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Let's not let this thread turn into a bow-measuring contest! ! M2

Hey, I do have a couple of black rifles...it's just that they were made in Yugoslavia! Cheers! M2

T-bonez All is not lost. If you go to Cav Arm's web site, they posted the following which states they will continue to produce and sell firearm accessories; and are selling the firearm production portion of their business to someone else... Cheers! M2 p.s. OK, I now see where you said some of that in your post; but remember I am not an AR guy (Soviet MilSurp is my addiction). I know on ARs it is the lower that has the serial number on it, thus making it the regulated portion of the firearm...

Finally, an AIM Point worth looking at! Air Force Pararescue in Helmand Province, Afghanistan Some select pics from Michael Yon... Cheers! M2

And in case anyone was wondering if this was official; here's the letter with Gates' signature... Cheers! M2 08144-09.pdf

OND? Sounds too much like OMD... (afnav, you are really dating yourself with that PM Dawn reference! )

Gentlemen While I applaud the effort to "spice up" dull threads, I do ask that if you post any picture that makes a thread unsuitable for public viewing that you kindly notify the moderators to add a **NSFW** tag to the title! You can easily do so by simply "reporting" your post using the exclamation point in the yellow warning triangle located at the bottom left of every post. It is easy to find as it also says ‘Report’ next to it! By doing so, the mods can edit the thread title appropriately; and we all live to fight another day. I viewed what had been an innocuous thread in the office and was lucky no one noticed the newly-added NSFW picture before I could close it. We don’t need any fratricide on here when it can be easily avoided, so use a little common sense and warn others beforehand! Those who violate this common courtesy will receive the appropriate Thanks! M²

Gentlemen While I applaud the effort to "spice up" this thread, I do ask that if you post any picture that makes it unsuitable for public viewing (such as the workplace) that you kindly notify the moderators to add a **NSFW** tag to the title! You can easily do so by simply "reporting" the post using the exclamation point in the yellow warning triangle located at the bottom left of every post. It is easy to find as it also says ‘Report’ next to it! I viewed this thread in the office and was lucky no one noticed the picture before I could close it. A little common sense needs to prevail, and those who violate this common courtesy will receive the appropriate Thanks! M²

Silent Bob Too Fat To Fly? Honestly, Smith is fucking huge! Notice in none of the press reports of this incident does Smith say how much he weighs. Based on the above photo, I would says he's close to 275-300 lbs! Hell, he admits to breaking a toilet because he's so fat! The first exercise he needs to start with is pushing his fat ass away from the dinner table! Shit, he'd probably have a heart attack if he ever tried Chasing Amy! p.s. By the way, Southwest's policy is nothing new...it's been in place for 25 years!

Actually, I was just talking with the guy who was handling the ammo at the BXtra at Lackland, and he said he was having a tough time getting AAFES to allow him to purchase it from more than one vendor. He said he had two more glass cases that he wanted to fill (right now there is only the one) and that he needed more target ammo (the majority of the stuff is SD/HD). He sincerely sounded like he wanted to expand what they were offering, but I told him I was still grateful that they were carrying ammo in the first place. Cheers! M2

This might help... Air Force Culture, Region and Language Program web site There is a 'Contact Us' button, but it is for the center at Maxwell. Cheers! M2

Nope, Wilson was in a league far beyond those other Democrats. He truly kicked ass! According to the book Charlie Wilson's War, in 1985 Wilson had been told by a doctor that he had 18 months to live. Like a true Texan, he beat those odds by almost 25 years. Godspeed, Charlie, too bad there ain't more like ya!

Honestly, to me that would make a good "start" outfit, kinda like "The Teacher" at Mons Venus in Tampa a while back (I think it was Mons Venus, I've been to so many strip joints over the years I can't recall for sure. Plus, I don't cloud my memories with such triviality as the location of the place, just the outstanding butts and boobs I saw!). However, towards the end of the show, I would expect her to be wearing much less...

Then fuck it, have two events. Basically, you've been told by your dickless leadership is to have a dining out with a few shenanigans (yes, I said "shenanigans" as well) thrown in to make it "fun." In other words, lame. So have this event, and make sure no colonel's wife gets pissed off about anything; then arrange a real dining in that pays homage to the great traditions of the Air Force. The secret is in the planning, as if you execute properly there should be no one with any memory of what actually occurred (other than whats stated in the official police or hospital reports) Oh, one last bit of advice...still drink heavily before your combination dining in/dining out as you will be absolutely bored to death otherwise... Cheers! M2

Naw, this needs to be aired out. Plus, over 90 people responded to the poll, so obviously it is of interest to some folks... But the bottom line is that is all an exercise in futility, as there will be no restricting of any particular group on this forum as far as I am concerned (and I think BaseOps and the other mods will back me on this one). It is much easier to weed out the douchebags on an individual basis, especially the dumbasses who get into pissing contests with moderators. Seriously, how fucking stupid can someone be? So this thread is pretty much pointless, but the discussion will remain open as long as folks want to talk about it. Let nature take its course and it'll die out once the interest in this topic does the same... However, unless some of you nutbags get off your asses and post some more De-Motivational posters with tits and guns, I am gonna delete every fucking thread in this forum! Got it?

First rule, never post your TiB pics to your Facebook page. Gentlemen, I present one Katie Badowski... How do I know it's her? Well, she's a "fan" of the "Tops In Blue 60th Anniversary Reunion 2013" And before anyone else says it, I will..."I'd hit it!" But I've always had a thing for snooty, know-it-all but relatively cute babes! I always enjoyed the challenge of baggin' 'em! Secondly, apparently she's a Beaver! Well, she claims to be an Oregon State alumni from 2008...anyone here know/recognize her? I know we have some current/former OSU'ers...

Here's a question for the bar, is Peyton Manning a poor sport because he left the field after the game without congratulating the Saints? This blog says no, but I disagree. Sure, Manning wanted to win; but who was there that didn't? It isn't a matter of whether Manning is a good sport or not, it's more of the example he is setting; and I don't buy his excuse for not doing so...

Agreed, if there is any music to be added to this game, it should be the O'Jay's For the Love of Money, Pink Floyd's Money or even Abba's Money, Money, Money (although I think Madness' version was better); not this shit!

Again, WTF?

WTF? Men at Work ripped off Kookaburra? And here is Men at Work's Colin Hay's statement on court battle over Down Under and Kookaburra in full.

Y'knew someone would post this in response... Cheers! M2

Slack Never too much, with all the threads on gays in the military and Pagan worship alters at the USAFA; someone has to uphold the high standards of boobs and guns! Cheers! M2

WTF? No posters for almost a week? Fail! Here's some to get things back on track... Cheers! M2 Had to add this one...

Wouldn't matter to me, after reading some of the “Commie-fornia” laws concerning ARs/AKs, there is no fucking way I would buy any weapon that complies with them if even on principle... No wonder that state is so fucked up! But the bigger problem is that a large number of the liberals from there are making their way to Texas, and are trying to fuck up this state the same way they did their old one. Go read about the recent debacle up in Austin, where the BATFE and Austin PD forced a gun show sponsor to sign a contract requiring all transactions at his show be done through a FFL. Texas law allows private sales to other Texans without going through a FFL, but this decision was a clear and dangerous precedence to violate that right! Needless to say, it will most likely result in the end of gun shows up in Austin; but I am happy to report that the shows down here in San Antonio have not been similar threatened, and it is business as usual in the Alamo city! Cheers! M²

SuperWSO You said an officer shooter is someone who "responding to a perceived injustice," isn't that what Hasan is claiming, that he was responding to the treatment of Muslims by US forces? As for the "voices in his head," I think that more aptly describes Hasan versus a suicide bomber who has been identified, indoctrinated and specifically chosen for his mission. Hasan did all this by his own choosing; he was not prompted or directed by a terrorist group. You also stated that "the office shooter typically goes to a location where he knows the victims and shoots those people," and again I think this perfectly describes the incident at Ft Hood. This isn't the Luby's massacre that occurred in Killeen when George Jo Hennard drove his pickup truck into a Luby's Cafeteria and shot 23 people to death while wounding another 20, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself. Hasan specifically targeted those he felt were responsible for the injustice he felt. You listed a definition of “terrorism” as a premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents. Once again, this does not accurately describe Hasan; his targets were not noncombatants nor were his actions politically motivated. I compare him more towards Scott Roeder, the abortion killer who did not know the right way to address his grievances so he committed an act as despicable as the one he abhorred. I don't think McVeigh is a good comparison as his actions were politically motivated (he was responding to the government's action at Waco two years prior). He was known to distribute anti-government literature and denounced government agents as "fascist tyrants" and "storm troopers." He definitely displayed more indicators of his possible future actions that Hasan, who at most was a lackluster officer and psychiatrist. While an intern at Walter Reed, he required counseling and extra supervision; and despite press reports to the contrary, he did get a poor OER before being transferred to Fort Hood in July 2009. Hasan claimed that he had been harassed because of his ethnicity, which caused his disenchantment. He pursued several avenues to be released from military service, to no avail. The shootings appear to be the final option to his sick mind, or in other words, the guy snapped because he was being put in a position that he could not deal with (deploying to Afghanistan). He may have tried to seek some justification through his religious beliefs, but in the end I still contend his acts were personal and not religious radicalism or terrorist in nature. If it were the latter, than to what end? What were his goals and objectives in his acts? Was he considering the long-term impact of his actions, or was he simply looking for his own "last stand" as do most office shooters. Again, I believe it was the latter. Lastly, had this been a pre-planned terrorist act, then where is the follow-up? No group claimed responsibility for Hasan's actions (although several did applaud him, a sign that they were not directly involved). Suicide bombers and IEDs, two clearly acts of terrorism, are effective because they actually cause lasting fear in the intended targets. One of the long-term failures of the 9/11 attacks is that although they initially induced panic in American society, that fear has pretty much subsided and people are no longer afraid of flying as they were for the months following the attacks. The lasting effect has been more one of inconvenience (longer time getting through airport security) then fear of becoming the victim of a suicide hijacker. Personally, whereas the 11 September attacks could be considered successful in their planning, execution and impact; they are a failure as not only has al Qaida has been unable to follow-up on them to keep the terror level high, but they also resulted in the fight being taken to their backyard (the Middle East) and all the death and destruction has occurred on their soil. Despite all the criticisms levied on the Bush Administration, you cannot deny the fact that it successfully moved this battle from our shores to theirs. But I will admit that Hasan does represent a potential threat we must not ignore, one from within. Just because I don't believe his were terrorist actions, I do believe that those who seek to conduct such acts will try to replicate what he did. This, more than anything else, is what we need to plan for. Cheers! M2