John Kettler Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Cerberus seems to have lost a head. After this, they howled Kumbayah to celebrate their bond. Got both from a Tumblr series on weird things huskies do. And from my occasional sign finds... Told you not to pet the kitty! Regards, John Kettler Edited February 17, 2019 by John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Ahhh.... Just like a kitten... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 How flight line ordnance mishaps occur. All right, it's obviously a stunt, for those are WW II era 250 lb bombs (really, casings), and we use nothing like them today on our planes. Regards, John Kettler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Believe guys owe some other guys a lot of beer! What say you? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, John Kettler said: ...250 lb bombs... You sure about that? They look more like 500 pounders to me. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 36 minutes ago, John Kettler said: Believe guys owe some other guys a lot of beer! What say you? They'd better pay up or they'll never live it down! Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, John Kettler said: How flight line ordnance mishaps occur. It's part of the intro for the movie "Hot Shots". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih78dz2XyLc Edited February 18, 2019 by General Jack Ripper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 By sheer happenstance I came across a YT video I dare not link to called Top 10 People Getting TRIGGERED. It is extremely NSFW on the language front, but at 9:47 there is a tirade which, were it in a film, would absolutely rate an Academy Award. See what you think and get back to me. I think method actors would lose their minds to act this scene as the outraged person. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Wasn't quite sure where to put this, decided here was best: https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/2018/06/04/belarus-reveals-drone-that-is-a-rocket-launcher-with-rotors/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) Andy, A bit of frayed nerves or maybe fun at the Belarus desk at DIA. Back when, that would certainly have commanded my attention as a Soviet Threat Analyst. What a nasty toy for Belarus SOF and, by extension, Russian SOF! Take a few behind enemy lines and cause wholesale havoc without exposing anyone directly! Strong argument for drone countermeasures. Regards, John Kettler Edited February 24, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 No worries: https://petapixel.com/2015/08/19/this-new-shotgun-shell-is-for-shooting-down-drones/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The Ministry of Strange Walks has nothing on these people. The video is kind of long, but what a treat. Not my fault if I find yourself changing the way you talk as a result of listening the NCO bawl out what I believe are commands. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) It's interesting from a sociological POV to see how the British style of marching has been taken to a ludicrous extreme for ceremonial purposes over the years. It helps one understand how some of the silly things we do today and take for granted as "traditional" derived from something that once made some sort of sense, but have been transformed over the years. (eg saluting, and religious or other ceremonies.) Presumably the weird headgear date back to Alexander the Great Greek helmet headgear(?) Edited February 25, 2019 by Erwin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Erwin, What do you make of Russians goose stepping? My vague recollection is that the Russians modeled the Tsarist (?) army on the Germans, who were thought of as the sine qua non military, so that's how it came to be. As for the headgear, to me, it reads India and a reimagined coxcomb. Now for a pic! Am not at all sure what I'm looking at here, though my suspicions run to some amalgamation of several electromechanical devices, but it reads steam punk. The woman's name is Vicky Dugan--for those able to tear their eyes away from the marvelous contraption on the table! Regards, John Kettler Edited February 28, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, John Kettler said: What do you make of Russians goose stepping? My vague recollection is that the Russians modeled the Tsarist (?) army on the Germans, who were thought of as the sine qua non military, so that's how it came to be. As for the headgear, to me, it reads India and a reimagined coxcomb Brit Army used to be big on raising the leg for a hard and loud stamp down - see the Guards changing at Buck Palace. IIRC it actually could cause leg injuries. Seems the Pak and Indians have taken this to an extreme high kick "silly walks" ceremonial style. It's possible the headgear is based on chickens. But, unless there is evidence to support the cock theory, my first thought was the Alexander the Great era Greek headgear (later copied by the Romans). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Believe this thing should be called a Face Plant Inducer, for that's the thought about it which immediately came to mind when I first saw the scary ingenious exercise device. Imagine if you could put solid metal spheres of various weights in the far end of that thing and work up from what you see to, say, a shot put ball. What fantastic condition you'd be in from doing that! Look! They just bought their first furniture set together and invited close friends over to show it off. Regards, John Kettler Edited February 28, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Might be good in a pool... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Erwin, My first thought was they reminded me of LifeSavers™ candy, because the chair is dead on for cherry. Didn't know what to make of this when I came across it, but Barbie's appeared in all sorts of fancy duds over the decades, so I suppose the super luxe dolls were inevitable, but are these them? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Aw man... I didn't realize I still need the pink one to complete my collection!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 10 hours ago, John Kettler said: The woman's name is Vicky Dugan... She was rather famous in the 1950s for having (in some eyes) a spectacular derriere. Although certainly acceptable, I myself can't find anything exceptional about it. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Even Marilyn Monroe would not be exceptional by today's aerobicized and enhanced bods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Erwin, Those aren't dolls in the sense you'd think of. The doll is high fashion model in a presumably expensive shoot designed to convey that idea. Have found some nine more such "dolls" on Tumblr, and blown up images of individual ones make it clear these are real women. As for Marilyn Monroe, if she was that underwhelming, why has she been copied who knows how many times by modern women desperate to have her allure and looks? There are pics of her back when she was Norma Jean, and even pre-Hollywood, as a wholesome American girl, she commanded a calendar feature shot. She wasn't plastic, even after Hollywood glammed her up. Michael Emrys, A worthy research project if ever I heard of one! You should submit a research grant proposal forthwith. Title could be: A Morphological Assessment of the Gluteal Proportions of V. Dugan As Measured Against Heterosexual Male Standards for the Callipygous Heterosexual Female Then, and in the Succeeding Decades, with a Foreword by Sir Mixalot. Looks like a slam dunk to me! Now, where should you submit it? Regards, John Kettler Edited March 2, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 11:54 AM, General Jack Ripper said: No worries: https://petapixel.com/2015/08/19/this-new-shotgun-shell-is-for-shooting-down-drones/ General Jack Ripper, The article was okay, but the comments were quite the read. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This child appeared in a Tumblr piece in a list of black child prodigies, and I was blown away by what he's done so far, never mind where he's going! Carson Huey-You The 11-year-old is the youngest student ever to attend Texas Christian University. Carson, who plans to become a quantum physicist, is taking calculus, physics, history and religion in his first semester. Given that he was devouring chapter books by age 2 and attending high school by age 5, the boy genius might reach his goal of attaining a doctorate degree before age 20. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Want to build dioramas? Here's a great short course. Probably best water representations I recall seeing, too. Regards, John Kettler Edited March 4, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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