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LET'S BRING EM HOME 2018 HAS COMPLETED 99 TICKETS SO FAR!
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December 23, 2016 | ||||
If You Haven't Shopped By Now, You're Pretty Much Fucked.Hey Cowboys! It's Christmas morning and time to take your brand new RED WRANGLER WESTERN SADDLE CARBINE out into the woods behind your house! Bounce Bbs off trees and rocks for points. Try to get as many bounces as you can with each shot; but remember the score rolles over beyond 9,999,999 points. Press SPACEBAR up to three times to power up your rifle, then click the MOUSE to fire! Remember there buckaroo.... DON'T SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT! Well this season of Let's Bring Em Home is winding down. Looks like we'll be marking down a score of 102 tickets completed this year; seventeen international and the rest domestic. One curious note. When someone applies for a ticket, part of our approval process is to contact the servicemember's supervisor and verify -- among other things like approve leave dates, single status -- that the individual applying for a ticket is a good egg. This marks the first year that we actually had a supervisor say quite frankly that no, their troop was not a good troop and in their opinion was underserving of a free airline ticket from LBEH. Now I mention this not to single any one person out or spark any rumors, but to illustrate to you that unlike larger faceless charities, we here at LBEH conduct our due dilligence to make sure your donations go to only the most deserving folks. We politely declined that individual and instead moved on to the next person, an Airman who happened to be flying from California to Georgia with his one year old son in his lap, "I want to personally THANK YOU for purchasing my airfare home. Because of you I will be able to take my 1 yr old son home so he we can spend the holidays with family. Words don't do do justice of how much this means to me. I am truly blessed to be able to given this opportunity. It is a please to serve my country a gestures such as these are more than appreciated. Thank you again and I wish you and your loved ones a Happy Holiday!!" So believe me when I say we do good shit at LBEH and if you haven't taken the opportunity to be a part of it, let me cordially invite you now, because it's not too late. Caddyshack is cult classic and a favorite of golf fans and comedy fans alike. Scenes on the course were filmed at the Rolling Hills Golf Club in Davie -- currently the Grande Oaks Golf Club -- and the dinner scene was shot at the Boca Raton Hotel and Club. Here are a handful of others based here in Florida -- Scarface among them -- plus a bunch of others, mostly in California. Okay, she can't have alcoholic hairspray, so what's with the can? Kangaroo emblems and popular culture deals with how the kangaroo has become a recognisable symbol of Australia, both within Australia itself, and internationally. The kangaroo was considered a unique oddity when Captain Cook's HMB Endeavour arrived back in England in 1771 with a specimen on board. Over time it has come to symbolise Australia and Australian values. Last minute ammo for stocking stuffers? Don't make the drive for nothing, let your fingers do the walking before making the drive to Lasko's Cyclone Power Air Circulator with 4 Speeds and Remote Control converts easily from wall mount option to floor use. It features 4 speeds from Whisper Cool to Wind Chill and an electronic timer which can be set up to 7 hours. The adjustable pivoting fan head for direction control makes this fan ideal for large rooms. With eyes cast upon our southern border, I would point out that both the Germans and British are building walls around their Christmas markets in an effort to prevent further terror attacks this year. Attention freshwater sportsmen, what kind of fish is she holding?
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December 22, 2016 | |||||
A Repost From 2008 And Boy, That Was A Big Fucking Tree.I started off this morning dreaming about Andre The Giant. Not kidding. Andre and Hulk Hogan were running outside of a building, much like the one in the final scene of Commando. Just as they hit the sidewalk, Andre grimaced and slowed suddenly, reaching around and grabbing at his lower back. In my dream, I remember thinking, "Wow this must be how Andre got his bad back, I'm watching it happen." Andre stumbled forward and reached one hand down to support himself on the hood of a cop car. Hulk Hogan came over to see if he was okay. Andre tried to stand up, and then began to fall backwards in slow motion, with a long drawn out slo-mo groan bursting from his lips, "Aaaaarrrrggggghhhh!" I never saw Andre the Giant hit the ground, because at this exact moment I was awoken from my dream by a crashing sound from the living room. "What the fuck was that?!"I yelled none too politely, but I knew the answer before it came. Please let it be a drunk driver who had just crashed his car into the front of my house. Please let it be a plane that crashed into my back lanai. Just don't let it be what I think it is. "The Christmas tree just fell over." Mother. Fucker. You see, here's the deal. All through the Air Force and living in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and back to Massachusetts and then down here to Florida, I've always "gone home" for Christmas. Back to Rochester, NY. I've never actually celebrated Christmas in my own fucking house; I'm always the guy in from out of town for a week. Last year I decided enough was enough, I'm staying in my own house for Christmas this year and while my door is open to all who want to enter, I'm keeping my fat ass here. And so for my first Christmas, I made myself a promise of pulling out all the stops. And so I went out and bought The Tree. It was eleven feet tall, but it's down to ten and a half now after some trimming. And it was perfect; healthy, straight, full, symmetrical, no bare spots, smelled nice, the whole smash. It cost twice as much as the same tree up in New England, but hey that's the cost of living where the coconuts grow. Anyway, in the back of the pickup it goes and after a little struggling I manage to get The Tree up and balanced. And when I say balanced, I mean fucking perfectly. This is one of those things I'm OCD on; I mean this motherfucker was dead God damned center and straight up and down as a fucking arrow. (Yes, I'm starting to get pissed off again). Right after I had it set up, I briefly considered using some fishing line to secure it, but after a few test shakes with no hint of a lean I decide, "Nah, it's perfectly balanced, why bother?" Yeah, we'll revisit those fateful words in a minute. Anyway, I get all the ornaments out of the attic. Bought a new tree skirt. Went out and bought 1,000 energy saving white lights (incandescent, I think the LEDs look like shit). I put it altogether and it looks FUCKING TITS. I mean perfect. Martha Stewart would swing by my house to drop off some mashed potatoes and say, "Goddamn!" And for the next six days I baby this tree. I always keep the two gallon water basin full right to the brim. Always mix in some of the tree food they gave me. I sang to the motherfucker as I was hanging the fucking ornaments. I even let it watch television past 9pm. Yes, this tree had it fucking made. So I don't know if I subconsciously heard the tree slowly falling over and it manifested itself in my dream as Andre the Giant, or what the fuck. All I know is I went from pleasantly sleeping to gorilla rip shit angry in 0.000374 seconds. I hope the fuck out of bed and make my way into the living room before flipping the lights on. I had kind of hoped for a fucking miracle like no it leaned towards the wall and things weren't that bad, but no such luck. No this motherfucker was flat on the floor, lights all fucked up and hanging off, ornaments scattered and broken. Oh, and that two gallon reservoir? Yeah I topped that off last night like a good little boy. So of course all the pine needles that fell off the tree in the crash are floating around in the small lake in the middle of my living room floor. I repeat: Mother. Fucker. So I go put some fucking shoes on because there are shards of glass all over the place and try to lift this motherfucker up. And the plastic stand slides on the tile floor, so now I'm just sliding it around the fucking place like a dog trying to lick a plate clean. I didn't think it was possible to get angrier than when I first saw the tree on the floor, but I was wrong. Now I'm fucking ballistic. And in my ballisticness (yeah that's a new word) I decide that I'm going to stand this motherfucker up or die trying. So I reach down under it for that extra special nice grip, right down to the soggy branches that have been soaking in spilled water for the past five minutes and I hoist this motherfucker for all I'm worth. Up it goes a little, so I have to step forward to get leverage. CRUNCH. I step on an ornament and it crushes beneath my sneaker. Fuck. But I'm going to get this tree up, God dammit. Hoist some more and step into it... CRUNCH. Another fucking ornament. You have got to be fucking kidding me. So yes, I had to step-crunch-step-crunch this fucking tree all the way back up into the corner, leaving a wake of footprint shaped glass bulbs smashed into the carpet behind me. This is fucking awesome. So I get the fucking tree back up standing and leaned into the corner where it's safe from falling over again. It's rotated a bit so the 'front' is facing to my left, but that's okay at least it's not falling. Now I get to survey the damage, and again, can one get angrier than sliding a fallen wet Christmas tree around the floor? Yes, yes they can! Carefully placed strings of lights are now hanging and drooping all over the place like Tara Reid's stomach. And how the fuck strings of lights can get so fucked up from simply falling over, is beyond me. A few candy canes managed to hang on but most lie at my feet in ruins. I have to chase Ike away from one and yell so loudly that he doesn't come out of the bedroom for an hour. Which is just as well truth be told, because there were tiny shards of broken glass fucking EVERYWHERE. Again, I marvel at how everything can get so fucked up from just tipping over. The whole fucking thing was trashed. Oh by the way, my hands, my shirt and my pajama pants are now covered in pine tree sap. This is fucking awesome! It's at this point that I realize that if I get any angrier, I'm going to stroke out so I go into my office and post that little blurb you read earlier. I really thought doing so would calm me a down a little but alas I was wrong. When I got back into the living room I started to kick the shit out of stuff, sending four of five empty ornament boxes flying across the room. I'm not sure how that's going to play out when I have to take the ornaments off the tree and store them for next year, but I'll let Future Ernie worry about that one. It takes half an hour to get all the water, pine needles, broken glass, and little metal hooks relatively cleaned up. Now I'm slowly starting to calm down and can focus my attention on the tree. My poor tree. It's facing away from me like a woman trying to hide her black eye. I bear hug it and spin it so the 'front' is now facing outwards again. I slowly and carefully let go and to my surprise it seems content to stay leaning into the corner. I step back and take a better look at it. In addition to all the lights being fucked up, a lot of the branches are bent or broken too. I'm fucking pissed. My perfect tree is buttfucked. I'm going to have to start from scratch and tear all the lights and remaining ornaments off and start over. I turn to my left and take two steps towards the stepladder and just as my hand reached the bottom rung, I hear a familiar CRASH! You know, like the sound Andre the Giant makes when he falls backwards after hurting his back. That's right, the motherfucking tree fell over -- AGAIN. Suffice to say that with the assistance of more expletive than you have ever heard in your life, I got the fucking thing standing back up in the corner again. Plus another half an hour spent cleaning up. Again. This is fucking awesome! Now it's tree stand time. I step back a few paces to get a general idea of which way the tree of leaning, so I know which screws to tighten. Satisfied with what I've got to do, I lay down on the floor -- still quite damp and with more than the occasional pine needle I might add -- and slide under the tree to take a closer look at the tree stand that has apparently failed me. I reach to turn the screws and am quite shocked to find they're ALL LOOSE. I am instantly faced with two possibilities. One, fucking terrorists have broken into my house and loosened my Christmas tree stand screws, or following the basic laws of biology the tree's trunk is shrinking as it dries out. And I'm keeping the water reservoir full of course, but there's no way that's going to keep a tree as hydrated as a healthy root system would. So yes, as I'm laying down on my very wet floor, hands and shirt sticky with tree sap, with wet branches dripping water on my fucking head, I discover this is all my fucking fault. Awesome. Blah-blah-blah, I get the tree centered and screwed down again. And this time I secure the motherfucker to the corner with some 20lb test fishing line. Dig out the fucking 12' stepladder again, and spend the next two hours removing all the fucking lights I had so painstakingly put on just two days before. Coax a few bent branches back into place with more fishing line and get all the fucking lights put back on. Salvage whatever ornaments I can and get those back up and the tree looks like it might have a shred of holiday spirit left in there after all. I'm going out now to buy new ornaments. Lesson learned: as you're topping off that water check those screws too, because the fucking terrorists are attacking our Christmas trees.
If you're looking for last minute stocking stuffers and you have Prime (or don't mind paying for 2nd day shipping) then Amazon is still doing $10 off Kershaw knives. Also, a wrapped 12 pack of beer isn't a bad idea either. You've most likely seen these brands as you walk by the beer aisle but how wildly popular these brands are might surprise you. Ranked by their market share, here are the top 10 most popular beers from around the world and as you might imagine, the US's contributions are rather underwhelming. |
December 21, 2016 | |||||
Off To Final Orthopedic Appointment of 2016. Then We Start The Clock All Over Again.Al Pacino was already an established successful actor, but Scarface helped launch Pfeiffer's and Mastrantonio's careers, both of whom were relatively unknown beforehand, and both went on to individual successes. Entertainment Weekly ranked the film #8 on their list of "The Top 50 Cult Films," and Empire Magazine placed it among the top 500 films of all time, at #284. In 2010, VH1 rated the movie at number 5 in its list of 100 greatest movies of all time. In 2009, Total Film listed it at number 9 on their list of the 30 Greatest Gangster movies. The company set up by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to launder money was named Montana Management after Pacino's character. Around World War II, brown glass rose in demand and many companies had to forfeit their brown glass for their country. Unfortunately that meant companies with higher quality beers had to use clear glass, which made their beers look like cheaper, clear glass beers. Higher quality brewers' solution was to sell their beer in green bottles so a consumer could tell the difference between a regular beer and a higher quality. The green beer bottle became a status symbol for many European breweries. These days, there's not much of a reason to sell a beer in a green bottle other than for marketing and aesthetic. Many companies use it to distinguish their beer from others. Of course, some beers have used green bottles for so long, it would seem silly to switch to a brown glass now. Lucky for us, glass suppliers are able to apply clear, UV protected coats to glass that help keep beer fresh no matter what kind of bottle it is in. Ten years after the tyrant's execution, the CIA agent who grilled him reveals the shattering truth... that everything the US thought it knew, was wrong. So perhaps the makers of this list might have some explaining to do. In 1973, Kicker's Livin' Loud legacy began as a two-man operation, business partners hand-building professional speaker systems from a narrow one-car garage in Stillwater Oklahoma. Seven years into his passion, with few resources but an intense love for music, company founder and current President Steve Irby literally invented the mobile-stereo enclosure market when he developed the Original Kicker. It was the first full-frequency-range speaker box designed specifically for cars and trucks. From that historic moment, delivering concert-like audio quality across a wide volume range with renowned bass and accurate sound has always been the Kicker way. YOUR NEXT MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT: is to find where this bicycle is parked.
Four days to go: if it goes bang and is on sale for Christmas, it's listed here. Along with alphabetical listing of all the stores involved. You're welcome. Mr. Clean is a brand name and mascot fully owned by Procter & Gamble, used as an all-purpose cleaner and melamine foam cleaner. Mr. Clean was created by Linwood Burton, a marine ship cleaning businessman with accounts throughout the east coast of the United States and his friend, Mathusan Chandramohan, a rich entrepreneur from Sri Lanka. In the past, ships had to be cleaned using abrasives or solvents that were able to cut successfully through embedded grease and grime; however, past solvents were so dangerous to workers that Burton was motivated to finding a solution that was effective and less caustic. Burton, with fundamental knowledge in chemistry, developed Mr. Clean in an effort to clean ships without having to pay significant premiums in disability claims for his workers. He later sold the product to Procter & Gamble in 1958. The product's mascot is the character Mr. Clean. |
December 20, 2016 | |||||
Even After The Electoral College Vote, Berners Be Like 'Bernie Can Still pull This Off.'A sushi boat is perfect if you are really wanting to make your homemade sushi creations "Pop" or if you are just wanting to wow the guests in your sushi bar. Sure, you could use a sushi plate, but a boat can pack an unexpected visual punch to your beautifully made and artfully arranged sushi that people just don't expect. This large sushi boat is nothing short of a great way to impress your dinner guests as you serve your sushi creations or anything else you desire. The presentation of your delicacies will never be the same. Baseball isn't typically considered to be as dangerous of a sport as it counterparts given its lower contact nature. That doesn't mean that the sport is exempt from it's share of serious injuries. Each year, more than 125,000 baseball and softball players under age 15 are injured badly enough to seek treatment in hospital emergency departments. Hundreds of thousands of adults receive minor injuries in these sports. Many of the injuries can be prevented if players wear safety gear and if additional safety measures are added to the game, such as using brightly colored flexible hose to highlight outfield fencing. It's almost too easy to ignore the tip jar when you're ordering your morning coffee or grabbing a sandwich during the lunch rush. That's why imaginative baristas and cashiers everywhere are starting to think outside the box when it comes to their tip jars. From "this or that"-themed jars to clever puns, these tips jars will definitely make you do a double take. They might even make you pull out a dollar or two. Troy Aumua Polamalu is a former American football strong safety of Samoan descent who played his entire twelve-year career for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned consensus All-American honors. He was chosen by the Steelers in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He was a member of two of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship teams, and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. In spring 2008, NFLShop.com reported that Polamalu's number 43 jersey was the 15th-highest-selling jersey in the NFL. The only Pittsburgh Steeler to sell more was Ben Roethlisberger's number 7 jersey, at the 10th spot. The Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus Pocket Knife contains 30 stainless-steel tools appropriate for just about any occasion: a large blade, a small blade, a corkscrew, a can opener, a bottle opener, a small screwdriver, a large screwdriver, a Phillips screwdriver, scissors, tweezers, a toothpick, punch reamer, multipurpose hook, wood saw, fish scaler, hook disgorger, metal file, metal saw, fine screwdriver, mini screwdriver, and chisel scraper. Add in such tools as a ruler, nail file, nail cleaner, magnifying glass, pressurized ball point pen, straight pen, sewing eye, and key ring and you're well equipped for everything from repairing holes in tents to reading the fine print on instructions. And it's only $32 shipped and can be there in two days with Amazon prime.
Asking you to find this pawn shop isn't a challenge, it's right down here in Miami. But asking you to find this cobblestone alley? Now that's a challenge, baby! The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some semi-automatic pistols and carbines also use this round. The .38 Special was the standard service cartridge of most police departments in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1990s -- even if they do careen off windshields -- and was also a common sidearm cartridge used by soldiers in World War I. Noted for its accuracy and manageable recoil, the .38 Special remains the most popular revolver cartridge in the world more than a century after its introduction. It is used for target shooting, formal target competition, personal defense, and for hunting small game. It's also the least expensive of the revolver calibers, save .22 long rifle. In today's day and age with the rise of Tinder and the plethora of other online dating apps, people tend to be going on many more dates. As common when there's a rise in quantity, you often draw the short straw on quality. While this happens to everyone, often times they aren't too bad. But then there are these moments. Yes, these people exist - just hopefully not using an app near you! |
December 19, 2016 | |||||
We're All Gonna Die.In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of Yellow Tail is a brand of wine produced by Casella Family Brands. Casella wines is based in Yenda, Australia, which has a population of approximately 1400 people. The Casella family has produced wines since the 1820s in Italy. However, in 1957 the Casella family, headed by Filippo Casella and his wife Maria, emigrated to Australia for a better life. Yellow Tail was developed in 2000, originally marketed to export countries and became the number one imported wine to the USA by 2003. In that time the family-owned winery expanded 10 times its original size. The winery has the capacity to have approximately 300 million litres on site with more wine produced and stored elsewhere. In addition to sparkling wines, Yellow Tail makes varietal wine from the following grape varieties: Moscato, Riesling, Semillon, Sauvignon blanc, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Merlot, Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon in addition to some blended wine and Rosé. Each wine has different colours, for example Merlot is Orange, Pinot Grigio is turquoise, Shiraz is yellow, etc. When asked what the most difficult job in the world is, many might jump to conclude doctors or rocket scientists. While the question is subjective, often times, the most challenging job is running a country. Being the President of the United States is a tough job that seems to be only getting more difficult as each term goes by. With seemingly endless resources to run a country, time and age are two things not even a president can overcome. Here are 10 comparisons as proof of that. The Mojito has routinely been presented as a favorite drink of author Ernest Hemingway. It has also often been said that Ernest Hemingway made the bar called La Bodeguita del Medio famous when he became one of its regulars and wrote "My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita" on a wall of the bar. This epigraph, handwritten and signed in his name, persists despite doubts expressed by Hemingway biographers about such patronage and the author's taste for mojitos. When preparing a mojito, lime juice is added to sugar (or syrup) and mint leaves. The mixture is then gently mashed with a muddler. The mint leaves should only be bruised to release the essential oils and should not be shredded. Then rum is added and the mixture is briefly stirred to dissolve the sugar and to lift the mint leaves up from the bottom for better presentation. Finally, the drink is topped with crushed ice and sparkling soda water. Mint leaves and lime wedges are used to garnish the glass. Number of firearm related homicides in 2014: 10,945. After you attribute about 80% of those to drug related gang violence, if you are not a drug dealer protecting your corner you have a better chance of being killed by lightning, than you do a gun. You're welcome. Because of that, Campus carry is one of several fronts where Second Amendment supporters are advancing. This is why.
Time for lunch? Hell yeah! How about either Kentucky Fried Chicken, or pizza and pasta. Your choice, but I'm buying and youy're flying so make sure you know where we're going. In 1933, eighteen-year-old Vernon Rudolph began working for his uncle, Ishmael Armstrong, who owned a small general store in Paducah, Kentucky that sold a wide variety of goods, including its very popular doughnuts. While the exact origin of the doughnut recipe remains partially a mystery, it is believed that Ishmael Armstrong was inspired by an Ohio River barge cook named Joseph LeBeouf who was famous for his light and fluffy doughnuts. The store struggled during the Great Depression, so in 1934 Vernon and Ishmael decided to move to the larger city of Nashville, Tennessee where they hoped business would be better. The uncle and nephew focused solely on selling their doughnuts and opened "The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Company" in a rented store on Gallatin Road. The shop did so well that Vernon's father, Plumie, also left Kentucky and moved to Nashville to help sell doughnuts. In May 2016, JAB Beech, a German investment firm, announced it made an offer to purchase the company for $1.35 billion over the following two months that would make the company privately owned. In the United States, the company's products are sold in Krispy Kreme stores, as well as through grocery stores, convenience stores, Walmart, Publix, Target and Shaw's stores. Whether its for accurate, low cost training or safe, comfortable first time shooting, the .22LR version of the iconic Beretta M9 pistol provides a near identical experience to the 9mm versions. Muscle memory and good habits are built on identical look, feel, operation, disassembly and magazine capacity. |
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December 16, 2016 | |||||
The Electoral College Votes Monday, This Should Be Exciting.Let's Bring Em Home update: $79,800 raised. 90 tickets completed, with 8 more in the chute. And one more round of applications to go, so we can still use all the help we can get! A hand truck, also known as a dolly or two wheeler, is an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. The objects to be moved are tilted forward, the ledge is inserted underneath them, and the objects allowed to tilt back and rest on the ledge. The truck and object are then tilted backward until the weight is balanced over the large wheels, making otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move. Modern hand trucks can be changed from a vertical 2 wheel hand truck, into a 4 wheel platform cart by changing a removable handle. As burrowing animals, mice are designed to squeeze into and live in tight spaces. One large example of this is their small size. The fur on a mouse makes it appear larger than it really is, but if you were to shave off all of its fur, then you'd see exactly how tiny they are. Along with their size, mice have long, narrow bodies and are equipped with strong legs. To top it off, they don't have collar bones. Just imagine all the holes you could squeeze through if you didn't have collar bones. The only limitation a mouse has is its skull. All of this adds up to one fact: if a mouse can squeeze its head through a hole, the rest of its body can fit, too. Looking to avoid spam when you sign up for something? Why not use 10minutemail? Looking to identify a particular font? Use WhatTheFont. Those and a shit ton of other very useful websites for you to bookmark. The most stereotypical teenager of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team, Michelangelo is a free-spirited, relaxed, and often goofy jokester, and known for his love of pizza. He provides the comic relief, though he still has an adventurous side. The least mature of the four Turtles, he shows characteristics of a "surfer" type and is often depicted with a Southern Californian accent. He is named after the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer, Michelangelo. His name was originally misspelled "Michaelangelo" by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. Michelangelo wears an orange mask and wields a pair of nunchucks.
Operating under the assuption that we're not all gonna die -- although we can always hope, right? -- I'd like you to see if you can identify where this pillow is about to fall off the edge of the bed. These Magpul furniture sets allow you to easily upgrade your rifle with the popular Magpul MOE line. Included are the MOE Mil-Spec stock, MOE carbine forend, and MOE grip. Furniture sets are available in black, Flat Dark Earth, olive drab green, and gray. And they're on sale at Brownells. North Carolina State University is a public research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution. NC State has historical strengths in engineering, statistics, agriculture, life sciences, textiles and design and now offers 106 bachelor's degrees. The graduate school offers 104 master's degrees, 61 doctoral degrees, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The university forms one of the corners of the Research Triangle together with Duke University in Durham and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Today, NC State has an enrollment of more than 34,000 students, making it the largest university in the Carolinas. |
December 15, 2016 | |||||
Only Two Weeks Left In 2016 And I Say, Good Riddance, AMIRITE?Aside from the physical benefits, one of the best benefits of yoga is how it helps a person manage stress, which is known to have devastating effects on the body and mind. Now obviously I can't do the standing on one leg part because of my ankle, but I tried to touch my hands together behind my back like this, and almost dislocated my fucking shoulder. I guess I'm staying stressed. Hardee's/Carl's Jr. is the fourth-largest hamburger fast food chain in the U.S., behind McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy's. Hardee's and Carl's Jr. are owned by the same company and have similar menus, with Carl's Jr. in the western U.S, and Hardee's in the rest of the country. The good news is that as of this writing, this restaurant chain is actually touting lower-carb versions of its sandwiches by making any one of them into a lettuce wrap - it's even trademarked the phrase "Low Carb It". The lettuce-wrapped sandwiches are then wrapped in paper, so they can be picked to eat. Unlike most other fast food chains, no knife and fork are necessary. Here are the latest and greatest deals on used guns, includiung some nice hex Mosins for $249 from Classic Firearms. Then you're going to have to feed it, of course. Las Vegas is always a fun place base game challenges on, but this photo of the Luxor won't do, since she's obviously staying at the Mandolay Bay. This photo of the Wynn las vegas tower won't do, since any idiot can tell you those ladies are staying at the Encore. So instead you'll have to find this attorney's office for me, if you please.
While major blockbuster movies often cost hundreds of millions of dollars and can command high priced theater tickets, TV shows does not compare when it comes to being as profitable. For a show to cost a few million dollars per episode is quite a hefty price for the studio to pay. For many TV shows on this list, their futures were unfortunately cut short because of it. Like Deadwood at $4.5 million per spidode? Wow! One more challenge, and like the one earlier yet a little more challenging, you'll have to identify the building in the background if you have any chance of finding this marina with a boardwalk. |
December 14, 2016 | ||||||
You Have Not Lived Today Until You Have Done Something For Someone Who Can Never Repay You. - John BunyanWith less than two weeks to go until Christmas, LBEH is still about $10,000 shy in donations, so help a brother out if you can! In 2003 Mexico displaced Holland as the worldwide exporter in beer sales, selling 1.39 million tons, with sales continuing to increase. Grupo Modelo and FEMSA send more than 80% of their exports to the U.S. Mexican beer's growth is coming largely at the expense of U.S. brands. The two main Mexican producers reported increases in export volume of 42% and 20.5% in 2006, compared to less than five percent for Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors in the same year. Most of the market is the general U.S. populace, with only 20-25% of sales to the Hispanic population in this country. The best-known and best-selling Mexican beer in the U.S. by far is Corona, produced by Grupo Modelo and distributed by Anheuser Busch. FEMSA entered the U.S. market later, but has paired with Dutch enterprise Heineken USA to promote and distribute its brands, especially Dos Equis and Tecate. Some Mexican beers, such as Modelo Especial and Negra Modelo are available in limited quantities on tap in cities such as New York, Houston and Phoenix. A predecessor to the modern egg carton was invented by Thomas Peter Bethell of Liverpool in 1906 and marketed as the Raylite Egg Box. He created frames of interlocking strips of cardboard, then these frames were themselves packed in cardboard or wooden boxes for transport by road or rail. The egg carton was invented in 1911 by newspaper editor Joseph Coyle of Smithers, British Columbia, to solve a dispute between a local farmer and hotel owner in Aldermere, near present day Telkwa, in British Columbia, over the farmer's eggs often being delivered broken. The egg carton was patented in 1969 by United Industrial Syndicate in Maine. Unlike many products, trademarks and advertisements for egg brands are usually printed on the food container itself rather than on a separate container This single-layer, distinctive packaging distinguishes egg cartons from different producers or quality on the retail shelf. Birds of a feather flock together, and so celebrities. So while some may have a more free spirited lifestyle, here are a few of the more conservative ones who waited until marriage with their equally famous significant other or just happened to lose their V card with one.
Sorry bro. Close, but no banana. If I may offer a few pearls of wisdom here, please pay particularly close attention to the differences in the perimeter wall and the protruding artwork at the peak of the building. And on a related note, I still don't know what kind of a flower (or blossom?) this is. Those who take a stroll along the preserved fortification of Dresden, the civil redesign of which was commissioned by Count Heinrich von Bruehl in the middle of the 18th century, will comprehend the effusive expression of the "Balcony of Europe". Those who take a stroll along the preserved fortification of Dresden, the civil redesign of which was commissioned by Count Heinrich von Bruehl in the middle of the 18th century, will comprehend the effusive expression of the "Balcony of Europe". Bruehl's Terrace, as well as Dresden Fortress, located immediately underneath provide comprehensive insight, both above and below ground, into the history of Dresden. The Dresden Stable Yard represents one of the few testimonials of the glamorous era of the Renaissance in Dresden. See if you can find exactly where this entrance is located. Good news: this 48-gun Cannon fire safe is built like a brick shithouse and only $799 bucks. Bad news: there is a $175 delivery surcgarge because, well, it's built like a brick shithouse.
I have to be honest here. Everyone is familiat with Sprint, the American telecommunications company that provides wireless services and is a major global Internet carrier. You may even be familiar with Sprint Food Store, which was founded in 1997 and now operates 18 convenience stores throughout South Carolina and Georgia. So then tell me, where on God's green earth was this photo taken? It started out as a simple thought about the good ole days in which exhibition shooters such as Annie Oakley, the Toepperwein's and Herb Parsons would shoot objects off people's heads, out of their mouths, or off their chest. Then the thought quickly turned into, “What if I used a Promatic Trap machine to snipe a clan off Aaron's head?” That would be awesome! |
December 13, 2016 | |||||
Happy Birthday To My Brother, Mark.After Jimmy John Liautaud graduated second to last in his class at Elgin Academy, his father gave him the choice to join the military or start a business. Liautaud eventually chose to start a business and accepted his father's $25,000 loan to start a hot dog business, with the son owning 52% of the business, and his father owning 48%. He soon realized that a hot dog business would cost more than he had, so he decided to open a sandwich shop specializing in delivery, called Jommy Hohn's. Headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, in 30 years, the company has grown to more than 2,500 locations in 46 states. Jimmy John's has opened approximately 200 locations per year over the past three years. Sometimes you either need to bring some booze into a place that doesn't allow it, or other times alcohol prices are just WAY too expensive. Yes, we're looking at you sports arenas. So here are some of the best ways to sneak booze into those events that need to be spiced up a little bit. Misting systems work by forcing water via a high pressure pump and tubing through a brass and stainless steel mist nozzle that has an orifice of about 5 micrometres, thereby producing a micro-fine mist. The water droplets that create the mist are so small that they instantly flash evaporate. Flash evaporation can reduce the surrounding air temperature by as much as 35°F in just seconds. A misting fan is similar to a humidifier. A fan blows a fine mist of water into the air. If the air is not too humid, the water evaporates, absorbing heat from the air, allowing the misting fan to also work as an air cooler. A misting fan may be used outdoors, especially in a dry climate. Stocking Stuffer Alert: Amazon is offering $10 off the purchase of select Kershaw Folding Knives. I know the Blurs are awesome; I have two black ones, The Boss lady has two -- her other one, which is green, is in her purse at the moment -- and I've given away another as a gift. I NEED A TRANSLATOR! Or am I correct in assuming this reads "PEACE"?
Can you imagine paying $13.95 for British Enfields? or how about $14.95 for Spanish Mausers? Or $9.95 Mosin Nagants? Boy I'd sure love to go back and buy guns in 1958. Yoshi is a fictional anthropomorphic dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo. He debuted in Super Mario World (1990) on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick, a role he has often reprised. Following his debut, Yoshi later starred in platform and puzzle games, including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, and Yoshi's Woolly World. Yoshi has also appeared in many of the Mario spin-off games, including Mario Party and Mario Kart, various Mario sports games, and Nintendo's crossover fighting game series Super Smash Bros. Yoshi belongs to the species of the same name, which appears in various colors. Now that you've sponged off of me for the past ten minutes or so, do me a solid and find this no entry sign, please. |
December 12, 2016 | |||||
So Anyway, This Is Today's Post.And if you haven't already, please ony up a few bucks to Let's Bring Em Home as we're running about $8k behind in donations! Burt's Bees is an American personal care products subsidiary of Clorox that describes itself as an "Earth friendly, Natural Personal Care Company" making products for personal care, health, beauty, and personal hygiene. As of 2007, they manufactured over 197 products for facial and body skin care, lip care, hair care, baby care, acne solutions, men's grooming, and outdoor remedies. Since then, their products have been distributed in nearly 30,000 retail outlets including grocery stores and drug store chains across the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from their headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. ATTENTION BOTANISTS: identify this a flower, or some sort of blossom, perhaps? The Army's Modular Handgun System will include special ammunition such as jacketed hollow-points, now that a recent legal decision that relaxed the policy restricting the military's use of bullets that expand or fragment inside the human body comes as Army weapons officials are preparing to launch a competition to replace the M9. That means they'll be using the same 9mm ammunition that you or I shoot. ATTENTION AUDIOPHILES: what band uses a Guy Fawkes mask as part of their album?
In the market for some AR optics for Christmas? Buy a Burris AR-536 5X36 or Burris AR-332 3x32 sight and receive a FastFire 3 red dot sight absolutely free. The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. It is capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories. Nintendo announced the device in March 2010 and officially unveiled it at E3 2010 on June 15, 2010. The Nintendo 3DS was first released in Japan on February 26, 2011, and worldwide beginning in March 2011. Less than six months later on July 28, 2011, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from $249 to $169 amid disappointing launch sales. Several redesigns have been made since; the Nintendo 3DS XL, a larger model, first released in Japan and Europe in July 2012, featuring a 90% larger screen. ATTENTION ... UM, PARKING METEROLOGISTS: show me where meter #363-13460 is located. |
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December 9, 2016 | ||||||
Because That's What The Fuck You Get When You Attack Pearl Harbor.In the early hours of November 13th, 1942 the Japanese battleship Kirishima-- a veteran of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor -- took part in the close-quarters melee later known as the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, wherein she, her sistership HIJMS Hiei and a task force of one Cruiser and twelve Destroyers were intercepted by US warships while en route to bombard Henderson Field and US transports on Guadalcanal. Splitting into three groups, Japanese naval forces entered Ironbottom Sound after sunset on November 14th, with the Kirishima leading a dedicated bombardment force consisting of two Heavy and two Light Cruisers screened by two Destroyers. Japanese success the night prior in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal led many aboard the Japanese ships to believe that there would be minimal US Navy presence in Ironbottom Sound to oppose their movements, however just to the Southeast of their position the USS South Dakota and the USS Washington, two US Battleships, were steaming towards Savo Island on a combat patrol, their screen of four Destroyers running in a van well ahead of their position. Still unaware of any enemy presence, the entire Japanese formation appeared on the long range Radar systems aboard the US Battleships at 2255hrs, which immediately sent out contact reports and ordered the entire formation to prepare for battle. As the first members of the Japanese force came into contact with the four US Destroyers at 2322hrs, surprise and heavy gunfire led to the entire Japanese formation to break its ranks and attack, assuming the four US Destroyers they were encountering to be a much larger American force. In the resulting half hour of close-quarters combat, the American Destroyers were all but decimated, with two ships being sunk and two so heavily damaged they were knocked out of the fight and withdrew to the Southwest away from the battle. With combat ceasing as suddenly as it had started, the Japanese force believed they had once again defeated a US Naval surface force sent to repel them, and with their path to bombard the enemy airfield seemingly clear, the Kirishima and the entire bombardment force reformed their artillery line and proceeded towards the Guadalcanal coast, switching ammunition from anti-ship armor piercing shells to fragmentation artillery shells. Steaming astern of the Destroyer van, the crew on the Kirishima were totally unaware that their battlegroup was heading straight for the two US Battleships, which had gone all but unnoticed in the preceding action due to their distance from the battle and were now using their radars to shape their course broadside to the Japanese ships and guide their main batteries onto their first target. No sooner had the Japanese force reformed than a bright flash of light appeared from the Southeast horizon, followed moments later by the distinctive thunder of heavy guns. Caught once again by surprise, there was little time to react to the new enemy threat before the Destroyer HIJMS Ayanami, steaming ahead of Kirishima in the lead of the formation, burst into flames as radar-directed shells from the American Battleships slammed into her with horrifying accuracy. Passing the battered and Anayami to Port as she slowed to a halt and began to sink, Kirishima and the balance of the Japanese force raced to reform their battle lines and identify their enemies, which now came into view less than 11,000 yards away. At precisely midnight on November 15th, 1942 the USS Washington opened fire on the HIJMS Kirishima, initiating one of history's last Battleship vs. Battleship conflicts. Aboard the Kirishima, gun directors relied on searchlights mounted aboard their escorting Cruisers to illuminate their attackers and guide the Battleships 14-inch battery onto their first target; an enormous vessel quickly identified as a South Dakota Class Battleship. Joining with the rest of the Japanese force in concentrating their fire on the enemy Battleship, the Kirishima loosed her main and secondary batteries at the enemy, which had ceased firing after its first salvo and was beginning to withdraw as shells from Kirishima and her escorts raked across her superstructure. Seizing on the opportunity to destroy a seemingly defenseless enemy Battleship, Kirishima's Captain raised his speed in an attempt to run down the retreating American ship while his gunners kept up their high rate of fire, but as she completed her course change bring the enemy vessel onto her Port side, another bright flash lit up the night from only 5,700 yards off Kirishima's starboard side. Before the sound of the gunfire could even reach the ship, Kirishima was struck by a full salvo of 16-inch shells from the USS Washington, which had managed to remain totally undetected by the Japanese force as it concentrated on the hapless South Dakota. Using her radar and the copious amount of gunfire flashes from the Kirishima to target her in the night, the Washington commenced firing her entire main battery and starboard secondary battery from point blank range. Caught once again by surprise, Kirishima's gun crews were all but powerless to defend themselves as at least nine 16-inch shells and over forty 5-inch shells slammed into their ship above the waterline, with several other 16-inch shells near-missing the Kirishima's decks and punching through her hull below the waterline and devastating her internal spaces. With her main batteries and many of her secondary batteries trained to Port attacking the South Dakota, this sudden attack from starboard left the Kirishima largely unable to defend herself during the 10 minute attack, and by the time her gunners were able to return fire on the Washington the American Battleship had already disengaged and was withdrawing to the Southwest. With the parting shots fired by the Washington lading wide of the ship at 0010hrs on November 15th, Kirishima's role in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal came to an end with the ship heavily damaged, listing to starboard, on fire in several locations and unable to steer due to a 16-inch shell having destroyed her steering gear room. Damage control parties set about the herculean task of attempting to effect repairs on the battered ship as the Light Cruiser HIJMS Nagara came alongside and rigged a towline to get her out of Ironbottom Sound, however after two hours of painfully slow progress Kirishima was barely North of Savo Island and suffering from a steadily increasing list. After inspections revealed her steering system could not be repaired without the use of a shipyard and fires below decks growing steadily out of control, the decision was taken by Kirishima's Captain to order the ship abandoned shortly before 0300hrs. With her colors struck and the Emperors portrait removed, HIJMS Kirishima was abandoned by her surviving crew and set adrift off Savo Island where charges placed on her scuttles went off and flooded the ship, rolling her onto her starboard side and sinking her at 0325hrs on November 15th, 1942 with 212 crew still aboard ship. Her wreck was discovered in 1993 by Robert Ballard, lying upside down and missing her entire bow on the bottom of Iron Bottom Sound in 4,000 feet of water at 9°5'S, 159°42E. [story culled from worldofwarships.com and history channel re-enactment]
Traveling doesn't have to be just for the well off. Even exotic destinations can be had for all. Whether it is a way of life, or just for pleasure, there are destinations for all. Here are 16 popular destinations that you can visit, that will give you great bragging rights, and do so in style, and within budget. You might find yourself in a hostel, instead of a hotel, but these spots are hot enough that it won't matter. Remember when the $13 million dollar piece of gun control propoganda known as Miss Sloane completely bombs at the box office, remember it won't be because they're pushing a tired old rhetoric that few people support anymore, it'll be because of misogyny. Also, Jessica Chastain has awesome nips, tho.
Today's FRIDAY FLICK is The Philadelphia Experiment, a film is widely believed to be based on a real-life and ill-fated experiment with invisibility and force fields in the 1940s. However, to the best of any factual knowledge, no such experiment ever occurred and the story was the work of an eccentric loner, Carl Allen, who sent notes on the "experiment" to the government in the 1950s and whose story was later leaked. Despite the lack of any factual evidence, the story has become an urban legend and favorite of conspiracy theorists, who point to the lack of evidence as proof that it's being covered up. The aircraft carrier seen in this film is USS Yorktown (CV-10), the submarine is USS Clamagore (SS-343), and the destroyer "USS Eldridge" is actually USS Laffey (DD-724). All three vessels are on display as museum ships at Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum, in Charleston, South Carolina.
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December 8, 2016 | |||||
I Fear All We Have Done Is To Awaken A Sleeping Giant And Fill Him With A Terrible Resolve.All six of Japan's first-line aircraft carriers, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were assigned to the mission to attasck Pearl Harbor. With over 420 embarked planes, these ships constituted by far the most powerful carrier task force ever assembled. Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, an experienced, cautious officer, would command the operation. His Pearl Harbor Striking Force also included fast battleships, cruisers and destroyers, with tankers to fuel the ships during their passage across the Pacific. So, what ever happened to twenty surface combat ships that participated in the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor? I'm glad you asked. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: Carrier Akagi: Attacked by planes from USS Enterprise, 4 June 1942 at the Battle of Miday. The following day she was torpedoed and scuttled by destroyers Arashi and Nowaki. Carrier Kaga: Attacked by planes from USS Enterprise and sunk, 4 June 1942, northwest of Midway Island. Carrier Hiryu: Attacked by planes from USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise, 4 June 1942. Torpedoed and scuttled the next day, by destroyers Kazegumo and Yugumo. Carrier Soryu: Attacked by planes from USS Yorktown and torpedoed twice by submarine USS Nautilus. Sunk, 4 June 1942, northwest of Midway Island. Carrier Shokaku: Torpedoed three times by submarine USS Cavalla. Sunk, 140 miles north of Yap Island, 19 June 1944. Carrier Zuikaku: Attacked by planes from USS Essex and USS Lexington. Struck by 6 torpedoes and 7 bombs. Sunk, 220 miles east northeast of Cape Engano, 25 October 1944. BATTLESHIPS: Battleship Hiei: Crippled by fifty 8-inch shell hits during the first Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal. Bombed by USAAF B-17 bombers and struck by 4 torpedoes from aircraft of USS Enterprise. Sunk off Savo Island, 13 November 1942. Battleship Kirishima: In one of the few battleship-on-battleship duels of the war, Kirishima got THE LIVING SHIT kicked out of it by the USS Washington (BB-56) during the Second Battle Of Guadalcanal. Kirishima received nine 16-inch and over forty 5-inch hits at a range of only 5,800 yards and quickly capsized, 15 November 1942. CRUISERS: Heavy Cruiser Tone: Sunk in shallow water by aircraft from Task Force 38 near Kure Island, 24 July 1945. Wreck broken up for scrap in 1948. Heavy Cruiser Chickuma: Torpedoed by aircraft from Task Force 77.4.2 northeast of Samar. Scuttled by torpedoes from destroyer Nowake, October 25 1944. Light Cruiser Abukuma: Bombed by USAAF aircraft 10 miles southeast of Negros, Philippines, 24 October 1944. Sank two days later, 26 October 1944. DESTROYERS: Destroyer Tanikaze: Torpedoed and sunk by USS Harder, 90 miles southwest of Basilan, 9 June 1944. Destroyer Urakaze: Torpedoed and sunk by USS Sealion, 65 miles northwest of Keelung, Formosa, 21 November 1944. Destroyer Isokaze: Damaged by aircraft of Task Force 58, scuttled 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, 7 April 1945. Destroyer Hamakaze: Sunk by aircraft from USS Hornet and USS Cabot, 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, 7 April 1945. Destroyer Kasumi: Damaged by aircraft from Task Force 58, scuttled 150 miles southwest of Nagasaki, 7 April 1945. Destroyer Arare: Torpedoed and sunk by USS Growler, 7 miles east of Kiska Harbor, Alaska 5 July 1942. Destroyer Kagero: Damaged by a mine and sunk by US Navy aircraft, 5 miles southwest of Rendova, 8 May 1943. Destroyer Shiranui: Sunk by aircraft of Task Force 77, 80 miles north of Panay, 27 October 1944. Destroyer Akigumo: Torpedoed and sunk by USS Redfin, 30 miles southeast of Zamboanga, 11 April 1944.
So the The political shills over at Sandy Hook Promise recently put out this anti-gun PSA. of course they forgot one of the most obvious warning signs. Meanwhile, here's a deal you simply can't afford to pass up: Omni Hybrid MAXX AR-15 for $427 + $5 fhipping to your FFL. Sure, any fool with a white belt in Google Fu can tell me where to take this young lass to lunch, because the nearest restaurant is right there behind her. So if you want to impress me, show me where to take this chick to lunch. And honey, it's spelled E-R-N-I-E not E-R-I-C. Get it right next time.
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December 7, 2016 | ||||
A Date Which Shall Live In Infamy.At first, everyone thought it was a piece of loose rigging slapping against the wrecked hull of the USS West Virginia. Bang. Bang. To the survivors on land, it was just another noise amid the carnage of Pearl Harbor a day after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack. Like the sound of fireboats squirting water on the USS Arizona. Or the hammers chipping into the overturned hull of the Oklahoma. But they realized the grim truth the next morning, in the quiet dawn. Someone was still alive, trapped deep in the forward hull of the sunken battleship. Bang. Bang. The Marines standing guard covered their ears. There was nothing anyone could do. When salvage crews raised the West Virginia six months later, they found the bodies of three men huddled in an airtight storeroom: Ronald Endicott, 18; Clifford Olds, 20; and Louis "Buddy" Costin, 21. But the most haunting discovery was the calendar. Sixteen days had been crossed off in red pencil. The young sailors had marked their time, not knowing what had happened to their ship or that their country was at war. There were 37 confirmed pairs or trios of brothers assigned to USS Arizona on December 7, 1941. Of these 77 men, 62 were killed, and 23 sets of brothers died. Only one full set of brothers, Kenneth and Russell Warriner, survived the attack; Kenneth was away at flight school in San Diego on that day and Russell was badly wounded but recovered. Both members of the ship's only father-and-son pair, Thomas Augusta Free and his son William Thomas Free, were killed in action. The Final Countdown is a 1980 alternate history science fiction film about a modern aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. If the same movie were to be made today, the carrier would be transported back to 1977, just three years before the original movie was made. Here is the entire movie in regular quality, but my favorite scene in hd video but shitty sound. World War II ace-in-a-day Archie Donahue was one of the Zero pilots. The Zeroes, which were actually converted AT-6 Texans, were flying with the throttle to the stops and the F-14s were flying at stall speed -- note wings fully extended in most scenes. That was so they could get both aircraft in the same shot at the same time because remember, there was no CGI shit back then. And with the inactivation of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in 2012, the Nimitz -- the carrier featured in The Final Countdown -- is now the oldest American carrier in active service. [download in hd] Among the drydocked ships in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked was the destroyer USS Shaw (DD-373). Raised out of the water in the floating drydock YFD-2, along with the old harbor tug Sotoyomo (YT-9), Shaw attracted the unwelcome attention of several dive bombers of the second strike wave. These hit her with three bombs at about the same time as they were attacking the then-nearby battleship Nevada. These bombs all hit the forward portion of the ship. The resulting fires proved uncontrollable, and Shaw was ordered abandoned. As efforts were underway to flood the drydock about a half-hour after she was hit, Shaw's forward ammunition magazines detonated in a spectacular blast, completely removing her bow. The blast also punctured YFD-2 and Sotoyomo. Both soon sank, the drydock partially and the tug completely, leaving Shaw's after portion afloat, with an intense fire raging at its front. Perhaps if this nice lady had been given a few fruitcakes for Christmas, she might still be alive because after all, a restraining order is just a piece of paper. So, you might ask, how many fruitcakes does it take to stop a .50 cal Desert Eagle? Well, there's only one way to find out. And if you're looking for a nice little $15 stocking stuffer? Might I suggest the Mag Lula UpLula universal magazine loader. It works on 9mm, .40S&W, and .45ACP. |
December 6, 2016 | |||||
75 Years Ago The Kido Butai Was In The Middle of The Pacific Ocean.So big news in my neck of the woods, an off duty officer for the local police departyment got absolutely shitfaced -- and I mean shitfaced to the tune of a BAC .253 -- and drove her car into someone's house. Here's the view of the route she was taking and given her blood alcohol content, I'm guessing she more or less passed out at the wheel and just plowed straight on, right into the victim's house. Thankfully no bystanders were injured so her injuries aside, kiss that career in law enforcement goodbye. And in semi-ralated news, remember last month when an armed Good Samartitan cashed in some guy's chips as he was attacking a Lee County Sheriff? Turns out when an Officer in trouble requests your help, you are “deputized” on the spot and acting as a law enforcement Officer, as per the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878 by none other than President Rutherford B. Hayes. Ice cube trays are designed to be filled with water, then placed in a freezer until the water freezes to ice, producing ice cubes. Trays are often flexible, so the frozen cubes can be easily removed by flexing the tray. While the usual shape of the ice 'cube' is roughly cubical, there are trays that dispense hemispherical or cylindrical blocks. These are commonly referred to as "ice tubes". Some novelty trays produce blocks of ice in seasonal, festive or other shapes. There is also the possibility to freeze different edible items inside the ice cubes, both at home and commercial production. The GLOCK 23 combines compact dimensions for both open and concealed carry, with minimum weight, despite its large magazine capacity in .40 caliber. Having survived durability tests and use by U.S. Law Enforcement agencies, the G23 pistol has repeatedly demonstrated its world-class durability and reliability in even the most unfavorable conditions. That's why countless police authorities continue to adopt the GLOCK 23 as their official service pistol. Glock's MSRP? $650 bucks. But because I'm awesome, it's yours for $400, plus $17 to ship to your FFL.
Is it that time of the year when you're seeking out exotic destinations, trendy cities, and other spectacular areas for a getaway? Based on hundreds of traveler reviews, here are the 25 of the best destinations in the world. It won't be easy, but which will you choose? Aerie is a lingerie retailer and intimate apparel sub-brand owned by American Eagle Outfitters. The brand targets the American 15- to 25-year-old female demographic.[1] In addition to lingerie such as a wide variety of bras and other undergarments, the aerie line also sells dormwear, active apparel, loungewear, accessories and sleepwear. The aerie brand is sold as a shop-in-shop in American Eagle Outfitters stores, on-line through the American Eagle web site, and in stand-alone aerie retail stores. Additionally, American Eagle Outfitters and aerie merchandise are available at 82 licensed international franchise stores in 13 countries. Aerie's main competition in the lingerie market for the 15 to 22-year-old demographic includes Pink by Victoria's Secret and GapBody. And so far, no joy on this park bench, so perhaps you'll have better luck finding me this covered bench instead. |
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I Just Realized As Shitty As 2016 Has Been, Chicago Cubs Fans Are Having The Best Year Ever.Farfalle are a type of pasta commonly known as bow-tie pasta. The name is derived from the Italian word farfalla, meaning "butterfly", and the 'e' at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word "butterflies". Farfalle come in several sizes, but they all have a distinctive "bow tie" shape. Usually, the farfalle are formed from a rectangle or oval of pasta, with two of the sides trimmed to a ruffled edge and the center pinched together to make the unusual shape of the pasta. Though usable with most sauces, farfalle are best suited to cream and tomato sauces. Break the Spell is a slot machine produced in 2009 by Atronic Entertainment, where players are rewarded for helping the wizard break the spell and enchant the frog. Frequent expanding wilds in the base game boost the win potential, with three or more coin bonus symbols in any position trigger the bonus screen, revealing five frogs. The player has to select which frog will be enchanted by the wizard and pay a bonus award; if three or more coin symbols occur anywhere on an active payline, the bonus awards will be doubled. If coinciding triggers occur on active paylines, the doubled bonus awards will be multiplied by the number of lines the trigger occurs. Playing more lines of Break the Spell increases the chance of multiple triggers. Whether you're actually sick or just wanted to take a day off to catch Pokemon, for some it might not be as easy as just clocking out for a day. What these individuals thought of as a relaxing day off turned out to be quite the opposite when they returned; these 18 office pranks remind you to never leave your office unintended. If you're like most renters, you've probably been ignoring something that you've needed for far too long now. That something is renter's insurance. Since you're reading this blog post you obviously understand that renter's insurance is something you need. It's probably occurred to you that in the face of a tragic event like a fire or theft, your stuff will need replacing. When it comes to buying renter's insurance, it's truly not the time to guess. Guessing can end up costing you a lot of money and heartache. You likely have absolutely no idea how much your possessions actually are worth. In fact, it's said that the average person owns $20K in personal belongings. Truthfully, if you were to look around your home right now, would you guess that your possessions were worth $20,000? Probably not. Just in time for Christmas: Cabela's Christmas Sale Flyer! |
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December 2, 2016 | |||||
Only 23 More Sleeps Until Christmas. Unless You Do Meth, Then Only Like, 3 Sleeps.The GS Mark, which stands for “Geprufte Sicherheit” in German and means Safety Tested, is a licensed mark of the German government and may only be issued by an accredited product safety testing and certification agency. The GS Mark is recognized throughout Germany and EU countries as symbol of safety. German consumers are willing to pay a higher price for products if there is a strong certification mark on it. The GS Mark minimizes manufacturers' risk of product liability and provides manufacturers with the confidence that their products are safe, legal and of high quality. The GS mark also assures end users that the product has been independently tested by an authorized third party for safety. Any product bearing the GS Mark indicates that it was tested and complies with the minimum requirements of the German Product Safety Act. Byobu are Japanese folding screens made from several joined panels, bearing decorative painting and calligraphy, used to separate interiors and enclose private spaces, among other uses. Like many Japanese arts and Japanese crafts, folding screens originated in China; prototypes dating back to the Han dynasty have been found. The term byobu figuratively means "protection from wind", which suggests that the original purpose of by?bu was blocking drafts. By?bu were introduced in Japan in the eighth century, when Japanese craftsmen started making their own byobu, highly influenced by Chinese patterns. Through different Japanese eras, byobu evolved in structure and design, along with the techniques and materials used. Remember this Progressive commercial with the European shoulder bag? Well no one will be laughing when you skin uour EDC piece from this Rio Bravo CCW Leather Briefcase. Yesterday's Robin Williams trivia dictated today's FRIDAY FLICK. "Every day I come by your house and I pick you up. And we go out. We have a few drinks, and a few laughs, and it's great. But you know what the best part of my day is? For about ten seconds, from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door, 'cause I think, maybe I'll get up there and I'll knock on the door and you won't be there. No goodbye. No see you later. No nothing. You just left. I don't know much, but I know that. "
Have you ever wondered how cartographers managed to project the earth on a two-dimensional map? Well, the earth being a 3D planet became a challenge for the early cartographers and then Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish cartographer, and geographer had a breakthrough innovative idea. He designed a map in the year 1569 that was immensely helpful for navigation purpose, but it had a flaw. The system he incorporated actually resulted in the distortion of object sizes depending on their position relative to the equator. Due to this, certain landmasses like Antarctica, Greenland, and others appeared larger than their actual size. Check out Russia's appearance now versus on the actual equator. I regret but I have but two challenges to give for my country. The first is to identify this green book -- or is it a box maybe? -- and the second is to find this big tall yellow thing. Crocs are made from a synthetic fiber called Croslite, and is a proprietary closed-cell resin manufactured and trademarked by the company. Croslite has numerous qualities that make it attractive to wearers. It is very lightweight and soft. It is also odor-resistant, non-toxic and doesn't leave marks. It is anti-microbial in nature, so it resists fungal and bacterial growth. It can be cleaned with regular soap and water and doesn't absorb water or sweat. Croc shoes Croslite material can still be damaged by extended exposure to high temperatures. Direct sunlight and other forms of heat have been known to cause the synthetic fiber to warp and become misshapen. Because of this, the manufacturers of Crocs advise that owners should store their shoes in a cool place. The shoes also eventually lose their grip from extended use. When this happens, the company advises customers to purchase a new pair. |
December 1, 2016 | ||||
Welcome To December. Only 23 More Shopping Days Until Christmas.Perhaps I'm just a little out of touch with recent fashion trends, but is this a Briggs and Stratton hat? During filming for Good Will Hunting, when Robin Williams and Matt Damon were shooting the scene on the bench in the Public Garden, it seems like they're the only people in the park. Quite the opposite is true. with Williams being a massive star, there were at one point over 3,000 people there watching that scene unfold. After the 2014 death of Robin Williams, the Boston Public Garden park bench where he and Matt Damon had their conversation scene, became an impromptu memorial site for the actor with people leaving flowers, quotes and various items at the bench. And personally, I prefer the painting scene that laid the ground work for the park scene. Dammit, I really tried to find a better quality version of this photo so I knew where to grab a drink, but no dice. Can you still help me out? With the possible removal of silencers/suppressors from National Firearms Act control, a number of legal questions around the devices emerge. The current mechanism for change, H.R.3799 — the Hearing Protection Act — is stuck in the U.S. House but would likely see a stronger reboot in the next Congress in 2017. If a new bill gains enough momentum to make it through Capitol Hill and onto the waiting desk of President Trump, it would leave a few things undecided if signed into law with its current language. So it's almost time to start decorating the house for Christmas. Which do you prefer, the classier white lights, or the more traditional multi-color lights? |
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