Pat Riot

I had a German coworker that was very proud of being German and looked down on our American English. He said it was because our descriptions and names for things often contradicted each other or were completely incorrect, but were accepted as they were. This conversation actually came about because of guns, firearms and many of the names related to firearms that @Black Angus McPhersonmentioned. I tried to explain to him how names or descriptors stick to certain things, even though technically incorrect, because of military terminology, movies and TV and local vernacular. He wasn’t satisfied with my responses and reasoning so I finally told him we do this because even after so many years we hate Germans and we make it hard for Germans to understand our American English to keep them mentally off balance while they are in our country. I think he actually thought this might be the case because of his body language and expressions as he listened to me. His demeanor did not change even after I laughed and told him I was kidding. He then started telling me how great and wonderfully logical the German language was and how we should have adopted it, as was recommended, at the birth of our nation. (Talk about pedantic) I stopped him in what I am sure would be a glorious boastful speech on the greatness of the German people by saying “You guys are famous for mashing nouns together to form these huge words that mean very simple things.” We had just discussed this very thing regarding a 36 letter word for “cab ceiling” in a train. Anyway. I am going off on a ricochet. I am going back to bed.

As a kid in PA hunters all hunters wore red and day glo or hunter orange didn’t come about until the late ‘60’s. Most just wore red or orange hats. I don’t recall a square inch requirement, but I was a kid and my dad wouldn’t allow me to hunt. #rick!

The animals that can’t see the orange are deer. Deer aren’t the only things people hunt, contrary to what lots of people seem to think. In most states 400 or more square inches of hunter orange must be worn during rifle seasons for DEER. Wear orange turkey hunting and see how well you do. They see the orange and they nearly see in a 360° panorama. Here in WV the only time one must wear orange is during rifle deer seasons. That’s it. No orange required for all other hunting seasons for other animals and fowl.

The name sounds weird, but I applaud their efforts. They’re trying to get people to stop staring at their phones and they’re showing them options that they can use to help with that.

All this boo-boo-booing by the idiots in the press and young idiots that think they deserve a 2 bedroom bungalow handed to them when they turn 20 really puzzles me off. When I was in the Navy in ‘81 I wanted to buy my wife a home in a nice neighborhood while I was at sea. Interest rates were HIGH! 15-18% high. We didn’t buy a home. I couldn’t afford to buy a home until 12 years later. Of course I lived in Huntington Beach, CA and I either bought a house for a lot of money a shorter distance away from work or I bought an affordable home 50-60 miles from home and sat in traffic 3-4 hours a day. I get sick of hearing this crap.

I thought the mint’s move to make Pennie’s out of copper cladded zinc years ago reduced the costs of making pennies. I guess that didn’t help. Not now. Everyone will hoard them.

Who are you calling a “fruitcake”? Oh, wait…no comma in the title. Never mind.

This is current. This morning it was up into Australia.

Thanks Dom. When I first saw the term “Flock cameras” I thought it was for flock as in a herd of sheep and a benevolent government agency wanted to watch over us and protect us from harm…yeah, right. Here’s what DDG AI had to say: Overview of Flock Cameras Flock cameras, developed by Flock Safety, are automated license plate readers (ALPR) designed for surveillance and crime prevention. They capture images of vehicle license plates and other identifying features, sending this data to law enforcement for criminal investigations. Key Features Functionality License Plate Recognition: Flock cameras photograph the rear of vehicles and use AI to read license plates. Data Storage: Captured data is stored securely and can be searched by law enforcement. Information is deleted after 30 days unless related to an ongoing investigation. Alerts: The system alerts police when it detects vehicles associated with crimes or missing persons. ————————————————————- I noticed that Pennsylvania has no Flock cameras. That’s because nearly every police car has License Plate Reading systems on board. (I learned this from my brother who knows many police officers) If you have tickets or warrants, if your insurance has lapsed or if your car’s annual “safety”’inspection has lapsed the police know immediately as you drive by. I was told that the systems can also scan the vehicle to determine if the plates match the make, model and color, which can help spot stolen plates or stolen cars. I looked at how many there were in Southern California. Yikes! There’s a bunch!

No luck here in WV. Low Clouds and they’re over illuminated by ambient light and my iPhone.

I gotta go outside and see.

We need a Boooo emoji. Not for you, Hardpan.

Bandits! We have a coon or two (or some other animal) that occasionally raids the bird feeders we set on the porch every night to keep the deer from eating the birdseed. I recently saw Raccoon tracks on the porch. I need a wildlife / game camera.

Happy Birthday, Marines.

Since I am not going to fu… fool around with this idiotic and immature merge feature, here are the ones I was going to post yesterday. This is the only forum I have been on that has this moronic feature. Oops…had to redo

Interesting. I didn’t see anything until I quoted your posted. That’s clever…and diabolical. I like it! MODS - I am truly sick to death of your post merging feature. Seriously! Throw the controllers of this forum a GD bone and get rid of this annoying feature!!! I had a bunch of new memes to post, but screw it. I’m done on here for today.

And THAT is when the fight started…

It’s funny, I was going to say they’re probably okay for this area. I guess not. When I was a kid my mom & dad planned their year around the weather outlined in the old farmers almanac. When the weather didn’t match the almanac they always made excuses for why the almanac was wrong. Weird

I’d buy that F-bomb.

Rest in peace, Dr Watson. Thank you.

I think “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” is the one I have always seen. I bought it for a few years in California. It’s not worth a darn in California for weather or anything else. I mostly bought it just for the heck of it.