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He served in the Army in the early fifties, going through infantry and ranger school. He was honorably discharged as a 1LT and used his GI Bill to go to acting school. He will be missed.
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At about the 50 second mark someone says something about "sucker punching." Nope, not in my handbook. It looked like he put his left arm up to try to get him to keep his distance. That left also helped measure him, and he brought the right from down low for power and put his weight into it. Notice how he springs up with the punch. And boy, howdy, did he ring the big guy's bell. My guess is that big guy just expected to be able to push him around with his size, weight and attitude. To go g-rated, he "fooled around and found out."
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Diagonal cutting pliers. Dikes, or dykes? Growing up, my dad always called them "side-cutters," so that tends to be what I call them.
Microphone. Mic or mike? Mic
Micrometer. Mic or mike? Dunno. Never gave it any thought
Making your engine run faster. Suped or souped? Engine run faster? Usually "thrown rod."
The diminutive when referring to someone as honey. Hun or hon? Never gave it much thought, but have usually seen it "hun."
We all know what the word is. We all pronounce it the same. But how do you spell it? I-T
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Yes, my undergrad does, as well as my fraternity. Not my law school, although I am on an email list.
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While I am glad his brother and crew plan to continue his work for him, he will be greatly missed. Rest in Peace, Paul.
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6 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Same in central Ohio. Except for 12th grade. THEN we were SENIORS, so that everybody else knew that we almost out of there.
What he said, location and all. Senior and twelfth were interchangeable, depending on situation.
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18 minutes ago, Black Angus McPherson said:
Just because he's wise does not mean he's smart.
Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is knowing you don't put tomato in a fruit salad.
It's an old joke, but it's a good one.
Angus
Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a fruit smoothie.
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14 hours ago, Seamus McGillicuddy said:
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On 8/28/2024 at 10:24 PM, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said:
I think there is some sexism, if not outright misogyny at work here.
First, let's have a better look at Fleet Admiral King's awards:
Included are the Navy Cross for his service as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet during WWI. The navy's second highest honor behind the MOH, for a staff position. There are also three Navy Distinguished Service Medals. Fleet Admiral King was without question a genius of naval warfare, and deserving of the recognition he received, particularly for his role during WWII. He was also, by what I have read insufferably arrogant, holding everyone from Nimitz to George Marshall in disdain.
When looking at Admiral Franchetti's medals, we see several awards that are very commonplace today, including a number that simply didn't exist in King's Day. GWOT Service Medal, GWOT Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forced Expeditionary Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal. Etc... If you take away the medals awarded to nearly all service members these days, she probably has roughly the same, or less, than King.
Being an ROTC grad (she attended Northwestern University), she isn't a ring-knocker, but is a graduate of the Naval War College. She has had vessel command, carrier strike group commands, and fleet command, in addition to a variety of staff positions.
To say her rise through the ranks and promotion to the Joint Chiefs is not due to her hard work in a lengthy career and due to DEI instead is an insult, not only to her, but to the military as a whole, and women who choose it as a career. I guess those uppity women should know their place, barefoot and pregnant, making sammiches.I need more coffee.
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5 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:
This is a prime example of what happens when someone asks the forbidden question!!
”Just how stupid can you possibly get???”
I wish people would stop asking that question, they take it as a Challenge!
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Never fails to give me goosebumps
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I don't want to take anything away from the man. I'm confident I couldn't do what he has done. However, I would think that, to an extent, the ability to pass one of the schools would be an indicator of your fortitude, and your ability to pass one of the others. When I was in 11th Group, my CO had both Ranger and Special Forces tabs. I went through EFMB training with a Pararescue Sergeant who had passed Special Forces Q Course. While training is a good indicator of ability, it is not the sole indicator. In my mind this is particularly true if and when, as @PowderRiverCowboy mentions, ego gets in the way. Ego will make a person do some really un-badass things.
Ultimately, does his training make him more of a badass than, say, Audie Murphy, Randy Shughart, Gary Gordon, John Chapman, Roy Benavidez, or a pantheon of others? Or even someone like Theodore Roosevelt, or going way back in time, a Samuel Whittemore? I know what my gut reaction answer is.-
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5 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:
• Don't save your banking information on online stores. Makes impulse buying much more difficult if you have to track down your wallet.
You don't have your information memorized?
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25 minutes ago, Alpo said:
I wonder how long that would stay up there? It's very cool, and I'm sure that somebody would steal it. Quickly.
Alpo. Codename: Buzzkill.
I suppose how long it stayed up would depend on A. Your location and B. How securely mounted it was.
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I need this.
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Sometimes you want instrumentals for a little peace, sometimes for a little motivation.
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On 8/14/2024 at 9:37 AM, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Again, the Men's Department.
Yep, the Men's Department, where they have pants half off.
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While I continue to look, I thought I would share this. I love this version of the song:
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4 hours ago, Calamity Kris said:
I'm sorry. With my poor eyesight, the video is too distorted for me to see. If I were to venture a guess, the woman most often featured is Linda Ronstadt?
Good guess, but no. I’ll see if I can find a better version of it later.Edit: No luck so far.
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Nobody going to take a guess at the cameo from my last post?
My favorite Led Zeppelin song. I couldn't really listen to it for a long time because of the memories associated with it.
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32 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said:
Defensive, no. Not my thing. Teasing, however...........🫢
I kind of thought as much!😉-
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My condolences. He, his wife, family and friends will be in my thoughts and meditations.
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58 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said:
OK, OK. I posted in a moment of inspiration. I had just heard it on the radio and wanted to share. Besides, that was 22 pages ago. Gimme a break. 😝
No need to be defensive! Like I said, if a song deserves reposting, that is definitely one. It’s one of my favorites! -
On 8/2/2024 at 10:53 AM, Calamity Kris said:
The Rain Song.
Psssttt!!! Check Page 3! If a song deserves reposting, this is one.
Can anyone spot the cameo?
How do YOU spell it?
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Everyone knows it's NANNER SPLIT!