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Oh boy, even two months of pay and allowances is a nice windfall. Three Grand in 1947

"Sudden Beer Shortage"

"Hooker Prices Exploding"

USS Abraham Lincoln headed for port in Thailand after 250 days at sea Crew aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln spent months without a port call. Texts shared by family members show that's about to change. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/24/uss-abraham-lincoln-update-thailand/91442505...

It works for me.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2026 10:04 pm
Clearly it’s old because it’s been a long time since Mexican citizens could own military calibers like the .45, which explains the popularity down south of the .38 Super.

As far as gun laws go, that is particularly absurd.

More like JATO to get this fast.

The Tigers and the Maus are going waaay too fast.

Putin dies and goes to hell. Because of good behavior, he is allowed to take a few days' vacation in Moscow. He goes into a bar and orders a vodka. "Does Crimea actually belong to us?" he asks the bartender. Bartender: "Yes, it belongs to us." Putin: "And the Donbas? And Kyi...

Brazilian Hell... A man dies and goes to hell. There, he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He goes to the German hell and asks, "What do they do there?" He is told: "First, they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for anot...

I have one. It's a depressing read but an informative one. Oh, the many, many missed opportunities.

A CNN reporter, a BBC reporter, and an Israeli commando are captured by Hamas in Gaza. The leader of the terrorists said he'd grant them each one last request before they were beheaded. The CNN Reporter said, "I’d like one last hamburger with fries.” The leader nodded and said it would be done....

God created the first Swiss and asked him... "What do you want?" "Mountains," replied the Swiss. God created mountains for the Swiss and asked him: "What else do you want?" "Cows," said the Swiss. God created cows for the Swiss. The Swiss milked the cows, tast...

Actuall event at Wal-Mart. That’s so twisted… 🤪🤣 MC3 Murder Creek Cattle Co. · Folgen Gestern um 05:35 · Waycross Woman Arrested After Turning Numbered Pigs Loose in Walmart WAYCROSS, GA — Shoppers at the Waycross Walmart were thrown into confusion Saturday afternoon after a local woman allegedly re...

....Here's the issue with Stennis - the Senator was a huge backer of the USN. He was also a vicious, brutal, die-hard segregationist, and if any ship should have been renamed during The Great Confederate Purge, it should have been the ship her crew calls Johnny Reb. Mike Maybe Karma will get to it ...

Let's hope this ends the tradition of naming ships after presidents.

A Labour politician, a BBC TV reporter and a British SAS soldier were captured by ISIS... They were, as usual, sentenced to death by beheading. Unexpectedly, the ISIS leader said they could have one last request before their sentence was carried out. The Labour politician asked to hear a rendering o...

Primarily tactical airlifter within Europe, including short runway operations and paratrooper drops. Secondary role that opens up with this buy is longer transports as necessary. The latest version of the C-130 seems to fit the primary role like a glove but the 390 is trending in Europa, albeit in ...

Is there any particular aspect to the ”isn’t a good inter-theatre transport” that you’ve heard mentioned? That’s to say, does it relate to something like very short runways or something like that? What does Sweden want to do with it? Move stuff to another continent or to a different location within...

Ok, Italians in the 70s with nuclear capable missiles on a WW2 cruiser?

That happened to be WNT compliant when commissioned?

The German major pulled his Luger pistol and held it to Edmonds’ head, threatening to shoot him on the spot if he did not call the Jewish troops forward.

Extraordinarily stupid behavior. In January 1945 even a blind man should have seen what was coming.