Why?
Is it that every time there is a tv show or a story on tv news someone feels they have to tell everyone on GB about it? Do you think we all live back in the mountains and come out once a week just to check GB for news? I have five tv's and I get two news papers. I read Readers Digest and Time among others. I don't need old news! A lot of us knew about the things you are reporting before you were hatched!
GIVE IT A BREAK!!!
GIVE IT A BREAK!!!
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If you are a slobbering idiot & enter a cage or an enclosure containing a Tiger, Lion, Black Mamba, Gorilla. or any number of dangerous animals & get killed or injured. Why should the animal be killed for doing what it is programmed to do since birth? This even applies to pit bulls & other dogs. I just don't understand the reasoning for doing this. 0 -
Why would somebody list a reserve auction starting a $.01 and then add a comment like this?
" NOTE TO BIDDERS. IF YOU BID 1 CENT OR SOME RIDICULOUS LOW BID YOU WILL BE BLOCKED FROM BIDDING ON THIS FIREARM "
I think I'm going to bid $.01 on all his auctions just to make a point!0 -
Was filling classic's thermos this morning (range morning) and when purchased it said to "activate" by pouring hot water into it, let is sit, then filly with desired beverage....
WHAT THE HELL FOR?...You are filling it with hot coffee,...why the need for hot water?....its not a hot/cold thermos, which by the way, tells you to "activate" by putting EITHER hot or cold water into it, depending on what you are going to put into it after...
The thermos is always washed after he uses it, rinsed then put away till needed again....when taken out, I rinse it out again, then start the "hot water activation" mode....that is so senseless....
Does anyone know why?...Cant the hot coffee activate it?....or is it just a manufacturers thing?.0 -
Why?
1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
8. Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?
9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
10. Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
11. Why is it call "after dark" when it really is "after light" ?
12. Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
13. Why are a 'wise man' and a 'wise guy' opposites?
14. Why do 'overlook and 'oversee' mean opposite things?
15. Why is phonics not spelled the way it sounds?
16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?
21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?
22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?
24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
26. Why do they call it a TV set, when you only get one?
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Iam on vacation and other than a few problems with a glitch here, I am having fun. The problem is, I have seen a few guns I wanted but instead bought a child's rocker. I walked into a gun shop and found where the ammo is, even some 5mm. Yet I bought a 4 foot raggedy Ann doll. I think grand kids are are pain. I will tell them when I get home. Don 0 -
Article in the editorial section of today's AR. Dem/Gaz.
Cindy Sheehan asked President Bush, "Why did my son have to die in Iraq"??
Another mother asked Harry Truman, "Why did my son have to die in Korea"??
Another mother asked Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima"??
Another mother asked Woodrow Wilson, "Why did my son have to die on the battlefield of France"??
Yet another mother asked Abraham Lincoln, "Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg"??
And yet another mother asked George Washington, "Why did my son have to die near Valley Forge"??
Then long, long ago, a mother asked, "Heavenly father, why did my son have to die on a cross outside Jerusalem"??
The answers to all these are similar: that others may have life and dwell in peace, happiness and freedom.
"the difference between the almost right word and the right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt" - Mark Twain.0 -
Why is it that we can never vote in someone who will honestly change things for the better? 0 -
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=299021881
I don't get it.
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Why is this Florida murder trial news worthy?
We had a woman (not in our town) put her infant child in a washing machine, the baby died. That did not make a dent even in local news.
Could some one let me know why we have to have 24 hour coverage of the Anthony woman? The news folks go on and on about how pretty the little girl was, does that really matter?
I am just not understanding something.0 -
I've been trying to figure out for years now the benefits of having a button-up fly on combat uniform pants instead of a zipper fly.
ACUs have a zipper on the blouse, but they still use buttons on the fly (which never stay closed for me).
Can someone enlighten me as to the reasoning behind having a button fly instead of a zipper fly?0 -
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Okay, we have a politics forum, so why arent all the Obama/pres/whatever posts over there?...
And why can a mod ask a question about an auction, when no one else can?...
Yes I am being a bi***...deal with it..0 -
Did this guy get unlocked? He seems to be more worked up than before.
p3meltdown.
This is his style.
quote:It would seem that there are at least 2 other options, end the debate as a loser. Continue debating while losing.0 -
Do some threads get moved to politics and some stay on GD?
My golden rule thread was moved BUT there are still several on this page of the same nature??
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That is my only question. Why. 0 -
We do people dye their hair green, blue, pink, purple and other odd colors? I asked a few people and I got "I don't know".
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paboogers post about alias's and New Member Urassn9 made me wonder about this. We use WWW boards such as GB to communicate with fellow humans from around the world about all manner of topics. Which I find interesting, informative and often humorous. We can debate, share likes, dislikes and opinions on any subject matter we choose and never see each other.
These boards allow us to participate, in a removed sense, in one of the great social experiments, understanding different views and opinions. Mind you I did not say adopting different views and opinions. But it is possible that through this understanding process you can choose to change your position, views and opinions. After all, Is this not what we hope to do with the undecided or anti-gun person? Healthy debate is good for all, it puts a light on your position for inspection and is testimony to it's strength.
What I don't understand is why anyone would choose to get a second posting name so they can behave in a different manner.
If you have one shot...Accu-Shot Website0 -
"The gas block was originally a front sight tower, and has been ground down to a slick gas block"
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Life is stressful enough, why add to it??????
Her Father Is a Phony SEAL
By Mark Divine
I looked at the email request from Christine. If I had a dime for every email I answered about the SEALs, I could have retired long ago.
Since launching the website NavySEALs.com in 1996, I have served as an unofficial Internet recruiter for the Navy, helping hundreds of young men gain information and insight through the process of obtaining orders to BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training. The training is a six-month program, from which prospective SEALs must graduate (only one in five do).
Other inquiries come from students looking for assistance with school research projects, or to settle a bet. Those requests usually read, "My buddy and I argued over which is the toughest Special Operations forces. I said SEALs. He said Delta. Which is it?"
But this email was different. As I read, I had a sinking feeling. This was not the first time I've been asked this question, but it doesn't get any easier. Christine wrote: "Hi, Mr. Divine. My name is Christine and my father was a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. He does not say much about his SEAL days, except that he did a lot of top secret missions that he can't talk about. I am very proud of my dad, and would like to find out some information about what he did with the SEALs. Can you help me?"
Sounds simple enough. Dad is a Hero to most kids. And a dad who was a SEAL is downright legendary to those who learn about the origins of the once secret Navy commando force and their tremendous record of success in Vietnam and beyond.
The sinking feeling was from a problem about which Christine is unaware but something I know well. My concern is about the impact the truth will have on Christine's view of her father that caused me to search my heart before responding.
You see, Christine's Dad was never a SEAL. He is a fraud. A Fake. A Phony. And a loser for lying to his precious daughter.
To ensure I was right, I sent her father's name to AuthentiSEAL, which tracks Phony SEAL sightings. Retired SEAL Steve Robinson, who wrote No Guts, No Glory, the book on SEAL phonies (which details many of the approximately 10,000 fake SEALs the group has identified to date) confirmed my initial suspicion. The list is definitive and includes every man who has graduated from BUD/S since the beginning of time, before they were called SEALs, but were known as Naval Combat Demolition Units and Underwater Demolition Teams.
Christine's dad was not on the list. No mistake had been made by AuthentiSEAL. He was not part of some super-secret SEAL group working so deeply undercover that the Navy destroyed the records to protect his identity. Put simply, he was a fraud.
When she learns the truth, Christine's reaction will certainly be denial. Then anger, then acceptance and, hopefully, forgiveness, if he comes clean. If he perpetuates the lie, he will do even more damage to his family and drive a wedge of mistrust a mile wide between them.
Why did Christine's dad lie to her about something he did during Vietnam, claiming to be an elite Navy Commando?
I have long wonder why so many need to create falsehoods about experiences so easily debunked - Medal of Honor recipients, Green Berets, Rangers, Marine Recon, PhDs - then perpetuate the lie for years and even defend them when called to account?
I don't have the answer, but phony claimants anger veterans who paid the real price of admission. Particularly brutal are the consequences to relationships where trust is imperative, as with Christine and the other children, wives, friends and employers of phonies.
I pondered whether to write back to Christine and what to say for several days. Part of me wanted to tell her the truth. After all, I owe that to my real teammates. But a humane part of me held back. Why ruin Christine's image of her father, who was trying to impress her by being something he was not? Maybe he just did not think enough of his little girl. So I sat on it.
Respond or Delete? What is more important, the truth or Christine? Damn him!
About a week later, I ran into an old swim buddy from SEAL Team THREE at the SEAL training area. His sister-in-law was planning to marry a "SEAL" but her Mom was suspicious about the SEAL's story. My swim buddy checked the "wall of shame" via NavySEALs.com (where AuthentiSEAL posts verified fake SEALs). He was not there. However, a check of the databases confirmed the mother's hunch. He was a fake. The wedding is off, another relationship trashed by a lie. Phony SEAL number 10,001 identified.
Perhaps in this media sound bite, feel-good world people think that saying something makes it true. When a politician says he did not support the Iraq War, we accept that as truth. Yet a records check shows that he supported the war a few months ago.
Truth no longer seems relevant in our society. More important is perception, which is accepted as reality. People say they are SEALs, so they must be SEALs. Why would they lie?
The phony is not doing any harm. Who cares anyhow, right? Wrong! Christine cares. My swim buddy's sister-in-law cares. Real veterans care. I care. Do you care?
Mark Divine is founder and editor of NavySEALs.com, a website dedicated to military and Special Operations enthusiasts, particularly the Navy SEAL community. He is a veteran of the Navy SEALs, having served at SEAL Team THREE, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE and Naval Special Warfare Group ONE. He has been recalled to active duty for a year to support the War on Terror. He can be reached at mark@navyseals.com.
NSDQ!
"Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert; but that I never deserted her." -President Abraham Lincoln0 -
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A western Kentucky man convicted of raping and murdering an honor student had his death sentence overturned by a federal judge who said Tuesday that justice demands a new hearing even though there's no doubt about the brutality of the crime.
U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell sent 34-year-old Robert Keith Woodall's case back to state court for re-sentencing. Russell found that the state judge improperly instructed the jury before sentencing and denied Woodall a chance to object to a black juror being dismissed.
"The crimes Woodall admitted to committing are revolting and despicable," Russell wrote in a 92-page ruling. "There is also no question that the victim and her family deserve justice. However, ours is a system of law that is concerned with justice for both the victim and the accused."
Woodall in 1998 pleaded guilty to killing 16-year-old Sarah Hansen after abducting her from a convenience store in Greenville in western Kentucky. A jury sentenced him to death for the murder plea and life in prison for kidnapping and rape.
Hansen, a member of the National Honor Society, vanished on Jan. 25, 1997, after going to the store to rent a movie with plans to return home and watch it with her boyfriend. About two hours later, police began searching for Hansen before finding the minivan she was driving at Luzerne Lake, about a mile and a half from the store.
Officers followed a 500-foot long blood trail from the van to the lake, where they found Hansen's unclothed body floating and her throat slashed. DNA, fingerprints and footprints led to Woodall. His case was later moved to Caldwell County because of pretrial publicity.
Russell's decision rapped the state court judge for failing to properly instruct the jurors on how to consider Woodall's decision not to testify at the sentencing hearing. Russell also found that the court should have held a hearing after prosecutors used a challenge to excuse the lone black person remaining in the jury pool.
Under federal law, it is impermissible to eliminate minorities from a jury pool, regardless of the race of the defendant.
Allison Gardner Martin, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, said prosecutors have 30 days to decide whether to appeal the ruling.
"There is no question a bout Robert Keith Woodall's guilt in this case," Martin said.
Ralph Vick, the commonwealth attorney whose office prosecuted Woodall, also declined comment.
Woodall's attorney, David Harshaw, said the ruling wasn't a surprise. Depending upon appeals, it could be some time before Woodall returns to court for resentencing, he said.
"We could be talking a period of years," Harshaw said. "It's difficult to say."
Someone tell me why the death penalty should be overturned simply because it was an all white jury. The POS admitted to killing the girl...hell there was a 500 foot long blood trail from the van to the lake. He should have been taken straight to the chamber from the court room.0 -
US's most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - The last of the nation's most powerful nuclear bombs - a weapon hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima - is being disassembled nearly half a century after it was put into service at the height of the Cold War.
The final components of the B53 bomb will be broken down Tuesday at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, the nation's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. The completion of the dismantling program is a year ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, and aligns with President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons.
Thomas D'Agostino, the nuclear administration's chief, called the bomb's elimination a "significant milestone."
Put into service in 1962, when Cold War tensions peaked during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the B53 weighed 10,000 pounds and was the size of a minivan. According to the American Federation of Scientists, it was 600 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, killing as many as 140,000 people
and helping end World War II.
The B53 was designed to destroy facilities deep underground, and it was carried by B-52 bombers.
With its destruction, the next largest bomb in operation will be the B83, said Hans Kristensen, a spokesman for the Federation of American Scientists. It's 1.2 megatons, while the B53 was 9 megatons.
The B53's disassembly ends the era of big megaton bombs, he said. The bombs' size helped compensate for their lack of accuracy. Today's bombs are smaller but more precise, reducing the amount of collateral damage, Kristensen said.
Since the B53 was made using older technology by engineers who have since retired or died, developing a disassembly process took time. Engineers had to develop complex tools and new procedures to ensure safety.
"We knew going in that this was going to be a challenging project, and we put together an outstanding team with all of our partners to develop a way to achieve this objective safely and efficiently," said John Woolery, the plant's general manager.
Many of the B53s were disassembled in the 1980s, but a significant number remained in the U.S. arsenal until they were retired from the stockpile in 1997. Pantex spokesman Greg Cunningham said he couldn't comment on how many of the bombs have been disassembled at the Texas plant.
The weapon is considered dismantled when the roughly 300 pounds of high explosives inside are separated from the special nuclear material, known as the pit. The uranium pits from bombs dismantled at Pantex will be stored on an interim basis at the plant, Cunningham said.
The non-nuclear material and components are then processed, which includes sanitizing, recycling and disposal, the National Nuclear Security Administration said last fall when it announced the Texas plant's role in the B53 dismantling.
The plant will play a large role in similar projects as older weapons are retired from the U.S.'s nuclear arsenal.0 -
Get up yhis morning at 5 am or so make a pot of coffee,feed my lil buddy oscar,leave wife a note where i,ll be,grab trusty ol 30-30,walk nearly 1\2 mile to my sweet spot on my property,by 8;30 see 7 deer,saw nice doe and she saw me at same time.placed crosshair on neck and proceeded to let her walk.Think my hunting days are done,i,m 84 now and like watchin em.Am i nut or what?Thanks,Paul 0 -
Why is it on mornings I can sleep in, Fanci wont let me?...She bites my arm...not the "tougher part", but the part above my elbow....pull the covers up over and tuck them in and she gets under them...She will not leave me alone until I get up....
I get up and feed her/them, then lay on the couch or crawl back into bed and it starts all over again...or Lexi decides to lay on my chest and touch my face with her paw to get me to pet her...I really dont need a 10-11 pound cat on my chest...nooooooo thanks...gets heavy after a bit..
I could sleep till noon today, but ohhhhhh nooo, the flippin cats wont let me...0 -
1. If your auction is set up, with a "no reserve" why is there a reserve starting price?
2. It appears, that most of the black powder sellers are not being realistic. if you can but the revolver from cabellsa for $190.00 new, why would you pay $225.00 for used, or new old stock.?
3. If after three tries on auction and no sale, why not lower the price. Doesn't no sale, say, the price is too high. Same with no bids.
4. It an automatic, I'm not going to buy your black powder revolver, if you stae ffl only. Da! That adds $25.00 MORE TO THE COST...
5. Presentation makes the sale. Why post a pic, thats so dark, the item is not clearly visible?
Just some points, I'd like to make with sellers.0 -
I have noticed a couple of things about the ppl in this forum, and the same may hold true in other forums, but for now its this one I have seen it happen in most...
Why is it when a "hot topic" like illegal immigration, abortion, gun rights, child molesters etc hit the news and then hit the discussion here, we get a whole lot of newbies who already know how to post, know the first names of most of the other posters, and type a whole lot like other ppl in here?....why only on hot topics?..
Yes I know I am going to be "bit**ed at for ranting, but I have just washed my floors, did 2 loads of laundry, and deciding what to have for dinner when classic comes home so go bit** at someone who really cares...*LOL0 -
Why is it when Saxon states his opinion there has to be a comment about his degree of education?. No remarks about his opinion. Is this board not about opinions?.
I think Saxon more than anyone here has laid his life open for all to see. He has spent his time on the street, In the bars, And on the ground. This has been backed up by people who have known him for many years.
When I first came on this board the very people that bash Saxon for his education. Bashed me for my poor spelling. After being humiliated, And ready to go off in shame. A private E-Mail showed up from Saxon. Telling me how to cut and paste. Also not to give up. So what we have is the same people bashing those with more education than there selves, And the ones with less.
When a member falls on hard times is Saxon not one of the first to respond with words of encouragement. If a member has good news. He is right there with praise.
I think of this like building a large stone wall. We need the educated man to design the wall. We need the man on the pick and shovel to build the wall. I guess the bashers are what we use to fill in the cracks.
I have herd it said we fear that we don't know. I think some here fear men who do know.
So bash on varmit the un educated for a spell.
The most important things, Are not things.0 -
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/29/iraq-war-veteran-wife-assaulted-outside-florida-theater-teen-mob/#ixzz19X4fxoxi
Marine Home From Iraq War, Wife Allegedly Assaulted Outside Florida Theater by Teen Mob
How is it that a citizen of this great Nation is assaulted at a damn movie and it's a misdemeanor charge for the damn assailants, but add a LEO to the equation and all the sudden the same assaulters are now facing a felony?
So, average citizens are trying to enjoy a movie and are terrorized by these idiots and "oh well" it's a minor incident, but add a man who straps on his gear each day knowing he'll face idiots such as this, and its a felony? What gives?
This makes me mad on sooooo many levels.
Your thoughts?
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Why do all the people Ages 10-20 want to be gangsters[?] It is sickening! Being bad is good, being good is bad. It's like real role models got thrown out the door. Rap is the main music, Whitch is the worst. Pants are at hanging down. Skirts are getting smaller(I would not be complaning about this part, except the girls wearing them are only 15 years old. Dose this bother anyone else? 0 -
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