That’s not the best platform to take on the North Koreans. Like the South, most of their boats are small, diesel-electric coastal defense platforms. US submarines don’t do well in the environments they operate in.  I’m not saying they can’t or that we don’t, I’m just saying it’s no fun.

Correct!

In the BBQ world, this is referred to as the “cold grate technique”.  Plop the steak on the cold grate, opposite of the fire and then rotating te grate until the steak is over the heat.  Do this with every flip and flip often to get that perfect crust.  Grill marks are for guests that don’t know any better and aren’t…

This is the only answer if you are doing a large amount of food.

As a Wings fan, I can promise you he will frustrate and disappoint you.

“Why do white people think they are smarter than everyone else?”

Any JO that can’t get past 0-3 will not make it to a 20 year retirement, let alone a 30 year.

Samurai Vader? I thought that was Afrika Bambaataa.

Rock solid suggestion.

You are correct.

Just popping in to say I love your user name.

I once overheard my then teenage son and his girlfriend.  RIght when I walked by I heard her groan “duuuuuuuude, that is awesome”.  It’s actually difficult to laugh and vomit at the same time.

I once came home to a caccophony of bird noises, looked in the tree across the street and saw a huge brown eagle being swarmed by 6-8 random little birds. My first thought was “holyfuckingshit! That’s a huge bird!” I have three very small dogs and wanted that big fucker gone. I started toward it, waving my 6'2"…

I noticed the Boeing badges on the small UUV. Having am aerospace company build submersibles is a good idea, right? ASDS <cough, cough>

Two years ago I had a pretty nasty heart attack and flatlined on the way to the hospital.  I’m glad they were able to bring me back but death does not scare me. I look forward to being recycled back into the universe.

I have done his(am currently doing it) most of my adult life. I’ve never considered that it could be RLS. My wife has it bad enough that I sometimes have to go to a guest room to sleep. She gave me a charlie horse in my right butt cheek last night. (that’s not an awesome way to wake up) I’ve always thought the RLS is…

I have a dog like that. He doesn’t bite but he barks at everyone for 5 full minutes when they come in the house. Hell, he barks at me when I go check the mail.

Dead men tell no tales.

My wife’s car has a push button shifter. I drive it about twice a month and do not need to look to select the right button. The only thing that is wonky for me is when I go back to my truck and try to turn the volume down from the steering wheel. I do not have a fancy truck.

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