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Poohbah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:28 am I have been voluntold to give this year's Truman Lecture at the Air Force Academy, in late October. I was also told to be thought-provoking. But only as far as decorum shall permit, of course.

Should I alert legal counsel to be standing by?

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:12 am

Poohbah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:28 am I have been voluntold to give this year's Truman Lecture at the Air Force Academy, in late October. I was also told to be thought-provoking. But only as far as decorum shall permit, of course.

Should I alert legal counsel to be standing by?

We don't need no stinking lawyers. Get out the dueling pistols.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:03 am

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑

Poohbah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:28 am I have been voluntold to give this year's Truman Lecture at the Air Force Academy, in late October. I was also told to be thought-provoking. But only as far as decorum shall permit, of course.

Should I alert legal counsel to be standing by?

We don't need no stinking lawyers. Get out the dueling pistols.

Who says your opponent is honorable?

He's not saying that his opponent is honorable. He's saying that he's a FAR better shot!

Belushi TD

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:38 pm He's not saying that his opponent is honorable. He's saying that he's a FAR better shot!

Belushi TD

What makes you think I'm honorable? If needed, I don't have trouble shooting people in the back.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:30 pm

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:38 pm He's not saying that his opponent is honorable. He's saying that he's a FAR better shot!

Belushi TD

What makes you think I'm honorable? If needed, I don't have trouble shooting people in the back.

If you were truly dishonorable you’d sick legal counsel on him in a loser pays state

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:13 pm

jemhouston wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:30 pm

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:38 pm He's not saying that his opponent is honorable. He's saying that he's a FAR better shot!

Belushi TD

What makes you think I'm honorable? If needed, I don't have trouble shooting people in the back.

If you were truly dishonorable you’d sick legal counsel on him in a loser pays state

I'm not that dishonorable. I go by the Evil Overlord's Guidelines.

I don't think it's going to be a problem. Roberta and I spitballed ideas back and forth last night, and I think I have a good subject and theme.

Poohbah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:28 am I have been voluntold to give this year's Truman Lecture at the Air Force Academy, in late October. I was also told to be thought-provoking. But only as far as decorum shall permit, of course.

God help those poor cadets…

Just wrapped up the 40th Reunion of the Class of 1983.

Somewhat fewer people than in 2013 as late effects of war wounds catch up with us, and most of us are getting older...but I suspect that a few have paintings hidden away in their basements.

We danced the night away, caught up with each other, and had great fun.

Feeling guilty about something? Perhaps something hidden away in your house?

Wolfman wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:34 pm Feeling guilty about something? Perhaps something hidden away in your house?

Check to see if one of their houses is bigger on the inside than on the outside.

One of my classmates STILL looks the same as when she graduated. You'd think she was too young to have an AFC and two DFCs...

Seafair was good, and it's nice to be back home for a while. Mountain Home's Air Show/Open House is a week from today. And we received a invite to bring 512 to the National Victory Day Show in October at Andrews. First, though, we have to work off all the seafood we ate.

The two Red lawyers from Portland and a few friends were picketing outside Boeing Field, though-which was a surprise. Hardly anyone paid them any attention, other than a couple of news crews. One of their signs read: "War Criminals flying at Seafair" (Goalie and I, along with a few guys in a UH-1H that has time in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas in its logbook, and a Navy fellow with A-6 time from the big war who flies a TBM were the only WW III vets flying-I'd like to know how these creeps knew). We passed the word to Mountain Home's Air Base Group along with Kara at the 366th Wing HQ to be ready for these folks if and when they show up.

They probably think anyone who doesn't agree with their viewpoint as a war criminal. Just as we think they're useful idiots.

Why haven’t those idiots been arrested yet?

They're planning to protest at Warren--apparently have a hard-on for Boss-Ma'am and me.

So a private owned a MiG 23 Russian Fighter jet crashes during Thunder Over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport, the two pilots ejected from the MiG-23UB fighter.

So my question is, how good are these private Migs maintained, do they get supply from Ukarine, the Russian Republic ore the Far Eastern Republic and how does the United States government look to private individuals owning Migs type plane like the 23.

(OOC: true event)

Lordroel wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:57 am So a private owned a MiG 23 Russian Fighter jet crashes during Thunder Over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport, the two pilots ejected from the MiG-23UB fighter.

So my question is, how good are these private Migs maintained, do they get supply from Ukarine, the Russian Republic ore the Far Eastern Republic and how does the United States government look to private individuals owning Migs type plane like the 23.

(OOC: true event)

1. It depends.
2. Yes.
3. The FAA, if they could have their way, would ban the -23. As they cannot do so, they use their backup plan, "drink heavily."

Reminds me of what one of the Red Hats said about the MiG-23 after they were declassified in 2005. He had 145 flights in the aircraft, between the MF and BN (fighter and ground attack), and he said, "Each time I flew it, it tried to kill me."

(OOC: True quote from one of the books on the squadron, the 4477th TES)

As for the Red Lawyers? There's still a First Amendment and they do have the right to make total jackasses of themselves.