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US Navy bolting LASER WEAPON onto lead warship for futuristic warfare
www.dailystar.co.uk ^
| 12th January 2018
| By Anders Anglesey
Posted on 01/12/2018 9:30:04 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
But the Trump could see his presidency end if he fails his upcoming medical test.
What is a ‘boffin’?
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01/12/2018 9:36:38 AM PST
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ichabod1
(People don't want to believe it be what it be but it is.)
To: Red Badger
They must need the lead for shielding.
s/
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:37:06 AM PST
by
headstamp 2
(My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
To: Red Badger
But the Trump could see his presidency end if he fails his upcoming medical test.Must be something hidden in the penumbras of the 25th.
To: ichabod1
Buffing is a Brit term for a really smart guy: A person engaged in scientific or technical research or a person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex, arcane, and difficult.
To: Red Badger
Try it out on a few of the Somali pirates. Should be like toasting ants with a magnifying glass!
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:39:30 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
“Buffering” — another good autocorrect. It changed “boffin” for me.
To: ichabod1
Boffin is Brit word for scientist.
Laser is a line-of-sight weapon. Not much good against other surface vessels I would think.
Perhaps aircraft and missiles are the intended targets.
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:40:27 AM PST
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Bitman
To: ichabod1
A nerd, scholar, scientist, etc...............
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:41:19 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Red Badger
At least it’s not a ‘lead balloon’...
(cue the rimshot!)
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:42:39 AM PST
by
jonno
(Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Interesting. I had not heard it before. Maybe like what we call a maven or a guru here. I thought it was a funny sounding word.
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01/12/2018 9:43:20 AM PST
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ichabod1
(People don't want to believe it be what it be but it is.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Buffing??? .... I thought it was Boffin!
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:44:41 AM PST
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Reily
To: ichabod1
Interesting. I had not heard it before. My first thought was of "Biffing the Vampire Slayer"
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:51:47 AM PST
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usurper
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To: ichabod1
A boffin is a term used for scientist etc by those people in the UK who speak a minority dialect of English.
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01/12/2018 9:51:56 AM PST
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DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: ichabod1
Boffin - a British expression for a scientist or engineer.
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:54:19 AM PST
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: Red Badger
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01/12/2018 9:55:32 AM PST
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dfwgator
To: Red Badger
Trump could see his presidency end if he fails his upcoming medical test. These people are pathetic.
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:57:43 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
To: Red Badger
relationship between China and the US will largely decide if the world can move past the current globalisation interludeWow! Authentic bureaucrat gibberish as seldom seen or heard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U
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posted on
01/12/2018 9:58:12 AM PST
by
Migraine
((A smartass who is right can be downright funny. A smartass who is wrong is just a smartass.))
To: dfwgator
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01/12/2018 9:58:20 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Reily
Apparently IOS doesn’t speak Brit and it decided I really meant to write “buffering” instead of “boffin.” I spend more time unmangling words it has butchered for me.
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