Cool Ice Open Thread [krakatoa]

Ice is neat.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 02:38 PM

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1 First?

Posted by: Gmac- Pondering...something... at December 27, 2014 02:41 PM (baiNQ)

2 What is that? A metal roof?

Posted by: shredded chi at December 27, 2014 02:41 PM (QGrhy)

3 Ha, now back to being productive and cooking those two roasts I mentioned a thread or two back!

Posted by: Gmac- Pondering...something... at December 27, 2014 02:42 PM (baiNQ)

4 Ice is Death.

Posted by: toby928(C) predicts at December 27, 2014 02:43 PM (rwI+c)

5 Ice is neat.

Actually, when I drink bourbon, "neat" is no ice.
just sayin'.

Posted by: shredded chi at December 27, 2014 02:43 PM (QGrhy)

6 Ice is only good when it's in my glass of water or on a rink for hockey.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 27, 2014 02:44 PM (60Vyp)

7 Not 'neat' when you try to drive on it.

Posted by: HH at December 27, 2014 02:45 PM (Ce4DF)

8 Yes, but ice preserves 100,000 Siberian peasants and giant wooly mammoths....

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at December 27, 2014 02:45 PM (FgL7l)

9 I meant "100,000" YEAR OLD Siberian peasants and mammoths....

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at December 27, 2014 02:46 PM (FgL7l)

10 I'm all about global warming. If you can't grow tropical plants on your patio year 'round, it's too cold.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 27, 2014 02:46 PM (60Vyp)

11

Hmmm, contradiction in terms, my drink served neat...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at December 27, 2014 02:47 PM (IXrOn)

12 But likker is qwikker.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at December 27, 2014 02:47 PM (KH1sk)

13 You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice
Our love.....

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 02:48 PM (FgL7l)

14 Ice of Spades

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 02:49 PM (FgL7l)

15 Looks like a photo of my ex-wife's heart.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at December 27, 2014 02:49 PM (WXGcP)

16 "I meant "100,000" YEAR OLD Siberian peasants and mammoths...."

Eh, no real nutritional value when thawed and cooked.

Posted by: HH at December 27, 2014 02:50 PM (Ce4DF)

17 Ice WAS neat.

Posted by: Al Gore at December 27, 2014 02:50 PM (ZWRoJ)

18 I don't like cold but I don't like bugs either. Its good to live where it freezes and kills the bugs for winter but there are warm days in winter so the ground is not always frozen and icy and I can ride. BTW thanks to all who voted for the rescue. The page is closed but I checked at 11:59 last night and LF was 8th and 200 votes ahead of # 13 so they should definitely be in. Also the SJW (girl scout Council) were 14th so an extra warm fuzzy for us bitter clingers.

Posted by: PaleRider -, LF rescue is #8. Thanks all at December 27, 2014 02:51 PM (7w/kf)

19 New post at zomblog:

http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=2033

These are not "peaceful protests": They want a race war that will lead to communist revolution

(Text of insane flyer from recent protest.)

It confirms what I’ve been trying to explain to folks whenever this topic comes up in conversation: That the people leading these mobs really think they are starting a revolution — and not just any revolution but a communist revolution.

These are not just “peaceful protests” against “police brutality,” as the mainstream media endlessly parrots. This is an attempt to ignite a race war, as the necessary precursor to the complete overthrow of democratic capitalist society.

Posted by: zombie at December 27, 2014 02:52 PM (K4YiS)

20

Icebreakers are neater, though they do leave a trail...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at December 27, 2014 02:53 PM (IXrOn)

21 Morbid, but I wonder what big name entertainer/ famous person is going to kick the bucket between now and New Year's Eve. It always happens when TV shows and magazines start running their "In Memoriam" segments listing all the famous people who died during the year that's ending. There's always one who falls through the cracks and well, misses the deadline.....

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 02:54 PM (FgL7l)

22 Joe Cocker just made it....

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 02:56 PM (FgL7l)

23 Ice? This is a topic?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 27, 2014 02:58 PM (8ZskC)

24 Just got finished with a little Ukranian cognac my Brother got me for Christmas. I've never seen or heard of it before and I can't find it online.

...loves me some cognac!

The label looks like: TPIHBIY

I can't find the translation for the "I" in the label. -Roughly translated to "Gr_nv_ch".

Already through about 12oz since Wednesday! (Dad helped... lol)

It is tasty, tasty, tasty with a mild maple nose to it.

Posted by: ColdBeer1 (Slap) (T) at December 27, 2014 02:58 PM (16bOT)

25 Posted by: ColdBeer1 (Slap) (T) at December 27, 2014 02:58 PM (16bOT)

Well, I'm trying to empty some beer bottles...

Posted by: HH at December 27, 2014 03:00 PM (Ce4DF)

26 The label looks like: TPIHBIY

According to my rusty knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet that says "Drain Cleaner."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 27, 2014 03:01 PM (8ZskC)

27 miranda...

http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/uranus-miranda.html

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 27, 2014 03:01 PM (AVEe1)

28 Slow Saturday Afternoon Open Thread Compliance Pics

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/548872029316063232

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/548872976826122240

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/548873306452279296

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/548873439659192320

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 03:01 PM (GrXXa)

29 Apparently De Blasio got "polite applause" before and after his speech at the funeral for the policeman today. I don't really understand applause at a funeral.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 27, 2014 03:01 PM (Dj3AB)

30 Posted by: ColdBeer1 (Slap) (T) at December 27, 2014 02:58 PM (16bOT)
--------
I think the brand is actually "Greenwich".

Said with Chekov accent.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at December 27, 2014 03:02 PM (KH1sk)

31 Every time I see ice I fart,I don't know the cause and relationship.

Posted by: Gene Kelly at December 27, 2014 03:03 PM (eedLh)

32 Ice? This is a topic?

Posted by: Cicero

****

Irony, thy name is C-ice-ro

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 27, 2014 03:05 PM (NeFrd)

33 So, Jeb has said that he's willing to lose the primary to win the general. Does anyone else suspect this means he'll make a third-party/independent run if he doesn't get the Repug nomination?

No doubt he'd have the back-stabbing Repug establishment behind him in that scenario.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 27, 2014 03:07 PM (5pg79)

34 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 27, 2014 03:01 PM (Dj3AB)

From what I saw, majority of police turned their backs on him during his speech.

Not good. And by that I mean not good for NYC.

Posted by: HH at December 27, 2014 03:07 PM (Ce4DF)

35 "I think the brand is actually "Greenwich".
Said with Chekov accent."
-Posted by: All Hail Eris at December 27, 2014 03:02 PM (KH1sk)

That's it! Found it, and Thank You!

Posted by: ColdBeer1 (Slap) (T) at December 27, 2014 03:08 PM (16bOT)

36 @28 - https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/548873306452279296

nice '64 Galaxie there.

Posted by: JEM at December 27, 2014 03:17 PM (o+SC1)

37 DeBlasio as a mayer is just not good situation for NYC period. I'm sure it would be hard to say no to a mayor or VP but I know I wouldn't want some nasty politician campaigning at a funeral/memorial service for any loved one of mine.

I think cops who chose politics over outrage at that treatment of their brethren in blue would be even worse for a city.

Posted by: PaleRider -, LF rescue is #8. Thanks all at December 27, 2014 03:18 PM (7w/kf)

38 I saw the white rapper, Cool Ice, make a cameo appearance in the movie, The Interview. He finally came out of the closet.

Posted by: Fritz at December 27, 2014 03:20 PM (dVmLD)

39
37 DeBlasio as a mayer is just not good situation for NYC period. I'm sure it would be hard to say no to a mayor or VP but I know I wouldn't want some nasty politician campaigning at a funeral/memorial service for any loved one of mine. I think cops who chose politics over outrage at that treatment of their brethren in blue would be even worse for a city.
Posted by: PaleRider -, LF rescue is #8. Thanks all at December 27, 2014 03:18 PM (7w/kf)

I just can't figure out why there hasn't been an effort to begin recalling him.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 03:20 PM (zt+N6)

40 So, Jeb has said that he's willing to lose the primary to win the general. Does anyone else suspect this means he'll make a third-party/independent run if he doesn't get the Repug nomination?

Bush/Huntsman 2016 No Labels Party

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 27, 2014 03:21 PM (W5DcG)

41 Ice. We have a whole lot of it here in Rocky Mountain small town...

Posted by: small town girl at December 27, 2014 03:22 PM (rTqAd)

42 If you parked your pickup in the garage you wouldn't get the puddles in your bed.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 27, 2014 03:23 PM (t//F+)

43 Duke special teams making a game of it. 20-17.

Posted by: toby928(C) predicts at December 27, 2014 03:29 PM (qR5my)

44 Never (NEVER) use ice harvested from the wild for your drinks. Bad juju.

Posted by: Erowmero at December 27, 2014 03:30 PM (go5uR)

45 ASU 20 Duke 17

Posted by: rd at December 27, 2014 03:30 PM (k19Aq)

46 Duke just raped the Sun Devils on special teams.

Posted by: Fritz at December 27, 2014 03:30 PM (dVmLD)

47 Kwanza parade cancelled in LA after ten minutes for, get this, lack of interest.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 27, 2014 03:31 PM (vVSOO)

48 ???

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:32 PM (6fyGz)

49 Does anyone else suspect this means he'll make a third-party/independent run if he doesn't get the Repug nomination?

If he gets FL, VA, ME, NH and CO, the election could go to the House of Representatives. I fully expect the House to give us a hard f*cking in that event

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 27, 2014 03:32 PM (AVEe1)

50
are you bored?

do you like ghost ship movies?

I'm watching Ghostboat (2006) right now. A British sub, the Scorpion, was presume sunk by a German destroyer in 1943.

In 1981, it suddenly resurfaces!

I love this kind of stuff.

It's on youtube (in two parts) if you're interested.

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:34 PM (XK/4h)

51 Posted by: zombie at December 27, 2014 02:52 PM (K4YiS)

So the Helter Skelter dreams of ole Charlie Manson are alive and well; and so is he, with a new bride.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 27, 2014 03:35 PM (PUmY+)

52 47
Kwanza parade cancelled in LA after ten minutes for, get this, lack of interest.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 27, 2014 03:31 PM (vVSOO)

I have only known one person who celebrated Kwanza. He was a black guy at work. I stopped by his desk and asked him if he knew the origins of Kwanza. He didn't so I explained it to him. He was a pretty religious guy so after I explained it he took down all his decorations and threw them away.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 03:36 PM (u9gzs)

53 Trying to reply to zombies post at 19, I made the mistake of trying to cut and paste the bottom paragraph and now I keep getting the "long strings of text" bullshit message.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:38 PM (6fyGz)

54
here's a link to part 1 of Ghostboat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uISofV88g

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:39 PM (XK/4h)

55 Anyway, my comment is, I guess this is why the left is all about gun control. What kind of idiot starts a war with the people who own the guns?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:39 PM (6fyGz)

56
53 Trying to reply to zombies post at 19, I made the mistake of trying to cut and paste the bottom paragraph and now I keep getting the "long strings of text" bullshit message.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:38 PM (6fyGz)

Try deleting the link in the post.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 03:41 PM (zt+N6)

57 55
Anyway, my comment is, I guess this is why the left is all about gun
control. What kind of idiot starts a war with the people who own the
guns?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:39 PM (6fyGz)
-------Sort of like that special snowflake that helped vandalize the fraternity house at UVA. He fully supported the idea of an armed rebellion against the powers that be. That particular douchenozzle looked like he wouldn't know the bang end of a gun from the trigger end. The first casualty in his armed revolution would probably be his own bad self after he shoots himself. Two or three times.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 27, 2014 03:44 PM (vVSOO)

58 Open Blogger came close to using my band's name there.

Fame, as always, so near yet so far....

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 03:48 PM (1Y+hH)

59 I just had some homemade English Toffee. Pretty good stuff. Healthy too.

Posted by: Ronster at December 27, 2014 03:48 PM (9vrWU)

60 That *ice* photo is a fake. I've told you morons over and over that there's no such thing as a straight line
in nature...or in teh science. Got IT???!11!

Posted by: Rev. Neel Degrass Tyson at December 27, 2014 03:48 PM (CYS6Q)

61 Hello peeps, Since this is an open thread, here's my Christmas day disaster

We had two Prime Rib Roasts for Christmas Dinner, They looked beautiful, temp was right (140), but when we cut into one of them it was like a a scene from Godfather, so much blood, wondering now if my thermometer was broken or my oven was off. But thankfully the other one was cooked properly and Christmas dinner was saved. Today I shaved the other one and plan on doing Cheese steaks for football day tomorrow. I have to say though there was so much blood when we cut into the first roast, I thought I might be sick, I ended up eating only a salad for my Christmas Dinner, but I think the 13 family members were pretty happy, either that or they all faked it. Maybe the booze helped. Not my best Christmas dinner.

Posted by: spypeach at December 27, 2014 03:48 PM (/vbEv)

62 Never (NEVER) use ice harvested from the wild for your drinks. Bad juju.

You need stronger booze.

Posted by: DaveA at December 27, 2014 03:49 PM (DL2i+)

63

okay, so the Scorpion is in pristine condition, dry as a bone

British Naval Intelligence decides to, get this, sail the Scorpion back to its last known position in 1943. Why? To see if it jogs the memory of the sole survivor who just happens to have amnesia of the entire event.

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:50 PM (XK/4h)

64 If Bush--who is smart and a "nice" guy--actually ends up the nominee, it will prove that the progs/rhinos/media have completely hijacked the system.

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 03:50 PM (FgL7l)

65 Ice. We have a whole lot of it here in Rocky Mountain small town...
Posted by: small town girl at December 27, 2014 03:22 PM (rTqAd)

Got plenty of snow in our little western slope town, but not much ice, thankfully. The hard packed snow in the streets requires care when walking however.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 03:51 PM (1Y+hH)

66 "Inspiring a race war" is another in a long line of "get the black guy to do it for you"

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at December 27, 2014 03:51 PM (Cq0oW)

67 66
"Inspiring a race war" is another in a long line of "get the black guy to do it for you"

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at December 27, 2014 03:51 PM (Cq0oW)
------Can you say "cannon fodder"? I knew you could!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 27, 2014 03:53 PM (vVSOO)

68

I've never been in a submarine; never even visited one.

I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable when it submerged, especially a sub built in the 1940's!

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:53 PM (XK/4h)

69 I baked the last of the rockfish I caught in October yesterday.

Nothing fancy.

Bacon fat, olive oil, bread crumbs.

Pretty darn good.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 03:54 PM (MQEz6)

70 If Bush--who is smart and a "nice" guy--actually ends up the nominee, it will prove that the progs/rhinos/media have completely hijacked the system.
Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 03:50 PM (FgL7l)

Or maybe it will prove that Republicans are a moderate party with a tiny vestigal wing of conservatives.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 03:55 PM (1Y+hH)

71 66. Black people are little playthings for progressives and Democrats. They are not real people to them--only pieces on their game board.

How and why Republicans ever got the label as racists--and how blacks bought into it completely-- is one of the great unsolved mysteries. The worst the GOP could ever be accused of is benign neglect.

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 03:55 PM (FgL7l)

72 I just can't figure out why there hasn't been an effort to begin recalling him.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 03:20 PM (zt+N6)

I think the last polls showed him at 52 percent approval, that could be one reason. New Yorkers knew he was a hardcore socialist, and low turnout doesn't excuse that because they were cool enough with it to not even bother to vote against him. The GOP candidate was a typical NY RINO so it's not like they didn't have a palatable choice

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 03:55 PM (GrXXa)

73 Crystallization of water is still an active area of research.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 03:55 PM (MQEz6)

74 ------Can you say "cannon fodder"? I knew you could

You would be right. And blacks can, by and large, see through that better than a lot give them credit for.

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at December 27, 2014 03:56 PM (Cq0oW)

75 >>I've never been in a submarine; never even visited one.

I am way too claustrophobic.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 27, 2014 03:56 PM (0xTsz)

76 Net snow, wet heavy snow. Power drop outs. Bad battery in the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

screaming frustration when the computer dies and it takes with it four hours of work and takes thirty minutes to restart and clean up from the unexpected shutdown.

all I need are four alligator clips and I could splice in a lawn mower battery. Four, 59 cent alligator clips. all I need.

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at December 27, 2014 03:57 PM (0xEb+)

77
Yeah, and I hear they are way way smaller than they seem in the movies.

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:57 PM (XK/4h)

78 was looking for good movies related to the Napoleonic era, especially war movies. There are a few, mostly bad.

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at December 27, 2014 03:58 PM (Cq0oW)

79
Cripes, airliners are tiny compared to movie airliners.

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:59 PM (XK/4h)

80 Try deleting the link in the post.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 03:41 PM (zt+N6)

I didn't copy the link, only the last paragraph and the signature line.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 03:59 PM (6fyGz)

81 Four, 59 cent alligator clips. all I need.

And this ashtray and the paddle game, that's all I need.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 03:59 PM (1Y+hH)

82 http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/

It wasn't bad claustro-wise when it was outside and I was a kid.
Haven't been there as a fat guy since they moved it inside.

Posted by: DaveA at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (DL2i+)

83 The first casualty in his armed revolution would probably be his own bad self after he shoots himself. Two or three times.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 27, 2014 03:44 PM (vVSOO)

In the back. With a bolt-action rifle. Clear cut case of suicide.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (6fyGz)

84 72 I just can't figure out why there hasn't been an effort to begin recalling him.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 03:20 PM (zt+N6)

I think the last polls showed him at 52 percent approval, that could be one reason. New Yorkers knew he was a hardcore socialist, and low turnout doesn't excuse that because they were cool enough with it to not even bother to vote against him. The GOP candidate was a typical NY RINO so it's not like they didn't have a palatable choice
Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 03:55 PM (GrXXa)

The residents of NYC will never choose what they really need.

They need a mayor that drives collectivism out of NYC like fire drives rats from a warehouse.

They think NY is too special to have to obey the laws of economics and common sense.

The Romans had similar thoughts long ago.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (MQEz6)

85 I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable when it submerged, especially a sub built in the 1940's!

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 03:53 PM (XK/4h)

Especially when they had to do an emergency dive to test depth when Japanese destroyers had their position made and the crew could hear the hull groaning and screaching.

I've heard that when a surface ship has all the engines off and it's quiet belowdecks, the pressure even at 25 ft below the waterline makes some frightful noises with the hull

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (GrXXa)

86 72. You're right. It will take a couple of terms for the elites who really run NYC to get sick of it.
I can't prove it but the only reason Rudy was elected is because the elites ( certain Wall Street interests, unions, influential , mostly WASP and Jewish millionaires) finally got sick of the crime and terrible business climate and knew that only someone like Rudy could clean it up. In other words, they "allowed" a "Republican" to win....

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 04:01 PM (FgL7l)

87 Never (NEVER) use ice harvested from the wild for your drinks. Bad juju.

You need stronger booze.

Posted by: DaveA at December 27, 2014 03:49 PM (DL2i+)

Valu-Rite kills all the bad juju.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 04:02 PM (6fyGz)

88 I didn't copy the link, only the last paragraph and the signature line.

Might be a matched left-right "" problem.

Posted by: DaveA at December 27, 2014 04:02 PM (DL2i+)

89 Yep it's the ""

Posted by: DaveA at December 27, 2014 04:03 PM (DL2i+)

90 DeBlasio will never be recalled because that would mean admitting that a socialist is a jerk, which would reflect badly on all socialists.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (1Y+hH)

91 They think NY is too special to have to obey the laws of economics and common sense.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (MQEz6)

Ironically it's the taxes and collateral business from big finance and Wall Street that they blame all societies ill on that enables De Bolshevik and other NYC proggies to play Santa

If Wall Street goes through another big crash, they're shit outta luck

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (GrXXa)

92 75 >>I've never been in a submarine; never even visited one.

I am way too claustrophobic.
Posted by: Mama AJ at December 27, 2014 03:56 PM (0xTsz)

I toured an Ohio-class sub many years ago.

The crew kept talking about how roomy it was compared to other type subs.

I felt like a sardine.

They also said submariners are the most polite people on Earth because you can't get anywhere on the sub unless somebody else gets out of your way.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (MQEz6)

93

that's pretty cool that we have an intact kraut sub on display -- very warrior-ish

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (XK/4h)

94 Wall Street, the tourists, the museums and Staten Island are the only things that keep NYC from being Detroit....

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 04:05 PM (FgL7l)

95 ...that and hipsters and yuppies still want to live there

Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 04:06 PM (FgL7l)

96 Wall Street, the tourists, the museums and Staten Island are the only things that keep NYC from being Detroit....
Posted by: JoeF. at December 27, 2014 04:05 PM (FgL7l)

Funny how that sounds suspiciously like Europe.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 04:07 PM (1Y+hH)

97

nood

Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 04:07 PM (XK/4h)

98 They also said submariners are the most polite
people on Earth because you can't get anywhere on the sub unless
somebody else gets out of your way.

Posted by: eman at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (MQEz6)

I don't imagine an asshole would last very long on a sub.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 04:07 PM (6fyGz)

99 85 I've heard that when a surface ship has all the
engines off and it's quiet belowdecks, the pressure even at 25 ft below
the waterline makes some frightful noises with the hull

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 04:00 PM (GrXXa)

The only time all the engines are off is when you are in port. The only noise you hear is a nearby tin can or sub with active sonar pinging. The hull doesn't make any noise.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 04:07 PM (u9gzs)

100 that's pretty cool that we have an intact kraut sub on display -- very warrior-ish
Posted by: Slippery When Soothsayer at December 27, 2014 04:04 PM (XK/4h)

What's really cool is the restored American tank on display on the main square of Bastogne.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 04:08 PM (1Y+hH)

101 DeCommio giving a speech to a bunch of backs.

http://is.gd/rOUsJv

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 04:10 PM (u9gzs)

102 There's also a monument to Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe in the Bastogne square.

When I was staying nearby fresh flowers were placed in front of it every day.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 04:11 PM (1Y+hH)

103 nood

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 04:11 PM (u9gzs)

104 It's just baseball.

Posted by: Ronster at December 27, 2014 04:12 PM (9vrWU)

105 What's really cool is the restored American tank on display on the main square of Bastogne.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 27, 2014 04:08 PM (1Y+hH)

If it catches fire was it because of muzzie youths or because a drunk tourist backed into it?

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 04:13 PM (GrXXa)

106 The only time all the engines are off is when you are in port. The only noise you hear is a nearby tin can or sub with active sonar pinging. The hull doesn't make any noise.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 04:07 PM (u9gzs)

Thanks Vic, that's why I take sailor stories with a grain of salt

Q - What's the difference between a fairy tale and a sailor story?

A - a fairy tale starts off with "once upon a time" and a sailor story starts with "this is no shit..."

Posted by: kbdabear at December 27, 2014 04:16 PM (GrXXa)

107 Word to your mothers.

Posted by: Vanilla Ice at December 27, 2014 04:20 PM (+Fae7)

108 My berthing on Forrestal was at the waterline, outboard, I could hear the waves on the side of the ship underway. Otherwise, no noise from the hull.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 27, 2014 04:21 PM (6fyGz)

109 We talking about cops and ice?

Posted by: Ice-T at December 27, 2014 04:21 PM (+Fae7)

110 When I was in Charleston a few years ago, I went through a sub. Cold War era, so bigger than the WWII subs.

Now I'm not claustrophobic, but no. Just no.

And for months at a time?

No.

Posted by: HH at December 27, 2014 04:28 PM (Ce4DF)

111 Q - What's the difference between a fairy tale and a sailor story?

Very little.

Posted by: Zombie Admiral Lord Nelson at December 27, 2014 04:43 PM (yxw0r)

112
111 Q - What's the difference between a fairy tale and a sailor story? Very little.
Posted by: Zombie Admiral Lord Nelson at December 27, 2014 04:43 PM (yxw0r)

The fish are smaller in the fairy tale.

Posted by: buzzion at December 27, 2014 04:47 PM (zt+N6)

113 you can track the ice growth on the Great Lakes, elsewhere, here:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/?lang=En

there's a US page as well, but the Canuck page is much easier to use, and has moar data.

unexpectedly!

Posted by: redc1c4 at December 27, 2014 04:55 PM (7vjeC)

114 There's ice in the yard, in a neat little pile where hubby dumped out the coolers on Tuesday.

Looks like it'll snow this afternoon.

Posted by: JeanQ Flyover at December 27, 2014 04:59 PM (rhjQp)

115 De Blasio's approval rates are down:

http://tinyurl.com/kg3pngv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 27, 2014 05:03 PM (Dj3AB)

116 115
De Blasio's approval rates are down:

http://tinyurl.com/kg3pngv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 27, 2014 05:03 PM (Dj3AB)

I don't understand how the commie asshole got elected to begin with.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 05:04 PM (u9gzs)

117 Even at pier-side, most surface ships have generators running, as the average pier-based power source isn't enough to run a ship's electrical needs, with HVAC, bilge pumps and other requirements.

I think the only ships that'd be completely silent, would be those of the Mothball Fleet, wrapped in their cocoons of polymer sheeting and urethane sealants.

In those, you might hear some sounds from without the hull, maybe some creaking and groaning as the docklines stretch under tension, then give and relax on the rebound.

In San Diego Bay, you'd also hear the clicking and popping of the Trigger Shrimp, but hell, you hear those when snoozing on a 30 ft. sloop, too.

Sound convection in the water is a mysterious thing, indeed.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at December 27, 2014 05:10 PM (RzZOc)

118 117 Even at pier-side, most surface ships have generators running, as the
average pier-based power source isn't enough to run a ship's electrical
needs, with HVAC, bilge pumps and other requirements.

Posted by: Jim at December 27, 2014 05:10 PM (RzZOc)

Depends on the pier. When we tied up at Alameda we could shutdown all the generators and go cold iron off of the shore power connections. Not so in San Diego. We usually had to anchor out there and keep two plants on the line.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 05:17 PM (u9gzs)

119 When we tied up at Alameda

Did you happen to see any nuclear wessels there?

Posted by: Chekov at December 27, 2014 05:24 PM (rhjQp)

120 119
When we tied up at Alameda

Did you happen to see any nuclear wessels there?

Posted by: Chekov at December 27, 2014 05:24 PM (rhjQp)

See one LOL, I was on one. The Enterprise had not moved to the east coast yet.

Posted by: Vic at December 27, 2014 05:31 PM (u9gzs)

121 I don't understand how the commie asshole got elected to begin with.
Posted by: Vic
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Vic - Well..., I mean.., it's New York City

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 27, 2014 05:34 PM (l1zOH)

122 Closest I've been to a nuclear powered ship (or boat) was the Savannah.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 27, 2014 05:35 PM (l1zOH)

123
Yeah Vic, it's easy to elect a communist asshole when your electorate are now majority communist stooges.

Posted by: TheTruth at December 27, 2014 06:04 PM (3Vv0F)

124 Never (NEVER) use ice harvested from the wild for your drinks. Bad juju.

Here's another tip, at least as useful: Never (NEVER) wipe your ass with snow.

Should you fail to heed this advice, it is an error in judgment you will make exactly once.

Posted by: jwpaine at December 27, 2014 06:34 PM (a3NCX)

125 121 I don't understand how the commie asshole got elected to begin with.
Posted by: Vic
Answer, Which public sector unions endorsed him? Which chiefs org. endorsed him. Sad day in hell when you can look back and say I believe Anthony the Weiner would have been a better choice.
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Posted by: Buffalobob at December 27, 2014 06:43 PM (w+5ie)

126 At one time there was talk of closing the Potrero power plant in San Fransisco. The problem is that San Francisco, being a large load at the end of a peninsula, needs to have some electricity generated there to avoid voltage drop. One solution that was seriously considered was to temporarily park a submarine or surface ship dockside to put electricity into the PGE grid. Generator barges, a la Nigeria, were also considered. In the end, the Potrero plant was allowed to be repowered with modern equipment.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at December 27, 2014 06:54 PM (5f5bM)

127 Hey, before Obie pissed off Putin that's what the Russians were doing with their nuke boats. Might have sold SF a Typhoon if they made an offer.

Posted by: Retro 60's Liberal at December 27, 2014 08:15 PM (XO6WW)

128 #37 They elected a man with six aliases and they're surprised it ain't working out.

Wait 'til he tries to sell them a monorail...

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