Light news...

German army officers allow top Taliban commander to escape ... because they are not allowed to use lethal force. Then why are they there?

Two million Britons emigrate in 10 years. Can you blame them!

US elections: Barack Obama warns Republicans to leave Michelle alone. Or he will do what? The Dems are the party who fight dirty and they don't like it when they get some back.

US Marine cheats death in Afghanistan: Photos. That's a tad close.

Al-Qa'eda training children as suicide bombers. We are fighting animals.

Lady Godivas ride naked through London. Damn missed it!!
‘Big Brother’ database for phones and e-mails. Do we have any freedoms left in this country?

Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world. That should piss off the Saudis!! They have been ripping off the west for too long.

Abkhazia: the frozen conflict that is thawing rapidly. Putin wants the USSR back. Someone had better be prepared to stop him.

Taliban 'losing momentum'. It is hard to get momentum when people keep dropping bombs on you. Sadly many are to loony to ever give up.

Today's blogging is brought to you by....

Who would work in a Call Centre ....

IT Help Desk Strikes Back.

H/T Casasquirrels

Tuesday Totty....

BRG.....circa 1937

'Home on the Range'......

H/T 45 Govt

A Brace of Beauties.....

Jeremy Clarkson's Greatest Raid of All Time part 3

H/T Mark Scott

Dangerous Missions: "The Dambusters" part 5

Marine Helicopter pilot lessons Part 1 ......and the 3000th post this year.

1. Once you are in the fight, it is way too late to wonder if it was a good idea.

2. There is no such thing as a "fun" hot LZ.

3. It is a fact that helicopter tail rotors are instinctively drawn toward trees, stumps, rocks, etc. While it may be possible toward off this natural event some of the time, it cannot, despite the best efforts of the crew, always be prevented. It's just what they do.

4. NEVER get into a fight without more ammunition than the other guy.

5. The engine RPM, and the rotor RPM, must BOTH be kept in the GREEN.
Failure to heed this commandment can affect the morale of the crew.

6. There are only two kinds of helicopter pilots: those that have crashed,
and those who are going to.

7. Cover your Buddy, so he can be around to cover you.

8. Letters from home are not always great.

9. The madness of war can extract a heavy toll. Please have exact change.

10. Always remember that helicopters are different from airplanes. Helicopters are thousands of pounds of parts all flying in lose formation often in opposition to each other, and unlike airplanes, they fly by beating the air into submission.

11. Decisions made by someone over your head will seldom be in your best interest.

12. The terms "Protective Armor" and "Helicopter" are mutually exclusive terms.

13. The further away you are from your friends, the less likely it is that they can help you when you really need them the most.

14. Being good and lucky is not enough, there is always payback.

15. "Chicken Plates" are not something you order in a restaurant.

H/T Shelly

Bedtime Totty....

Top 10 reasons a gun is favored over a woman....

#10. You can trade an old 44 for a new 22.

# 9. You can keep one gun at home and have another for when you're on the road.

# 8. If you admire a friend's gun and tell him so, he will probably let you try it out a few times.

# 7. Your primary gun doesn't mind if you keep another gun for a backup.

# 6. Your gun will stay with you even if you run out of ammo.

# 5. A gun doesn't take up a lot of closet space.

# 4. Guns function normally every day of the month.

# 3. A gun doesn't ask , 'Do these new grips make me look fat?'

# 2. A gun doesn't mind if you go to sleep after you use it.

And the number one reason a gun is favored over a woman....

# 1. YOU CAN BUY A SILENCER FOR A GUN

H/T Jeffrey Nihart

Sheyla Hershey And Her 34FFF Boobs...

Naval Sunset....

Correct way to arrest a terrorist.....

H/T 45 Govt

H/T Mark Scott

H/T Jeffrey Nihart

Nice gun....

Blue and Gold Star Banners.......

H/T Shelly

106mm Multiple Self-propelled Rifle M50A1 Ontos

Sorry Officer..........

H/T Canis 61

Mugabe goes to heaven.......

Mugabe dies and goes to heaven. When he gets there, St. Peter tells him that he is not on the list and he does notbelong in heaven. Mugabe must go to hell. So Mugabe goes to hell where Satan gives him a hearty welcome and tells him to make himself at home. Then Mugabe notices that he left his luggage in heaven and tells Satan, who says 'No problem, I'll send a couple of little devils to get your stuff.'

When the little devils get to heaven they find the gates are locked St.Peter is having lunch - and they start debating what to do. Finally one comes up with the idea that they should go over the wall and get the luggage.

As they are climbing the wall, two little angels see them, and one angel says to the other, 'My Lord, look at that! Mugabe has been in hell no more than ten minutes and we're already getting refugees!'

H/T M Kohl

Daily Chassis....

Hawker Sea Fury....

Classic 'runabouts'.....

Do not mess with this Marine.....

A picture that says it all....

H/T Peter Gunn

News....

House sales set to plummet by 'up to 40 per cent', warn experts. Nothing like a good scare story to start the week.

How sicknote culture costs Britain £16billion a year - despite estimates two thirds of claimants ARE fit to work. Incapacity benefit is one way of hiding he true un-employment figure.

Council refuses to empty pensioner's garden waste bin - because he put cabbage stalks in it. Which planet are Norwich City Council on?

Universities in back backlash against 'soft' A-levels. About time 'media studies' was got rid of.

Thousands of women have had at least FOUR abortions, figures reveal. Whatever happened to contraception?

Southern England will bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of extra homes for migrants, Government admits. If they hadn't noticed we need the land for food production not houses.

World food price crisis 'here to stay'. It looks like 'Dig for Britain' may be about to make a comeback.

Gulf states may soon need coal imports to keep the lights on. Coal futures are looking good!

Britain to back air drops to deliver aid to Burmese cyclone victims. Nice idea. Just whose aircraft ae going to be used? Ours are a tad busy right now.

British military ex-commanders call for action to ban cluster bombs. I notice they are all ex-commanders. They are not the ones being shot at.

Brittany's Lighthouses vs. Waves

H/T Peter Gunn

Today's blogging is brought to you by....

Monday Mopsies....

Lovely.....

H/T Tom

Slideshow of the Day.....

More great pics...

Jeremy Clarkson's Greatest Raid of All Time ...part 2

When I got home from work last night, my wife demanded
that I take her out to some place expensive...............

So I took her to a gas station!!!!!!!

H/T Nebraska Bob

A little blonde humour....

H/T Mark Scott

Dangerous Missions: "The Dambusters" part 4

According to "Nature Biotechnology," scientists have implanted human DNA into female camels. But is that really new? Lonely arabs have been doing that for years.

H/T M Kohl

A new form of exercise....Chase the Squaddie.

And it's for charity.....

Early Bedtime Totty....

A B/W sunset.....

You can never have enought fire power...

...I know that the A10 is lethal but would you want to be on the wrong end of this lot?

The Day Britain Died: 05.07.1945

Clement Atlee and Labour won the election and we have been going downhill ever since. The welfare state has never worked. Instead of the Government telling the people how to live their lives we should be allowed to make our own decisions. We have to increase the income tax threshold to £10,000, make private healthcare tax deductible and give tax breaks to those with private pensions. Labour now claims more people now have jobs than any time in history. They convieniently ignore that that a large percentage of the un-employed have been booted over to 'disability' benefits and therefore don't count!!! The poorest members of society must be protected but not to the extent that they milk the system and have no inducement to do otherwise. The Polish (et al) have shamed Britain with their desire to work, showing up how lazy and un-skilled we have become. Unless there is a serious change in how Britain functions we are doomed to a future of becoming a sad and pathetic nation. The greatest nation in history is being reduced to a laughing stock. We have to start electing the right people to run our country and I don't mean some numpty who has spent half his life kissing ass in the political system. Political service should be a duty, not an easy little career. Too many of our so called political class have never done a days 'honest' work in their lives and as a consequece we are suffering. Until we start electing people not party clones we don't stand a chance, this applys to all political parties in the free world. Either we stand up for our rights or we die!!

How was this allowed to happen?

Arms from China’s ‘ship of shame’ reach Mugabe. Once again we have failed to protect the defenceless against tyranny. We as a so called 'civilised' nation have turned our backs on a country in dire straits. We have become cowards in the face of those who defy us. Zimbabwe, Burma, Darfur, Tibet the list goes on. Hitler faced us down in the 30s and once again we cower before the ungodly because 'it's not our problem'.

Slideshow of the Day

This is so worth watching. Great song and some fantastic photographs. If you get the chance click on some of the other songs, I will be linking to them during the week. PS It helps if you are an ABBA fan.

H/T Shelly

Great pics...

Sunday silliness...

H/T Shelly

Here's a picture of those new Green Nike's on the market

H/T Stormbringer

Tipple of the Day: St Helier Pear Cider.