H/T Sal
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Army slang collected in Mrs. Byrne’s Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words:
snafu: situation normal, all fucked up
janfu: joint army and navy fuckup
susfu: situation unchanged: still fucked up
fumtu: fucked up more than usual
tarfu: things are really fucked up
fubb: fucked up beyond belief
fubar: fucked up beyond all recognition
sapfu: surpassing all previous fuckups
George Washington said, “An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass.”
H/T DML
Cars, Americans, Voting..............from Rico
In a non-election year, voters are voting with their wallets...with what the Left has left them in their wallets anyway.
- Absent an opportunity to vote it's all we have available to us, save .30cal ammunition, these days.
Post cash-for-clunkers, the year-on-year sales for Detroit look like this:
- GM down 45%
- Chrysler down 42%
and
- Ford down 5.1%
Look at the percentage difference between "Government Motors" now owned and operated by Team Obama and the last free man standing, FORD.
Could this mean the people have turned-against 'the Won' on auto showroom floors across America?
- It sure seems like we the people have figured out that a partnership with Team Obama is about as wise a choice as Jimmy Hoffa's partnership with the Mafia.
The Sunday Best..........
Harriet Harman failed to leave details at scene of car crash, allege witnesses.
You're Not in Chicago Anymore, Barry...
The Real Importance of The ACORN Scandal Story.
Beware!! he was smart enough say nothing by promising everything, he may be dumb enough to get everything by saying nothing.
DVLA withdraws 'homophobic' number-plates from auction.
Army chief warns of 'terrifying prospect' of failure in Afghanistan.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past.
British students' grasp of English worse than foreign counterparts, reveals study.
Afghanistan opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah questions UN neutrality.
New al-Qaeda 'body bombs' that can beat airport security are alarming terror experts.
French plan to invade Britain in the 18th century.
Tories would force jobless to work.
Thirty 'high-risk' terrorists to be released early.
Family is paid £189,000 in housing benefit.
Treasury block more helicopters for Afghanistan.
Cutbacks for both the Royal Navy and the RAF.
Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb.
U.S. Military Showing Off New MRAPs for Use in Afghanistan.
US commander in battle for troop surge.
Let's Re-Arm the British People!
the Clarkypoos bit........
Help, quick – I’ve unscrewed the top on a ticking bomb.
Audi TT RS Coupé.
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Some Dilbert one liners.
1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn’t listen.
2. A friend in need is a pest indeed.
3. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.
4. Work is fine if it doesn’t take too much of your time.
5. When everything comes in your way you’re in the wrong lane.
6. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train..
7. Born free, taxed to death.
8. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don’t have film.
9. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.
10. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
11. If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you’ll have trouble putting on your pants.
12. It’s not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.
13. I love being a writer… what I can’t stand is the paperwork.
14. A printer consists of 3 main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.
15. The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was the genius.
16. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.
17. In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?
18. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?
19. Beat the 5 O’clock rush, leave work at noon!
20. If you can’t convince them, confuse them.
21. It’s not the fall that kills you. It’s the sudden stop at the end.
22. I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
23. Hot glass looks same as cold glass. – Camino's Law of Burnt Fingers
24. The cigarette does the smoking you are just the sucker.
25. Someday is not a day of the week
26. Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
27. To Err is human, to forgive is not a Company policy.
28. The road to success…. Is always under construction.
29. Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems, but if you think again,neither does Milk.
30. In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don’t need it.
31. All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive,fattening or in love with someone else
H/T DML
Suspended..............from Rico
I doubt very many people have noticed, apart from a handful of coin collectors, but the US Mint has 'temporarily suspended' production of 1oz silver and gold bullion coins.
So, while there will be no olympic gold or silver for Chicago, there will be no physical gold or silver for you...Mr & Mrs Common Taxpayer either.
I really had to admire the clarity of our Government's language on their website. Get a load of this:
- "production has been temporarily suspended because of unprecedented demand...the US Mint is required by public law to produce these coins in quantities sufficient to meet public demand..."
Did you get that? Due to demand, we had to halt production because the law requires us to meet demand.
Wonderful.
The same deep-thinkers that gave us such an easily understood tax code will doubtless work wonders with healthcare, eh?
At least, for now, we can pay our taxes in steadily shrinking paper dollars (greenbacks) and not gold.
AFGHANISTAN: WHY WE NEED TO STAY
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): It's not about Afghanistan . . . STORMBRINGER
Saturday, 3 October 2009
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Tax the rich...er, ...from Rico
"Tax the rich" is one of those class-war/class-envy political slogans that plays well amomg those who are not rich and do not think of themselves as rich.
Our politicians know this just as surely as they know there aren't all that many rich people to tax.
There are a LOT more middle-class people, however, and together they have far more money in aggregate than the mythic 'rich' actually do. Higher taxes will have to come out of the pockets of the middle-class to have any meaningful impact upon our growing national debt.
Something else our political wonks know is that more people consider themselves middle- class than arguably are. They consider a LOT of the self-identified middle-class as "rich" and thus fair game to put into their tax cross-hairs.
Look at these countries by 'mean' income (in $):
Mexico 13,910
Fwance 33,850
Japan 34,750
UK 35,842
US 45,840
Wake up and smell the taxman. A lot of you (of us) are going to be paying higher taxes because you are above the mean (or average). Surprise!
- You mean that's not what you thought they were saying or telling you when you voted for them? Well, yeah...I guess they must have lied to you then, huh?
Friday, 2 October 2009
SECRET HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II
2 October 1944: Polish "Warsaw Uprising" brutally suppressed by the Nazis.
One of the most remarkable aspects of World War II is the fact that the secret war of WWII was as big - if not bigger than - the conventional war itself.
STORMBRINGER
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News.........
Barack Obama under fire over trip for Chicago’s Olympic bid.
Fraud Office takes on BAE: Cleaning up in a murky business.
Success in Afghanistan cannot be taken for granted, warns Gen Stanley McChrystal
Prisoner to guards: Which way is out?
'President' Blair waits on voters of Ireland.
Russia to buy warship from France in first Nato arms deal since Cold War
Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton adds to Gordon Brown's woes
and finally.......
Iran is ready for war, are you?
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Indexing Dollar vs. Commodities YTD............from Rico
Let's see...
The US Dollar index is down 14% since March of this year.
The Commodities index is up 30% since March of this year.
It makes one ask:
How's that whole hopey-changey thing working out?
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Are You a Denier Nazi?
If the Big Nail Could Read, it Would Be a Rebel. A Washington Rebel.
The marker was never buried beneath the ice — and wasn't installed on the summit in the first place, said surveyor Larry Signani, who led teams that remeasured the mountain's height in 1988 and 1999.
"It looks like the original," he said after examining photos of the marker. "But it didn't melt out of the ice." Mystery of Mt. Rainier Marker Melts Away
Maggie's Farm Wants to Know, Is This the Scandal of the Decade?
Canada's National Post Never Did Believe. They're Deniers
Test for College Athletes........
Open Book. Time Limit: 3 Weeks
1. What language is spoken in Russia?
2. Present a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire, with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions; -OR- provide the first/last name of God.
3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to (a) sail the ocean (b) lead an army, or (c) WRITE A PLAY?
4. What religion is the Pope: (a) Pakistani (b) Japanese (c) Agnostic (d) Is the Pope Catholic?
5. Metric conversion: How many feet are in 0.0 meters?
6. How many commandments was Moses given (approximately)?
7. What are people in America's far north called? (a) Southerners (b) Not Southerners.
8. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five.
9. Can you explain Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity? (a) yes (b) no.
10. What are coat hangers used for, other than unlocking car doors?
11. Which part of America produces the most oranges? (a) New York (b) Canada (c) Belgium (d) FLORIDA.
12. Where is the basement in a three-story building located?
13. Advanced math: If you have three apples, how many apples do you have?
14. Where does the rain come from? (a) The sky.
15. Essay: In 20 words or less, list all of the words you know. (HINT: These are words.)
H/T DML
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