Friday, 21 March 2008
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Why men don't write advice columns.....
Dear Walter : I hope you can help me. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a mile down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbor lady. I am 32, my husband is 34, and we have been married for twelve years.
When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was let go from his job six months ago, and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much! , but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I can't get through to him anymore. Can you please help?
Sincerely, Anne
Dear Anne: A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing! low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber.
I hope this helps.
-Walter
H/T Nebraska Bob
FEMALE GEOGRAPHY
- Between 18 and 25, a woman is like Africa : wild, naturally beautiful and full of mysterious, fertile deltas.
- Between 26 and 34, a woman is like America : well-developed and open for trade, especially for those with stacks of money.
- Between 35 and 44, a woman is like India : sensual, relaxed, in full bloom, aware of her beauty.
- Between 45 and 54, a woman is like France : deliciously mature, still a pleasant destination to visit.
- Between 55 and 60, a woman is like Yugoslavia : a lost war, haunted by the mistakes of the past. Major reconstruction work is mostly the only answer.
- Between 61 and 65, a woman is like Russia : vast, with undefined frontier. The cold climate puts off any potential visitors.
- Between 66 and 70, a woman is like Mongolia : a glorious past, great conquests, but without a future.
- After 70, a woman is like Afghanistan or the north pole: many know its whereabouts, but no-one dares to venture there...
H/T Ted Foster
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Every girl needs a 4th birthday present! Looks like the Marines have a great future.
Daddy was going to get her a good air rifle but she couldn't manage the cocking effort of any of the good ones when she was 3. Yes she can use it and it is the full monty not some conversion.
Picture posted with the permission of her parents
The Boneyard - Well worth watching all 4 bits.
I make no apologies for my obsession with the Bone Yard....I just find the whole place amazing. It's a 'living' museum. I think I have got them in the right order.
I have watched all 4 and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
Shhh..don't tell the MSM
Iraqi Documents Show al-Qaida Ties. This didn't make the BBC. Funny that!
H/T Nebraska Bob
Quote of the day...
"I have failed to liberate Iraq, and transform its society into an Islamic society."
-- Moqtada al-Sadr, Asharq Al Awsat newspaper, March 8, 2008
He has been to busy cuddling his mummy!!
Whatever Happened to Moqtada?
For your weekend entertainment...Best of the Blogs.
Jules. Excellent as always.
Maggie's Farm. I have to go visit with these guys.
Liberty Peak Lodge. A great blog, but you already know that.
Mark Scott. He has got the hang of this blogging lark.
Grouchy Old Cripple. Grouchy he is not!!
Argghhh. One of the best Mil-blogs.
Diminished Expectations. Nothing too diminished about him.
UCV. Cargosquid's on a roll.
Neptunus Lex. Doing what I should have done. Oh to be a Zoomie.
Coalition of the Swilling. I raise a toast to them.
Lasso of Truth. Wonder Woman lives.
Hell in a Handbasket. Cos it's where we are all going.
The Virtuous Republic. Very bright and remarkably sane.
Because I say so. Nuff said.
I can also recommend all the blogs in the links column. there are some bloody good blogs in there.
Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir - SWEET HOME ALABAMA ....rocking!!
Back in the days of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Red Army had an official choir composed of male soldiers and musicians. It still exists. The Red Army Choir performs throughout Russia to this day. Comrade Joseph would not be amused !!
H/T Shelly
Another of Einstein's Theories
Einstein was born March 14, 1879. He would be 128 if he were alive today. Few people remember that the Nobel Prize winner married his cousin, Elsa Lowenthal, after his first marriage dissolved in 1919. At the time he stated that he was attracted to Elsa because she was so well endowed. He postulated that if you are attracted to women with large breasts, the attraction is even stronger if there is a DNA connection. This came to be known as.......
Einstein's Theory of 'Relative Titty'
H/T
Pete Hurrell
An A/V-8B Harrier 'tops off' its tank during an aerial refueling mission Feb. 27, 2008. Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels jet aircrafts daily, keeping jets in the sky, ready to unleash close air support for Coalition ground forces. Photo by Cpl. Scott McAdam, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs.
H/T Mark Scott
Late news bits...
Britain's silliest laws. You have to love this country.
Iraq Roll of Honour. And how many of them died because Blair and Brown sent them to war without the right kit.
As true today as it was then
News..
Two al-Qaeda terrorists have been moved from their jail after one complained it was "99 per cent white". Let's move them up against a wall and shoot the bastards.
The schools minister who believes supersize classes of 70 pupils are acceptable. Typical Socialist Prick there only ill-educated fools vote Labour.
Cowardice, failure and shamefully incompetent Defence Secretary. Sack him better still hand him over to the Army.
'Winston Churchill... wasn't he the first man on the moon?' - and other classroom howlers. Educasham, Educasham, Educasham!!
Bin Laden threatens Europe as President Bush claims victory in Iraq
I take it the old poof is still shacked up in a cave entertaining his young 'men friends'. 
Formula One to return to BBC. And how much of the licence fee is going into the grubby little barrow boy's pocket.
Climate change experts target cow flatulence. Well tell Cherie to eat less!!
HBOS: Malicious traders in the City try to topple the Halifax bank. The banks deserve a good kicking. The whole financial crisis is their fault and they should be held to account for it.
Zimbabwe rejects free poll fears. Mugabe will win and no-one will take a blind bit of notice.
This morning someone on Andrew Bolt's blog mentioned one of my posts, saying,
"Rudd’s links (and apparent subservience) to China is a real worry.
"One is given to wonder just what is going on behind the scenes - or underLEGAL SNIP. For example, Theo Spark had a piece a few weeks ago (with links to UK news agencies) about an Australian firm being given government approval to export military stealth technology to China. As far as I could see this story was never reported in the Australian media. I wonder why not."
Someone slammed back,
"To Mike McNott, Nice one Mike, thanks for bringing in some levity to the debate. I got a good laugh when you introduced Theo Spark as a credible source. As they said in Life of Brian, “Nice one Centurion.”
"Oh hang on I just re-read your blog and you actually are introducing Theo Spark as a credible source. Hmmm, maybe the Australian media didn’t pick this story up because (and this is a bit of a tip for you) any credible/serious source tends not to have scantily clad/naked women sprinkled liberally throughout accompanied by a Warning before you Enter. That’s “Why Not?” "
'Someone' obviously hasn't been to this site before they trash our credibility!!
Andrew Bolt is here
H/T Spot the Dog
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The Policy...
After Mrs. O'Toole's barn burned down, she called her insurance agent to file a claim.
She told the insurance man, "We had that barn insured for fifty thousand bucks, and we need that money immediately!"
"Just a minute there, Mrs. O'Toole," the agent replied. "Insurance doesn't work quite like that."
"What do you mean?!" she said. "The policy here says $50,000!"
"That's a maximum," the insurance man said. "What we do is ascertain the value of what was insured, and then provide you with a new one of comparable worth."
After a long pause, she replied "That's how insurance works?!"
"Absolutely," the agent said.
"Well then," she said, "I'd like to cancel the policy on my husband immediately!"
H/T Don Emslie
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Should UK Adopt The Euro?
A cross-section survey of 1000 people in the UK , made up of Afghanis, Pakistanis, Indians, Poles, Iraqis, Somalis, Africans, Albanians, Bosnians, Turks, Geordies, Brummies, Glaswegians and Liverpudlians were asked if they thought Britain should change its currency to the Euro.
99% said no, they were happy with the Giro.
H/T AJD Shootist
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Fully loaded Ilyushin II-76 cargo plane needs every inch of the runway.
The comments from the control tower are priceless.
H/T Ted Foster
Deep thoughts for those who take life way too seriously
1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
2. A day without sunshine is like......night.
3. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
4. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
5. He who laughs last thinks slowest.
6. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
7. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
8. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
9. How many of you believe in psycho kinesis?...Raise my hand.
10. OK...so what's the speed of dark?
11. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
12. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.
13. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
14. What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
15. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
16. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
17. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.
18. Just remember---if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
19. Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
20. Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a really hot curry. What you do today might burn your ass tomorrow .
H/T Pete Hurrell
Marine sings answer to Dixie Chicks hit.....
Great Song......Go Watch It.
Cpl. David Thibodeaux was in Iraq with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, when the Dixie Chicks partnered with anti-war group MoveOn.org in 2004.
Marine Cpl. David Thibodeaux's song is a rallying cry to stay the course.
He is also on MySpace
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