This reminds me of the homeowners organizations that won't let an 85 year old WWII veteran fly an American flag. Yet another example of liberal insanity where they think government knows better how to run a persons life than the person does. Is sad.

(guy should send a bunch of real chickens over to the neighbor so they can see what they look like)

(too bad he didn't have a pair of those flamingo yard ornaments)

Then again they might eat all the tree snakes that I understand are all over Guam. I think they came in on a ship also.

Alex - I don't think anything wore off. Has been sitting on a book shelf for some years. It's by Lion Mktg Atlanta Ga 1988. Could swear it used to change the picture. Maybe my senility is worse than I thought.

Kalel - Are you going to give up that easily?

(that is the pity)

Kalel - Trust me it was far from your best!

Not Sci-Fi but Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, and
Lee Marvin, for only a few, did some pretty great jobs themselves during WWII. Albert was a landing craft coxswain during the Tarawa landings and saved nearly 50 Marines lives.

Didn't have time to read the whole article.

Is there an echo in here?

Belay that, I thought I had seen this here already but I guess not.

(wudda been extra nice if they handed out some cheese steaks)

Their "Numbers stations are unlicensed, which makes it hard to figure out where they're broadcasting from." is really a bunch of malarkey. Doesn't take a whole lot of smarts to DF a transmitter on HF. Some years ago the Canadians had a Huff Duff (HFDF) site on Bermuda. Don't know if it's still there.

Why does the post headline have "Mysterious Numerical Radio Stations"? The link properly calls them numbers stations. Would be nice if article leads weren't made up of BS. There's no logical reason for doing so.

I guess it's pretty neat but I like the CIWS Gatling gun myself. Wonder how useful it will be on a cloudy or foggy day.

Edward - So are you saying you prefer the ship being sunk? I think I missed your point.

CRUD! DavidG you stole my thunder. She is truly FINE!

Kalel - go sit in the corner, that was really terrible.
GGGGG

Alex - Shame on you for keeping her a secret. Then again I sure don't blame you.

(Ana will you marry me)

(Fine hell, she's 100 stages above fine)

(kind of makes me remember the old field telephone bit but my manners prevent me from posting it)

(an Ana fan club would be cool)

(not as cool as Ana but really cool none the less)

(she's finer than watching a DC3 fly by)

(or a Model A Ford drive by)

(that smile could charm the monkeys out of the trees)

Alex - Does that ink lose it's properties after a while? I've had a coffee cup for ages for the U.S. submarine service. One side has the dolphins insignia. The other side has a periscope view of a Japanese tin can. I know it used to change but after filling it with boiling water nothing has happened. I have no idea where I got the thing since I've never been a member of that elite fraternity. I was going to offer it to anyone that earned their dolphins but since it doesn't work it's not as neat as it used to be.

(then again anything related to the Silent Service is pretty darn neat to my mind.)

I didn't know beer was made out of grapes.

Hope this doesn't mean I have to stop firing my Carbide Cannon every July 4th. That would be quite disturbing.

Geoduck - I used to have that picture. Will see if I still do. Brings back memories.

Gotta love that, the scientists are 'pretty sure' the anthrax is gone. Wouldn't you think intelligent people would be a tad more positive than 'pretty sure' about such a potentially nasty threat?

(probably related to one that uses a match to check if there's gasoline in the cars gas tank)

(hey Joe I'm pretty sure this is a good way to check)

(KABOOM)