Conversations at Manse de Phlegm

Just a snippet of a conversation we had:

LD: Yeah, you get inside his OODA loop and it screws him up.

Me to Phlegmmy: OODA Loop, that's another geek thing.

Phlegmmy:  I know what an OODA Loop is.  I've seen Willy Wonka.

Burn!!!!!

So, a while back a buddy of mine, Spear, and I got to talking about Bug out Bags and what would make good 24, 72 and longer bags.  His idea was to make the 24 hour one a molle vest. Which was an excellent idea by the way.  You'll probably never get separated from it, etc. etc. 

Anyway.  I found a great molle vest at a gun show and he said to pick one up for him.  So I did.  I thought it was important that he be able to identify himself too, so I got a chest patch for it.  Just like the police and other LEO's use.

Reminiscing over childhood.

I think I finally figured out why I like the show How It's Made so much.

Don't get me wrong, the show is about as exciting as watching paint dry.  No, scratch that. The show makes you wish you could be watching paint dry.

But, remember Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on PBS.



He used to show little vignette's of crayons or something going through the manufacturing process. 



So, How It's Made brings back memories of being curled up on the couch, in my pajamas, with a cup of hot cocoa, watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

Ahh, the salad days of college.

Random Musing.

Everybody has mile posts in their life.  Moments when, for better or worse, their life is never quite the same again.  Times, when recalled, a person can point to and say, "This changed my life."

One of those important moments is when you realize you can buy and cook bacon anytime you want.

I don't know what the Californians get all excited about....

http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/tulsa/today/news/national/article.cox?articleId=D9QR21U01&moduleType=apNews

But seriously, they managed to shake things up here just a little bit.  I actually had to listen to the radio and hear them talking about it to figure out what it was I felt.

Always a classic.

What I'm watching on YouTube right now:

Never Forget...

Today is International Bacon Day!

Geek Quote of the Day.

Heard on the IRC today:

Salamander: I looked behind me and saw only one set of footprints. Jesus looked at me and said "The sand people travel single file. To better hide their numbers."

You have to understand this came out during an argument over who was more disorganized, the Star Wars Rebel Alliance or the US's Founding Fathers......

The world ain't gonna geek itself.

Strictly for Educational Purposes....

I realize it's been a while since I blogged anything. So something educational. This is strictly for perspective only.

 

On the right is the 12.7x108mm cartridge used by the Soviet Union and Warsaw pact countries.  In the center is the .50BMG round or 12.7x99mm (NATO designation) round.  And on the left is a lope eared bunny with a switchblade.

Naming the BAG Day Rifle

Since everyone seems to think that that's what it's name is. Or at least that what they've called it when they see it for the first time. I'm naming the new rifle:

"Holy Mother Of God!"

Or HMOG for short.

In the Immortal Words of...

The Great Bill Murray...

Koo Chakalaka-laka, Koo Chakalaka-laka, Koo Chokalaka-laka....

Observations.

In a surprising hollywood got it right moment.

Women here actually do carry everything in baskets balanced on their heads. I read somewhere they can carry up to 10 times their own body weight.

My Christmas List

This:

Just went on my Zombiepocolypse Christmas list. How kewl is that!

I lol'd at work...

TSA Motto:

"TSA, what is best in life?"

"To crush your passengers, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."

h/t to Daniel

ITLAPD!!!

Aaarrr Me Matey's....

It be that season again. Batten down yer hatches, shiver yer timbers... and clean up that parrot dookie will ya?!?

It's...

INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!

burning books

Today I burned a copy of the Koran.

Yeap, I found a .pdf version and burned it to CD.

I'm waiting for the Imam's to declare a fatwah against me. (or would that be for me?)

This kicked over my giggle box.

I'm lucky enough to be on Old_NFO's friday email list. When he can, he sends out jokes for the weekend. This bit really had me laughing out loud.

GED Test

Can the below possibly be true?

The following questions were set in last year's GED examination
These are genuine answers (from 16 year old's)............and they WILL breed.

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists

Q. How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q. What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight

Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed

Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election

Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs (Shoot yourself now , there is little hope)

Q.. What happens to your body as you age
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental

Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery (So true)

Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death

Q. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow

Q. How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow (Simple, but brilliant)

Q. How are the main 20 parts of the body categorised (e.g. The abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A, E, I,O,U.. (wtf!)

Q. What is the fibula?
A. A small lie

Q. What does 'varicose' mean?
A. Nearby

Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium (That would work)

Q. Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean section'
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome

Q. What is a seizure?
A. A Roman Emperor. (Julius Seizure, I came, I saw, I had a fit)

Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport. (Irrefutable)

Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas

Q. Use the word 'judicious' in a sentence to show you understand its meaning
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face. (OMG)

Q. What does the word 'benign' mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight (brilliant)

Q. What is a turbine?
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head

Gratuitous Gun Pr0n

So, today I got to disassemble, clean and reassemble a Sterling "Sten" SMG. I mean, it was only fair. I got to shoot it too...

Thoughts to Ponder

(Shamelessly stolen from Snig's e-mail)

Good health is merely the slowest possible
Rate at which one can die.

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day,
Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

Some people are like a Slinky ...
Not really good for anything, but you
Still can't help but smile when
You shove them down the stairs.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday,
Lying in hospitals, dying of nothing.

All of us could take a lesson from the weather.
It pays no attention to criticism.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00,
And a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?