We had this Mercedes contraption. It broke all the time.

You are an idiot. There are as many ways to lose a war as there have been wars throughout the history of man kind and as Vietnam, Afghanistan (both times) and Iraq clearly show, victory in conventional battles does not win wars, especially when the population of the country in question is firmly against the…

The Rand study was complete and utter BS btw. In the rules of the exercise, the US/NATO team were denied the use of both the 173rd and the brigade sized ‘Ready Force’ that the 82nd maintains year round, which is able to get pretty much anywhere in the world within 24 hours. Having been part of that ready force I know…

What do you guys think of the newish Have Glass 5 Lockheed paint job. It’s the new gen RAM paint being rolled out. It started with the f-16cj now f-16cm wild weasel. It’s supposed to be the same paint as the 35 though is looks like a different color but this is due to underlying matriels most likely. They also get the…

That’s ridiculous. I was one of those people, in Georgia, doing FID with their “commandos”. We had absolutely zero intention of trying to train them up to fight with Russia. Nor have we really armed them. We gave them BDUs, that’s all I personally saw with my own eyes. All of their equipment was manufactured in the…

Wilco:

Ultimate irony. The new cold war started by Russia itself by annexing Crimea through armed invasion.

Reminds me somewhat of this one here. ;-)

As a cop in a college town, I have caught plenty of couples having sex in cars, parks, etc. This includes every type of couple you can imagine. MM, MF, FF. The only time I've taken actual legal action was when they were reported by other persons, and I got the gut feeling they WANTED to be seen.

I haven't been arrested for making out in a car, but I know people who have. Still, I've got two harassment stories.

Thanks! I've been thinking about this idea a lot — it may end up as the subject of an upcoming article as well, since I think there's some interesting concepts in this object/location duality.

Jason, I just have to say that this line really stuck with me: