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Send This to Your Unhinged Friends….

September 1st, 2007 by xformed

‘Nuff Said…(got you thinking, didn’t it?)

Tracked back to: SteelJaw Scribe who joins the land of “OTB”!

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Sighted: 8/29/2007

August 29th, 2007 by xformed

It’s not one of these by itself, it’s the “aggregation” that makes you think….

Bumper Sticker #1: “End the War NOW!”

Bumper Sticker #2: “Beware of Dragons”

Speaks to a mind full of fantasy, at least in my humble opinion….

And while I’m at it, bumper stickers not sighted, but could possibly sell:

“Stop Road Rage: Pretend you don’t own the road, at least for today”

“Stop Road Rage: Yes, there are other vehicles out here with yours”

Comments?

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Another Valuable Resource Document - DICNAVSlang

August 26th, 2007 by xformed

Some readers may well know of DICNAVAB (”Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations”), but, while chasing links on the sitemeter, I found DICNAVSlang.

enjoy yourselves…and be educated in the ways of the “Fleet.”

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Why Invent When You Can Copy?

August 24th, 2007 by xformed

They didn’t think of Windows, they had to wait for someone else to make it work…

Consider now, the possibility of copying a wildly successful product line and calling it their own…

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BUT….this is not merely a philosophy from Bill Gates, but it seems
to be prevalent in Russia
these days, too…

And two something extras for the Mac loyalists out there:

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A Pod of “Whales” from 1989

August 23rd, 2007 by xformed

Sighted! 7 of them at once, all together!

And…some driven by boredom fun from the surrogate Wayne and Garth of VQ-2:

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Warning: Some “non-diversity sensitive” wording may be involved in this video….

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And There’s Army Stupid

August 21st, 2007 by xformed

Don’t stop before it ends…it’s not what you might think it is.

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H/T: Neptunus Lex reader ASM826.

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Sighted: 08/07/2007

August 8th, 2007 by xformed

On a t-shirt:

“Viral marketing doesn’t work.  Tell everyone you know.”

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“BEAUCHAMP AT THE BAT” by Dr. Sanity

August 7th, 2007 by xformed

A little levity in all the stories of fabrication from Dr. Sanity:

BEAUCHAMP AT THE BAT
The Outlook was quite brilliant for The New Republic rag:
The polls were in their favor, and the public will had sagged.
But when Bush didn’t falter, as Petraeus led the surge,
A sickly silence fell upon those moonbats on the verge.

A straggling few got up and wailed deep despair. The rest
Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, if only one more Abu Ghraib could be brought to light–
They’d put up even money, that we’d lose all will to fight.

So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,
For there seemed but little chance that they could count on that.
Then from a thousand leftist throats there rose a lusty yell;
The New Republic had a piece that claim the war was hell!

There was ease in Beauchamp’s manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in his raw expose, and a smile on TNR’s face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he staunchly stood by his claims,
No leftist in the crowd could doubt they’d near-achieved their aims.

A million eyes were on him as he told his tragic story;
The defeatists all applauded as he defamed his Unit’s glory.
And as commanders searched to see if Beauchamp’s tales were true,
They nonetheless were heralded; and those with doubts were few.

From TNR editors there came a muffled roar,
“How can you even doubt us?” they all cried, “We verified as before!”
“He’s just a courageous soldier with great moral authority!”
And its likely they’d a-sainted him; but that was not to be.

“Fraud!” cried his comrades, and the echo answered fraud;
But one scornful look from Beauchamp and the leftist crowd was awed.
John Murtha’s face grew stern and cold, and they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Beauchamp had found support in the weakest links again.

Now the sneer is gone from TNR, though the left’s still filled with hate;
Their lofty goal of surrendering will surely have to wait.
Because right now the truth is out, and and they have to let it go,
Because too many people realize, and too many people know….

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Moonbat land- mighty Beauchamp has struck out.

UPDATE: It seems he probably was suffering from Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder!

H/T: Little Green Footballs reader pat.

Oh, and not to worry. IT seems the entire story “Shock Troops” has been removed, without explanation from The New Republic website. Interesting, but certainly not unbelievable.

Category: Military History, Humor, Army, Military, Political | 1 Comment »

Gun Pr0N or Book Desecration? You Decide

July 29th, 2007 by xformed

One of the local talk show hosts had a little dust up with the Harry Potter book people. He had purchased, with his own money, a case of the most current book. He had them and a week ago Friday, said he’d have a lottery to send the books out, which would be expressed out on Friday, using overnight/Saturday delivery methods, so the books would be in the people’s hands after the selling, which began at midnight. He had passed this through his legal department and had gotten it OKed.

He announced this on his MJ Morning Show. He left after his show, but later got a call from the station management, who said the Harry Potter people had sent a local rep to confiscate the books, and…his managers had handed over his personal property, so as not to get over the breakers with the publisher in the legal realm.

Yep, he was a little incensed with this all. Anyhow, he did buy some books at midnight, then took them to the range and checked to see, when faced with various calibers, if Harry Potter lived of died in this edition.

I’m thinking 9mm from an H&K MP5 on full auto won this round…but watch the video and see what you think.

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More here on the story, including two more videos, mashups using “Scarface” and “Terminator 2″ as backdrops and to set the mood…

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The Good Wife - In Practical Terms

July 24th, 2007 by xformed

About two weeks ago:

Stopped at the video store to return movies. There is a bench on the sidewalk, adjacent to the drop slot. The lady sitting on the bench asked “Letters from Iwo Jima?” No, sorry. “My husband is inside at the counter waiting to see if one comes up in there.”

Redundancy, and, willingness to help bag the war movie for the hubby. Good team, I’d say.

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