I’m shocked. Shocked that parental involvement in schools is a positive influence.

I was going to bring up the Isetta.  Just back it in, open up the front, get out.  Close the garage door at your leisure.

Yeah, I read an hour or so ago about the safety problems on set and the walk-off. It seems there were multiple failures going on here and lots of blame to go around.

Ah. I misunderstood then. You would be fully aware of the process.

Me too. Also, I don’t leave the sale without either destination paperwork or a signed title in hand. I’ve had a couple try to pull that shit on me. Then I drive over to the DMV and transfer it on the way home. (This is relatively painless in Washington State.)

It doesn’t strike me as strange at all, although I would like to know exactly what kind of reproduction he was shooting. (They don’t film with actual antiques since reproductions are readily available and better made with stronger steel.) Cocking some single-actions can be pretty difficult, and old cowboy pistols were…

The US military still uses them, but I don’t know what the form factor is.  I have a few around here somewhere but nothing which shoots them.  My Dad bought them for a rifle he didn’t have anymore when he died.

I more or less agree with you, except that I have to point out that many “blank” cartridges today don’t use a plug of wax or cardboard, but are instead crimped to produce a brass seal. The crimp is simply expanded when fired instead of a proxy projectile being ejected from the barrel. Other examples (such as seen in…

Possibly true, and likely true for ammunition manufactured in the last 30 years or so. However depending on the propellant used some ammunition can degrade over time no matter how perfectly stored. Some powders lose potency over time, but others increase potency over time as the chemicals degrade. Hence we get the…

That’s actually a myth. There are plenty of crash-tests involving Transporters that show they survive remarkably well in crashes. Better than most cars of the era due to an excellent and very strong design. Your friend is full of shit, and probably speaking from the typical “first one to the accident!” mindset of the…

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.