H/T Peter Gunn
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Friday, 10 July 2009
Honor a Fallen Soldier...amazing video
Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009 . The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time. Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice. The link below is a short travelogue of that day’s remarkable and painful journey. But only watch this if you wish to have some of your faith in people restored.
H/T Winter Soldier
Friday Golf Tip........and caddies.
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News......
Congressional Literacy Project. A good idea pass it around.
American Death Watch from Washington Rebel.
Rule 5: Take your pick... from 3 Beers Later.
Geert Wilders could be next Dutch PM. Could be fun.
Marwa el-Sherbini: Egypt’s ‘headscarf martyr’. Murdered in a courtroom!!
Karzai pardons five Afghan heroin traffickers. Typical of him.
Fifty Taliban wiped out. Well done lads.
Swine flu deaths in Britain double as health experts warn of epidemic in London 'within days'. The underground is the perfect transmission zone.
Dial 111 if you're not quite ill enough to call 999 (and you don't mind paying for the call). Define ill enough.
Tale of two boy soldiers who joined up together: Barely 18, on their first day of action in Afghanistan, still together, one was wounded, the other killed. This song springs to mind.
Mower the merrier: Gardener with a different lawnmower for EVERY day of the year. Great collection.
Britain could cut nuclear warheads as part of global deal. No surprises here. He has already wrecked the rest of our military.
Extremist group announces split from al-Qaeda. It's a start.
Russian aircraft have skirted British airspace 18 times in two years. Cheeky sods.
Frail Kim Jong-il 'may only have months to live'. He won't be missed.
Ebola found in pigs for first time raising fears it could mutate and threaten humans. If swine flu doesn't get you......
Tehran: army of police and militiamen attack unarmed protesters. And the mullahs though it was over.
Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana is snub to Kenya, his ancestral home. Kenya could be embarrasing. Think of all those relatives.
and finally........
101 uses for a man
Two irish ducks crossing the road.
The one at the back goes " Quack, quack".
The other one turns round and says, " Fer facks sake, I'm going as quack as I can."
H/T DML
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Dambusters Update,
This just in from your offical Dambusters Editor: Tumbleweeds... not much happening actually. At last check Peter Jackson was taking a much laid back approach to having lots of time to edit the script.
The bit that’s making many people make that Marge Simpson noise in the back of their throats is the "what are we going to call the dog" issue. For those of us with testicles there is no question, but the milk sops who seem to think they should run the world because better men made it safe for the, to come out from under the bed are afraid of offending everyone who isn't us.
Apparently they plan to go with "Nigsey".
Sigh.
Well that was my first post as "Kiwi Editor: 22AD" also known as Murray. That’s me over in the links as 22AD Artillery and Hitting Metal With a Hammer. I'll be back later with more begging of my own.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Sleep when you can........
U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 1st Battalion 5th Marines sleep in their fighting holes inside a compound where they stayed for the night, in the Nawa district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Wednesday July 8, 2009. AP
H/T DML
Surprise surprise.....
Shocker!... BILLIONS In Stimulus Aid Went to Obama Supporting Counties.
Has anyone checked to see which states have registered the biggest job losses since Obama came to power. It may be similar.
The Irish millionaire - Brilliant
Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 pounds.
You've done very well so far,' said, Chris Tarrant, the show's presenter, 'but for a million pounds you've only got one lifeline left phone a friend.
Everything is riding on this question......will you go for it?'
'Sure,' said Mick. 'I'll have a go!'
'Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest?'
A : Sparrow
B: Thrush
C: Magpie
D: Cuckoo
I haven't got a clue,' said Mick, 'so I'll use me last lifeline and phone me friend Paddy back home in Dublin '. Mick called up his mate and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him.
'Fookin hell, Mick!' cried Paddy. 'Dat's simple.....it's a cuckoo.'
'Are you sure?'
'I'm fookin sure.'
Mick hung up the phone and told Chris , 'I'll go wit Cuckoo as me answer.'
'Is that your final answer?' asked Chris
'Dat it is, Sir.'
There was a long - long pause, and then the presenter screamed, 'Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've won 1 million pounds!'
The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink.
'Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven's name did you know it was da Cuckoo that doesn't build its own nest?
'Because he lives in a Fookin clock!'
H/T AJD
Appeal of the Day: The Assault Glider Trust
In the summer of 2000, veterans of the Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regimental Association decided that an appropriate memorial to airborne forces would be a complete Airspeed Horsa assault glider.
More details HERE
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Maxine on Aging........
Getting older is like visiting an all-you-can-eat buffet. What should be hot is cold, what should be firm is limp, and the buns are bigger than anything else on the menu.
Ever notice how people who tell you to calm down....
are the ones who got you mad in the first place..
Men are always whining about how we're suffocating them.
Personally, I think if you can hear them whining you're not pressing hard enough on the pillow!
When the neighbors play music too loud, I dance naked. Shuts 'em down pretty quick.
I think I have reached my sexpiration date!
Ever get the feeling your stuff strutted off without you??
Christmas is just plain weird. What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree
in the living room and eat candy out of your socks.
I've still got "it", but NOBODY wants to see it!
Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up!
It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker!
As far as I'm concerned, the perfect bra is a sweatshirt.
If you're not supposed to stick Q-tips in your ears, what the hell are they for?
I think I must be wearing a "wonder where they went" bra.
Actually, you can have a healthy sex life well into your later years.
Assuming you can stand the sight of of people your age naked.
Tried on a thong yesterday. I'm still trying to dig it out.
My sex life isn't dead, but the buzzards are circling.
Don't think of it as hot flashes, think of it as your inner child playing with matches!
H/T Don E
Things you don't see in Norfolk....
...actually a few moose, or is that mooses, would liven the place up. Not to mention raising the counties average IQ by several points.
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