Comments on: Bush Welcomed

By: shreve

shreve — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:42:50 +0000

Too bad Obama doesn’t have someone to fall back on. O’ wait yes he does Allah and the Taliban he is now going to protect in Afghanistan.

By: Mel

Mel — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:51:24 +0000

Thanks :”D

By: viking gal

viking gal — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:59:03 +0000

Who, who are you speaking about?

By: SemperGunny

SemperGunny — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:56:54 +0000

Um…. Eddie, it’s I.Y.A.O.Y.A.S. (O = Ordnance)

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:36:03 +0000

Actually, several people did. Maybe if you read the comments you wouldn’t be so quick to be such an ass.

By: deadharvest

deadharvest — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:27:18 +0000

funny…no one asked.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:44:16 +0000

Please do not feed the troll guys. No really, just don’t.

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:29:34 +0000

And now, so long. No, really. Take off.

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:24:18 +0000

You are obviously lacking in the reading comprehension department.

By: TheOne

TheOne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:15:36 +0000

Evil things…..EVIL things….(shudder)

By: TheOne

TheOne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:13 +0000

Anyone else notice that B.C. might mean Bill Clinton?

By: TheOne

TheOne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:10:39 +0000

Thanks for all the “fish”!

By: Flahdagal

Flahdagal — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:37:13 +0000

Thanks, JACarolinian, it’s just the typical military fun-poking at the Air Force guys, Paws. I should refrain, however, since being a passenger on a 747 coming into Orly and thinking, “We’re going to f*cking cartwheel this bitch”, only to have the pilot snap us onto the runway in a vicious crosswind. I thanked him. He was ex-AF. I inquired if the landing had damaged his manicure. He was good with that.

By: justacarolinian

justacarolinian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:10:44 +0000

The pilot that actually flew above S-3A Viking had a conversation with GW, and told him that he respected GW’s ability to fly the F-102. It was known to be a killer, and was given to the ANG because of stability problems. I watched something on the History channel a while back about that flight, and the pilot spoke highly of GW and the experience.
That doesn’t change one thing about Presidential abilities, but the man was not stupid. Flying a Cesna is one thing, a Delta Dart is another. It was made for balls to the walls get up and go. He also did it at a time when GPS and modern electronics didn’t make navigation so easy.
I would rather think the Viking would be easy comparatively, though a carrier landing, not so easy.

By: fish

fish — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:20:45 +0000

My freedom is doing quite nicely without the input of the Wiggles, real or plagiarised, thank you very much.

Can all trolls and bigoted regulars please remember that the USA does not represent anyone but the USA ??? The “we” of which you speak is only one small geographical portion of the rest of the world.

By: fish

fish — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:05:45 +0000

Frankly, what your service-folk think of me doesn’t bother me a damn. Get over yourself… not everyone on this site is a rabidly pro-war american…

Frankly, I give more of a damn for the Wiggles. Particularly Anthony wiggle.. yummm…

By: fish

fish — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:58:48 +0000

Oh who CARES????

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:35:29 +0000

Care Troll Rule 2 – Never, ever, read, much less think about, the 200 comments predating yours.

The respect felt for the actual servicemen in harm’s way (as distinct from the REMFs and politicians who put them there) on this site is well and regularly documented.

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:31:15 +0000

And one from me too, a real one if we ever meet Don. (I could be persuaded to buy you more than one viking gal, but only if you’re single.)

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:28:51 +0000

Cheers for that; it makes sense now.

Actually I’ve been in a few crosswind landings where I wish the pilot had flown in rather than flaring, because the result of the flare was one mainwheel touches and a/c jerks one way, other mainwheel touches and a/c jerks other way, nose wheel gets down and a/c finally lines up along the runway!

By: paws4thot

paws4thot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:22:41 +0000

Example of same as background to picture.

By: justacarolinian

justacarolinian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:13:02 +0000

He is saying that those who flare to land are the same as those who squat to pee. As in the land based AF pilots flare when they land….

By: Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinaire)

Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinaire) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:41:53 +0000

If you give a three fingered ape a decent checklist, he/she can fly a fighter jet too.

By: Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinaire)

Charlie Foxtrot (Floyd Extrodinaire) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:38:16 +0000

None, thankfully.

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:24:32 +0000

bless you for sharing that tidbit – i knew he was smart to graduate suma (summa?) but had no idea where that fell in relation in the cum laud spectrum. what i find equally interesting, is that he went to school on scholarships, student loans, and working; as opposed to certain others who had an alumna parent who could pay for their education, not to mention the possible ‘donation’ to guarantee admittance….

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:50:03 +0000

True that! Especially when the stories are told in matter-of-fact tone!
My former friend (attached to an ex, long story) enjoyed pointing out that his fellow pilots claimed their balls were so big that they clanged when they walked…and yet fighter pilots tend to mostly have daughters. He personally thought the idea of having all daughters was great, but knew that the clanging crowd would be a bit disconcerted at ultrasound time!

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:44:30 +0000

The owl, or the sailor? Sorry, had to ask! *drools, slightly*

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:33:23 +0000

I think the official term for a creep who goes for the barely pubescent variety is ephebophile. Me? I call them a waste of oxygen and protoplasm.

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:31:45 +0000

@AC and Tygor–you two (and Kuoro (sp?)) are the exceptions who prove the rule, as they say. And a few other 16 and 17 year olds.
But the mall rat variety? “And he says, and I go, and then he’s like, and then I’m like…” Aaaaahhhhh!

By: Outback Jon

Outback Jon — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:29:01 +0000

Well, the bible does say that the disciples were all in one Accord… Although how you’d fit all 12 into a Honda is beyond me…

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:28:04 +0000

GWB was a pilot, grant him that much. Beyond that, well…

By: viking gal

viking gal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:27:07 +0000

OK, since I have some familiarity Harvard, (we jokingly call it the ‘Worlds Greatest University’ around here, since they do throw their weight around a bit), I decided to do the research. Here, straight from the handbook of academic policies of Harvard Law School are the requirements for graduating from that school with summa cum laude.
“If a student completes the requirements for the J.D. degree with distinction, the student will receive the degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. The summa cum laude is deter-mined by the requirement of a 7.20 GPA. The honor is exact, and does not involve “rounding off”; i.e., a general average of 7.199 does not result in a degree summa cum laude. The magna cum laude will be awarded to the top 10 percent of the class, excluding the summa. The cum laude will be awarded to the students in the next 30 percent of the class. All graduates who are tied at the margin of a required percentage for honors will be deemed to have achieved the required percent-age, and those who graduate in November or March will be granted honors to the extent that stu-dents with their same grade point averages received honors the previous June.
The General Grade Point Average is the average of three separate annual averages. The three separate annual averages are calculated by assigning the following scores to letter grades:
A+ = 8 A = 7 A- = 6 B+ = 5 B = 4 B- = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0″
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I would translate that as BHO earned somewhere between an A and an A+ average. Harvard has some grade inflation now, as do all schools, but I don’t think they hand out summas like candy…

By: wallFly

wallFly — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:26:42 +0000

just graduating from a college or high school doesn’t necessarily denote high intelligence (even ivy league). one can graduate without being particularly smart, just good at doing their work. but i see your point. should have phrased it better.

By: Semperfidd

Semperfidd — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:49:24 +0000

“’sides – what’s more important as a president – intelligence or a pilot’s license?”

So I guess graduating from Yale doesn’t count?

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:37:25 +0000

The same kind that GWB can pilot: the one in his dreams.

By: Ivan The Floydist

Ivan The Floydist — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:32:18 +0000

I Yanked An Apple, Yes Apples Swear?

By: Ivan The Floydist

Ivan The Floydist — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:07 +0000

It’s Your Ankles, And Your Ankles Swell?

By: Estarfigam

Estarfigam — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:19:35 +0000

I had a feeling they were real, they reminded em of the Wiggles, with their multi-colored shirts.

By: Eddie the Floydist

Eddie the Floydist — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:19:02 +0000

Nope, not even close..

By: NHSparky

NHSparky — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:17:40 +0000

And what aircraft are YOU qualified to pilot, pray tell?

By: NHSparky

NHSparky — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:17:06 +0000

Skittles, actually. That’s their collective nickname on an aircraft carrier. The purple ones are fuel handlers (grapes), green is cat and arresting gear and maintenance crews, yellow is Cat Officers or aircraft directors, blue is aircraft handlers or elevator operators, red is ordnance handlers, and white (not shown) is safety.

Glad to have helped.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:43 +0000

I dunno, it looks like a heathen commie lib to me and my armed, religious and votin fellow americans…those eyes….bet it sent by obama to spy on our freedom fightin boys….

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:01:19 +0000

It fits very well, doesn’t it. It must doucheture.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:55:31 +0000

Was it the purple one that gave me the opportunity..I hope it was the purple one, purple is my favorite color. Yeah for purple…I just love saying that word..purple purple purple!!! Let’s all give a big hooray for all the purple people who single handedly gave everyone their freedom!!!

By: wallFly

wallFly — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:29:01 +0000

yes it is!

*throws out a Twister ™ mat with a devilish grin*

anyone up for a game?

By: wallFly

wallFly — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:24:56 +0000

i heard he was going to be unlockable boss character in Star Craft 2… you know, at the end of the campaign the humans, protoss and zerg team up to fight Cheney. The tyranids can come too

By: suicide_blonde

suicide_blonde — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:15:10 +0000

If we thank them first, is it okay to make fun of them after?

By the way, that douche bag looks great on you.

By: Mina

Mina — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:27 +0000

*high fives Diss back*

Flexibility is good in any situation.

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:59:16 +0000

“what’s more important as a president – intelligence or a pilot’s license?”

Trick question. It’s neither. Appearing to be just “another soccer mom/dad” is crucial, however. “Betty Draper 2012″!!

By: HelOnWheels

HelOnWheels — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:51:37 +0000

*pats Pitty on the back for job well done*