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Cap Mandrake -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 5:22:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rtrapasso quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake ... Wot happened to the nice map?? [&:] I had to trim it down..it was about 6.7 gigs [:)] I had visions of Bombay Sapphire and a splash of vermouth drizzled over cracked ice..but instead I get a call at 18:15...."Cap Mandrake..where are you...you are supposed to be working in the walk in" [:@][:@] Two weekends in a row?? [:@] And they don't have WITP or AE here, either [:@]

Moondawggie -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 6:14:35 AM)
[[/quote] I had visions of Bombay Sapphire and a splash of vermouth drizzled over cracked ice..but instead I get a call at 18:15...."Cap Mandrake..where are you...you are supposed to be working in the walk in" [:@][:@] Two weekends in a row?? [:@] And they don't have WITP or AE here, either [:@] [/quote] 2 Friday nites on call in the clinic in a row? [:@] Not fair, Doc!

BrucePowers -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 1:51:10 PM)
What's the difference between regular ice and cracked ice?....................

1EyedJacks -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 3:37:44 PM)
Ice used in the bar must be clean, fresh and free of any flavor. If tap water produces cloudy ice, try using bottled or distilled water. Cracked ice: Wrap ice cubes in a clean tea towel and place it on a firm surface. Hit it with a wooden mallet until the ice has broken into small pieces. Crushed ice is broken more finely than cracked ice.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 5:56:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BrucePowers What's the difference between regular ice and cracked ice?.................... Bloody provincials. [:D] (see excellent explanation above)

Cap Mandrake -> A life is saved.... (10/3/2009 6:09:22 PM)
My daughter's private high school calls and says she failed a random drug test [:@][:@][:@] Then they call back an hr. later and say..."oh never mind, it's a false positive" [:@][:@][:@][&o] I will let you deduce who narrowly escaped the guy in the oversized black cape. Still, I not sure I get why they call before the confirmation. As a hedge, I have ordered a 360 degree search of all available recon aircraft (I ordered the ATT Family Spy GPS locator service for $10 a month). It works too. You can spy on your kids with a resolution of 10 meters or so [:D] It links to a map or overhead pictures (not live of course). Of course as soon as they "go dark" and turn off their phone you will have to fall back on lookouts and human intel.

rtrapasso -> RE: A life is saved.... (10/3/2009 6:23:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake My daughter's private high school calls and says she failed a random drug test [:@][:@][:@] Then they call back an hr. later and say..."oh never mind, it's a false positive" [:@][:@][:@][&o] I will let you deduce who narrowly escaped the guy in the oversized black cape. Still, I not sure I get why they call before the confirmation. As a hedge, I have ordered a 360 degree search of all available recon aircraft (I ordered the ATT Family Spy GPS locator service for $10 a month). It works too. You can spy on your kids with a resolution of 10 meters or so [:D] It links to a map or overhead pictures (not live of course). Of course as soon as they "go dark" and turn off their phone you will have to fall back on lookouts and human intel. 10 meter resolution?? Well, i suppose it might be useful if they are out joy-riding in a semi... [X(] EDIT: well, not then either, since the photos aren't live... AT&T needs to get on the ball and start renting Predator drones from M&M Enterprises if they are going to get serious on this family spying business...

BrucePowers -> RE: A life is saved.... (10/3/2009 9:31:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake My daughter's private high school calls and says she failed a random drug test [:@][:@][:@] Then they call back an hr. later and say..."oh never mind, it's a false positive" [:@][:@][:@][&o] I will let you deduce who narrowly escaped the guy in the oversized black cape. Still, I not sure I get why they call before the confirmation. As a hedge, I have ordered a 360 degree search of all available recon aircraft (I ordered the ATT Family Spy GPS locator service for $10 a month). It works too. You can spy on your kids with a resolution of 10 meters or so [:D] It links to a map or overhead pictures (not live of course). Of course as soon as they "go dark" and turn off their phone you will have to fall back on lookouts and human intel. What were they doing giving your daughter a drug test?[X(]

BrucePowers -> RE: A life is saved.... (10/3/2009 9:34:03 PM)
What kind of cheap drug test are they using that they came up with a false positive.......

BrucePowers -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 10:10:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks Ice used in the bar must be clean, fresh and free of any flavor. If tap water produces cloudy ice, try using bottled or distilled water. Cracked ice: Wrap ice cubes in a clean tea towel and place it on a firm surface. Hit it with a wooden mallet until the ice has broken into small pieces. Crushed ice is broken more finely than cracked ice. Ooohhh.......

BrucePowers -> RE: Luzon (10/3/2009 10:12:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: BrucePowers What's the difference between regular ice and cracked ice?.................... Bloody provincials. [:D] (see excellent explanation above) I was born and raised in a little town of 12,000. I have never even seen a bootle of Vermouth[:D]

Cap Mandrake -> Room temperature owl (10/4/2009 8:24:53 PM)
So I go out this AM and find a huge, dead owl on the lawn, beautiful bird really. "Hmmm", I say to myself, then look around to see if the neighbors see me talking to myself. "Is this propitious? Let's see, when Roman soldiers saw an owl fly over them it was a good thing or a bad thing? And this one is not doing any more flying. Oh well. I don't believe in that silly mumbo-jumbo anyway." So I go inside and open up my WITP turn. [X(] Guess who showed up? [image]local://upfiles/7983/0A0479768EE248FF91806D378956B49B.jpg[/image]

BrucePowers -> RE: Room temperature owl (10/5/2009 2:01:07 AM)
Maybe you better start believing[X(]

Cap Mandrake -> Come get Samar of this pal... (10/5/2009 5:55:33 PM)
The KB emerges from the primordial mist.... BTW...how come nobody got the Looney Toons reference? Maybe this will help. ERRATA: The Shropshire convoy was heading South toward Darwin. [image]local://upfiles/7983/8E2466612AF34E5098EDC9E341976CC7.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> Crysanthemum bullies (10/5/2009 11:30:35 PM)
Musashi and Yamato team up on two prewar US BB's. A protest has been lodged under the Naval Treaty of 1925. Phil has pulled the old Jimmy-leg trick. His cruiser force returned to Paramashiro Jima but he followed it up with a BB force out of the unscouted North Pacific. I felt safe to send the old BB's back for more shore pounding. Too bad Halsey retired for fuel. That could have been a major coup had he been on station. [image]local://upfiles/7983/169E7DDDAEE54A7F9207A59DA5F6974F.jpg[/image]

BrucePowers -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/6/2009 12:41:33 AM)
I must be dense tonight. Other than the Japanese flag I don't get the Looney Tunes reference, other than you are being mauled......[:D]

Onime No Kyo -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/6/2009 12:52:44 AM)
Its a (very thickly) veiled reference to Daffy, in Sherlock Holmes persona, looking for the Shropeshire Slasher. The Slasher who is the burly guy in the shot (who, oddly enough did not have the rising sun on his chest in the original) repeatedly thrashed Daffy until Porky (as Watson, of course) would come in and sort things out in a gentlemanly fashion. In the present case, however, It appears to be ol' Shropeshire that is getting thrashed. [:D]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/6/2009 1:37:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo Its a (very thickly) veiled reference to Daffy, in Sherlock Holmes persona, looking for the Shropeshire Slasher. The Slasher who is the burly guy in the shot (who, oddly enough did not have the rising sun on his chest in the original) repeatedly thrashed Daffy until Porky (as Watson, of course) would come in and sort things out in a gentlemanly fashion. In the present case, however, It appears to be ol' Shropeshire that is getting thrashed. [:D] Well done lad! Those countless hours of purposeful idleness in childhood have not gone to waste!

Cap Mandrake -> McCain in command (10/6/2009 5:46:27 AM)
... [image]local://upfiles/7983/7D10230296E64E07BB0AE2A4FCAF901F.jpg[/image]

rtrapasso -> RE: McCain in command (10/6/2009 11:55:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake ... [image]local://upfiles/7983/7D10230296E64E07BB0AE2A4FCAF901F.jpg[/image] Somehow, i doubt even the USN would put a six-year-old in charge of a CV group (the current John McCain was born Aug 29, 1936)... however, the Senator is John McCain III, and both his dad and granddad were 4-star admirals on retirement... i am guessing this was his granddad. EDIT: The juxtaposition of Bush and Dashiell is nice, but i think there are a couple or more of other current politicians (less famous) also in the list of DDs. [:)] REEDIT: It turns out it was apparently his granddad - Adm. John "Slew" McCain, who led USN CV TFs during WW2... born 1884 and died just after Japan's surrender ceremony at age 61. His son (the Senator's father) a submariner during WW2, also was (eventually) a 4-star admiral, and they they became the first father-son pair ever to achieve four star admiral rank in the U.S. Navy.

Cap Mandrake -> A town like Alice (10/6/2009 8:02:25 PM)
*****Mess Hall, No. 37 Sqdrn RAAF, Alice Springs, July 31, 1943* <A young, fresh-faced officer runs into the hall excitedly> Young, fresh-faced officer: The new C-46's are here lads! <Everyone in the hall rushes outside and gathers round the first train car where a large fuselage in swathed in canvas. Several enlisted men clamber aboard and begin to remove the canvas. The fuselage of a decidedly unsleek aircraft which has been painted the color of a species of South American tree frog is revealed. On the tail there is a decal saying "M&M Enterprises Endangered Species Paint Division"> Men and officers of No. 37 RAAF:** GASP! [image]local://upfiles/7983/797C63CB1D8443B7A1DDF040989AF595.jpg[/image]

Onime No Kyo -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/7/2009 12:20:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake quote: ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo Its a (very thickly) veiled reference to Daffy, in Sherlock Holmes persona, looking for the Shropeshire Slasher. The Slasher who is the burly guy in the shot (who, oddly enough did not have the rising sun on his chest in the original) repeatedly thrashed Daffy until Porky (as Watson, of course) would come in and sort things out in a gentlemanly fashion. In the present case, however, It appears to be ol' Shropeshire that is getting thrashed. [:D] Well done lad! Those countless hours of purposeful idleness in childhood have not gone to waste! I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed of myself.....

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/11/2009 6:40:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed of myself..... Nah. Women love Looney Tunes trivia. It is very disarming. Just don't bring it up out of the blue or it will seem geeky. Try something like this: Hot Babe: "I just went to see that new Venezuelan conductor at the Bowl. He is so hot." You: "Haha, the Hollywood Bowl! Remember that time Bugs was conductor there?" [image]local://upfiles/7983/071B6A06297649168D4C06A775B186D0.jpg[/image]

Onime No Kyo -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/11/2009 11:57:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake You: "Haha, the Hollywood Bowl! Remember that time Bugs was conductor there?" When he shot the guy for coughing? [:D]

Reg -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/12/2009 9:53:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake You: "Haha, the Hollywood Bowl! Remember that time Bugs was conductor there?" When he shot the guy for coughing? [:D] Stop it!! You're scaring me..... [X(]

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Crysanthemum bullies (10/12/2009 3:36:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Reg Stop it!! You're scaring me..... [X(] [:D][:D] The Jap carriers fell back on Saipan, where, only 50 miles from port, something good happened. US 32nd ID has occupied Laoag but supplies are slim. Aus. 2nd Armoured is driving on Lingayen. [image]local://upfiles/7983/C968A4D463E84034B76E8673F70A04F1.jpg[/image]

Cap Mandrake -> Haddo? (10/12/2009 3:57:43 PM)
*******Aboard USS Haddo, 50 miles West of Saipan, 05:20, August 2, 1943** Capt. Yearling: <peering through periscope> It's Akagi, all right! Range 1800 yds. Bearing 280 on my mark...MARK! GET ME THAT DAMN SOLUTION! <It is no secret to all the crew that the Captain is a tortured soul...the short temper..the furrowed brow..the sleepless nights...something happened..something terrible...and dark too, did I say that? Let's look in on the Captain's thoughts> Haddo? Haddo? What the ** is a haddo? Why not Swordfish or Barracuda or even Anchovy? At least I wouldn't have to explain myself. Telling my Dad had been bad enough but the taunts in the officer's club..."How is Pinkie"? they might ask..the bastards. I was in the top 80% of my class at Annapolis..why this? <the Captain liked to word it this way..it sounded better. Without thinking he speaks aloud> I'LL SHOW THOSE SADISTIC BASTARDS!

rtrapasso -> RE: Haddo? (10/12/2009 11:11:38 PM)
i think a haddo is about 2/3 of a haddock...

Onime No Kyo -> RE: Haddo? (10/13/2009 1:28:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rtrapasso i think a haddo is about 2/3 of a haddock... Ewwww.....leftovers. No wonder he's upset.

Onime No Kyo -> RE: Haddo? (10/13/2009 1:34:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake "How is Pinkie"? Hi, Bdain. What are e gonna do tomodow night? (this should really throw Reg for a loop. [:D] ) [image]local://upfiles/11853/B41C8046BC8D432EBC3E8E79063E3308.jpg[/image]

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