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Day 7 of the Obama administration. Still no unicorns. But a raccoon did break into the coop last night. Two roosters and a guinea died. The men died saving their women. Heh. Would that more men showed the same consideration for their families. I wanna know what President Obama and his cohort are going to do about the surge of rural violence that has spiked since they took control? Promises were made. -the Armorer
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Heh. In satire, veritas. -the Armorer
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So, what Is the Spending Multiplier on a Pack of Condoms? Enquiring minds want to know! -the Armorer
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With so much panting going around, who said that we didn't need more PROFILACTICS, eh? - BOQ
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires. Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute. Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is. The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now. Of course, now I have to call them UAS's, because someone got a Legion of Merit for the name change.Anyway, I call the post H&I Fires because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is Free Fire Zone.
We need more Rubber Barons, I say!
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CC: "Boquisucio"
Re: "Rubber Barons" / "This is your force multiplier."
This was a very informative article. This is true as long as you are not in the approximately 5% failure rate. Boquisucio, I watched the video, linked from your comment. I just wondered what was going to happen after the sick, POP.
LAUGH and have a GREAT WEEK!
Closing the IRS. Shut the whole damn thing down. Seriously, try it and just watch how fast the economy improves.
I thought it would all be so peaceful now...
To hell with it. It's gonna be a bunker.
As for the Exterior Guard - since we're living in a Kinder Gentler world, they've taken to sleeping on the bed.
There was a Stern Talking To yesterday, which did manifest as better watchfulness last night.
The Real Exterior Guard lives in the Goat Compound. And, just like the Security Force at a nuke site, the Real Exterior Guard doesn't leave her charges just because someone is romping through the conventional storage site.