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Timeshare opportunity - 5/27/2011 7:01:19 PM

Cap Mandrake

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**************NorPac HQ, Anchorage, Aug. 15, 1942*************

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: ..do you have this weeks casualty figures, Soupy?

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Yes sir! <consults clipboard> Hmmmm....3 Bowheads, 4 Humpbacks, 1 Minke and a Beachmaster run over by an LCT.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Ah, poor bastard. Amphibious operations are fraught with peril. Did you write a nice letter to his family?

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Oh, no sir. It was a walrus.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Ah, well, war is Hell. Any Japs sighted?

Lt. jg Milton Supman: None confirmed. Closest thing was that report at Great Slave Lake in May. Even there it seemed a rather odd invasion route to North America.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: I concur. <grows pensive> You know, Soupy, sometimes, in a private moment, I wonder if we were sent up to NorPac to get us out of the way.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Out of the way, sir?

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Yes, yes, as if we were somehow a hinderance to the war effort.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: No sir! Why, we just received 3 new sub chasers.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: See, that's what I mean. One four-stacker, a threesome of sub chasers and 5 S boats. That's not much of fleet.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Well sir, there is the new P-43 squadron you sent to Dutch. They don't even have the P-43 in the South Pacific.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Hmm, perhaps you are right. Then there is the B-18 squadron too. That is kind of high number for a bomber.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Indeed! It's higher than a B-17, so it must be better.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: You know, Soupy, I always feel better after I talk to you.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Thank you sir.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: You're welcome, son. Seeing as how we have not spotted a Jap in 9 months, what say we start a training program for the men...call it "Why We Fight"?

Lt. jg Milton Supman: I LOVE it sir.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Splendid! Say, did you get in on that timeshare thing for Amchitka?

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Yes sir. I snagged an end unit with a volcano view.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Splendid. That chap from Fiji has to be the most persuasive human being I have ever met.............

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/27/2011 7:48:19 PM

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Cap'n: This blogsite is for you. Wife unit and I are big time converts to "Dr. Grumpy". Rtrapasso, Moondawgie, et. al.-you'll appreciate too:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/todays-helpful-hint-finding-doctor.html

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/27/2011 8:39:23 PM

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Lt. jg Milton Supman: Oh, no sir. It was a walrus.

Adm. Theobald, CIC, NorPac: Hmm, perhaps you are right. Then there is the B-18 squadron too. That is kind of high number for a bomber.

Lt. jg Milton Supman: Indeed! It's higher than a B-17, so it must be better.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 1:15:41 AM

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Cap'n:� This blogsite is for you.� Wife unit and I are big time converts to "Dr. Grumpy".� Rtrapasso, Moondawgie, et. al.-you'll appreciate too:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/todays-helpful-hint-finding-doctor.html

Heck, even those of us not in the medical profession can appreciate it. Clients that cause your eyes to roll can be found everywhere! Thanks for the link.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 1:48:12 AM

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That Grumpy blog is pretty funny. He claims to not make anything up either.

So here I am stuck at work, waiting for the State Farm agent to call me back because somebody claims my truck backed up into a '95 Toyota at the Pavillion's parking lot.

Here is what happened. I was out getting the yard ready for an inspection by Frau Braun about 2 weeks ago and 2 Sheriff cars pull up. The stop, walk onto the driveway and start writing stuff down. Now, as I am now an old hand at this, I walk up and say, "Good afternoon Deputies, are you looking for XXXX?"

"No, we are looking for XXXX"

"Oh, this is XXXX"

"You should have an address sign", the male Deputy says.

"Yeah, been meaning to do that."

"Is theese you car". It's the female Deputy. She has some unidentifiable Eastern European accent.

"Yes"

"Theese car hit and run accident. Where you wife?"

"Wife?"

"Yes, wooman drive car"

"Not this one she didn't. She's at work."

"Can I speak to her?"

"If you want to go up to her work"

"You wife not here?"

"No, she has been at work all day. I'm telling you she didn't drive this car."

"Yes she did."

"No she didn't" (At this point, I suspect that Mandrake Jr. was likely driving the truck and she is such an imponderably bad driver it is just possible she backed into someone and didn't realize it...but I am not going to volunteer this because we are having so much fun)

We debated back and forth about the DNA evidence in the OJ trial, the FBI paint lab. She claimed she could match the damage to the bumper. I objected.

"No you can't. You can't prove to me the sun is going to rise in the East tomorrow." You can probably tell I like to argue.

"See it round"

"The Earth?"

"No, the bumper"

"And quite a clever design it is. Amazing that nobody else thought of it."

It was hopeless. I told her I would have Stalker Girl Call her. Stalker Girl bit my head off.

Her reaction was so extreme I half imagine she is on the run from a stint in the Weather Underground or something. I'll keep you posted..my agent is calling.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 5:30:12 AM

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Damn...my wife often wonders if any other person is hard headed enough to dare a policeman to prove it to there face ( seems to be a character flaw that crops up more than it should). It doesnt help that my wife decided that our nephews B-day party was more important than throwing my bail. In her defense (my kids agreed with her) i could have saved myself the whole trip by cooperating and staying in the car.

It's sure hard as hell to dail your lawyer while in handcuffs!

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 5:30:53 PM

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Damn...my wife often wonders if any other person is hard headed enough to dare a policeman to prove it to there face ( seems to be a character flaw that crops up more than it should). It doesnt help that my wife decided that our nephews B-day party was more important than throwing my bail. In her defense (my kids agreed with her) i could have saved myself the whole trip by cooperating and staying in the car.

It's sure hard as hell to dail your lawyer while in handcuffs!

Dood;

You don't say "Prove it!" to a guy with a gun. It's a challenge. You are lucky he didn't taze you for the entertainment value.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 6:15:44 PM

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*****************Aug 24, 1942*************

Oz: Annoyingly, the LYB's are trying to establish a base at Terapo after PM was bombed into the stone age. I had thought the ships at Terapo were just cripples from the carnage off PM, but after a full aviation regiment began landing at Horn Is., I sent in 10 USAAF B-25's to Horn set to naval attack at 1000 ft. Unescorted AK's are just sitting ducks to the B-25's. This particular squadron has been training up for naval attack and gets about .6-.7 hits per sortie. Now that Horn Is. has about 90 aviation support points, I moved up the Dutch NEIAF B-25's and some B-26B's. Anything slow within about 12 hexes of Horn Is. with no air cover is going to get plastered. The is makes resupply of the Northern shore of Papua New Guinea problematic and resupply by sea of PM or Terapo nearly impossible (except perhaps fast transport runs).

There are now 5 units at Terpao. I suspect this will prove to have been a waste of resources. Today the B-17E's from Townsville will hit the grass strip at Terapo and the B-26's will hit the ground troops. The surface group of one CL and 3 DD's at Horn will raid Terapo tonight. I think all the dummy recon flights over New Guinea /Rabaul/Guadalcanal have convinced the LYB's there is an attack coming there.

The US carriers are recovering to Sydney and resources are still being accumulated at perth.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/28/2011 6:50:35 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gabede

Damn...my wife often wonders if any other person is hard headed enough to dare a policeman to prove it to there face ( seems to be a character flaw that crops up more than it should). It doesnt help that my wife decided that our nephews B-day party was more important than throwing my bail. In her defense (my kids agreed with her) i could have saved myself the whole trip by cooperating and staying in the car.

It's sure hard as hell to dail your lawyer while in handcuffs!

I should add that when I politely addressed the female Deputy as "Deputy", the male Deputy quickly corrected, "She's not a Deputy".

It turned out she was a CSO (Crash Scene Officer or some such thing). I am pretty sure he was not happy with the Sherlock Holmes act she was putting on and resented the duty to accompany her. I think I saw him roll his eyes when she gave me the "bumper is round" thing.

I should also add that despite having an ally in the Deputy she still ignored everything I said and I am pretty sure I am screwed when her traffic report comes out some time in August. Bloody annoying, really.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 9:50:13 AM

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resources are still being accumulated at perth.

An Imperial Shedload, no less. Not to be confused with a metric Shedload which is French and by definition inferior.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 1:41:29 PM

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resources are still being accumulated at perth.

An Imperial Shedload, no less. Not to be confused with a metric Shedload which is French and by definition inferior.

Erm...which Imperial Shedload? HIJM Shedload or HM Shedload?

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 2:44:48 PM

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Imperial measurements should be equal

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 3:49:59 PM

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HIJM Shedload or HM Shedload?

A proper empire. Obviously.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 3:53:52 PM

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Imperial measurements should be equal

On the contrary, HIJM Shedload is known as a "short-shedload".

I just spent 30 minutes in a click frenzy on my tourney game and the damn thing crashed to desktop.

Yesterday, I was working on this game...had my part done and when I went to send it I found Admiral Lord Sprior had already sent his part.

Even worse, Stalker Girl found this "adult entertainment" site where you can preview the videos. I am trying to hide in my man cave and I hear all these mouse clicks from the other room...and.... pretty soon....."Oh, honey?". It's a new version of the "Honey Do" list.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 4:01:14 PM

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It's all yours Cap until next Saturday, off on hols tomorrow morning.

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Dill weed - 5/29/2011 4:07:52 PM

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In other news, liquid water has been falling from the sky here recently. It's the damndest thing. It really makes everything wet without the sprinklers.. In any event, the spring in the back yard is really producing so I deciced to put in a vegetable garden. I bought a bunch of seeds... cucumber, tomato, cilantro, peppers, oregano and dill. I didn't really know what dill was for but it sounded cool. I put the things underground and more of the liquid water fell from the sky. I guess it moved the seeds around because I had an outbreak of this weed with skinny leaves. I yanked the pests out of the ground. Infest my garden will you?

Yesterday I saw a picture of dill.............doh!

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 4:11:20 PM

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It's all yours Cap until next Saturday, off on hols tomorrow morning.

Off to Southern Spain will all the sunburnt Germans?

What am I supposed to do with His Majesty's ****? Also, do you have enough transports at Perth or do I send more?

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 4:12:55 PM

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And what about the Little Yellow Allies? Do I need to do anything with them?

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 5:30:03 PM

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We're off to Northumberland and going to do cultural things like nisit Alnwick Castle ( it play Hogwarts in some films apparently), Lindisfarne, Edinburgh and some other places.

We have enough transports at Perth, we're just wiaitng for the USN carriers to be released.

India is very quiet, just nurse the fuel and supply convoys heading to Perth from Karachi and CT respectively. Don't pick up anymore fuel from CT, we need it to stay where it is.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 5:57:38 PM

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We're off to Northumberland and going to do cultural things like nisit Alnwick Castle ( it play Hogwarts in some films apparently), Lindisfarne, Edinburgh and some other places.

We have enough transports at Perth, we're just wiaitng for the USN carriers to be released.

India is very quiet, just nurse the fuel and supply convoys heading to Perth from Karachi and CT respectively. Don't pick up anymore fuel from CT, we need it to stay where it is.

Ah, splendid! Perhaps you can enter one of those grappling contests in Northumbria. One of the adjective carriers at Adelaide is supposed to go back in 10 d. I imagine we are going to tell Sir Dudley to Pound sand?

Check that...no fuel pick ups from Connecticut, wouldn't want the Kennedy family motor launch to run dry. When that happens, Ted keeps asking to drive the car.

Us carriers one day out from Sydney. One day to refuel and draw aircraft...thence about 5 d to Perth.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:02:20 PM

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We're off to Northumberland and going to do cultural things like nisit Alnwick Castle ( it play Hogwarts in some films apparently), Lindisfarne, Edinburgh and some other places.

We have enough transports at Perth, we're just wiaitng for the USN carriers to be released.

India is very quiet, just nurse the fuel and supply convoys heading to Perth from Karachi and CT respectively. Don't pick up anymore fuel from CT, we need it to stay where it is.

You need transports in Perth to go on holiday in Northumberland? Wow, you must be taking a lot of stuff on vacation

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:09:13 PM

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Wow, you must be taking a lot of stuff on vacation

Do you have a teenage daughter?

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:13:58 PM

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Wow, you must be taking a lot of stuff on vacation

Do you have a teenage daughter?

Not anymore

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:14:43 PM

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Lucky

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:16:42 PM

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Your vacation does sound like fun. Northhumberland isn't that far for you is it?

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:17:18 PM

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4 hours drive Google maps says

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:19:32 PM

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If google maps is right you will driving up the A1.

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RE: Timeshare opportunity - 5/29/2011 6:23:56 PM

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We're off to Northumberland and going to do cultural things like nisit Alnwick Castle ( it play Hogwarts in some films apparently), Lindisfarne, Edinburgh and some other places.

We have enough transports at Perth, we're just wiaitng for the USN carriers to be released.

India is very quiet, just nurse the fuel and supply convoys heading to Perth from Karachi and CT respectively. Don't pick up anymore fuel from CT, we need it to stay where it is.

Hmm ... Lindisfarne ... we used to run charter to that place some centuries ago