I was a TOW Marine. Our staff NCOs didn't like it when we called our Humvees "cars," so that's exactly what we did.

Former USMC rotary wing guy here... We call them choppers all the time. "Get to the choppa" is uttered at least three times daily in a Marine Corps Flightline shop. There is an unspoken quota, I think.

I usually don't but I read this one and I am glad I did. He nails most everything that is wrong with the NFL and the culture that holds it so dear. Now can he do the NCAA?

Okay guys, I know a large percentage of us never read the linked articles on these posts, but seriously, drop whatever or whoever you are doing and go read that story. Lund does the damn thing here.

Shula actually referred to BB as "belicheat" like some dimwitted internet commenter, so there you go.

Good thoughts.

Mallett also announced that, as of this trade, he is changing his last name. In Houston he will be known as "Croquet-Thingy."

Not sure, our military is there to deter potential enemies and to get the job done when it is ordered to do so. Having a military not trained as it fights and ready to do so at any given moment seems like a huge waste and a total exercise in denial of what a military is for. I think the peace keeping and humanitarian…

Psh, when I get 100 balls for my birthday everyone just slut-shames me :(

Still the best version! Some stank but a lot of the G1 toys were epic in their ability to actually look like the vehicle they were supposed to be, without too much bumpf.

Based on those Gawker articles about Amazon, isn't this basically how they treat their floor staff, where their performance is measured by counting the number of packages they fulfill? And aren't we supposed to hate them or something?

Yes, you are right... forgot about the few operational ones versus the demo ones.

What is all the fuss about Courtney Love already found the 777...