[9:26
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Its
crazy that in WW2 the average infantryman spent about 40 days in 4
years in combat, and thanks to the helicopter in Vietnam the average
infantryman was in like 240 days a year
[9:26
AM]
Stupid
helicopters
Different
kind of war, too
Is
there a stat in there for the trench Hell of WWI?
"The
average infantryman...who lived...spent approximately 1000 days per
year on the front line during WWI."
[9:30
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Hmm,
not seeing one
Maybe
record keeping was muddy
[9:31
AM]
Everything
was muddy
[9:31
AM] Mr. McGreen:
*rimshot*
[9:33
AM]
"20-Minute
Club" - Average lifespan of a new pilot in WWI
Ugh
[9:33
AM] Mr. McGreen:
All
at once?
[9:33
AM]
Go
up...get some air...die
Barely
trained by the end, and given the worst equipment so the best
wouldn't be wasted.
What
was that trainer...
"The
Penguin"?
Couldn't
even fly. They had the trainees just roll it around on the ground to
get used to the idea.
You
had to learn those planes.
All
hand-built and patched up. You can find out if there's a
problem with a few hours of playing. Nope...send 'em up.
"What
happened to New Johnny?"
"Pulled
back too hard on the stick on Jenny #4...wings sheered off."
"Bad
luck. Why didn't anyone tell him she was wonky?"
“Wellll...I
mean...we've been wanting that kite scrapped and a new one for a
couple months, right?”
“Ah!
Clever.”
On
that note:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a28146/mystery-aircraft-crashes-in-nevada-desert/
...
[9:51
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
suppose they lost some before they created the mechanism that
prevented bullets from ricocheting back and killing the pilot
[9:56
AM]
The
propeller wedge was scary but usually worked. Otherwise you'd
want to be in a pusher, or you had a silly wingtop rig.
...
[9:58
AM] Mr. McGreen:
That
seems not so accurate
[9:58
AM]
Nnnn....o...
[10:00
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
almost joined the military for photography, but unlucky me lacks
forsight...so I got into tattooing instead
*sigh*
I
could have been so elite the Predator would pursue me
[10:07
AM]
(Dirty
Dozen style commando briefing over miniature model of complex,
commander pointing out stages)
"Step
7?"
(chorus)
"Team 1 takes a ride, down the side."
"Step
8?"
"Team
2 lights the ammo dump for a big surprise."
"Step
9?"
"Pvt.
McGreen marks out the candy skull on the customer's arm."
"Step
10?"
"Team
1 says 'howdy do' to the boys at the farm."
"Step
11?"
"Team
2 teaches the guard house all the new rules"
"Step
12?"
“Pvt.
McGreen sterilizes all his tools."
[9:48
AM]
806
SUPERIOR ST
"Yeahhh...you
think you're a big deal living there...but you're number 806.
Pft!...Whatev..."
[9:51
AM] Mr. Blue:
I
wonder if there's a Lake Inferior
[9:54
AM]
New
Rd was the one that got me the most, recently.
"How
old does it have to be til it turns into Current Rd?"
"Does
it stay that way til we get a new New Rd, or does it stay New and we
build one called Newer Rd?"
[2:08
PM] Mr. Brown:
Ok
they are all gonna die. You can't survive on rabbit meat alone
[2:09
PM]
Nope
However
if you are starving to death on an inadequate vegetable diet...it's
probably well worth adding.
[2:10
PM] Mr. Brown:
As
long as you get some fat somewhere
[2:10
PM]
Nod
[2:11
PM] Mr. Brown:
Having
it as an add on would work cause they produce so fast
I
wonder how much fat is in a Guinea pig
[2:12
PM] Mr. Blue:
A
survey published earlier this year showed nearly 75 percent of the
population lost an average of 8.7 kilos (19 pounds) in weight due to
lack of proper nutrition because of the crisis.
Jesus
That'd
probably be good for the US though
[2:17
PM] Mr. Brown:
Yes
we should eat smaller more quickly reproducing animals if we could
get over ourselves.
There's
a difference between protecting animals and respecting them.
Respect
is eating them but killing them humanly.
Protecting
is allowing ourselves to starve cause we can't hurt the little animal
[2:20
PM] Mr. Blue:
I
don't think anyone is doing that
[2:22
PM] Mr. Brown:
I
never kill when hunting unless I know I'm going to be eating it, for
example
I'll
use what I get
But
we are missing out on a lot of food sources and wasting a lot
[2:28
PM]
One
of my favorite Reductress bits was "Exciting new shopping app
delivers fresh produce directly to your trash bin."
[2:28
PM] Mr. Blue:
Heheh
[2:28
PM]
We
waste vast amounts of food here
I
dunno. Despite the endless campaigning for healthy eating and
fresh foods, the complacent and lazy approach to food has remained
the American way.
Maybe
we should just embrace our Jetsons future and save the wasted food by
making better processed stuff for people and just not selling fresh
stuff anymore.
"New
from Dystopia Gardens! All organic!"
"Just
add water and microwave!"
"New
Macaroni and Cheese with hidden vegetables!"
[2:39
PM] Mr. Blue:
Maybe
we can cultivate veggies to taste good
Broccoli
that tastes like birthday cake
[2:42
PM] Mr. Brown:
Celery
that tastes like peanut butter
[2:49
PM]
Snozzberries
that tas-...nevermind
[3:00
PM] Mr. Brown:
Taste
like a berry?
[3:00 PM]
[9:18
AM]
So...the
news wasn't amusing downstairs, but one clip was.
It
was riot footage.
CNN
people were talking over top of it about the groups and violence and
such
But
center shot in the crowd there's this woman dressed roughly like Lara
Croft...if Lara was close to 6' and powerfully built.
And
this guy with a curly mop about my size moves in and gives her a
shove.
She
rolls it off like nothing and you can see
he's realized he F'd with the wrong woman.
He
starts scrambling back and turns to run for his life as she charges the guy with
an overhand hammer fist that probably would have flattened him.
Sadly
they ran off screen and they cut it there.
Best
thing I've seen today though.
[9:23
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Did
I tell you how Fox News once reeled me in?
[9:23
AM]
Like...to
watch? For real?
[9:25
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
was channel surfing and saw a bunch of beach babes and stopped to
admire the view, then it registered that there was a small headline
about a serial rapist in Florida
i
didn’t really continue at that point, but they got me
[9:26
AM]
Sort
of a Fox Page 3 Girl thing?
Do
you think perhaps CNN picked the Lara Croft Hulk SMASH scene on
purpose as a lure?
[11:56
AM]
Before
I forget and run out of break time... At home for lunch exchanging news with Silver Jr.
[11:56
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Is
it worth the time
[11:56
AM]
"I
finally found the music I was looking for. Took forever."
"Yeah?
What was it?"
"A
dubstep someone used in a Geometry Dash level. Totally rocks,
especially at the drop."
[11:58
AM] Mr. McGreen:
"Honey?
Get the exorcism kit!"
[11:58
AM]
(raised
on classical) "Ah... Well... At least you started
showing an interest in music after Skrillex was big and Merzibow was
a thing."
"Who?"
"Exactly.
Skrillex was big for making a lot of noise. Merzibow was big
for making a lot of noise out of other noise."
"Oh."
[12:00
PM] Mr. Blue:
I
never heard a Skrillex or Deadmau5 song that was any good
[12:00
PM]
(not
that I didn't think they had art/experimental merit, mind you...I
just don't want to have to listen to it in the house)
[12:01
PM] Mr. McGreen:
Steve
has a Deadmau5 helmet that’s full sized and lights up, its awesome
I
think his wife made it
