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I get it. Korean food always used to give me the runs too. When you gotta go....

A "solid bullshit call" is even better when it's accurate. But what do you call someone who throws the bullshit flag without having his own facts straight? According to King Abdullah II's website, ( http://www.kingabdullah.jo/index.php/en_US/pages/view/id/148.html )he was a qualified Cobra pilot with the Jordanian Air Force. So maybe the "news" outlets reporting he's a pilot know just a little more than BB Stacker gives them credit for. I don't really know what a "right-wing clickbait site" is, but I have heard that Brian Williams is reporting he was in the front seat of the King's cobra on a strike flown last night. Gotta love the MSM.

Those are pictures of Tom finally coming out of the closet.

I read that a couple years ago and then had a chance to visit the locations where it all went down. The terrain is ridiculous. BAMF's is right. Also visited the village (Caprile) where the SS locked all the locals in a church and threatened to kill them if the partisans didn't surrender. What happened next is alone worth reading the book so I won't spoil it for those who haven't. But the village and buildings are all still there. Incredible to stand there now and think about what happened. Going back in a couple weeks with the wife and kids.

Country? I was wondering if that was really on our planet. I guess if that IS our country than it is safe to say I just observed my tax dollars at work. yippee.

To be followed in a few days by that asshat Mikey Weinstein suing the Air Force, the Smithsonian, and all the people who enjoyed the performance for forcing their religion on the defenseless masses.

You just have to love the internet. Anonymous possible cadet guy schools anonymous internet tough guy leadership expert regarding a media story that might possibly be 50% of the story but probably doesn't even hit that level of accuracy. Hopefully, whatever powers that be at USAFA will get around to figuring out what they can and can't release about this issue, and people who are actually impacted by this story can have a factually based discussion on what is really going on there. Until then, the debates I am reading are about as productive as debating whether or not we should free the aliens incarcerated at Area 51.

I'm trying to figure out why people are saying ASU, FSU, UW etc are a better option. My takeaway from reading the article is that Animal House could be filmed at USAFA if they ever want to film it again. Good times.

Wow. From the website... "Description: Full body - 12-13" tall of General Chuck Yeager in his flight suit, created by the world-renoun artist, Artist in - Residence at the White House under President Reagan, Doug Van Howd. Proceeds go to the General Chuck Yeager Foundation. Limited edition. General Yeager's signature is on the base of the sculpture." I wasn't an English major, but that's embarrassing. "World-renoun"? 12-13" tall? I guess you might get a 12 inch or a 13 inch model (sts) depending on when you order. You pay $10,200 for the sculpture, but they still charge $200 for shipping. For a 12-13" statue? They must pack it in gold leaf. Or maybe he signs the shipping box. The Chuck Yeager foundation has a prodigy.net email address. I didn't even know Prodigy still existed. I wonder if you need a 2400baud modem to connect. I tried to click on the link to the Chuck Yeager foundation site and get nothing but an internal service error message. OK, maybe the guy is a jerk, but he's still a national icon. Maybe someone should start a fund to Save Yeager from whomever is in the process of turning him into a Mexican souvenir stand laughingstock.

The Pawn guy would probably only offer $5. Still a win. Especially if it made it to the TV show.

I knew Mike at Vance. He looked and acted a lot like Jack Nicholson at his finest. An absolutely great guy, with a fantastic sense of sarcastic humor. That kind of comes out in the linked article (...remembers Enid as a great place to raise a family. He was single the entire time he was stationed there....) Looks like I've got another book to add to my stack.

Don't sweat it. A little duct tape and some paint and they'll have that 777 all patched up by then. Looks like you may want to pick a seat closer to the front if you can though.

Read it a few weeks ago. Absolutely excellent, giving perspective of the flying cultures on both sides of the war from beginning to end. Great flying stories and lessons on good and bad leadership. On a related note, I am currently reading Fighting the Flying Circus, by Eddie Rickenbacker. I know it has been around for a while, but it is another good read with great flying stories and lessons in leadership.

It is always mildly entertaining to listen to someone who thinks their generation or culture is on the cutting edge of human enlightenment, when all they are really doing is repeating history. If you think this is the first time mainstream society has decided it is hip to be gay, think again. Of course, you'll have to dig into "the ass end of history" (no pun intended, I'm simply quoting you) to find them, but we aren't blazing any new trails here.