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Army Holds Annual 'Bring Your Daughter To War' Day

Sweet Home Ala-Ruskie-Finnish-Bama

By far the weirdest cover of a Skynyrd song ever!  Surprisingly good - but odd!
Enjoy.

MLK Day Mississippi Style

If ever there was a reason to NOT live in Mississippi....
(I hear Virginia has a similar state holiday as well.)

Enjoy.

Download closed_on_the_17th.mov

Nothing To See

You are looking at a Lockheed airplane factory in Burbank California, during WWII.  It was an attempt to hide the plant from a Japanese attack.  They camouflaged the roof and open areas to look like rural farmland.  Brilliant.

FYI - Little known historical fact - The Japanese attacked the West coast of the US several times, all rather unsuccessfully.  Each instance was kept secret from the general public.

LINK - The full series of photos

(Thanks: Melinda)

Puke Saber

Looooook into the liiiiiiight...and throw up! Just think of the fun you could have at parties, special events, ballgames...

LINK

Riddle Me This Putin?

In this strange picture, President Putin is seen touring the new Defense Intelligence Headquarters in Moscow.  Many people have thought that Putin could be the "real Batman", but I would argue that Putin is more like The Riddler.  The Frank Gorshin Riddler that is!

Comments?

Russian Sub Base

I don't speak Russian, so I can't tell you much about this.  A one time secret Russian Sub Base, that looks like something right out of a James Bond film.  Really amazing.

LINK - (In Russian)

1st Man In Space

Who was the 1st man in space?  If you say Yuri Gargarin, you're right.  But check out Joseph Kittinger who got close when he jumped out of a U.S. Air Force Balloon about 20 miles up.  Fucking nuts.

"On August 16, 1960 he jumped from the Excelsior III at 102,800 feet (31,300 m). He was in freefall for 4½ minutes and reached a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, causing his hand to swell. He set records for highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest freefall and fastest speed by a man through the atmosphere."

After his jump, he went on to serve 3 tours as a fighter pilot in Vietnam, with 483 missions, until he was shot down and became a POW for 11 months.  Tough dude!

LINK - to Wikipedia Entry

       

Our Hero?

"Iron Maiden singer and qualified pilot Bruce Dickinson airlifted 200 British citizens who had fled war torn Beirut, Lebanon, back to the United Kingdom yesterday. The 47-year-old flew a Boeing 757 to Cyprus where he picked up the evacuees and flew them back to London's Gatwick Airport."

Curious if he sang "We oil the jaws of the war machine, and feed it with our babies" from their album "A Real Dead One"

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Oh Crap! Sandstorm!

Here is an incredible series of photos taken in Iraq about 1 year ago, when a gigantic sandstorm hit a US Military base.  There's no descriptions, but the photos are pretty frightening.  It looks at least 1000 feet high - like a mountain flying at you.

I might be the only person who actually liked the movie Hidalgo, but I remember thinking the desert sandstorm in that movie was cool, but unrealistic.   I reverse my decision, I think the real thing might be scarier.

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