H/T M Young
Monday, 13 July 2009
Some old and some new Military Quotes...........
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." -Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.." -U.S. Air Force Manual
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." -General MacArthur
"You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me." -U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.
"Tracers work both ways." -U.S.. Army Ordnance
"Five second fuses only last three seconds." -Infantry Journal
"Any ship can be a minesweeper.. Once."
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." -Unknown Marine Recruit
Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks. But: Don't Screw with it, if it Works! -USAF Electronic Technician
"If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him." -USAF - Ammo Troop
"Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."
-"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3." -test pilot Paul F. Crickmore
Latitude is Where We are Lost, & Longitude is How Long We've been Lost There! -USAF Navy-guesser (Navigator)
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"If the wings are travelling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- however, it's probably unsafe in any case .."
"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."
"Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club ." -Unknown disgruntled Grunt
"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;
If ATC screws up, ..... The pilot dies."
"Never trade luck for skill.
The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are:
"Why is it doing that?"
"Where are we?" and
"Oh Shit!"
" Airspeed, altitude and brains........Two out of three are needed to successfully complete the flight."
"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!"
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." -Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
"There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." -Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
"If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."
"You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes FULL Power to taxi to the terminal."
As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft , having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks, "What happened?"
The pilot's reply: "I don 't know, I just got here myself!"
H/T DML
News.....
I have written about the Army for 40 years but I've never known such bitterness. by Max Hastings.
Gordon Brown criticised after the death of eight soldiers. He has deliberately with malice aforethough wrecked our military. Time he was held to account.
British population to pass 70 million, forecasts Migrationwatch. Could be time to leave.
Cars to be started by lasers instead of spark plugs. Surprised it's taken so long to develop.
Iran 'linked' to Iraqi group holding British hostages. No s**t.
Dresden zoo forced to rename primate called 'Obama'. I pity the poor creature who had to live with the name Obama.
Britain's transport system braced for £30 billion funding shortfall. Another failure from Labour.
Generals rebuffed in plea for more Helmand forces. This could be the thing that brings down Labour.
Brown banned ‘swine flu’ aide from G8 summit. A spot of swine flu amongst that lot would have done us all a favour.
Kim Jong Il 'has pancreatic cancer'. Kim Jong very Ill.
El Niño is back, bringing droughts, floods, crop failures and social unrest. And it will be blamed on global warming.
Government honours veterans of Bletchley Park at last. About time.
British Army vehicles must withstand Taleban test in Afghanistan. First we have to get them out there.
Display of US military hardware that puts Britain to shame. We MUST double the defence budget and get rid of the idiots at the MoD.
England hold on to force thrilling draw in Cardiff. Way too close for comfort.
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Improving our image abroad......from Rico
At the G6 Obama "snubbed" Italy's Berlusconi by avoiding/refusing his handshake.
- Funny, I don't seem to recall seeing anything about this in our domestic MSM?
Just like he's "improving" things here at home, he's clearly improving our image abroad...impressing the shit out of them 'furriners one might say.
This is NOT a classy guy...but I would call him a Marxist thug!
- But that's just me. I have no aspirations to work in the tingly-leg media sphere.
Monday Humour.....
Sex therapist claimed that the most effective way to arouse your man
is to spend 10 minutes licking his ears!! Personally I think its bollocks!!
They reckon that Beer contains female hormones and I think they are
right. After 8 pints I talk shit and can't drive!
A farmer in Devon has successfully grown a field full of vibrators;
unfortunately he now has a problem with Squatters.
A biker goes to the Doctor with hearing problems "Can you describe
the symptoms to me"
"Yes.....Homer is a fat yellow lazy bastard and Marge is a skinny bird
with big blue hair!!"
I failed my Shakespeare audition as Romeo through a misunderstanding
over a stage direction.
In my script it clearly said, "Enter Juliette from the rear."
H/T AJD
Sunday, 12 July 2009
THE MEDAL OF HONOR
On this day in 1862 the Medal of Honor, highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
Read more about the controversial history of the Medal, and some of its gallant recipients at STORMBRINGER.
This is fun: Richard Hammond's Iceland Buggy Trip
The good news is that Top Gear have finally got themselves onto You Tube. See their channel HERE
The Sunday Best....
MoD troop carriers are U.S. rejects... and '1 in 10' of our soldiers could die in Afghanistan. Criminal!!
13 doctors demand inquest into Dr David Kelly's death. Wasn't suicide.
By 'eck! Now it's equal rights for Northerners: Harriet Harman wants to stamp out discrimination in UK's regions. Does Harriet Harman have any brain cells?
Parents of soldiers killed in Afghanistan lash out at Government. Heads must roll in Whitehall and Westminster.
On patrol with 2 Rifle in the Sangin valley, where five British soldiers were killed. At least the press are taking an interest at last.
Barack Obama tells Africa to stop blaming the West for its woes on historic Ghana visit. Imagine if a white leader had said it.
Cyber attacks enter new phase. The cyber war begins.
Gun sales soar amid fears of Barack Obama weapons ban. The only part of the economy he has stimulated.
Labour clashes with army as Afghan death toll mounts. Labour will lose.
Helicopter shortage has troops at mercy of Taliban. Let's have some Ospreys.
White House ‘dirty tricks’ torpedo Palin. They are scared of her. The GOP need to get the hang of the internet and go after the Dems.
Stop bombing us: Osama isn’t here, says Pakistan. No he is at the Riyadh Hilton.
Mexico: Economics and the Arms Trade. Interesting.
the Clarkypoos bit.......
Just one word and my T-shirt offends the whole of Japan.
and Jay Leno...
Jaguar XJ 5.0.
The difference between the North and the South - at last, clearly explained.....
The North has Bloomingdale's , the South has Dollar General .
The North has coffee houses, the South has Waffle Houses .
The North has dating services, the South has family reunions.
The North has switchblade knives; the South has .45's
The North has double last names; the South has double first names.
The North has Indy car races; The South has stock car races .
North has Cream of Wheat , the South has grits.
The North has green salads, the South has collard greens .
The North has lobsters, the South has crawfish .
The North has the rust belt; the South has the Bible Belt .
FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . ....
In the South : --If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store... Do not buy food at this store.
Remember, 'Y'all' is singular, 'all y'all' is plural, and 'all y'all's' is plural possessive.
Get used to hearing 'You ain't from round here, are ya?'
Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to use it.
Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't understand you either. The first Southern statement to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective 'big'ol,' truck or 'big'ol' boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.
The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
Be advised that 'He needed killin..' is a valid defense here.
If you hear a Southerner exclaim, 'Hey, y'all watch this,' you sho uld stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say.
If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there.
Do not be surprised to find that 10-year olds own their own shotguns, they are proficient marksmen, and their mammas taught them how to aim.
In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush green lawn is to pour gravel on it and call it a driveway.
AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we ain't gonna call 'em biscuits.
H/T Dick B
New Medical Dictionary................
Artery: The study of paintings
Bacteria: Back door to cafeteria
Barium: What doctors do when patients die
Benign: What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section: A neighbourhood in Rome
Cat scan: Searching for Kitty
Cauterize: Made eye contact with her
Colic: A sheep dog
Coma: A punctuation mark
Dilate: To live long
Enema: Not a friend
Fester: Quicker than someone else
Fibula: A small lie
Impotent: Distinguished, well known
Labour Pain: Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff: A Doctor’s cane
Morbid: A higher offer
Nitrates: Cheaper than day rates
Node: I knew it
Outpatient: A person who has fainted
Pelvis: Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative: A letter carrier
Recovery Room: Place to do upholstery
Rectum: Nearly killed him
Secretion: Hiding something
Seizure: Roman emperor
Tablet: A small table Terminal
Illness: Getting sick at the airport
Tumour: One plus one more
Urine: Opposite of you’re out
H/T DML
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IS it different this time?................from Rico
The Great Depression did NOT happen overnight, rather it unfolded like a slow-motion train wreck. Very slow motion. There were 'market recoveries' along the way to the bottom that fooled many into investing in those hopey-changey green shoots (or whatever they were called back then, remember cocaine was legal).
I hear "but it's DIFFERENT this time" from all corners. Team Obama, the Money Honeys, economists that should know better, the Beard Bernanke, etc.
Is it? Is it REALLY different this time?
Things are following the same pattern, at about the same speed, and suggest that those who 'know' are simply doing their best to buy 'time' before we hit bottom.....all those except Congress, that is.
- Last go-around we had 'time' for them to enact Smoot-Hawley and really muck things up.
- This time Cap & Trade will shove us over the edge.
Look at the charts and decide for yourself, but I posit 52% wanted "change" and 100% of us are on the verge of being screwed.
Man of the house..........
The husband had just finished reading a new book entitled, 'You Can Be the Man of Your House'.
He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced, 'From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is law.
You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, you will serve me a sumptuous dessert. After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me and we will have the kind of sex that I want.
Afterwards, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe. Then, you will massage my feet and hands. Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?'
The wife replied, 'The f**kin' funeral director would be my first guess.'
H/T Pete H
How deep a hole?.............from Rico
How deep is the hole we're in?
Brace yourself for a whole lotta zero's.
- Gee, there're so many zeros it reminds me of looking at a Zimbabwe currency note.
We should expect the same with our currency one of these days...more zeros/less value.
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TED KENNA, 1919-2009: VICTORIA CROSS, World War II
Last WWII Australian Victoria Cross Awardee, Edward "Ted" Kenna VC, passed away 2 days after his 90th Birthday in a Geelong nursing home, Thursday July 9, 2009.
Ted Kenna was awarded the Victoria Cross, Australia's highest Military Award, for an action in 1945. His story is quite amazing - read it here.
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