(or a V22 if you're feeling lucky / suicidal - IMO).
I think the Marines realy just want to add that extra bit of sizzle to their inter-service reputation.
"I'm bad -- I'm in the Rangers!"
"Oh yeah? I'm a Marine. We fly the Osprey!"
"Dude, you win."
Either that, or they want to intimidate the jihadis simply by showing up. They might not make it to every mission in one piece, but when they get there, the enemy will likely just surrender. Nobody wants to fight highly-armed muslceound men with no regard for their own life and limb.
Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous weather in the world is not the hurricane or the lightning or even the monsoon. It's a fire riding on a tornado's back, just burning and blowing over everything they see.
I would posit that the footage of ABC flying reporters all around the world at a great expenditure of carbon to report on global warming and conservation efforts at the very least trips the hypocrisy flag.
Lewis Black recently suggested a novel approach on The Daily Show - power cars on cognitive dissonance. Celebrities weren't using those brain cells anyway, so any extra drag you put on 'em won't slow their hypocrisy down one bit. A win-win solution for everyone, actually...
Try "demagogue in general". Fingers-in-ears la-la-la-I-can't-hear-you behavior is certainly not the exclusive province of the right wing. See Black, Lewis and the hypocrisy of the Greens, for instance. "Cars run on cognitive dissonance" indeed.
I find it interesting that Nintendo, the ostensible "loser" of the last gen of gaming platforms, relied heavily upon first part offerings in order to keep the Gamecube afloat. To date, they are continuing this trend, but with other companies noticing the Wii's popularity, even holdouts like EA are pitching in to the Nintendo camp. Will this leave Sony at an impasse similar to Nintendo's previous one?
Here's to hoping the Sony 1st parties at least come up with a decent sequel to Twisted Metal Black. The absence of another TM game for the PS2 remains one of the head-scratchers of that platform, at least in my mind.
Are you trying to imply that I'm an OSTG shill or something? That shirt was designed by Scott Kurtz of PvP fame - I couldn't track down the originating comic in time to make a decent comment first time 'round, so sue me.
It's a trap! As has recently been discovered, KITT is a Cylon!
So, unless you particularly enjoy the thought of a genocidal car constantly messing with your mind and trying to take over your home planet, don't buy it.
Close. Both are/were energetic and prone to sudden, overblown verbal reactions to only slightly entertaining things. The "Steve" in question, however, has a last name that rhymes with "Knobs", "Hobbes" or perhaps even "Gobs".
This sort of information could be a death blow to conspiracy theories and the end of wild speculation as to the face's true origins and thus keep movies like John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Red Planet and Mission to Mars from being made!
No, see, it's not truly Dell support - all of their support ops sound as if they are Russian/Ukrainian/former Soviet Bloc instead of Indian, which means I spend my numerous support calls thinking "Mahst get Mooce and Sqvirrel!" instead of "Welcome to Kwik-E Mart.
It's an entertaining diversion, to be sure. The support still sucks, though.
Bruce: The bill in committee is definitely H.R. 5252 (meaning that the bill itself originated in the House). Sununu's ammendment will be attached to it for the final floor vote in both houses if the committee members vote to allow it out of the conference.
That's precisely what I was saying. The submitter's verbiage suggests that Sununu's ammendment is called H.R. 5252, whereas he would be submitting ammendments to H.R. 5252 (in committee).
The description is incredibly unclear on that point.
Sununu is a SENATOR, therefore it's highly unlikely that ANY ammendment he proposes will be "H.R."-ANYTHING. Senate legislation is preceded by an "S." in almost all cases, while House Resolutions get the H.R. moniker.
Unless the submitter was just using poor grammar and was saying that Sununu was proposing an ammendment to the combined bill that will be worked on by both Houses of Congress.
I worked for IBM Global Services when Ifirst got out of college - we ran Lucent's UNIX operations for 'em. I haven't checked lately, but back then, Lucent made its own switches, routers, etc. We used to interface with their network techs all the time who eventually revealed to us that 99% of their gear was Cisco equipment. It was more reliable, easier to manage and Cisco cut them a bigger break at volume than their own internal supply chain.
We used to laugh about that, but I guess their stock troubles of the last 6 years are no surprise, given that sort of internal mess.
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I think the Marines realy just want to add that extra bit of sizzle to their inter-service reputation.
"I'm bad -- I'm in the Rangers!"
"Oh yeah? I'm a Marine. We fly the Osprey!"
"Dude, you win."
Either that, or they want to intimidate the jihadis simply by showing up. They might not make it to every mission in one piece, but when they get there, the enemy will likely just surrender. Nobody wants to fight highly-armed muslceound men with no regard for their own life and limb.
Smelly boy! The Presbyterian Church like enjoys you not!
*grin*
DO NOT WANT
Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous weather in the world is not the hurricane or the lightning or even the monsoon. It's a fire riding on a tornado's back, just burning and blowing over everything they see.
[With apologies to the pseudonymous great.
I would posit that the footage of ABC flying reporters all around the world at a great expenditure of carbon to report on global warming and conservation efforts at the very least trips the hypocrisy flag.
But then, that's just me.
Lewis Black recently suggested a novel approach on The Daily Show - power cars on cognitive dissonance. Celebrities weren't using those brain cells anyway, so any extra drag you put on 'em won't slow their hypocrisy down one bit. A win-win solution for everyone, actually...
Try "demagogue in general". Fingers-in-ears la-la-la-I-can't-hear-you behavior is certainly not the exclusive province of the right wing. See Black, Lewis and the hypocrisy of the Greens, for instance. "Cars run on cognitive dissonance" indeed.
I find it interesting that Nintendo, the ostensible "loser" of the last gen of gaming platforms, relied heavily upon first part offerings in order to keep the Gamecube afloat. To date, they are continuing this trend, but with other companies noticing the Wii's popularity, even holdouts like EA are pitching in to the Nintendo camp. Will this leave Sony at an impasse similar to Nintendo's previous one?
Here's to hoping the Sony 1st parties at least come up with a decent sequel to Twisted Metal Black. The absence of another TM game for the PS2 remains one of the head-scratchers of that platform, at least in my mind.
Are you trying to imply that I'm an OSTG shill or something? That shirt was designed by Scott Kurtz of PvP fame - I couldn't track down the originating comic in time to make a decent comment first time 'round, so sue me.
It's a trap! As has recently been discovered, KITT is a Cylon!
So, unless you particularly enjoy the thought of a genocidal car constantly messing with your mind and trying to take over your home planet, don't buy it.
Nihilists?
I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
Why not use Hymn to move all your AACs to non-DRM'd MP3s?
I know an Alliance of Starcraft fans who would object to being called a Horde.
*grin*
Depends. Did you drop them on two elderly women in an attempt to take vengeance upon paparazzi? No? Then it's probably not all that remarkable.
Less actionable, too.
Close. Both are/were energetic and prone to sudden, overblown verbal reactions to only slightly entertaining things. The "Steve" in question, however, has a last name that rhymes with "Knobs", "Hobbes" or perhaps even "Gobs".
This sort of information could be a death blow to conspiracy theories and the end of wild speculation as to the face's true origins and thus keep movies like John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars, Red Planet and Mission to Mars from being made!
Oh wait, that's a good thing.
Errrm, nevermind.
No, see, it's not truly Dell support - all of their support ops sound as if they are Russian/Ukrainian/former Soviet Bloc instead of Indian, which means I spend my numerous support calls thinking "Mahst get Mooce and Sqvirrel!" instead of "Welcome to Kwik-E Mart.
It's an entertaining diversion, to be sure. The support still sucks, though.
Bruce:
The bill in committee is definitely H.R. 5252 (meaning that the bill itself originated in the House). Sununu's ammendment will be attached to it for the final floor vote in both houses if the committee members vote to allow it out of the conference.
That's precisely what I was saying. The submitter's verbiage suggests that Sununu's ammendment is called H.R. 5252, whereas he would be submitting ammendments to H.R. 5252 (in committee).
The description is incredibly unclear on that point.
Sununu is a SENATOR, therefore it's highly unlikely that ANY ammendment he proposes will be "H.R."-ANYTHING. Senate legislation is preceded by an "S." in almost all cases, while House Resolutions get the H.R. moniker.
Unless the submitter was just using poor grammar and was saying that Sununu was proposing an ammendment to the combined bill that will be worked on by both Houses of Congress.
I worked for IBM Global Services when Ifirst got out of college - we ran Lucent's UNIX operations for 'em. I haven't checked lately, but back then, Lucent made its own switches, routers, etc. We used to interface with their network techs all the time who eventually revealed to us that 99% of their gear was Cisco equipment. It was more reliable, easier to manage and Cisco cut them a bigger break at volume than their own internal supply chain.
We used to laugh about that, but I guess their stock troubles of the last 6 years are no surprise, given that sort of internal mess.
Awwww forget the blackjack and the hookers.
Eh, screw the whole thing.
I mean, twenty years ago or so, who would've thought that we'd still be reading John C. Dvorak columns filled with intellectual self-puffery?
Yeah, 'cause throwing down the cash for college tuition is much cheaper than subscribing to the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sheeeeeesh.
Why yes, yes I do:
Right here.
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