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"Get back on board, for f***'s sake!" - Italian Coast Guard commander to Costa Concordia captain.

Has anybody addressed and/or resolved the observed booster fire observed just seconds before the grab? Held my breath on that one, considering previous Starship landing incidents of postlanding “rapid mechanical disassemblies”.

What happens when an Air Bus knocks the tail off a small plane? Dis-assed-her.

Some hot glue and duct tape, with an Earl Scheib paintjob, will take care of that.

...and require massive amounts of water to extinguish, authorities said.

I've stopped in Baker, and it's NOT known for massive amounts of water. Alien fresh jerky, on the other hand...

Y'know, the more emerging info about this I read, the more I'm reminded about John Parker, the guard who dropped the ball at Ford's Theater.

"Lincoln's usual protections were not in place that night at Ford's. Crook was on a second shift at the White House, and Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln's personal bodyguard, was away in Richmond on assignment from Lincoln. John Frederick Parker was assigned to guard the Presidential Box. At intermission he went to a nearby tavern along with Lincoln's valet, Charles Forbes, and Coachman Francis Burke. Booth had several drinks while waiting for his planned time. It is unclear whether Parker returned to the theater, but he was certainly not at his post when Booth entered the box."

Also a radio operator on the Titanic in “A Night to Remember”.

Shame there’s not a market demand for professional video game players.

This guy definitely deserves to be “Savile’d”....

Does it bother anybody else that a declining POTUS is also responsible to decide whether to use the “football”?

Hmm... reminds me of something I saw in the Village...

What will they call it now?...................

Hen house?

Just a note: Back on the USS Ustafish, we officially shaved beards to ensure a good OBA seal during damage control (smoke, chlorine, baked bean night, cigars in the goat locker, etc.) to continue breathing. That said, "what happens on patrol, stays on patrol", so it wasn't unusual to see a returning boat manned by a bunch of scruffy pirates tied up to the pier.

"Arrr...."

Why am I getting bad flashbacks to Komarov and Soyuz 1?

Now this, I like.

Winston, painted in 1954. He hated and burned it.

I have my Technician license currently, put together a QRP rig, and studying online for my General ticket. I’m at a point in my life when I’ve started taking on “old man” interests. :-)

I see what you mean... a lot of sports equipment producers with vested interests.

NO, I’M SPARTICUS!

Engraved inside, they found “For a good time, call Ophelia, Brookside 238. Tell her Hamlet sent you."