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Title: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 23, 2021, 05:26:52 PM
If it had been left to the British we would have

Stick
Mark 1 (Pointy)
* ( Sharp pointy )
A hand axe would be,

Stick
Mark 2  (put a rock on the end)
*  (Tie the rock)
*  (lose the point)

 ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 23, 2021, 05:29:03 PM
Yep.


BUT, both would be very sturdy.....but hard to fix when they do break down.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: TAB on January 23, 2021, 05:30:52 PM
Yep.


BUT, both would be very sturdy.....but hard to fix when they do break down.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
and have thier electrical systems catch fire
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 24, 2021, 08:57:48 AM
Do any of you have phrases like "A little snow would be nice" that you do not use because God has no sense of "a little"?
How about people you don't refer to by name because they will turn up like the damned Candyman ?    ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 25, 2021, 12:49:51 PM
We're laughing at the Bernie meme, but missing it's true meaning .
No one is going to overthrow an administration if they're freezing their nut's off.
There is a REASON the revolution and Civil war started in April. 

AND  "F you, Im WARM"   ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Timothy on January 25, 2021, 03:32:12 PM
BEATLEJUICE!
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Dirty Bob on January 27, 2021, 09:24:41 AM
Yep.

BUT, both would be very sturdy.....but hard to fix when they do break down.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
They'd probably have to call H&K to fix it for them!  ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 27, 2021, 10:29:54 AM
A decrepit old socialist. In a mask. Shivering. A good symbol for the 21st century.

A guy with 3 mansions and warm hands .
Might be worth listening to now that his campaigning days are over.
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 27, 2021, 12:23:00 PM
They'd probably have to call H&K to fix it for them!  ;D

Indeed, indeed!!
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 27, 2021, 02:29:11 PM
They'd probably have to call H&K to fix it for them!  ;D

WOW ! Talk about low blows .     ;D  ;D
Or was that low hanging fruit        ;D   ;D

Still smarter than the French,
F it, we'll just buy M 16's from the only country that's likely to invade for a 4th time.   ;D

Oh, wait, that's who rebuilt the OxPup.   ( That pup sure ain't no Bull ! )     ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 27, 2021, 02:36:07 PM
I was going to post again any way.   ;D

PROFANITY:

English sucks.
We got nothing expressive of true disgust or frustration .
Look at it, "Motherfucker" is the best we got ?
Really ?
As long as it's not your mother what's wrong with that ?
Like Churchill said, "They don't yell, they don't swell, and they're grateful as hell".
We can't even begin on a stuck nut, or whacked shin with out stringing words like a German part name.
I bet those flowery languages have lots of good cuss words.
I'm jealous.   :'(
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Dirty Bob on January 27, 2021, 03:23:05 PM
WOW ! Talk about low blows .     ;D  ;D
Or was that low hanging fruit        ;D   ;D

Still smarter than the French,
F it, we'll just buy M 16's from the only country that's likely to invade for a 4th time.   ;D
I couldn't resist. The SA80 debacle was a mess.

At least the French still operate a nuc aircraft carrier: the Charles DeGaulle, and they have a pretty good aviation industry, with aircraft like the Mirage series and the more recent Rafale. They also made one of my all-time favorite SMGs: the MAT-49.

That said, British Enfields are cool, and I like the .303 Brit a lot. I can't even remember firing a French cartridge.

I'm also a fan of French military history. For some reason, Dien Bien Phu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu) is one of my all-time favorite modern battles. I've read about the battle of Puebla, and visited the area, but I really wanted to see the site of the Battle of Camarón (1863) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camar%C3%B3n). Ignore the fact that all three are defeats for the French. Hell, they should have had a civil war, so at least some of them could be on the winning side for once.

Sorry for the drift....
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Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 27, 2021, 07:38:33 PM
I couldn't resist. The SA80 debacle was a mess.

At least the French still operate a nuc aircraft carrier: the Charles DeGaulle, and they have a pretty good aviation industry, with aircraft like the Mirage series and the more recent Rafale. They also made one of my all-time favorite SMGs: the MAT-49.

That said, British Enfields are cool, and I like the .303 Brit a lot. I can't even remember firing a French cartridge.

I'm also a fan of French military history. For some reason, Dien Bien Phu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu) is one of my all-time favorite modern battles. I've read about the battle of Puebla, and visited the area, but I really wanted to see the site of the Battle of Camarón (1863) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camar%C3%B3n). Ignore the fact that all three are defeats for the French. Hell, they should have had a civil war, so at least some of them could be on the winning side for once.

Sorry for the drift....
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The joy of being Irish !
The Irish are the most successful soldiers in history.
Hard to miss when they are fighting for both sides .    ;D

MAT 49 ? Not folding Hotchkiss ?   ;D

The only time I paid much attention to French history was the revolutionary, and Napoleonic era, and when they intersect with the British.
Imperial England, especially in the Victorian era with better fire power are the ones that interest me,From Clive in India to Karamojo Bell where ever the hell he was.  ;D
I think that those people did a very ,   interesting     job of governing huge populations, and invasion by creeping encroachment. They also shoot hell out of the foolish idea WW I Generals were all straight down the middle Dunderheads.

Watching Forgotten Weapons though, France was in the fore front of arms development quite often
I often think the Lebel sums up  "A wonderful idea screwed by clerks."     ;D
And THAT little gem is worthy of Augustus .      ;D


Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Dirty Bob on January 28, 2021, 09:06:10 AM
MAT 49 ? Not folding Hotchkiss ?   ;D

The only time I paid much attention to French history was the revolutionary, and Napoleonic era, and when they intersect with the British.
Imperial England, especially in the Victorian era with better fire power are the ones that interest me,From Clive in India to Karamojo Bell where ever the hell he was.  ;D
I think that those people did a very ,   interesting     job of governing huge populations, and invasion by creeping encroachment. They also shoot hell out of the foolish idea WW I Generals were all straight down the middle Dunderheads.

Watching Forgotten Weapons though, France was in the fore front of arms development quite often
I often think the Lebel sums up  "A wonderful idea screwed by clerks."     ;D
And THAT little gem is worthy of Augustus .      ;D
The MAT-49 looks really cool to me. I like the folding mag and collapsible stock, which let the whole thing go into a fairly small bag when the Foreign Legion was jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.

One of my other faves is the Soviet PPS-43 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPS_submachine_gun), which I consider one of the best -- if not THE best -- SMGs of WWII. They took economy and simplicity to a whole 'nother level. I also like the Owen from Australia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_gun), though it's ugly enough to make the M3 "Grease Gun" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_submachine_gun) look like a handmade double rifle by comparison.

I'll bet you like "Zulu" and "Zulu Dawn"! I can also recommend the Sharpe books, if you like the Napoleonic period. One of my favorite WWII movies with lots of British military in it is currently on Netflix: "A Bridge Too Far". One of Sean Connery's best roles.

I like both the French and the British aircraft of WWI. The speed of development was amazing, but the aircraft were simple and cheap enough that a new design could be flying pretty quickly. One particular favorite is the Airco DH.2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airco_DH.2), with its pusher prop and the "pod" that the pilot sat in, with just the controls, a small windscreen and a Lewis gun in front. I've been playing the classic 1990 game "Red Baron" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_(1990_video_game)) for a long time now. While imperfect, the flight model is pretty darn' good and features fun things like the DH.2's vicious spin characteristics. A spin that goes on very long either tears the airplane apart or results in hitting the cumulo-granite undercast. I have found, however, that a DH.2 spin gets you out of someones's sights in a hurry, even though it was an accident.

I've taken the little DH.2 up against much better aircraft, and the nimble little fighter does better than you might think. I imagine switching out the Lewis drums while in combat wasn't fun, though at least it's easier with the gun right in front of you than with the mounts on top of the upper wing, like in the SE5a or the Nieuport 11.

I don't think I'm drifting anymore. I'm already out driving through the cornfield, like Bart Simpson on the way to Knoxville (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_on_the_Road).

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Airco_De_Havilland_DH_2._%2831141486647%29.jpg)
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 28, 2021, 12:07:58 PM
Drifting?
Heck, we excel at THAT....some of us could be considered masters of it.
Now you are truly one of us.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Jim Kennedy-ar154me on January 28, 2021, 12:19:23 PM
Drifting anyone??

https://youtu.be/mWxjRXR7nWI?t=174
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 28, 2021, 10:33:14 PM
Drifting anyone??

https://youtu.be/mWxjRXR7nWI?t=174

Don't laugh, guy across the street has a Yellow one.   :D

Bob,
I've been wondering about those Sharpe stories. They're good ?
I read all Alexander Kent's Bolitho novels. I tried a couple Hornblower stories,it seemed like the same story with different names.
That's the only problem with historical fiction.
It IS the same story .    ;D  ;D

I LOVED Red Baron !   ;D   ;D
That, and A 10 Tank Destroyer were the first computer games I played.   ;D
Do you remember Tanarus, from Sony ?

Nothing wrong with British planes in WW I, ever since it seems like good lines is a kiss of death.
The Spit, and Mosquito are the only planes they produced that didn't look like it had boils.
They build a sweet ship, but their airplanes and guns all look like Russian Peasant women.   ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on February 02, 2021, 11:16:51 AM
Does any one else use Bing for a home page ?
Their image today is a woodchuck , Marmot maybe ? Sitting on a rock with big rocky peaks behind him .
With his paws pulled in it looks like he's freezing his ass off, just like we would.   ;D


What I originally logged in to post before the actual squirrel distracted me.   ;D  ;D

As far as I can figure out, the problem with 3D metal is that you wind up with a crystal structure instead of definite grain .
Is This right ?
Are these "metal workers"  or are they tech Geeks ?
It makes a big difference as there is tribal knowledge, like jiggling the handle.
I've seen granular structure, and grain issues handled a couple times by working the surface and either creating a grain ,like milling TC receivers, or changing it by sanding it at a 45* angle for pretty much every aluminum box ever made. 
To lazy to actually look into it, but it's fun to kick around ideas.   ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Timothy on February 02, 2021, 11:38:45 AM
It’s Groundhog Day so let’s presume it’s a groundhog!
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on February 03, 2021, 08:25:19 AM
It’s Groundhog Day so let’s presume it’s a groundhog!

Don't know if he was hogging the ground.
But he sure wasn't chucking any wood.
Unless it was at the SOB that put there to freeze his furry little ass.   ;D
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: PegLeg45 on February 03, 2021, 03:39:05 PM
It’s Groundhog Day so let’s presume it’s a groundhog!

I prefer ground hog...as in pork.....sausage.
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Rastus on February 03, 2021, 07:08:31 PM
I prefer ground hog...as in pork.....sausage.

Finally a good reason for ground hog day!!!
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on February 04, 2021, 09:12:23 AM
  Don't know if it's a good one, but here's a reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Timothy on February 04, 2021, 09:33:43 AM
Groundhog Day is my wife’s birthday!  If she sees her shadow, I’m gonna get laid!

👍
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: Jim Kennedy-ar154me on February 05, 2021, 07:55:30 AM
Groundhog Day is my wife’s birthday!  If she sees her shadow, I’m gonna get laid!

👍

Now that's funny! (Maybe true, but funny).
Title: Re: Deep Thoughts
Post by: tombogan03884 on February 05, 2021, 09:58:00 AM
Groundhog Day is my wife’s birthday!  If she sees her shadow, I’m gonna get laid!

👍


2 words.

Floor lamps    ;D