Aircraft of Imfamy

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

What we see here are the dorks being dorky (and I question the necessity) and the good folk being good folk.

George Bush looks better in a flight suit than anyone who's posted here, and done more to walk the walk.

You can be a good man, or you can be an asshole: I'd suggest being a good man.

Oh I can think of a few people who would look better...
Elspode and xobruce as examples

[Elspode]

Man, I look fuckin' *good* in antlers and a flightsuit!

Mags...I love you, girl, really. You are so unabashedly in favor of whoever will let you pack heat, and I so unabashedly in favor of whoever will let me get my knob polished...

This is what makes America great.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Elspode

Man, I look fuckin' *good* in antlers and a flightsuit!

Mags...I love you, girl, really. You are so unabashedly in favor of whoever will let you pack heat, and I so unabashedly in favor of whoever will let me get my knob polished...

This is what makes America great.

Hark! A sudden outburst of avuncular misdirection...

I'm very much in favor of knob-polishing, myself...for all kinds of knobs, and all kind of polishers. And I certainly don't support everything that Bush has done. But your reflexive reaction that Something Evil And Outrageous Must Be Afoot just because the "imfamous" aircraft is sitting on the ramp of a museum of naval aircraft is yet another classic illustration of mindless BushBashing on the Cellar...more so even than the childish Photoshoppery.

Ironically, the very fact that your reaction was so hysterical establishes that the aircraft in question *is* of historical interest sufficient to justify preserving it rather than sending it to the scrapyard with its many squadronmates.

It's clearly the most famous S-3 in the entire fleet.

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

...more so even than the childish Photoshoppery.

Here's a thought: learn to take a joke Maggie, it'll make life much more enjoyable.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Bullitt

Here's a thought: learn to take a joke Maggie, it'll make life much more enjoyable.

Here's a thought: learn to make better jokes. It'll make life more enjoyable for everybody else.

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Here's a thought: learn to make better jokes. It'll make life more enjoyable for everybody else.

My jokes don't require your acceptance or approval. Sorry.

[JayMcGee]

here's a good joke.....

pink pistols....


lmao.......

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Bullitt

My jokes don't require your acceptance or approval. Sorry.

Then you know how I feel about your advice. :-)

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by JayMcGee

here's a good joke.....
pink pistols....
lmao.......

Sounds like serious sour grapes coming from the UK. There's no danger your government will let you defend yourself with a sharp stick, much less an effective weapon.

Not to worry; if you're mugged it will show up clearly on the security cam.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

George Bush looks better in a flight suit than anyone who's posted here,

and done more to walk the walk.

Well, in my case, your first point is certainly accurate.

As to the second point, I doubt I would have landed in the Air National Guard if I had been drafted, much less been in pilot training, much less been allowed to transfer myself (or go AWOL) to work on a political campaign.

As for only taking advice that one already agrees with and making simplistic decisions based on a black and white worldview, I will admit the Mr. Bush has certainly walked that path farther and more resolutely than any other rational being.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Do bear in mind that Mr. Bush is not alone in wanting America to win her wars.

However, too much of the Democratic Party leadership seems determined to leave him alone in it, for all shame. Not in any fundamental way knowing you're engaged in a war is just plain stupid, in my book. This is why more than a few Americans are working up a chronic resentment towards the Dem Party as currently constituted.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

This is why more than a few Americans are working up a chronic resentment towards the Dem Party as currently constituted.

More than a few, but, happily, fewer and fewer as the Republican BS used to stir up the resentment is exposed.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Ironically, the very fact that your reaction was so hysterical establishes that the aircraft in question *is* of historical interest sufficient to justify preserving it rather than sending it to the scrapyard with its many squadronmates.

It's clearly the most famous S-3 in the entire fleet.

Hysterical? Since when is asking aloud whether a given governmental expenditure was prudent hysterical? Or have we finally reached the point where anything that our Exalted Leader or his minions does is automatically Good, and anyone who questions such things Bad?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Elspode

Hysterical? Since when is asking aloud whether a given governmental expenditure was prudent hysterical? Or have we finally reached the point where anything that our Exalted Leader or his minions does is automatically Good, and anyone who questions such things Bad?

Not "bad," but "hysterical."

[Elspode]

But I think we can generally agree that hysteria is seldom referred to in a positive way. Like, you really never hear, "The crowd is hysterical! That's so *cool*!"