Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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I was in a bar once with an older E-5, who almost got us killed. We were enjoying our adult beverages and noted that the female clientele looked more like a menagerie than anything we cared to lay eyes on.

I didn't know this E-5 very well but thought he was level-headed. Up until that time, I hadn't seen what he was like under the influence of alcohol. I was in for a rude awakening!

He only had one or two drinks and noticing the wide girth on the members of the nightly menagerie he stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs; "WHERE DID ALL THESE ROOT-HOGS COME FROM?"

I didn't think we were going to get out of that zoo alive. That was over 40 years ago and I still wake up in a cold sweat thinking about it.

That sound on the video was the sound he would make when he would imitate the "root hogs," to get a laugh.

Unless you've ever been threatened by root hogs, it ain't funny.


Back in the late 80s, I attended a school on a small army post in NE California. The area was sparsely populated and the locals used the post office, club and a couple other spots on post. This was a recurring class of about 70 AF types from E4 thru E9 and a couple of zeros. During in-briefs we were warned about "bufforillas" hanging out in the club looking for husbands or just someone to finance their partying for a month or so. Second or third weekend this E6 gets drunker than Cooter Brown and proceeds to "call" bufforillas. He was concentrating on one in particular. Turns out she was the wife of an army type stationed there. After things settled down we were barred for the next two weeks.

We had an end of class bash at the same club, but that's a much longer story.
 
I was in a bar once with an older E-5, who almost got us killed. We were enjoying our adult beverages and noted that the female clientele looked more like a menagerie than anything we cared to lay eyes on.

I didn't know this E-5 very well but thought he was level-headed. Up until that time, I hadn't seen what he was like under the influence of alcohol. I was in for a rude awakening!

He only had one or two drinks and noticing the wide girth on the members of the nightly menagerie he stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs; "WHERE DID ALL THESE ROOT-HOGS COME FROM?"

I didn't think we were going to get out of that zoo alive. That was over 40 years ago and I still wake up in a cold sweat thinking about it.

That sound on the video was the sound he would make when he would imitate the "root hogs," to get a laugh.

Unless you've ever been threatened by root hogs, it ain't funny.
I was at Saint James Infirmary one night many years ago. There was a herd of heffers blocking the hallway going to and from the restrooms. Traffic was backing up in both directions. This herd was 4 or 5 that were all over 6' tall and way north of 250lbs. I had to pee really bad and got tired of waiting for the herd to move on so I blared out "MOOOOOOOOOOOve". Everyone laughed but them, and I almost got killed by the stampede.
 
I was in a bar once with an older E-5, who almost got us killed. We were enjoying our adult beverages and noted that the female clientele looked more like a menagerie than anything we cared to lay eyes on.

I didn't know this E-5 very well but thought he was level-headed. Up until that time, I hadn't seen what he was like under the influence of alcohol. I was in for a rude awakening!

He only had one or two drinks and noticing the wide girth on the members of the nightly menagerie he stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs; "WHERE DID ALL THESE ROOT-HOGS COME FROM?"

I didn't think we were going to get out of that zoo alive. That was over 40 years ago and I still wake up in a cold sweat thinking about it.

That sound on the video was the sound he would make when he would imitate the "root hogs," to get a laugh.

Unless you've ever been threatened by root hogs, it ain't funny.
For some reason this reminds me of "HOG CALL" at Mildenhall
 
Meh come threaten us with something new ;)

Do you want to summon the wrath of the Gods? 'Cause this is how you summon the wrath of the Gods. First it will be fire from the sky, then the locusts.
 
I would suspect it's a fake. A snake doesn't swallow the rifle from the muzzle end. It is plain and simple because of the magazine alone, it would go down a lot smoother from the stock end. Besides, it looks like it's folded... that's definitely a slight complication. Snakes are not stupid, it wouldn't definitely underestimate the fact that in the case of accidental discharge it would result in a hole in the ass, so to speak. The other way around... just open the mouth and BANG.
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General Motors recently announced the return of the Hummer brand, not as the gas-guzzling road behemoth of the past, but as an all-electric pickup scheduled for a full reveal on May 20, 2020, and is expected to go on sale in 2022 under the GMC banner.

A 30-second teaser commercial featuring LeBron James will debut during today’s Big Game. The GMC Hummer EV will feature 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 lb-ft of torque and will rocket from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds.

Vice president of Global Buick and GMC Duncan Aldred said, “GMC builds premium and capable trucks and SUVs and the GMC HUMMER EV takes this to new heights. We are excited to debut our revolutionary zero-emissions truck during the biggest night in TV advertising.”
 
March 2, 1949: Around the World Without Landing
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A tanker plane refuels the Boeing B-50 Lucky Lady II. Photo: Courtesy National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1949: After 94 hours, 1 minute of flying time, a Boeing B-50 named Lucky Lady II lands at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, completing the first ever nonstop, around-the-world trip by an airplane.
The flight covered 23,452 miles, averaging a ground speed of 249 miles per hour. The modified bomber required air-to-air refueling four times as it flew ever eastward.
The Lucky Lady II departed Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 26 with the express goal of making the first nonstop transglobal flight. The airplane was an updated version of the B-29 that had fought in World War II and was close to being obsolete by 1949.
Jet aircraft were the future. The Boeing B-52, which continues to serve as the mainstay of the U.S. bomber fleet today, would make its first flight just three years later. Despite the fact that officials knew the propeller-driven B-50 would not remain the premier bomber for long, there was a need to send a strong message to an evolving Cold War adversary that the United States military could fly anywhere in the world with one of its aircraft.
World War II established the importance of controlling the skies during a modern conflict. Bombers from the major combatants inflicted devastating damage to cities in Europe and Asia. The ability of an aircraft to fly long distances to deliver a payload of bombs established the importance of the bomber fleet.
After the Soviets blocked land access to Berlin in 1948, the ability to deliver humanitarian assistance further established the importance of being able to fly heavy aircraft for long distances. The Berlin Airlift also made it clear the Cold War had truly begun.
The newly formed United States Air Force wanted to demonstrate that air power eliminated all distance or geographical barriers for the military. The thinking was that aerial circumnavigation without the need to land would show the Soviet Union that the USAF could strike anywhere.
Refueling while flying was the biggest challenge of the flight. Though commonplace today, the technique was not widely used at the time. The Lucky Lady II was refueled from its close relative, the tanker version KB-29. Four pairs of KB-29s based in the Azores, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Hawaii were used as airborne gas stations.
The record-setting flight used a probe-and-drogue system, similar to what the Navy uses today. Essentially a long hose is reeled out from the KB-29 tanker and is attached to a refueling nozzle on the B-50 during flight.
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Lucky Lady II sits at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Photo: Courtesy U.S. Air Force
The Lucky Lady II was actually the second aircraft set up for the around-the-world flight. The first B-50, Global Queen, experienced engine problems after taking off Feb. 25 and landed in the Azores. Lucky Lady II departed a day later under the command of Capt. James G. Gallagher and successfully completed the flight with a crew of 14.
In the 45 years since Orville Wright flew 120 feet Dec. 17, 1903, aircraft had pushed the limits of distance. The first transglobal flight took place in 1924 and lasted 175 days, with numerous stops where major repairs were required to the Douglas World Cruisers. In 1931, Wiley Post flew a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae around the world in 8 days, 15 hours.
The 1949 flight led to further developments in air-to-air refueling. Air Force officials said that medium-range bombers could become intercontinental bombers, and even fighter aircraft could use airborne tankers to extend their range. This aerial-refueling capability would be critical with the dawn of the jet era. Jet engines made for very fast aircraft, but also very thirsty aircraft that burned tremendous amounts of fuel.
The jet-powered B-52 bomber erased the Lucky Lady II's record in 1957 with a circumnavigation lasting just 45 hours, 19 minutes. Another B-52 lowered the record in 1980 to 42 hours, 23 minutes. The record still stands today.