FReeper Canteen - Scuttlebutt - 19 Jan 2012

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[AZamericonnie]

 

 

At the FReeper Canteen!

C'mon and take a break ! Walk on over to the water cooler and lets chat. Post your thoughts, opinions, news of the day, rantings, ravings, pontificates, hypothesis, hyperboles, your soap box cause, your mantra, your baggage, your garbage, your blogging, your secrets, whatever you feel would make talk around the water cooler real interesting!

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Mrs. Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin when she met up with Father Flaherty.

The Father said, 'Top o' the mornin' To ye! Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan And didn't I marry ye and yer Hoosband two years ago?'

She replied, 'Aye, that ye did, Father.'

The Father asked, 'And be there Any wee little ones yet?'

She replied, 'No, not yet, Father.'

The Father said, 'Well now, I'm going to Rome next week And I'll light a fertility candle for ye And yer hoosband.'

She replied, 'Oh, thank ye, Father...' They then parted ways..

Some years later they met again. The Father asked, 'Well now, Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?' She replied, 'Oh, very well, Father!' The Father asked, 'And tell me , Have ye any wee ones yet?'

She replied, 'Oh yes, Father! Two sets of twins and six singles, Ten in all!'

The Father said, 'That's wonderful! And how is yer loving hoosband doing?'

She replied, 'E's gone to Rome to blow out yer candle.'

******** ** "Ridiculous Speed Sign" **

 

Act of Valor is an upcoming 2012 American war film directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, and written by Kurt Johnstad. It stars Alex Veadov, Rosalyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera and actual active duty U.S. Navy SEALs. The film is scheduled to be released on February 24, 2012.

A Navy SEAL squad goes on a covert operation in Yugoslavia to rescue a kidnapped CIA Officer, while also taking down terrorists who aim to strike America.

Act of Valor began as a recruitment video for the U.S. military's Naval Special Warfare Command. In 2007, Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh of Bandido Brothers Production filmed a video for the Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen which led the Navy to allow them to use SEALs for Act of Valor. None of the SEALs' names will appear in the credits of the film.

Relativity Media acquired the rights to the project on June 12, 2011 for $13 million and a $30 million in prints and advertising commitment. Deadline.com called it "the biggest money paid for a finished film with an unknown cast". The production budget was estimated between $15 million and $18 million

*Watch The Movie Trailer Here*

 

The Army's 26 page Brownie Recipe!

*Full Recipe Here*

 

 

 

[Diver Dave]

Evenin’ to The Canteen.

Salute to Our Armed Forces and my fellow Veterans.

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks for da ping! Crystal lite, shorts & chicken fingers in you near future I hope.:)

[writer33]

Yep, break out the water hose. LOL!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Connie!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Scuttlebutt thread!

My father was indeed a handsome guy - the picture doesn't do him justice. He's gone on to his everlasting reward. We used to joke that he was the most handsome man at his own funeral, which he was.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[AZamericonnie]

I’ve always thought that if you take a CCW class you should be able to carry in all states. (But what do I know):)

My state (AZ) has good 2nd amendment rights & you no longer have to take the course to carry concealed.

I do however think it very wise for anyone to take the course to learn the laws to protect themselves & everyone else.

Thank you for your service Marine! *Hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

American WWII Veteran to speak - SF Bay area - Menlo Park, CA on 21st and 22nd.

Wow...wish I could be there for this Oiao

In 1998, on his 81st birthday, Zamperini ran a 1-kilometer leg of the Olympic torch run in Japan for the Nagano Winter Olympics.

Holy Carp!

Thanks so much for this Oiao!

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome aboard, Brother, and Semper Fi!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[AZamericonnie]

Bwahahahahaha!!!!!

Now that there’s funny Marine....in a sad but true kinda way. :)

Hope You are doing well dear! *Hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[AZamericonnie]

{{{{Diver Dave}}}}

A salute to you as well & hope your health is improving daily dear! *Hugs*

Update?

[Oiao]

I guess I messed up the Quarter Deck procedures.....

Oops....on me.

*Salute* “Also, Request permission to board!”

Semper Fi!

Thank you all for supporting our Armed Services, Blue Star and especially Gold Star Families.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Connie, Hugs.

[luvie]

Pilots - On The Radio
Heard on the radio . . . .

SR-71 Pilots - I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my backseater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its groundspeed. "90 knots" Center replied. Moments later, a Twin Beech requested the same. "120 knots," Center answered. We weren't the only ones proud of our groundspeed that day as almost instantly an F-15 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests groundspeed readout." There was a slight pause, then the response, "525 knots on the ground, Dusty." Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my backseater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison. "Center, Aspen 20, you got a groundspeed readout for us?" There was a longer than normal pause.... "Aspen, I show 1,742 knots." No further groundspeed inquiries were heard on that frequency.

In another famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 600 (60,000ft.) The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, "How do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet? The pilot (obviously a sled driver), responded, " We don't plan to go up to it, we plan to come down to it..." He was cleared...

There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority landing, because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked." Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "one of those dreaded seven-engine approaches!"

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?" Student: "When I was number one for takeoff".

Taxiing down the tarmac, the DC10 abruptly stopped, turned around and returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, "What, exactly, was the problem?" "The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine...." explained the flight attendant. "It took us a while to find a new pilot."

"American 241, for noise abatement, turn right 45 Degrees." "Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 737?"

:)

[ConorMacNessa]

No mess-up, Oiao - enter any way you feel comfortable, Brother. Thanks for your service and Welcome Home!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Diver Dave]

Update?

Two more chemo treatments followed by surgery in the coming weeks/months.

Thank You

[luvie]

Thanks...I’m seeing double now! Sheesh!

[writer33]

Sorry. LOL!

[SkyDancer]

Hi! Hey, hearing bad weather back home. Hope all okay.

[MHGinTN]

That is absolutely one of the most precious photos ever posted at Freerepublic!

[left that other site]

Love those pilot stories!

Thanks!