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Go Go Power Rangers! Mighty Morphin’ Republican Rangers!
Cool. Special Forces Power Rangers.
– are you sure they weren’t filming for a kid’s movie?
I mean, gosh…
The Wiggles are Aussies.
The Teletubbies are Brits.
They MUST have been American Republican Mighty Morphin’ Rangers!!!
Skittles, actually. That’s their collective nickname on an aircraft carrier. The purple ones are fuel handlers (grapes), green is cat and arresting gear and maintenance crews, yellow is Cat Officers or aircraft directors, blue is aircraft handlers or elevator operators, red is ordnance handlers, and white (not shown) is safety.
Glad to have helped.
funny…no one asked.
Actually, several people did. Maybe if you read the comments you wouldn’t be so quick to be such an ass.
Thanks :”D
MUST… RESIST….STAR TREK….. RED SHIRT…. JOKE!!!!!!
makes sense, since him in a flight suit is fantasy too
*golf clap*
*claps TheOne with a golf club*
*pats Pitty on the back for job well done*
Yet he was an F101 pilot in his youth. Obama did…well….ummm…. He was a Community Organizer with ACORN!
HAHAHA!! He scored the third to last in his class and he never saw combat because his daddy had uh hmmmm just a few connections. Obama scored highest in his class at harvard and didn’t have a Oil Rich Daddy President too fall back on when everything he did was a failure.
“highest in his class at Harvard” is your conjecture, because we don’t know that. Suma Cum Laud (I believe) isn’t highest, and simply reflects a GPA.
And the connections thing with Bush is your conjecture as well, because there’s no proof of that either.
Get a better conspiracy.
even if the bush thing is true, do you blame him for useing it? i would of, and im a durty liberul
Yes I blame him, being a dirty conservobot who doesn’t stoop to conspiracies and idiocy to make a point. There is so much actual TRUE stuff out there to pin on em……using a half-baked theory is just lazy!
Have a brownie.
“And the connections thing with Bush is your conjecture as well, because there’s no proof of that either.”
Where the National Guard appointment (A position with a state Air Guard unlikely to see combat, during a time of universal conscription, when Bush had no previous experience or any other obvious qualities recommending him for membership) I’ll concede your point is true, if somewhat disengenuous.
However, since his business ventures all failed, and he was bailed out or bought out repeatedly by Saudis who had business connections with his dad, I think we can assume his connections did indeed serve him well.
Side note: his “Texas Rangers” project? The baseball team? Interestingly enough, the profit made on that project was about $25 million: equal to the amount of tax breaks he was given. Bush is a recipient of Government Welfare!
OK, since I have some familiarity Harvard, (we jokingly call it the ‘Worlds Greatest University’ around here, since they do throw their weight around a bit), I decided to do the research. Here, straight from the handbook of academic policies of Harvard Law School are the requirements for graduating from that school with summa cum laude.
“If a student completes the requirements for the J.D. degree with distinction, the student will receive the degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. The summa cum laude is deter-mined by the requirement of a 7.20 GPA. The honor is exact, and does not involve “rounding off”; i.e., a general average of 7.199 does not result in a degree summa cum laude. The magna cum laude will be awarded to the top 10 percent of the class, excluding the summa. The cum laude will be awarded to the students in the next 30 percent of the class. All graduates who are tied at the margin of a required percentage for honors will be deemed to have achieved the required percent-age, and those who graduate in November or March will be granted honors to the extent that stu-dents with their same grade point averages received honors the previous June.
The General Grade Point Average is the average of three separate annual averages. The three separate annual averages are calculated by assigning the following scores to letter grades:
A+ = 8 A = 7 A- = 6 B+ = 5 B = 4 B- = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0″
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I would translate that as BHO earned somewhere between an A and an A+ average. Harvard has some grade inflation now, as do all schools, but I don’t think they hand out summas like candy…
bless you for sharing that tidbit – i knew he was smart to graduate suma (summa?) but had no idea where that fell in relation in the cum laud spectrum. what i find equally interesting, is that he went to school on scholarships, student loans, and working; as opposed to certain others who had an alumna parent who could pay for their education, not to mention the possible ‘donation’ to guarantee admittance….
Who, who are you speaking about?
Too bad Obama doesn’t have someone to fall back on. O’ wait yes he does Allah and the Taliban he is now going to protect in Afghanistan.
Don’t be racist. You’re making the rest of the Homo Sapians look bad.
Shreve is actually striving to make weasels look bad.
Although, you must admit that, as a genetically modified mutant rodent, the typing is actually most excellent.
F-102 Delta Dagger, not F-101.
But still ANG, which does not qualify you to fly, much less deck-land, a Hoover.
How do you fly a vacuum cleaner?
“Hoover” is the nickname for the S-3A Viking aircraft, due to the noise made by it’s high bypass turbofan engines.
Example of same as background to picture.
The pilot that actually flew above S-3A Viking had a conversation with GW, and told him that he respected GW’s ability to fly the F-102. It was known to be a killer, and was given to the ANG because of stability problems. I watched something on the History channel a while back about that flight, and the pilot spoke highly of GW and the experience.
That doesn’t change one thing about Presidential abilities, but the man was not stupid. Flying a Cesna is one thing, a Delta Dart is another. It was made for balls to the walls get up and go. He also did it at a time when GPS and modern electronics didn’t make navigation so easy.
I would rather think the Viking would be easy comparatively, though a carrier landing, not so easy.
I beg to differ. Though there may be a lot of controls, the majority of military hardware is designed to be nearly idiot proof. Just because the man can steer an air craft in the right direction, doesn’t mean he can do the same with a country.
the one – academic accomplishments are trumped by simply being a pilot? if that were true McCain woulda won back in ’08…
‘sides – what’s more important as a president – intelligence or a pilot’s license?
“what’s more important as a president – intelligence or a pilot’s license?”
Trick question. It’s neither. Appearing to be just “another soccer mom/dad” is crucial, however. “Betty Draper 2012″!!
“’sides – what’s more important as a president – intelligence or a pilot’s license?”
So I guess graduating from Yale doesn’t count?
just graduating from a college or high school doesn’t necessarily denote high intelligence (even ivy league). one can graduate without being particularly smart, just good at doing their work. but i see your point. should have phrased it better.
And what aircraft are YOU qualified to pilot, pray tell?
The same kind that GWB can pilot: the one in his dreams.
GWB was a pilot, grant him that much. Beyond that, well…
No, he wasn’t. In order to be actually be a pilot, you have to have at least some air time. That dumb ass never left the training camp. Also, he was convicted of abandoning his post during that time as well. Sound familiar? Like maybe a three month vacation away from the white house?
None, thankfully.
If you give a three fingered ape a decent checklist, he/she can fly a fighter jet too.
Wiggles? No, those are hard working, prouldy serving members of the US Navy crew of an Aircraft Carrier. Patriotism, remember it?
I pray every night for the asteroid strike…
oh, I misspelled “proudly”, oops. At least I recognize my spelling and grammar errors…
Too bad you don’t recognize all of the other “errors” in your post…
dear god, bitter troll here, please to be murdering people who think differently then i do. oh and one more think, please kill osama bin ladin for being a terrorist prick.
But if they are a child raping pedophile movie director, that’s okay. Amen.
No it isn’t. And I think most of us here feel as I do. Sex with an underage kid is never consensual. Sex with the unconscious is never consensual. Giving drugs and/or alcohol in order to alter someone’s ability to consent or refuse sex does not result in consensual sex. Period. You are making assumptions which are stupid.
Sorry- my refernce was too the ones who think he should be let go. I need some sleep .
‘s OK. That was me last night. Have a cookie and a good sleep!
how underage are we talking here?
Don’t make me get out my warhammer!!
mid to late teens is?- waves his trolly hand back and forth-
“16 will get you 20″. I believe 17+ is fair game in most communities. But 17 will still get your ass laughed at, for not dating someone who is old enough to have a conversation!
we can talk about our favorit poke’mon and candy!
Like I said, you’ll get your ass laughed at!
dont mind her sweetie, lets chat about your favorit jonas brother…
Excuse Me! 17 year olds are a wonderful bunch of people! Good chat, too…
But 17 will still get your ass laughed at, for not dating someone who is old enough to have a conversation!
VG… i’m LAUGHING so hard. my 26 year old ex started dating a 17 year old after i told him to stop bothering me.
@AC and Tygor–you two (and Kuoro (sp?)) are the exceptions who prove the rule, as they say. And a few other 16 and 17 year olds.
But the mall rat variety? “And he says, and I go, and then he’s like, and then I’m like…” Aaaaahhhhh!
SHE SAID SHE WAS 18!!!!
Depending on what she looked like, a 13 year old probably isn’t pedophilia. It’s still rape, though.
Ooooooookay. Creepiest comment of the day award goes to…
Technically, I think he’s correct though. Since pedophilia is defined as sexual interest towards children, it’s not terribly accurate to apply it to someone assaulting a girl who’s presumably past puberty. There’s probably another term for that (“asshole” comes to mind!).
Most 13 year olds I’ve met look like kids to me still. I personally would consider that pedophilia still. But that’s JMO, not a technical classification of pedophilia. If the actual definition is different, I don’t know. And I’m not about to put a pedophilia search in my browser’s history. LOL
I remember being shocked when one of my daughters was in 7th grade; all of a sudden all her friends looked all…”hoochy”. Ew. (They weren’t her friends much longer either, because she doesn’t roll that way…still doesn’t at 18!)
I’ve finally reached the point where girls who look waaay too young for me, and in fact, look like they’re below the age of consent, turn out to be in their mid twenties.
I think the official term for a creep who goes for the barely pubescent variety is ephebophile. Me? I call them a waste of oxygen and protoplasm.
Anyone else notice that B.C. might mean Bill Clinton?
Right, I’m not sure if they are part of the US Navy crew of an Aircraft Carrier… I didn’t see any other errors with his post, unless Sara is one of the “open minded” people that thinks religion is an error.
It’s not religion that’s an error, it’s the threat of an armed and voting zealot. Oh, and the reference to an asteroid was probably a dead giveaway that the person is two tacos short of a combo plate.
Not just ANY asteroid strike, but THE asteroid strike.
THE strike..the final strike..that will end the world as we know it…and i feel FIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiine
I love that song. Even if the only words I know other than the chorus are “LEONARD BERNSTEIN”
That’s great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane -
Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn -
world serves its own needs, regardless of your own needs. Feed it up a knock,
speed, grunt no, strength no. Ladder structure clatter with fear of height,
down height. Wire in a fire, represent the seven games in a government for
hire and a combat site. Left her, wasn’t coming in a hurry with the furies
breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered
crop. Look at that low plane! Fine then. Uh oh, overflow, population,
common group, but it’ll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its
own needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and the
reverent in the right – right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright
light, feeling pretty psyched.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
Six o’clock – TV hour. Don’t get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn,
return, listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning,
blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle,
light a motive. Step down, step down. Watch a heel crush, crush. Uh oh,
this means no fear – cavalier. Renegade and steer clear! A tournament,
a tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives
and I decline.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
The other night I tripped a nice continental drift divide. Mount St. Edelite.
Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs.
Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic,
slam, but neck, right? Right.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine…fine…
(It’s time I had some time alone)
Send “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” Ringtone to your Cell
It’s that last line that always leaves me teary eyed.
it reminds me of an old ringtone that i knew a long time ago.
I just noticed my C&P went a little too far. I’m not recommending to anyone to send this song as a ringtone to your cell phone. LOL
That’s the part that made me laugh though.
Dude, you are clearly pushing your own far left liberal agenda. Don’t think we didn’t notice the subversive lyrics. Oh, and the “accidental” cut and paste. Stop trying to force your socialist hippie music on our phones! Commie bastard.
I prefer backwards lyrics. Turn me on, dead man. Paul is dead.
Awesome.
They are wearing real Navy flight crew uniforms. Each color indicates a specialty involving safely launching and recovering aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier. Purple is fuel; red is ordnance; green is launch/recovery; yellow is for flight deck officers (tasked with actually moving the planes to the catapults); blue is flight deck crew; brown is squadron personnel (such as maintenance); white moves people and mail back and forth from and to aircraft; white with red crosses are medical corps; and checkered shirts denote quality control.
However, I think the posting person was just kidding around. Hope that’s not unpatriotic now, or we’re all screwed.
I used to know all of that but forgot what the colors meant. For some reason the red shirt seems to have stuck in my memory..
Because they die when they’re part of the away team?
Only the ones in the red uniforms.
Thamks Mike.
Is it desperately sad that I took a copy of this to improve my USN flight deck dioramas?
All I remember is “the grapes have the juice”.
Kidding around is APPARENTLY unpatriotic now (easily proven in the comment section of ANY militarylol), and yes, we actually ARE all screwed. >.<
I had a feeling they were real, they reminded em of the Wiggles, with their multi-colored shirts.
So, for those of us who are curious, what’s the deal with the brightly colored uniforms? They’re not your typical Navy uniform.
They indicate what job each person fulfills on the flight deck – fueler, ordnance (bombs & missiles), aircraft movement, etc…. that way you can tell at a glance what a person’s job is (presuming you know the color codes) and if they’re where they ought to be. In a high speed – high pressure environment like a flight deck, being able to know instantly what is where is important.
IIRC (I was Army, not Navy), the red are the bomb handlers and purple are the guys running around with fuel lines.
And knowing is half the battle! Or on the flight deck knowing is half of not getting blown off the flight deck.
And unfortunately, you know that guy in the red uniform is gonna bite it.
Or he might be benched for illness. Depends on the metaphor. Me? I know he’s doomed!
And the motto of ordnance people: I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.
In Your Ass And Your Ass Stinks?
Nope, not even close..
It’s Your Ankles, And Your Ankles Swell?
I Yanked An Apple, Yes Apples Swear?
Um…. Eddie, it’s I.Y.A.O.Y.A.S. (O = Ordnance)
you pray ever night for an asteriod to commit a jehad on us?
to MURDER the proudly serveing patriotic americans?
is your religion crazy?
“is your religion crazy?”
Need you even ask that?? That asteroid is going to transport him and the rest of the members of his religion off this ruined world. Don’t ask how he and the others will survive the asteroid strike, they just know that they will.
Does everybody have their brand new white sneakers on?
Lol…yeah, I was wondering if there were pudding cups involved, too.
“Haven’t any of you people ever been in a cult before?!”
“The man in white!!!!”
” Its a boy”-zap-
Yeah, but I drank the kool-aid before it was laced. Imagine my surprise!
“They at least could have put some sugar in it.”
In what chapter of the New Testatment did Jesus say “arm yourself with guns and pray for mass destruction”??? Guess you read a different Bible.”
Now, now. He never said he was a Christian. Plus, everybody knows Jesus was an NRA member.
everyone knows that, jesus and moses used guns to defeat the romans and jews
I heard that he was a corporal.
That’s “corporeal.” The word we were looking for was “corporeal.” Ok, back to you.
perhaps we was looking for carpool, he could of been a carpool
I hope he wasn’t looking for craphole. because jesus was definitely not a craphole.
I mean he had twelve guys cruising around with him at all times, that definitely qualifies as a carpool.
Just as long as they stay out of the express lane. 12 guys walking and one on a donkey are NOT going to be doing 60 down the interstate.
I picture Jesus driving a Volkswagon Vanogan. With a sticker that says “shaggin’ wagon.”
“If this vans a-rockin’, don’t bother knockin’”
Well, the bible does say that the disciples were all in one Accord… Although how you’d fit all 12 into a Honda is beyond me…
nah … everyone knows that, dick cheney used guns & gum to defeat the romans, jews, zerg, klingon and orcs
No, no. Cheney uses guns to shoot lawyers.
i heard he was going to be unlockable boss character in Star Craft 2… you know, at the end of the campaign the humans, protoss and zerg team up to fight Cheney. The tyranids can come too
Same chapter that mentions the asteroid strike, I guess.
Probably the version of the Bible that the people behind Conservapedia are making, where they plan to edit anything too liberal (click name for link)
You, sir, are a douche.
Not just a douche: he’s the Head Priest of Douchebaggery, that crazy religion of his.
finally someone who makes scientology look good!
The servicemen in my family hate people like you.
OH SNAP!
Frankly, what your service-folk think of me doesn’t bother me a damn. Get over yourself… not everyone on this site is a rabidly pro-war american…
Frankly, I give more of a damn for the Wiggles. Particularly Anthony wiggle.. yummm…
You are obviously lacking in the reading comprehension department.
Personally I think you’re an armed religious nut. Please, turn your weapon in before you hurt yourself.
Oh, and pull the stick out of your ass. If you ask any one who HAS served in the military they probably appreciate the humor (which leads me to believe you haven’t served.) If that’s the case, sit down and STFU, ok?
Oh who CARES????
You sir/madam, need to develop a sense of humor. Or if you choose not to, go pound some sand.
with a jackhammer..
Where is the error in pointing out the fact that these are members of a US Navy aircraft carrier crew? They are proud, they do work hard. Also, though it may be foolish to pray for an asteroid strike, it’s not really an ‘error.’ Get off your Gods-damned high horse, Sara.
praying for genocide is the right thing to do, and the tastey way to do it
Praying for an asteroid strike is a jerky thing to do. Unless you are bitter troll, and like the taste of human. There are very few here who do not respect those who serve. If we occasionally like to make a joke from their uniform…or drool over them for hunky/sexiness, there is no harm nor disrespect involved. And assuming that there is disrespect is incorrect (except for the rare troll, who tends to get royally flamed by all present).
Perhaps you should arm yourself with a sense of humor. As for patriotism, it’s overrated. There are far more important things to me than the country I live in.
Here, Rando. You look cold. Need a flag to wrap yourself in? I have extra!
I might get really cold. I need something to use to build a fire…hmmm…
Dude, this is a LOL blog. Chill out…
Concern Troll cares more than you do!
Teletubies
NOOOOO!
*Beats Tinkywinky with his own purse*
Back, back I say!
I hope it’s no interest in tinkywinky.. that would just be wrong.
It’s the sort of part that caught my interest. Heh.
If it makes you feel better, I never said I was straight either. I prefer men, but not all the time.
*high fives Mina*
Shows a certain flexibility of thought, I always say.
*high fives Diss back*
Flexibility is good in any situation.
yes it is!
*throws out a Twister ™ mat with a devilish grin*
anyone up for a game?
Nice left handed salute by the guy behind him too!
Nice catch.
Those are not allowed? Even if you’re a lefty?
Only if you don’t have a right hand – although some people will salute with the left if they are unable to use their right hand due to something they are holding.
They always discriminate against us lefties.
Sinister bastards…
And against people holding stuff in their right hand. HANDISTS!!!
N00bs: they’re everywhere.
And they always use the rocket launcher…
The colored jerseys are used to identify crew on the flight deck by job. I.E. purple = fueling green = catapults and arresting gear Yellow is aircraft directors brown = squadron personnel white = safety Red = ordnance ect
do the red shirted ones die alot?
*Ensign Jones looks down at his red coveralls*
“Ah, crap.” BOOM!
AHA! The Star Trek Death Theorum may yet be proven!
Thank you! I figured they must be to signal something, but I didn’t know what!
They look so…UNTIDY!.. Aircraft carriers were such a lot more co-ordinated in WWII when they were all in black & white…
Well, we all looked so much more sophisticated in greyscale.
Especially those of us who lived through the 70′s. Shiny paisley polyester shirts! *cringes*
Your wish is my command: {http://www.arcent.army.mil/cflcc_today/2007/april/images/apr28_30/30_03.jpg}
*has a happy*
*hugs Eddie*
Thanks!
What are you some kind of commie lib heathen?? How unpatriotic of you NOT to know!! Jesus will strike you down you you sinner!! Us armed, religious and votin americans will hunt you down after the big one…….
<>>>
I personally would love to see a photo of a deck sweep, in color! (walking side-by-side to look for stray bits which could fod an engine).
How about a piccie of a super cute little owl that was found in a wheel well of a F/A 18 on board the USS Harry S. Truman? (link in my name)
He’s adorable!
Aww!! *melts*
He’s soooo little and cute! I couldn’t find a full color deck sweep for you but this was too adorable to pass up (and proves how crap my interwebs search skills are since Eddie found the deck photo for you like that *snaps fingers*)
Oh my god I LOVES him!!!
Awwww I want one!
Well. Not really.
The owl, or the sailor? Sorry, had to ask! *drools, slightly*
I dunno, it looks like a heathen commie lib to me and my armed, religious and votin fellow americans…those eyes….bet it sent by obama to spy on our freedom fightin boys….
How can they manage to hit anything with a catapult from a boat? ;-P
Did you ever see the commercial where they launch a car (I forget which car it was) from the flight deck of a carrier?
Never saw it….what the hell were they selling??
flight decks?
Who cares!! They launched a car from an aircraft carrier!
Probably a Ford…
Ok, here’s the link.. {http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bfb_1181177723}
I LOLed. Does the air force have a new fashion consultant?
Must be the costumer from the Teletubbies.
No one asked…so you’re not suppose to tell.
The angle of the camera makes purple-uniform individual look like he/she is wearing a cape…which just adds to the fun!
It’s Clinger!!
Klinger i meant!!
Finally, a Bush caption that’s not making fun of him.
With all the people still suffering from BDS (that’s Bush Derangement Syndrome, for those of you in Rio Linde), cherish this caption for the extreme rarity that it is.
And I enjoy it as well for the same reason.
Bush is a retard. There, all better.
You can stop holding your breath now.
After 18 hours on deck in the Red Sea, in July. You are so brain fried, the color coding is the only way to tell who’s doing what to witch. And the flight deck is a pretty indiscriminate killer. On my ’89 Med cruise we were thrilled to have only lost three men. Got and award. It’s like working in rush hour traffic. . with bombs.
Not to take away from anything you just said but…
She’s a witch! She turned me into a newt!
Sorry, I just had to.
never served, mostly do to injury and the whole coward thing, but i have no doubt at all in what you say. honestly im suprised there are not small colored lights too , makeing them easy to see in the darker hours.
Are you better now?
Yes, the silly mood has passed. Thanks for asking!
the silly mood has passed…but not the silly walks!
i’m sorry, bitter, i’m from the ministry of silly walks, do you have a permit for that walk?
Wow. And all those Navy-related TV shows make it seem as though you rarely lose a man. Thanks for sharing your story.
And so can my grandfathers, but that was during WWII. Don’s story is more recent and you’d think they’d have somehow made it “safer”.
Hard to be safe when on a small platform with very powerful airplanes dropping in to visit that often! I had a friend for a while who flew Navy. His stories about night landings gave me the chills!
“Hard to be safe when on a small platform with very powerful airplanes dropping in to visit that often”
Good point. Should have thought of that.
Well, I only have it from the perspective of stories told over spaghetti dinner and beer. But still…scary!
It blows my mind every time I think about it……..an aircraft carrier is tiny compared to how much room you have to take off when you’re on land. For those pilots to be able to take off and land on something essentially the size of a postage stamp, and NOT screw it up every single time…….
Well, those guys need a platinum internet, a medal, all the respect they can stand, and ice cream.
I can’t even imagine having to do that at night.
For real. I can barely park my car straight at Wal-Mart.
As my Navy friends told the AF guys: “flare to land, squat to pee.”
I thought flaring your landings was the one ting you could not do when trapping, because it tends to make you float over the wires, resulting in a bolter, and a go-around.
He is saying that those who flare to land are the same as those who squat to pee. As in the land based AF pilots flare when they land….
Cheers for that; it makes sense now.
Actually I’ve been in a few crosswind landings where I wish the pilot had flown in rather than flaring, because the result of the flare was one mainwheel touches and a/c jerks one way, other mainwheel touches and a/c jerks other way, nose wheel gets down and a/c finally lines up along the runway!
The perspective over spaghetti and beer is always scary.
True that! Especially when the stories are told in matter-of-fact tone!
My former friend (attached to an ex, long story) enjoyed pointing out that his fellow pilots claimed their balls were so big that they clanged when they walked…and yet fighter pilots tend to mostly have daughters. He personally thought the idea of having all daughters was great, but knew that the clanging crowd would be a bit disconcerted at ultrasound time!
Even routine days in the military are dangerous.
There are things that happen on a flight deck you just can’t account for. It’s a lot safer than it used to be though.
We were at sea for seven 11 months that year. Shoot-ex down around Cuba Oct/ Nov of ’88. North Atlantic Jan – Mar then deployed to the med in late April. got back just before Thanks giving. Operated in the Caribbean, Atlantic ( crossed the polar circle ), the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Long Damned year.
Yoikes. Have yourself a drink of your choice on me!
Well, they always say “see the world.” They weren’t lying!
And one from me too, a real one if we ever meet Don. (I could be persuaded to buy you more than one viking gal, but only if you’re single.)
Indian Ocean? Did you get to Diego?
Sorry, Diego Garcia that is..
Go Diego, go!
That’s right, Diego! Keep going! A little furth…..oh, he fell off. Oh well.
its the border patrol, RUN
Any other references to that little prick Diego will result in immediate annihilation.
The scariest piece of film I’ve ever seen is not from a horror film; it’s a piece of “camera gun” footage of someone (I think an A6) doing a night trap.
Personally, i think it would be funnier if he had a thought bubble where he’s thinking ” Don’t ask, don’t tell! Don’t ask, don’t tell….”
Never mind- I made one.
Not bad. There might be hope for you still.
That’s what my psychiatrist says…
What else does your psychiatrist say?
Evil things…..EVIL things….(shudder)
Good one!!
bush welcomed by republican clone troopers
166th! yeah!
Rābi’a Balkhĩ (Persian: رابعه بلخی), also called as Rābi’ah bint Ka’b Quzdārī (in Persian: رابعه قزداری) , or just as Rabe’ah was most likely the first poetess in the History of Persian Poetry. She was born and died in Balkh, Khorasan, a city today in northern Afghanistan. The exact dates of her birth and death are unknown. But some evidences indicate she lived during the same period that Rudaki, the Father of Persian Poetry, was a court poet to Nasr II of Samanid (914-943).
Her name and biography appear in Jami’s Nafahat-ol-Uns, Attar’s Mathnaviyat and Aufi’s Lubab ul-Albab. She was one of the first Afghan/Persian poets who wrote in modern Persian (Dari). Her father, Kaab, was a governor; when Kaab died, his son Haares, brother of Rabe’eh, became the governor. Haares had a Turkish slave named Baktash, with whom Rabe’eh was secretly in love. At a court party, Haares heard Rabe’eh’s secret. He imprisoned Baktash in a well, cut the jugular vein of Rabe’eh and imprisoned her in a bathroom. She wrote her final poems with her blood on the wall of the bathroom until she died. Baktash escaped the well, and as soon as got the news about Rabe’eh, he went to the governor’s office and assassinated Haares. He then committed suicide.
Hey Jack A** instead of making fun of these guys why don’t you thank them for giving you the opportunity to write this crap since their service protects your freedom.
Dear Care Troll – Please read posts above telling you and the other care trolls exactly what we think of your self-righteous and fake “patriotism” and “respect” of the troops. I think Jane put it best.
If we thank them first, is it okay to make fun of them after?
By the way, that douche bag looks great on you.
It fits very well, doesn’t it. It must doucheture.
Was it the purple one that gave me the opportunity..I hope it was the purple one, purple is my favorite color. Yeah for purple…I just love saying that word..purple purple purple!!! Let’s all give a big hooray for all the purple people who single handedly gave everyone their freedom!!!
Care Troll Rule 2 – Never, ever, read, much less think about, the 200 comments predating yours.
The respect felt for the actual servicemen in harm’s way (as distinct from the REMFs and politicians who put them there) on this site is well and regularly documented.
My freedom is doing quite nicely without the input of the Wiggles, real or plagiarised, thank you very much.
Can all trolls and bigoted regulars please remember that the USA does not represent anyone but the USA ??? The “we” of which you speak is only one small geographical portion of the rest of the world.
Thanks for all the “fish”!
And now, so long. No, really. Take off.
Please do not feed the troll guys. No really, just don’t.