We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:53:55 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... Time to add a new caveat, because from email it's not clear to some folks (mind you, if you don't read this it won't matter...) Being an open post, people (collectively, the Denizens) other than I post in the H&I. They sign their work (most of the time) - keep that in mind when you want... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:11:56 -0600 The only Puckle gun I've seen was in a museum near where they built some of Nelsons fleet. The round bullets were just over an inch round, weighed 4 ounces, the square ones an inch cube weighing over six ounces. Maybe Puckle had had an argument with the Turks and wanted to square the account. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73130 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73130 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:55:20 -0600 Oh, yeah, the Puckle Gun, from the times when folks weren't afraid to say EXACTLY what they thought, about individuals, or even groups. State yer case, and let's have it out! I do wonder if getting shot with cubical bullets hurts more than getting shot with spherical bullets. Prolly not, but the guy shooting you with the cubes gets to feel somewhat more mean and nasty, being hoppin' mad at you. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73103 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73103 Thu, 15 May 2008 22:32:41 -0600 Ah, but Neffi - clearly the root of our failure against terrorists-who-happen-to-be-muslims, since I'm told the connection is simply coincidence, is that we aren't using the right ammunition. Surely we can make the square bullet work now! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73099 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73099 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:10:17 -0600 I've loved the Puckle since seeing a repro of the original patent application... complete with the 'square shot for use against Turks' quote, showing the two different magazines. OK? Dunno how that square shot was gonna fare down the barrel, though... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73098 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73098 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:04:33 -0600 Redheads playing with boobs Nope - that picture isn't on my blog...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73094 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73094 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:39:08 -0600 Said the guy who sent me the story... and not one comment about Puckle's gun. Youse guys disappoint me sometimes! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73091 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73091 Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:21 -0600 Lets not get too excited by the possibility that McMaster will get his star. The list has not been published so this is just informed, hopefully, speculation and still subject to change. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73090 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73090 Thu, 15 May 2008 16:26:06 -0600 Gen Ben Butler was a political appointee with very little credentials for his post. His nickname was Spoons Butler because of his need to pilfer the silverware from locals. I don't think he is a good example of Union Generalship. I think the incident was brought on by a Lady dumping her nightly deposits on Admiral Farragut from a two story window. Not just an insult. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73078 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/05/hi_fires_15_may_1.html#comment-73078 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:35:20 -0600