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NASA Releases 20 Jaw-Dropping New Images for the First Time

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

You might like my parody of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The Wreck of the John F'n Kerry.

It's one of my favorites. It almost wrote itself taking about 20 minutes.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

More thoughts on my life and life in America.

I told Sweetie that I had something to tell her but I didn't know how to say it. She said, "Just say it already." "Okay, Worcestershire."

I was making a large purchase at a local produce stand. The owner asked, "You wanna box for these?" I replied, "No thanks, I think I'll pay cash."

I've made a rather long to-do list. Now I just have to figure out who is going to do it.

After almost 36 years I think I have figured out the hardest thing about being a parent. It's the children. Definitely the children.

When she was younger, my daughter wanted me to treat her like a princess. So I married her of to a stranger to strengthen our alliance with Poland.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

There is a very big difference between having and operating an aircraft carrier.

The US Navy has been writing and refining our carrier operations doctrine for 80+ years. NATOPS (Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization) the Bible for Naval flight operations is written in blood shed by too many Navy flight personnel.

The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is only starting to develop this.

Then there is the matter of their escorts. Carriers do NOT sail and operate alone. The PLAN escorts are too small, too slow, and have too little endurance to operate with their carriers for very long or very far. The eleven US Navy nuclear carriers displace more than the entire PLAN. By displacement, the US Navy is about 2.8 times the size of the PLAN.

The replenishment capability (food, fuel, and munitions) in the PLAN is virtually non-existent. A US Navy Carrier Battle Group can stay at sea and fight for weeks if necessary and do it 4,000 miles from home.

In terms of combat capability, the PLAN would likely lose a Naval war with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. This is why I don't really care about the 'threat' from Chinese carriers.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

If I don't stop eating so much and end up murdered, my chalk outline is going to be a circle.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Just a few thoughts on life in these United States.

Contrary to popular belief, lots of women turn into good drivers. If you are a good driver, watch out for turning women.

Sweetie asked me why I only sing in the car when it is in reverse. I told her I was a back-up singer.

Three of my favorite things are eating my cats and not using commas.

Murder jokes aren't funny unless they are well executed.

I told Sweetie that I woke up too late to go for a jog. She said, "You say that every day." I said, "I know, it's a running joke."

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Internet and VOIP phone service has been out for most of the county for most of the day. Obviously it's back.

Yes, I know about USS R-14 (SS-91). This is why you learn marlinspike seamanship, Semaphore, Morse code, Celestial Navigation, etc. All that fancy technology can fail.

Wind, wave, and the stars have been there since time immemorial and will be there long after we are gone.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

I had to take SweetiePalm down to UF Health in Jacksonville for some cardiac imagining this afternoon. On the way back she told me I needed a hearing test. I replied, "I already have a hairy chest."

We went out to dinner last week. I told the waitress, "I'd like to talk about the menu please." She said, "The men I please are none of your business."

The other night Sweetie was feeling frisky and told me, "Undress me with your words." I said, "There's a spider in your bra."

We were shopping for a new car recently and were looking at a mid-size SUV. The salesman said, "It will seat six people with no problems." I told him I didn't know six people with no problems.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

I know Forrest Gump's password. It's 1Forrest1.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Navy nukes seem to flock to the electric power industry.

For which the rest of the Navy and the electric power industry are grateful.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Your AI search is mostly correct.

More specifically, a Russian radio telegrapher heard the Japanese using the frequency he was on. He then made use of his shore stations superior broadcast power to jam the Japanese communications by holding down his telegraph key.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Dentist jokes you want. There's a topic I can sink my teeth into.

When you are faced with serious, expensive, dental work, it is important to get a second opinion. Every dentist has their own floss-ophy.

An extensive survey of dentists found some surprising results.
1. The most common problem dental problem experienced by deer is buck teeth.
2. When they retire, most dentists move to Flourida.
3. The most popular animal with dentists is the Molar Bear.
4. The most popular movie with dentists is Plaque to the Future.

There, that should hold you.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Nope. Earlier.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Nope. Earlier and you are thinking of cryptography and not Electronic Warfare.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, does Electronic and Information Warfare like the United States.

An interesting trivial question, when & where was the first recorded use of Electronic Warfare and by which country?

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

BFD.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Are you implying that I am a worn out old scarecrow? (Don't answer that! 😉)

I don't need people to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that.

The years have been very good to me. It's the weekends that did the damage.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

I wonder how many people on this thread would get that without the hint in my post.

Almost no one in the general populace would get that if they are below 65.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Today's post is a bit of a family affair.

Most people aren't aware that Albert Einstein had a brother that starred in dozens of Hollywood horror flicks. His name was Frank.

BrotherPalm chimes in.
The most famous Dracula of all time almost did not go into acting. No one thought he had a Lagosi of a chance.

SonPalm adds.
An Irish chili is made with exactly 239 beans. One more, and it will be too farty.

Not to be left out, DaughterPalm#1 adds.
Mummies are not from the stone age or the iron age. They are from the bandage.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

Nos priéres à Dieu augmentent pour notre fondateur Jim Robinson et sa famille.
(Our Prayers to God increase for our founder Jim Robinson and his family.)

Notre Père qui es aux cieux,
Que ton Nom soit sanctifié, que ton règne vienne,
Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donne-nous aujourd'hui notre pain de ce jour.
Pardonne-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensès.
Et ne nous soumets pas à la tentation, mais délivre-nous du mal.
Car c'est à Toi qu'appartiennent le règne, la puissance et la gloire,
pour les siècles des siècles. Amen

Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bènie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)