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The A-10 has been mothballed more times that you have fingers. Each time the US Army and USMC started to get them out, the USAF reactivated them. Air Force is very protective of their toys...
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Give them to the Army and Marines. The Air Force must be afraid that the Army would use Warrant Officers to replace Air Force officers.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pmThe A-10 has been mothballed more times that you have fingers. Each time the US Army and USMC started to get them out, the USAF reactivated them. Air Force is very protective of their toys...
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So it's okay then that the Arabs bought the F-35s?
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So back around Christmas, when former President Plague demanded $2000 stimulus checks, just to throw a hand grenade in the the GOP room, I made the following comment:
"Maybe he got a visit from three spirits last night"
One of our excellent Fogbozers came back with: "John Lewis as the Ghost of Christmas Past"
SO:
Ghost of Christmas Past: John Lewis, Shows Plague being found guilty of violating the Fair Housing Act.
Ghost of Christmas Present:
[Me]: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Justice Ruth Ginsberg, showing him in prison.
Jacob Marley:
Bob Cratchet:
Fill in the blanks, and add as you like
"Maybe he got a visit from three spirits last night"
One of our excellent Fogbozers came back with: "John Lewis as the Ghost of Christmas Past"
SO:
Ghost of Christmas Past: John Lewis, Shows Plague being found guilty of violating the Fair Housing Act.
Ghost of Christmas Present:
[Me]: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Justice Ruth Ginsberg, showing him in prison.
Jacob Marley:
Bob Cratchet:
Fill in the blanks, and add as you like
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
Trent Reznor
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
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The point is that the F-16 and A-10 are very different planes with very different roles. Expecting one plane to replace both seems like an unrealistic expectation.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pmThe A-10 has been mothballed more times that you have fingers. Each time the US Army and USMC started to get them out, the USAF reactivated them. Air Force is very protective of their toys...
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That has seemed to be a common occurrence on military planes. Every so often, they decide they want a one size fits all plane and that just bakes failure into the process, especially if the missions are very distinct.somerset wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:04 amThe point is that the F-16 and A-10 are very different planes with very different roles. Expecting one plane to replace both seems like an unrealistic expectation.Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pmThe A-10 has been mothballed more times that you have fingers. Each time the US Army and USMC started to get them out, the USAF reactivated them. Air Force is very protective of their toys...
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One of the cases scheduled for the SCOTUS conference tomorrow is:
Iqbal S. Randhawa v. Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York, No. 20-909
Too bad Mr. Randhawa's was a Truth in Lending Act case that was tossed due to the statute of limitations being long expired (by 10 years or so). I would have been amused if Iqbal was Iqbaled.
Iqbal S. Randhawa v. Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York, No. 20-909
Too bad Mr. Randhawa's was a Truth in Lending Act case that was tossed due to the statute of limitations being long expired (by 10 years or so). I would have been amused if Iqbal was Iqbaled.
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Ghosts of Christmas Present: Floyd George and Heather HeyerFrater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:41 pm So back around Christmas, when former President Plague demanded $2000 stimulus checks, just to throw a hand grenade in the the GOP room, I made the following comment:
"Maybe he got a visit from three spirits last night"
One of our excellent Fogbozers came back with: "John Lewis as the Ghost of Christmas Past"
SO:
Ghost of Christmas Past: John Lewis, Shows Plague being found guilty of violating the Fair Housing Act.
Ghost of Christmas Present:
[Me]: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Justice Ruth Ginsberg, showing him in prison.
Jacob Marley:
Bob Cratchet:
Fill in the blanks, and add as you like
Bob Cratchet: Michael Cohen
Jacob Marley: Any of former person's dead business partners
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“Jamal Khashoggi: US to release report on Saudi journalist murder”:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56193263
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56193263
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"Illinois Rut" is on Outdoor TV channel right now in case anyone upthread is interested.
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This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
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I think I could get used to it, but I'd probably click on the Full Editor & Preview 99 percent of the time.
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Hate it, but I'm not sure if it is true hate, or just because I'm not used to it.
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It was an accident. I have disabled it again. I was trying to find out why I can't add smilies. I have submitted a request to the phpBB support team about that.
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“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
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OhThankdoG! And thank you Foogy who did nothing wrong and takes eggsellent care of his wee boogle!
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Has anyone who e-filed their taxes on the 12th received their refund yet?
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Zeke, my direct deposit landed yesterday. My MIL got hers on Monday.
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
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That's so cool! I saw something like that recently. Pretty sure it was someone different, though. It could have been on the last forum.
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Record low flu cases this season. Obviously a multitude of reasons why. 1499 cases for the season(Sept-Feb) so far. Was 174,037 at this point last year. https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/pastreports.htm
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