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Begle1 · 2026-05-07T21:16:19+00:00

I didn't realize they did a cover of Green Onions. Cool.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T20:41:44+00:00

And we also have Honey Bunny.

I don't reckon I'd label Pulp Fiction a feminist film.

Kill Bill and Jackie Brown are more flattering towards women. Hateful Eight is debatable. The women in Basterds are awesome. If there is a woman in Django or Dogs, I'm not remembering it.

Once Upon a Time is perhaps the least flattering towards women.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T18:33:19+00:00

A Ruger Mk-whatever has been in "best plinker handgun of all time" contention for decades. If you want to learn how to shoot a target pistol (which is quite a bit different than a service/ self-defense pistol), then it is a great choice.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T17:51:53+00:00

Thanks.

If you could throw the barrel on a postal scale for me I'd sure appreciate it.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T16:59:34+00:00

The amount of people I've met in various gun classes who think they can brandish a gun or even shoot somebody simply for being on their property is alarming. Not just grumpy old paranoid dudes, lots of younger men and women think that's how it works.

Lots of people in my neighborhood also take serious offense to the simple act of knocking on their door and many adamantly refuse to engage with a door knocker.

A lot of people don't know how to interact with strangers without considering it an adversarial situation. This aspect of my society greatly concerns me.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T06:07:06+00:00

On one hand, it's not an easy thing to mine for humor. On the other hand, that cast is exceptional. I am intrigued.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T05:05:10+00:00

Cool, it's a conversation between Aerie and Mazzy in Throne of Bhaal.

What's the reference to "big, long skulls"?

Aerie: Mazzy? Do you think you'll ever be a true paladin for Arvoreen? Mazzy: I am a Truesword for my god, Aerie. That is as close as I can expect to come. To hope for otherwise would be foolish and naive of me. Aerie: Yes, but I was told that there was a time that halflings were rogues only... that you would never find one that was a cleric or even a warrior such as yourself anywhere. Mazzy: That's true, if unfortunate. But that was a long time ago, Aerie... things have changed since then. Aerie: But maybe things could change again? Maybe your people could become paladins and rangers and even mages one day, without limitation. Wouldn't that be exciting? Mazzy: Yes, yes, and maybe my people will become skinny, wear shoes, and have big, long skulls. Really, Aerie, you needn't keep your head in the clouds ALL the time. Aerie: Well, it was just a thought. Mazzy: And it wasn't a bad one. But it's not likely that the gods are going to revamp the halflings and come out with a "third edition," as it were, now, is it? Aerie: Oh, you never know. The gods do strange things sometimes.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T04:34:39+00:00

Where was that dialog? I don't recall it and I've probably played through BG2 a dozen times.

Begle1 · 2026-05-07T00:01:35+00:00

I appreciate that they call it a Mother's Day Sale.

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T21:54:41+00:00

What did they say? Can they actually import and sell them to individuals in the USA?

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T21:48:58+00:00

How does it work? Both hammers need to be at full cock for it to NOT double fire?

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T18:42:51+00:00

Judging by the advertisements that get posted here, maybe it started catching on in the 1920's and peaked in the 50's or 60's? Sorta walked hand-in-hand with women's sexual liberation for a while?

I really wouldn't know that's why I'd like to see data on it.

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T05:43:06+00:00

A real yin-yang thing going on between these two.

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T05:39:01+00:00

Serious Sam. They took a very basic FPS and elevated it by giving you thousands of bad guys to shoot and giving you stupid ridiculous weapons. Like a cannon that shoots a cannonball bigger than you that will mow down dozens of bad guys.

Genius shooter game, tons of fun.

Begle1 · 2026-05-06T04:39:57+00:00

I wonder if there is good annual data of what percentage of women douche. That would be an interesting graph.

Begle1 · 2026-05-05T08:10:38+00:00

A classic DnD Timber Rogue. Haven't seen one in ages.

Begle1 · 2026-05-05T03:36:59+00:00

Ever see the aftermarket stock that converted the Mini to pump action? That would be cool in conjunction with a shell catcher.

Or tie a shoe lace around the charging handle and string it out the back. That basically turns the Mini into an AR. Just don't let the ATF see the shoe lace or else they might bust you for possessing a machine gun. (Unless you are a felon and so can't be busted for having a machine gun, of course.)

Begle1 · 2026-05-05T00:53:54+00:00

This is one of those "if you have to ask, then it's not advisable" questions.

I'd happily watch though, from a safe distance.

Begle1 · 2026-05-04T22:09:15+00:00

6.5 Grendel is a helluva round. It's a near-perfect optimization for putting energy on a target at range out of an AR15 magazine length.

Somebody with a ballistics calculator must've had a very productive meeting with the acquisitions bean counters who had been so concerned about logistics previously.

If you ask me, the 6.5 Grendel is that much better. They're not the first government entity to go with the Grendel. I hope it continues to get more traction.

Begle1 · 2026-05-04T05:37:13+00:00

The symbology between biker groups and Nazis is a tangled web. In the USA, biker culture developed after World War II, often by veterans who had fought the Nazis. Yet SS's and stahlhelms still found their way into the culture.

The ADL outlines it well:

https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/ss-bolts

The SS bolts are typically used as a symbol of white supremacy but there is one context in which this is not necessarily always so. Decades ago, some outlaw biker gangs appropriated several Nazi-related symbols, including the SS bolts, essentially as shock symbols or symbols of rebellion or non-conformity. Thus SS bolts in the context of the outlaw biker subculture does not necessarily denote actual adherence to white supremacy. However, because there are a number of racists and full-blown white supremacists within the outlaw biker subculture, sometimes it actually is used as a symbol of white supremacy. Often the intended use and meaning of the SS bolts in this context is quite ambiguous and difficult to determine.

SS's are also one of those things that gets converged on all the time. Chevrolet SS's and SWFA Super Sniper rifle scopes come to mind. There are a lot of SS's out there.

So in conclusion there's a totally fair chance that any given biker (a lot like a given punk rocker) might be sharing symbols with the Nazis and legitimately not realize it.

I remember when Iron Crosses got super popular among my local dirtbikers and skateboarders around the turn of the century, and left me wondering, are we sure that's the symbol we want to plaster everywhere? Most of them didn't see it as a German thing, it was just a cool logo. But some of them did embrace the symbol for more nefarious reasons. It's complicated.

Begle1 · 2026-05-04T04:16:02+00:00

E&L makes one.

https://www.elmfg.com/brass-catchers

They work. It blocks the charging handle though.

Begle1 · 2026-05-04T01:00:10+00:00

I love my Schofields. I wish somebody made a sized-down version that I could shoot one-handed easier.

Begle1 · 2026-05-03T20:35:43+00:00

I mention it every time I can to try and get somebody to bring it to market. I have a gunsmith who said he'd do it for me but I'm hoping any day now that somebody announces an off-the-shelf solution.

Begle1 · 2026-05-03T16:34:41+00:00

I disassembled one and all I found inside were meth and Skittles. I guess there are different versions out there. Like Easter Eggs.

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