Argghhh!

Given the drivel that has dribbled from our Betters in Washington this last week in re Syria... where the long, slow slide to yet another adventure militant seems to be gathering steam... As the Nobel Peace Prize holder is seemingly ready to send my brothers and sisters into a new breach, I quote a DWEM, a Dead White European Male (a group long held in contempt in academic circles) who knew something of war. “No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first...

Maybe one of you guys can explain to me how Harry Reid still has the unmitigated gall to appear in public, let alone on national television.Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really goodReid then had the temerity to re-appear and announce that his remarkswere mischaracterized by those seeking to score political pointsRight. What he *meant* to say, evidently, was that it was really good that February's losses were only 10,000 more than January's...

When Tricare Fails... (it embiggenates, you know) Corpse Men Gather. Boq

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A shrubbery! Er, no. A chili-cook off! Sorry, channeling my inner-Python for a moment. Greta sends: ****PLEASE share this with as many people as you can (only tagged a few to start with). We can do as many of these as we find troops willing to do it. Soldiers' Angels and the International Chili Society are on the search for deployed troops to host a chili cookoff. This has been done several times in the past and with great success! Troops will need: ■permission to host event ■a designated date...

One day, a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber said, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week." The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a "Thank You" card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.Later, a cop came in for a haircut, and, when he reached for his wallet to pay his bill, the barber said, '"'I...

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Awhile back, John was asked by a publicist at the Penguin Group in New York if he’d be interested in reviewing a book chronicling the lives of the two highest-scoring American aces in WWII: Richard Bong (the top scorer and US “Ace of Aces” in that conflict, with 40 kills) and Tommy McGuire, who barely missed being #1 (with 38 victories) when he died in the Southwestern Pacific theater near the end of the war.