No shit. I’ve seen similar ones going for in excess of $35,000 recently. Insanity. My Boss just bought one a year ago (he’s a VW nut and has been for decades) for $8,000, and it’s an absolute wreck. The only thing it has going for it is it’s more or less straight and has all its glass. The interior is utterly trashed,…

I dunno about “forever” cars, but among all the many cars I’ve owned in my lifetime there are a couple that stand out as ones I wish I still had: My 1981 Jeep CJ7 and my 1974 VW Westfalia camper.

The US and Mexico make a lot of ammunition, and so does Russia. Our military’s ammunition does not come from China or Russia. I wouldn’t be too concerned if I were you.

I would suggest that anyone asking you to go bowling as a “date” is unclear on the concept. Bowling is more of a social activity enjoyed by a group. The idea is there’s enough time between individual “turns” for the rest of the group to continue a conversation. Even among people who are pretty serious about the game. I…

Imagine being the costume artist who was given the task to dress her, did their best, then stood back and thought “Nailed it!”

This flock of birds only had one purpose: to get off the ground and fire a couple of rockets at an incoming Russian bomber faster than I can get out of bed and piss. It was a pure bred interceptor. After ICBMs put most bombers out of business they tried to put it into other roles (because they had them) into which…

I work just off the takeoff end of the Oregon Air National Guard base in Portland. They fly training sorties out of there all the time, in F-15s and FA-18s, (Mostly F-15s. The Navy FA-18 Superhornets do occasional joint training exercises but are not based here.) and the noise is irritating. Stunning and cool the…

I have to admit, as much as I love Ryan Reynolds we’ve kinda reached the saturation point ever since Deadpool. There’s only so much Reynolds shtick I can take before it gets old.

Nope. The answer is 7.62x25 Tokarev.

I would recommend putting a machete within reach of the switch to disable the explosives on the fuel tank.

I would just like to put this out there, but not only can I drive a manual but I can drive a tow truck.

ccorrection - there are 3 contenders to replace 5.56 all based on the same 6.8mm (aka .277, same as used in 270 Win) 140 grain bullet.

Like I said, it’s because the 6.5 Creedmoor is the current fad cartridge. For as long as there have been cartridges there have been arguments for one cartridge over another, and there have always been favorites that have little advantage over the previous favorite. Arguments between cartridge nerds are endless.

7.62 NATO is considerably more powerful and a lot heavier than necessary for any typical battlefield conditions we see today. It’s the reason few countries use it anymore. Realistically this thing should be in 5.56, but 6.5 is the fad of the day. A lot of people who don’t know any better are pushing for 6.5 Creedmore t…

Actually, that’s the correct answer.  Or close to it.  “You’re asking me about events that happened when I wasn’t present.  I can’t possibly comment on them with integrity.  Next question please.” is the proper answer.

Can we just stop with the James Bond movies completely?  I think we’ve wrung all the interest out of the character that we can.  I was done with the franchise before Craig took the role.

Exactly.  

To anyone living in a northernish rural or semi-rural area this is just work-wear. Trying to make it “fashion” is cultural appropriation, and making the copy of the actual item worse in order to try to please the fickle fashion gods.

It’s quite thoughtful, but for some reason it isn’t one of my favorites. A lot of people list it as their favorite, but as far as religious commentary goes I like Brother Oats in Carpe Jugulum. A man who questions his faith in Om until he meets Granny Weatherwax (who doesn’t believe in the gods. She knows they exist…