January 2011 - Argghhh!

Jeppesen actually published this approach ...

1920: One year after the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, starry-eyed idealism knows a brief triumph over human nature as Prohibition goes into effect. Shortly thereafter, gun violence spikes as criminals vie for the booze trade. The gov'ts response? Impose a tax on machine guns and short-barrelled weapons. That worked well. From Constitution.net:21st AmendmentIt would be a disservice to say that the 18th Amendment was completely ineffective. It would also be a disservice...

...and is the reason MikeD commented "...if you're making a 'Rangers are teh ghey' joke..." in yestiddy's episode.But it's not an "all Rangers are the ghey" joke, just *these* Rangers are teh ghey.But you really need to read about the exploding lasagna as part of the backstory.Now, the almost victims of the IEP (Improvised Explosive Pasta) are definitely *not* ghey. And they'd fit right in at The Castle -- they like shooting other people's ammo...And...

At least, that what it looks like to me... The shock wave rocks the ground as a ball of smoke and flame and debris erupts into the air after a mine-clearing line charge detonates as Army combat engineers clear a section of road in the Gor Tepa region of the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class John Queen Yanno - I think it would make a *nice* recruiting poster, though this one is probably too un-PC for this day and age of a kindler, gentler fluffy-bunny sensitive armed...

Obviates the need for a thousand words - as long as you understand the directional component of the sign's vector is serving to reduce the sign's distance from the center of the earth. This is a good thing, of course.

...I think we need a firearm. In this case a Mutzig-made French percussion pistol converted from a flintlock. This poor fellow needs some TLC, hence why he's been dragged from the Arms Room to the Armorer's Workbench. Sometimes, I just let you guys have the pics for free... And yes, Argent - there is cat hair all over in that pic....

It brings a small tear to my eye, just to see how so many grown men can devote so much affection on to one girl. How can it be that so many men pour forth love on to her without a hint of jealousy or jockeying to be her favorite? But alas, she loves them all back with equal measure...

Bwaaaaahahahahahahaaaaa!