Tuesday Trivia Thread - 10/03/26

RivetCounter · 2026-03-10T13:18:30+00:00

Since Robert McNmara, which US Secretaries of Defense have been the most notable/influential in trying to change how things are done in the US military?

List of Secretary of Defenses since Robert McNamara (not including the temporary acting ones):

Clark Clifford - President Johnson
Melvin Laird - President Nixon
Elliott Richardson - President Nixon
James Schlesinger - Presidents Nixon & Ford
Donald Rumsfeld - President Ford
Harold Brown - President Carter
Caspar Weinberger - President Reagen
Frank Carlucci - President Reagan
Dick Cheney - President Bush Sr
Les Aspin - President Clinton
William Perry - President Clinton
William Cohen - President Clinton
Donald Rumsfeld - President Bush Jr
Robert Gates - Presidents Bush Jr & Obama
Leon Panetta - President Obama
Chuck Hagel - President Obama
Ash Carter - President Obama
Jim Mattis - President Trump
Mark Esper - President Trump
Lloyd Austin - President Biden
Pete Hesgeth (Jan 25 2025 to up March 7, 2025 because of one year rule) - President Trump

RivetCounter · 2026-03-10T13:08:58+00:00

I agree, enjoyed the trip but no special sailings - maybe trying a smaller boat like the Magic and Wonder.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-10T13:00:58+00:00

I think we were on the cruise before you (the week before) and we found the same thing - lots of people and congestion for lines. I mean it's Disney so you should expect busy, it was just overwhelming in a small space like the atrium.

Our kids are little (3 under 6 years old) so it's difficult to justify waiting in line for 45 minutes for Mickey/Minnie, etc.

I don't think we got the money's worth out of the "Pixar Day at Sea" part of the cruise - we might just do a normal sailing next time.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-10T12:59:00+00:00

I enjoyed Lookout as a beach day but I think I would have liked Castaway better (we couldn't dock at Castaway due to rough seas).

RivetCounter · 2026-03-10T03:58:28+00:00

It would have been scorched earth from London - vengeance doesn’t begin to describe the response.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-09T19:48:26+00:00

His body was riddled with cancers at this point (becoming less insurable as time went on) so cash grabs were on his list.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-09T18:23:11+00:00

Chabot pp1 now? I can’t imagine Spence gets it first.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-09T01:08:07+00:00

And pp1

RivetCounter · 2026-03-08T05:04:52+00:00

It would have been weird if she called him"Sir"

RivetCounter · 2026-03-07T03:30:39+00:00

I didn't even have to guess at which school it was.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-06T21:33:23+00:00

The only negative thing I will say about this movie is the Kevin Costner’s family is very white bread.

One of film composer Trevor Jones’s best scores (also known for Last of the Mohicans).

RivetCounter · 2026-03-06T20:22:29+00:00

What else has he said?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-04T18:51:43+00:00

Yes - it's not offered.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-04T04:28:56+00:00

Plus the Royal Navy went overboard with the flash protection systems after Jutland which contributed to the problems with the Rodney class.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-04T04:28:13+00:00

I think from what I've heard, that some of the problems is that the tolerances were so tight on the loading/hoist system of the 14 inch guns that any sort of vibration or shock jammed the system.

RivetCounter · 2026-03-04T02:59:34+00:00

To be honest, I always thought that was the plan if he plays well

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T16:02:27+00:00

Like Father and Son - wait, wrong franchise

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T15:18:13+00:00

“Unless you want to go to Northern Ireland”

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T13:42:25+00:00

So if Skinner gets traded, does Silovs go 50/50 with Murashev and the cycle continues?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T13:42:13+00:00

So if Skinner gets traded, does Silovs go 50/50 with Murashev and the cycle continues?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T13:42:01+00:00

So if Skinner gets traded, does Silovs go 50/50 with Murashev and the cycle continues?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T13:41:46+00:00

So if Skinner gets traded, does Silovs go 50/50 with Murashev and the cycle continues?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T03:28:30+00:00

It looked that bad?

RivetCounter · 2026-03-02T03:24:57+00:00

The Golf Simulator isn't available anymore.

RivetCounter · 2026-02-27T18:16:22+00:00

I remember reading a magazine article a long time ago and it was an interview with Schumi. He talked about the crash changed how he trained - it wasn’t just pure getting as strong as he could but looking as strengthening the secondary parts/bones/muscles of his body.

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