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Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:49 pm
by zekeb
An F-35 can replace an A-10? Really?
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pm
by Frater I*I
zekeb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:49 pm
An F-35 can replace an A-10? Really?
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...
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:55 pm
by zekeb
Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pm
zekeb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:49 pm
An F-35 can replace an A-10? Really?
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...
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:11 pm
by Tiredretiredlawyer
So it's okay then that the Arabs bought the F-35s?
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:41 pm
by Frater I*I
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
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:04 am
by somerset
Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pm
zekeb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:49 pm
An F-35 can replace an A-10? Really?
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...
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:44 am
by northland10
somerset wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:04 am
Frater I*I wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:53 pm
zekeb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:49 pm
An F-35 can replace an A-10? Really?
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...
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.
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:51 am
by northland10
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:49 am
by Tiredretiredlawyer
Frater 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
Ghosts of Christmas Present: Floyd George and Heather Heyer
Bob Cratchet: Michael Cohen
Jacob Marley: Any of former person's dead business partners
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:54 am
by Uninformed
“Jamal Khashoggi: US to release report on Saudi journalist murder”:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56193263
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:54 pm
by zekeb
"Illinois Rut" is on Outdoor TV channel right now in case anyone upthread is interested.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:22 pm
by Estiveo
This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:28 pm
by AndyinPA
I think I could get used to it, but I'd probably click on the Full Editor & Preview 99 percent of the time.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:42 pm
by AndyinPA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingout ... story.html
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This is possible because the sculptures are not, of course, really anywhere. They’re virtual entities that can be seen only through cellphones and other camera-equipped mobile devices, not with the naked eye. Observed via a digital lens, though, the sleek creations housed at globalsculpturepark.com have a compelling presence. They can be approached, circumnavigated and — it almost goes without saying — selfie-ized. (Click the “Activate AR” button to bring up the augmented-reality display, which places the artworks, virtually, in your own environment.)
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:41 pm
by zekeb
Estiveo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:22 pm
This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
My flawless typing will be a thing of the past.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:43 pm
by raison de arizona
Estiveo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:22 pm
This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
Hate it, but I'm not sure if it is true hate, or just because I'm not used to it.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:46 pm
by Foggy
Estiveo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:22 pm
This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:49 pm
by raison de arizona
Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:46 pm
Estiveo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:22 pm
This Quick Reply thing is neither a feature nor a bug, but it is incredibly distracting, annoying, and obnoxious. I, for one, hate it.
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:55 pm
by Estiveo
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:35 pm
by zekeb
Has anyone who e-filed their taxes on the 12th received their refund yet?
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:54 pm
by bbflatt
Zeke, my direct deposit landed yesterday. My MIL got hers on Monday.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:10 pm
by zekeb
bbflatt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:54 pm
Zeke, my direct deposit landed yesterday. My MIL got hers on Monday.
Thanks, bb. I'll keep watching.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:55 pm
by Greatgrey
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:58 pm
by AndyinPA
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.
Re: Hijack This Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:53 pm
by Volkonski
Mike Bettes
@mikebettes
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
