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Forum: Soapbox Derby 23 May 2013, 04:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 389
Posted By ASL
I have some... concerns when it comes to the...

I have some... concerns when it comes to the frequent associations made between the Catholic Church and pedophiles. On the one hand, it certainly is a legitimate scandal, specifically instances in...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 23 May 2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 389
Posted By ASL
Is this really the defining characteristic of the...

Is this really the defining characteristic of the Catholic Church to most people? Or even to you?
Forum: Soapbox Derby 20 May 2013, 10:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 326
Posted By ASL
Agreed. I hate it when Sci-Fi thinks it's...

Agreed. I hate it when Sci-Fi thinks it's providing subtle political commentary that is anything but subtle.

Like Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Apparently they thought we wouldn't catch the...
Forum: Techno-Babble 18 May 2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 356
Posted By ASL
From the article: It's rather poorly worded,...

From the article:
It's rather poorly worded, but based on the entirety of the quoted section, I am deducing that the power source is actually the motor of the riderless Jet Ski. The tether is really...
Forum: SLC 18 May 2013, 04:17 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 90,260
Posted By ASL
Icon18 Some blessed soul must have run into the...

Some blessed soul must have run into the light-post outside my apartment. It's been knocked over and I can finally sleep in the dark.
Forum: SLC 17 May 2013, 11:23 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,898
Posted By ASL
Momma loves her baby And daddy loves you too ...

Momma loves her baby
And daddy loves you too
And the sea may look warm to you babe
And the sky may look blue
OooOooh babe
OooOooh baby blue
OooOooh babe

If you should go skating
On the thin...
Forum: Rantidote 16 May 2013, 02:28 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,308
Posted By ASL
On my alma mater's webpage (VMI) there is a link...

On my alma mater's webpage (VMI) there is a link to a story about cadets getting "A Sobering Glimpse at War." The article was about some cadets who spent a week in Vietnam on what amounted to an...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 15 May 2013, 08:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,395
Posted By ASL
Teacher The motive for this attack was clear: Step...

The motive for this attack was clear:

Step 1) Blow up fertilizer plant with missile
Step 2) ???
Step 3) Profit
Forum: Soapbox Derby 14 May 2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,395
Posted By ASL
Teacher Uh... You do realize that the Oklahoma City...

Uh... You do realize that the Oklahoma City bombing was also a missile strike, right?
Forum: Soapbox Derby 13 May 2013, 11:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,395
Posted By ASL
I hardly think we can take the word of a...

I hardly think we can take the word of a foreign-born self-described UAV expert living inside a known terrorist country on this one. You probably flew the UAV that performed targeting and battle...
Forum: Social Studies 11 May 2013, 02:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 967
Posted By ASL
That's a bit of a leap. By that logic, you would...

That's a bit of a leap. By that logic, you would taint anyone and everyone who was alive at the time with half a mind. I think it was the generation or two before the "greatest" generation that were...
Forum: Social Studies 09 May 2013, 11:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 967
Posted By ASL
Or as if the entire generation went out and "did...

Or as if the entire generation went out and "did it" when called upon to do so.
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 07 May 2013, 03:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,641
Posted By ASL
Just so I can properly translate your sarcasm......

Just so I can properly translate your sarcasm... What do you believe the UN's position was on the presence (or lack thereof) of chemical weapons in Iraq, round about 2002/2003?
Forum: Rantidote 03 May 2013, 03:14 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,308
Posted By ASL
I prefer "It is I, LT ASL, and I just threw your...

I prefer "It is I, LT ASL, and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?!" A bit longwinded for a salutatory, I'll grant you, but there it is...
Forum: Rantidote 02 May 2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,308
Posted By ASL
Driver I recently learned that between my aunt and I...

I recently learned that between my aunt and I (me? myself?), at least one of us doesn't know how to use a roundabout (pretty sure it's her, just her). Apparently she has this impression that, like an...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 02 May 2013, 03:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,304
Posted By ASL
I'm fairly confident all the services have...

I'm fairly confident all the services have rules/regulations along the lines of the one that pinqy cited for the Air Force; those rules have been around for a while in one form or another as Wolf333...
Forum: History 02 May 2013, 05:24 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,120
Posted By ASL
Icon18 Tell that to the Martian space invaders who just...

Tell that to the Martian space invaders who just showed up and insisted all they wanted to do was make a place for themselves to live peaceably on a relatively undeveloped corner of (present day)...
Forum: Police Blotter 29 April 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 697
Posted By ASL
He was already missing: I suspect we may be...

He was already missing: I suspect we may be mixing up cause and effect.

Rather than his death being caused by unfounded suspicions that he was the bomber, I'd wager his status as an unofficial...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 29 April 2013, 02:46 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,717
Posted By ASL
That is probably what General Franks would have...

That is probably what General Franks would have you believe, but that's a cop out. It would have been absolutely appropriate and called for for Franks, the 4-star in charge of CENTCOM during the...
Forum: Military 24 April 2013, 03:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,854
Posted By ASL
Well, I can at least confirm that my family was...

Well, I can at least confirm that my family was NOT charged for the shipping of my body, though perhaps that is due to an exception clause for bodies in an ambulatory condition...




Too dark?
Forum: Police Blotter 22 April 2013, 12:53 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 29,239
Posted By ASL
I would imagine the "public safety" concern is:...

I would imagine the "public safety" concern is: are there any more explosive devices that are as yet... unexploded? Honestly, the basis for the decision to apply a public safety exception doesn't...
Forum: Police Blotter 18 April 2013, 10:40 PM
Replies: 340
Views: 29,239
Posted By ASL
The resolution isn't that great, but I'm easily...

The resolution isn't that great, but I'm easily seeing 20-40. IMO, the low resolution is giving a smudged/blurred effect that makes it hard to make out the facial details that hint towards older age.
Forum: Police Blotter 17 April 2013, 05:18 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 29,239
Posted By ASL
If I were to hazard a guess it's advantage over a...

If I were to hazard a guess it's advantage over a paper bag or hard plastic container is that it:

1) Will contain the explosion longer, so a more powerful explosion results when it finally does...
Forum: Police Blotter 17 April 2013, 04:46 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 29,239
Posted By ASL
Why not? They do it in Iraq (even today) and...

Why not? They do it in Iraq (even today) and Afghanistan all the time. Maybe we're not as special as we'd like to think...
Forum: Glurge Gallery 08 April 2013, 12:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,258
Posted By ASL
More like... Me: God, can I ask you a...

More like...

Me: God, can I ask you a question?
God: You just did.
Me: I have another question.
God: Too bad, you only get one.
Me: Why?
God: Chicken thigh!

"Me" is then turned into a...
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