Ozark Huckleberry

It’s like the immigration issue . . . Nothing will get done until solving the issue benefits the politicians more than having the issue to campaign on.

The end of my calendar comes every 365 days (366 for leap year). The world doesn’t end, I just go get another one.

Cole D’Sice A. U. Rupp

Brilliant idea — at a time when we’re hearing warnings of an impending global food catastrophe, let’s divert even more grain to fuel production.

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Ballistics By The Inch The site doesn't list .22 short, but if you start with the idea that the box velocities are from an 18" barrel and the BBTI site has something close, you should be able to get a ballpark idea of the velocities you're getting without running a chrono. I've found the site to be reasonably close. Not dead-on, but close.

For some strange reason, the chorus gave me the urge to thump a liter mug on a tabletop.

It's a city government rationalizing their way toward gun confiscation.

That’s it. Computers are only as smart as the dumbest person putting info in. But they are stupid at the speed of light.

And the teacher answer: "It's good to know I'm not the only one he disrespects."

Not to put too fine a point on it, but butt was a term that referred to a keg or barrel, and the 'scuttlebutt' was a keg of drinking water. Later 'scuttlebutt' came to mean a 'rumor' or the 'real story' -- probably from swabbies getting together at the water keg (the scuttlebutt) and talking. Nowadays it refers to either a drinking fountain or, as mentioned, a rumor or information passed informally between sailors

The front of the ship above water is the the head, or the prow. That’s why a ship moving forward is said to be, ‘making headway’. The toilets were in the front because when the ship was underway, the wind would blow from the rear or diagonally across the front — not directly aft. Made the odiferousness more tolerable

Unless she was complimenting you on your choice of a spouse, I’d suggest you graciously accept it, and never EVER remind her of it.

Truly sorry for your loss. April looks like she was a special pup.