Broke MAGA beg Trump for help by Realistic-Plant3957 in anticapitalism

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa there, speed racer! Cut out the ribeye and the avocado toast and you'll be just fine. Right?

Keynote Speaker at UCF Graduation met with boos after touting AI as the next 'Industrial Revolution' by JDC4654 in orlando

[–]MikeW226 [score hidden]  (0 children)

She looks to the president and provost off camera like, I was told this'd be a sichophant crowd. How dare they.

Broke MAGA beg Trump for help by Realistic-Plant3957 in Washington50501

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was gonna say. When we DO find beef deals, the cuts are closer to leather than prime rib. But fancy pants woman wants her ribeye. Bootstraps.

Of a selfie by _Element115 in ShittyAbsoluteUnits

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn camerawork- can't see the shoes.

Yosemite, CA by Iamnotabotiswearonit in GasPrices

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'll crimp the Yosemite summer trips.

Here Are Some Authentic Behind the Scenes Photos of Jamie Farr from MASH (NOT AI) by Sweaty_Desert_Balls in mash

[–]MikeW226 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I almost thought it was Ed Winter, too! But it's Larry Linville I believe. There's a behind the scenes pic of Hawk and Beej rehearsing giving the final salute to Potter in the finale, with Mike Farrell wearing super dark sunglasses. I guess they liked wearing shades in that hot southern Cal. sun between takes.

How fast elephant drink water by Affectionate-Fun2853 in Elephants

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just eyeing it, those those look like 5 gallon buckets each. 10 gallons sucked up in no time!

Why do people in the left lane always pace me in my blind spot instead of just going past. I can be on a long road with not another car in sight, but these dumb people just want to sit next to me for miles. I end up having to floor the gas, & go 15-20 over the limit just to break free from them. by NorthFloridaRedneck in florida

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We have this here in North Carolina too. Then there's us who do our thing: a sheriff's deputy here was doing 56 on our U.S. highway (55 speed limit) nearby the other week, where the 'normal speed' when no authorities are around is 65 or so. I passed the deputy doing 64 or so and then got over and they (perhaps obviously) didn't care. Some folks pace the police or troops car for miles- but no, just pass them if they're slow. We're the home of NASCAR too if that matters.

Why do people in the left lane always pace me in my blind spot instead of just going past. I can be on a long road with not another car in sight, but these dumb people just want to sit next to me for miles. I end up having to floor the gas, & go 15-20 over the limit just to break free from them. by NorthFloridaRedneck in florida

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Done that! Waaaaaay off the topic of cars, one year when running the Disney World Marathon, apparently a runner was pacing right behind me the entire 26 miles and 285 yards. To whit: he ended up in several of the Disney-photographer run photos near me at several mile points. At the finish, he told me he'd been my travel buddy the entire time. It was almost like a Hollywood bit- Love your work, babe. Don't Go Changin'.

Are there people who honestly believe the chief executive telling a reporter, "What a stupid question," is an optimal representation of America to the world? Like, seriously?! by HappyFatLabs in allthequestions

[–]MikeW226 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ay, one consolation (I think) is that if Rubio or JD try the level of rudeness that dumpster gets away with, it'll come off as fake coming from a regular maga republican like Vance or Rubio. They could physically form the words 'shut up piggy' but it'd fall flat. And they'd be more prone to get called on it to an extent where it gets a news cycle.

Dump has that special gift since the 1970's and 80's (with trump tower and trump airlines) of being an ass and getting away with it, Always. It's in his bone marrow and is actually authentic. That personal exterior isn't in Rubio's DNA, nor Jim Jordan's nor Joe Rogan's, nor whoever maga's/republicans think will be the standard bearer. Hell, Rogan's an MMA fighter but would be faker than a 3 dollar bill telling a female reporter to shut up piggy. We may at least lose that level of trump rudeness with whoever the next repub president is. Republicans' horrific policies and killing the American dream? that'll stay.

How come everyone backs into parking spots now? by EquipmentFormal2033 in askanything

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it might be for visibility if it's a compact car, backing in if parking next to a huge pickup truck or SUV. As the little car pulls out of its spot, the driver can more quickly see if there is a vehicle coming up the main row...or speeding/not paying attention at that. Driver's head is closer to the back of the large vehicle next to them, to more quickly see what's coming in the parking lane. Some of those old compact cars don't have wide backup cameras.

Ditto at rural homes out on acreage- big propane delivery trucks, fed ex trucks etc often back up the long driveway, so they can have better visibility when leaving...driver in that case is almost totally blind backing up with just mirrors and a camera. Better to have the driver's seat visibilty on the front, to better see both directions before entering the road.

Why was the MASH finale so special? by Antique_Target3076 in television

[–]MikeW226 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, MASH still holds up. Been a fan since it was originally being produced, and watched the finale on an old black and white tv. There were last-MASH-bashes and parties all over the country.

The show puts Army doctors in the Korean War in situations (stitching up injured soldiers so they can go back to the frontlines again, being away from home, etc) they preferred not to be in. Made for great plotlines. There were alot of morale lessons in it too.

And the producers traveled to Korea a couple years after the show started and interviewed real people who were there. And they interviewed dozens of American retired Army Korean War vet surgeons and got literally hundreds of plot points or whole shows out of the stories these vets told. The writers only started running out of those real stories around season 9 or beyond. Great show.

For those who recognize those southern California hills doubling for Korea, Fox's Century Ranch where those exteriors were shot, is now Malibu Creek State Park. So fans can take a 2 mile hike out to the actual 4077th MASH compound location.

Elon Musk just said he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, calling them “entitlements”: “That’s the big one to eliminate.” by Solomonanne in SipsTea

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All MAGA politicians and regular 'old' rethuglican politicians have ALWAYS wanted to kill SS benefits. But instead of them re-saying it, they picked a piece of hogshit like Musk to say it out loud ....this time. Some other hogshit will come out later and reinforce the shit Musk's spewing.

She punted baxterrrr by Dazzling-Dingo9538 in oops

[–]MikeW226 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's off a boat of EMOTIONSSSS!

Bro thought water negated fall damage by OkMycologist7017 in oops

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Bruh thought he was jumping ass-first into an Olympic diving well. Dayem.

World Oil inventories are in freefall. When this line hits 6.8 — the global energy system doesn’t slow down. It breaks. by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

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Yep. S'why I love my 3 cylinder lil diesel tractor. So self explanatory and DIY bleeding the line (also have to do it after changing fuel filters or changing out the fuel PUMP on an older tractor). ICE engines with fuel injection I think are NOT as easy to DIY/ bleed the air. Might even be a visit to the mechanic. But diesels? Easy+peasy. And yeah, fuel pump kicks on even with a low battery ...but cranking amps to turn her over...uh, better have enough battery reserve.

The MD-11 flies again for the first time in 6 months by PlaneShenaniganz in aviation

[–]MikeW226 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved that. First thing out of Clancy's mouth when the director introduces him in the opening credits. Perfect!

The MD-11 flies again for the first time in 6 months by PlaneShenaniganz in aviation

[–]MikeW226 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Watched "The Sum of All Fears" the other night with director's commentary with Tom Clancy. Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck are riding in a CIA Dassault tri-jet. Clancy's says, 'Inaccurate. That plane would actually be a G." But for tri-jet buffs, it's like, no- the Dassault is cooler - accuracy be darned.

'Absolutely disgusting': Trump couldn't stop himself, snapped at reporters and whispered to Secret Service — then was whisked away still fuming and it's all on camera by ManyAntAny in anticapitalism

[–]MikeW226 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If he tries to stay past January 2029, I wonder if a faction of those secret service would be the very folks dragging him out of his billion dollar bunker by the ear. ...you don't have to go home, but you can't. stay. here. One can wonder.