Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #400 – 2015-06-24, 16:54:39 I am always awed when watching this stuff. Reminds us of what amazing things we can do, while our darker side dominates the headlines.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #401 – 2015-06-24, 18:53:14 Amazing piece of graphics work.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #402 – 2015-06-25, 09:12:43 Sometimes it's football, sometimes it's more.QuoteUruguay coach Oscar Tabarez leapt to the defence of Edinson Cavani on Wednesday as footage appeared to show a Chilean player attempting to provoke the star by inserting a finger into his anus.Cavani was sent off midway through the second half after receiving a second yellow card for flicking a hand into the face of Chile defender Gonzalo Jara.For more, go here....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/uruguay/11697775/Uruguay-star-Edinson-Cavani-sent-off-for-slapping-Chile-defender-who-inserted-finger-into-his-anus.html
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #403 – 2015-06-25, 15:04:17 Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook venison steak. But all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic, and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating red meat on Friday.The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest.The priest came to visit Bubba and suggested that he become a Catholic.After several classes and much study, Bubba attended Mass. The priest sprinkled holy water over him and said, "You were born a Baptist and raised as a Baptist, but now you are Catholic."Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood. The priest was called immediately by the neighbors.As the priest rushed into Bubba's yard, clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched in amazement.There stood Bubba, clutching a small bottle of holy water, which he carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat while chanting, "You wuz born a deer, you wuz raised a deer, but now you are a catfish."
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #404 – 2015-06-26, 22:47:34 Quote from: Jimbro3738 on 2015-06-23, 13:58:34You are the silliest, most bigoted, small-minded poster here. Always looking for an opportunity to belittle somebody.Are you looking at yourself at the mirror?You're not doing correctly... it should be - tell me mirror there's anyone more prettier idiot than myself? No, will say the mirror...
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #405 – 2015-06-27, 13:43:40 Mr. Belfrager, where's your sense of humor?QuoteYou are the silliest, most bigoted, small-minded poster here. Always looking for an opportunity to belittle somebody. Beyond those failings, you're a congenial lad.The emphasis was on congenial lad. Relax.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #406 – 2015-06-27, 14:18:55 Quote from: Jimbro3738 on 2015-06-27, 13:43:40Relax.Yes, ok. But my answer was funny Cinderella...
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #407 – 2015-06-27, 14:35:20 Headed toward Portugal in 2016.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #408 – 2015-06-27, 14:43:20 Fail, that was the ocean. A little more to the right next time.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #409 – 2015-06-27, 14:52:24 The wave will do the job.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #410 – 2015-06-27, 16:53:20 If something that big hits the Earth, it's really not going to matter much where it hits. That's a mass extinction event you're looking at.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #411 – 2015-06-27, 18:16:05 Indeed that is a much larger chunk of debris than necessarily for an ELE (extinction level event). The dinosaur killer was about 10 kms. wide (roughly the size of Mt. Everest), but we have been hit by worse apparently.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #412 – 2015-06-28, 07:02:51 I was there. But something even more devastating hit Alabama and Mississippi last week.http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/scotus-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage/55898bc6fe34444c0000007a
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #413 – 2015-06-28, 09:04:58 According to the Daily Mail, security expert Edward Lucas from the US-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) made a sensational geographical discovery. (source)Kudos to him and his Center for European Policy Analysis! Also Kudos for the smart people from Daily Mail for cheering us up. Invasion: Zubr-class hovercraft, deploying marines during Zapad-09 in Mordovia during Russia's rehearsals for occupying part of the Baltic statesWell, in case you wonder what's so sensational about the photo above, try to look up the Russian Republic of Mordovia.You'll find out that it is a landlocked republic which doesn't even have a bigger river.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #414 – 2015-06-28, 09:21:27 Quote from: krake on 2015-06-28, 09:04:58Zubr-class hovercraftNice war rig. Is it commanded by a ship captain or by an aircraft pilot?
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #415 – 2015-06-28, 10:42:48 Quote from: Belfrager on 2015-06-28, 09:21:27Nice war rig. Is it commanded by a ship captain or by an aircraft pilot?Since Mordovia is a landlocked republic it must be a pilot.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #416 – 2015-06-28, 15:40:14 Quote from: krake on 2015-06-28, 04:04:58Well, in case you wonder what's so sensational about the photo above, try to look up the Russian Republic of Mordovia.You'll find out that it is a landlocked republic which doesn't even have a bigger river.The caption was wrong. The Russian ship is named the Mordova.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #417 – 2015-06-29, 09:57:33 Quote from: krake on 2015-06-28, 09:04:58Invasion: Zubr-class hovercraft, deploying marines during Zapad-09 in Mordovia during Russia's rehearsals for occupying part of the Baltic statesWell, in case you wonder what's so sensational about the photo above, try to look up the Russian Republic of Mordovia.You'll find out that it is a landlocked republic which doesn't even have a bigger river. So, let's say they didn't get the caption right. (Even I, the master of Earth's geography, falter at times when it comes to Russian geography.) Let's also say the picture is a recycled item from a totally different context. Does this mean the rehearsals with the stated scenario did not happen?
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #418 – 2015-06-29, 22:37:31 Forget such shity vehicle.Ladies and Gentlemen, I present you the Soviet Ekranoplan. That's a machine for real men.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #419 – 2015-07-01, 14:19:54 Nice aircraft. If you're interested, there's one for sale.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #422 – 2015-07-05, 15:50:25 Quote from: Jimbro3738 on 2015-07-01, 14:19:54Nice aircraft.Not really an aircraft, even if it kinda looks like one.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #423 – 2015-07-05, 15:56:05 Quote from: Macallan on 2015-07-05, 15:50:25Not really an aircraft, even if it kinda looks like one.The Ekranoplan flies with ground effect a few meters above both water or land. They stopped it because it scared the camels at the big Mongolia's plains. Stupid camels.
Re: The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful Reply #424 – 2015-07-05, 16:12:35 Quote from: Belfrager on 2015-07-05, 15:56:05Quote from: Macallan on 2015-07-05, 15:50:25Not really an aircraft, even if it kinda looks like one.The Ekranoplan flies with ground effect a few meters above both water or land.Exactly, more like a hovercraft on crack.Quote from: Belfrager on 2015-07-05, 15:56:05They stopped it because it scared the camels at the big Mongolia's plains. Stupid camels.Smaller ones are still in use.