ware - All well known black cowboys. I wrote a report on Nat Love in high school. My teacher told me there were no black cowboys. My teacher was a dummy

Bicyclists! Don’t get me started on those...people. I am all for sharing the road but some bicyclists are just plain self-entitled, self-absorbed $&@#birds. Blowing your horn does no good. Revving your engine does no good. Being polite and hoping they move does no good. Yelling at them does no good. Rolling down your windows, turning on very loud obnoxious music, RAP or Death Metal, does do good...especially Death Metal. Their casual quiet ride being transformed into a satanic festival for the ears has a wonderful impact on things. They move over and you proceed. Having trouble picking a CD of Death Metal? Google is your friend. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/top-10-death-metal-bands/amp/ Amazon has these: https://www.amazon.com/Macks-Slim-Soft-Foam-Earplugs/dp/B005YUW7A2 You can use these to quell the awful noise from your car as you watch the cyclists squirm in their seats and pull over to let you by... and they come come in handy at shooting matches. I thought purple might be your color but they do have other colors. Yep, Slim, that IS passive aggressive.