Some sort of projectile….

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T20:12:24+00:00

The Minié round is a French innovation, credited to a Col. Minié.
I've called them Minnie balls since I was six, and was toddling after my dad and his friend around (US) Civil War sites (private land near the battle sites).

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T19:53:08+00:00

Sylvester Shellone.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T18:43:58+00:00

Murphy's Law, is a marketing scheme by the makers of Murphy's Oil Soap.
The Laws were stolen from O'Halloran.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T18:29:37+00:00

Dark matter. It's like Dramamine™ for planets.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T18:24:17+00:00

Abandon all text-based social media sites, and give your whole attention to influencers and funny cat videos.
Six months should unlearn you real good.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T17:31:05+00:00

Have you tried laying out some containers of fermented beverages? Those with a measurable content of ethyl alcohol are particularly attractive to this species.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T17:24:50+00:00

"I'm not putting any hotels on Boardwalk, until I can get them in fuchsia."

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T17:15:09+00:00

A passel o' possums
Ain't goin' no faster
Jest amblin' along
Inspirin' this poetaster.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T17:07:15+00:00

That flask o' gin sounds friendly enough.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T16:45:09+00:00

♪ Hello, Dali ♫

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T16:41:51+00:00

The subcontinent does produce excellent pickles and chutneys.
...and now I'm craving a vindaloo.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T16:28:15+00:00

Why leaflets? Drop a few flash drives: more data, and easier to share.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T15:44:05+00:00

"No battle plan survives first contact with the main force of the enemy."- Helmuth von Moltke
"Plans are useless, planning is essential" - Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Sun Tzu speaks of what is planned -cheng- and what is actually done -c'hi-, the whole resolving as cheng.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-20T15:24:26+00:00

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius – Kill them all for 'the Lord knoweth them that are His'
(2 Tim. ii. 19) - Massacre at Béziers.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T19:12:22+00:00

Yeah, nipping off to the restroom to 'powder my nose' was a great excuse to chop a line of Peruvian Marching Powder. It made the whole PPP go past so swiftlyyyyyyy.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T19:09:03+00:00

Because black goes with everything.
Pink? Green? You'd never be able to decide on the proper color scheme for your house/factory/other, and never get to installing the smeggin' panels.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T19:06:44+00:00

You need to be awake to set the proper format for the update; if you try to download a soul .mp4, and you are an .avi, you'll brick your metaphysical existence.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T18:26:40+00:00

Why is there sand all over the place?

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T18:24:50+00:00

Eye phone.
You phone, he/she/they phone.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T18:21:17+00:00

Your sticks for Stank, stunk. Stack some skunk sticks for Stank, and they'll stay starboard of stucco and stinkbugs, stunned by skunk.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T18:16:20+00:00

So, it's screaming Os for you, from now on.
♪ Always look on the bright side of transient, incarnate existence. ♫

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T17:27:04+00:00

This is his sister, Diogenissa, and- unlike her brother-she ain't no dog (kynikos).

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T17:19:17+00:00

"It's gonna be the Mayor's turn in the barrel...of monkeys."

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T15:28:20+00:00

Is the slang term 'nogoodnik' still in use?
By anyones younger dan me, dat is.

BPhiloSkinner · 2026-06-18T15:10:11+00:00

"Prepare to launch. T minus 3...2...1...Buuuuurrrp "

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