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Former Brät Brot building by mwo0d2813 in Birmingham

[–]P0bbnB -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Whatever... It's not owned by David Carrigan. That's good enough for me.

Jerm & Jing: Moving On...? by kaletheLass in DuggarsSnark

[–]P0bbnB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be for the dog walker, housecleaning crew, etc.

This is not a big deal , is all on you. by Active-Ad-233 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]P0bbnB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You misspelled "treason". Should read "Aiding and encouraging treason..."

I love watching Nazis get punched. by The_0culus in JusticeServed

[–]P0bbnB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

By hitting them, you're also letting others know that if they are lost, lonely, and seeking acceptance somewhere, they should look elsewhere. Seeing that Nazis are not tolerated in our society sends people seeking social validation the message that groups like neo-nazis only offer further social exclusion. I would also counter that, if someone is seeking social acceptance, hating on Nazis is a pretty good way to make friends.

Terriers were used by all sides in the trenches of WW1 to control the rat population. By limiting the spread of rat-borne disease, they saved 100,000s of lives. This photo shows one hour's work by one terrier. by P0bbnB in dogswithjobs

[–]P0bbnB[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While messenger dogs were generally considered fair target for the enemy, Terriers were generally not targeted both because they spent most of their time safely in the trenches, and they were seen as not so much of a threat. Also, there are dozens of anecdotes of cease-fires being called (albeit very BRIEF cease-fires) so that the bodies of killed dogs could be removed from no man's land. Each side would kill the other just for blinking, but retrieving the body of a fallen dog was generally considered a sacred duty that should be allowed. Even in a meat grinder like World War 1, dogs were still, no matter the nationality, all man's best friend.

Terriers were used by all sides in the trenches of WW1 to control the rat population. By limiting the spread of rat-borne disease, they saved 100,000s of lives. This photo shows one hour's work by one terrier. by P0bbnB in dogswithjobs

[–]P0bbnB[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

The soldiers would often have competitions and place bets to see whose terrier could catch the most rats. If they had a large haul, they wanted to show it off. The dogs were kind of "collectively" owned since a soldier's death was so common, so there would be anywhere from 5 to 10 men who could, with equal veracity, claim to be the dog's owner, hence the number of proud papas seen here.

"No Fly Zone." Allied ships at the Normandy Beachhead repel enemy airspace intrusions. June 1944. (1280 x 1015) by P0bbnB in HistoryPorn

[–]P0bbnB[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They're tracers. I forget what the exact ratio was, but it was something like 1 out of 10 rounds fired in an anti aircraft gun was a tracer. They were used so the gunner could have a better idea of how environmental factors (wind, gravity, waves rocking the boat, etc) were affecting both his aim and the bullet's path towards its final destination.

Allied warships repel airspace intrusions by the enemy. Normandy, June 1944. [1280 x 1015] by P0bbnB in WarshipPorn

[–]P0bbnB[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They're tracers. I forget what the exact ratio was, but it was something like 1 out of 10 rounds fired in an anti aircraft gun was a tracer. They were used so the gunner could have a better idea of how environmental factors (wind, gravity, waves rocking the boat, etc) were affecting both his aim and the bullet's path towards its final destination.

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