I saw this yesterday and had to share:
If you can fire 75% of Twitter’s workforce and it works better
imagine what you could do to the federal government.
Sadly, that’s true for every walk of life. It goes for governments too.
Like Scotty said to McCoy when they stole the Enterprise: “The more
you take up the drain, the easier it is to stop it up.” Meaning the
more parts you have, the easier it is to screw things up. Famous last
words: “NOOO! NOT THAT ONE!!!” heh…
Really Teresa? “Inqui-debate?” It’s called questioning 😛 Julia’s not dumb,
hell all the hairs on the back of my neck would go up if I heard that and
I didn’t hack into any data-base… Granted she might need a lesson in
“butt-out 101” but that poor girl is going to be twitchy for weeks after this!
Heh…
I had a hunch they were going to have to be sneaky about it, Motha’s
bureaucracy would make a huge mess even if they didn’t care about
who they got. Like hiring a building construction crew to remove a press
that weighed 15 ton and replacing it with a 20 ton when none of them
had a clue how to do any of it! Railroad jacks and old railroad ties ISN’T
the right equipment.
Speaking of wrong equipment…
Once, when I was young and dumb(er) I was working under my
car while it was on a pair of jackstands… in the dirt.
I had my legs sticking out in front.
And then, I noticed the oil pan begin to move sideways.
My friends said that I was standing up in front of the
car when it hit the ground.
Heh, been there, it’s amazing how fast your backside can walk you
out from under! In my case it was the old bumper jack on gravel,
when I was working on a ’72 Toreno for a buddy of mine. I was
changing out the fuel pump and it was the same thing, the engine
was moving sideways so I grabbed the oil pan and shoved myself
sideways while my butt did the rest.
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I remembered another close call, this time it was my father
and he didn’t “butt-walk” instead he was under his 142 Volvo
replacing a bad U-joint and he forgot to take it out of gear,
chock the wheels, and set the parking brake. I was standing
by handing him tools when there was a “crack” and my father
started grunting while the car was creeping forward. He called
out for me to set the brake but it was too late and I couldn’t
open the car door, so I jammed my knee under the front bumper
and pushed with all my might while he crawled out and ran
around to set it… That REALLY hurt too. Left a dent just above
my knee that took days to fade. It was the only time he admitted
my workouts paid off 😉
I remember in the “good old days” when the Soviet Union
had 2 official newspapers. The names of those papers were
Pravda (“Truth”) and Izvestya (“News”). The saying in the
old USSR was, “In Pravda there is no Izvestya. In Izvestya
there is no Pravda.” At least those people knew they were
being gaslighted! I saw a meme yesterday with a slight
variation. The word was “Gaza-lighting”. I’ll let you figure
out what’s being done and by who.
Oh they knew, which was why Vodka was
so readily available to the masses…
Kept them too drunk to care…
“In Mother-Russia, the Vodka drinks YOU!”
Nasty stuff…
I remember after Viktor Belenko defected to the West (with his
shiny MiG-25) there was a discussion about how there was
supposedly no such thing as “alcoholism” in the Soviet Union.
When someone defined “alcoholic” to Belenko he is reputed to
have exclaimed that they were describing half the men in the
USSR! Little know fact, the Soviets (and Russians to this day)
used pure ethanol as coolant in their aircraft. Another fact:
said coolant “evaporates” very quickly. Imagine using Everclear
as coolant!? According to what I’ve read online, 96%-97% is as
pure alcohol as is practical. The stuff sucks water out of the
atmosphere such that you can never get it more pure than that.
Yes, the max level a friend has ever got out of his still was 96%
and that was using something he called a “re-brewer” on the
top of his still, it has a copper mesh so it causes the alcohol
fumes to condense in it and be recooked. From what I’ve read,
I gather Russian vodka is roughly 150 proof, or 75% ethanol.
That makes the 100 proof whisky/bourbon I used to drink seem
like coolaid!
There is much Izvestya in Pravda nowadays. Did you see this one? https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158588-putin_peace_ukraine/
It backs up things I’ve read or heard in other sources.
Boy, we’ve sure used up a lot of our old munitions, haven’t we?
Now we have to replace them with new, expensive weapons…
There was a TV show called “Kung-Fu” that did the same thing,
Only in this case it was a wise and kind man that kicked butt
when he had to in the old west. While teaching good people
that you didn’t have to. The stupid thing was it’s wasn’t “Kung-Fu”
he was using, more like a mixture of Judo and Karate.
I looked but could not find any indication Hillary Duff was
related to David Carradine. Death by autoerotic asphyxiation!
Not a way I’d choose. Would that qualify as coming and going
at the same time? 😉
That looks quite elegant, with a bit of cat humor thrown in!
I’d love to live in one of those, but at my age it wouldn’t be
for very long and the crew needs to be young for the first
generation. My days for having kids is WAY past 😉
Not yet, I’ve been out all day.
I’m building another art computer, and it has a remote power switch.
The front is a solid plank of 1/4″ walnut, and it looks kind of boring.
So I was in Hobby Lobby, looking for something dark and Gothic to
decorate it with. Just an accent, mind you.
There was a tall, slender girl there who reminded me of Tabitha,
the original model for the Cat Girl, Tabitha.
She helped me with ideas, and helped me pick out something
suitable. I’ll post photos when it’s finished.
It was a very good day.
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I wish I could, but I was being creepy-old-man
enough just asking her for advice.
I don’t think it would have been wise to ask
her for a photo. Didn’t even get her name.
She was a very pleasant young lady, and intelligent,
as well. Pretty much like the original Tabitha.
hehe,, “Chasing”.. I imagine they have a cart / sled to
get from CC to engineering along the spine in a hurry.
but the Cats have a maze / warren for when they
have the zoomies.!! and hammocks for resting.
It’s a product called “Rundown Apartment”.
There’s another companion set called “Rundown Bedroom”.
Have you explored the file folder, “DAZ Thumbnails”? It shows
everything that I have.
I’ve been doing a re-read, and this is my all-time favorite funny
gag in the comic! http://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-650/
last 4 frames, I always get a good belly laugh 🙂
I saw this yesterday and had to share:
If you can fire 75% of Twitter’s workforce and it works better
imagine what you could do to the federal government.
Sadly, that’s true for every walk of life. It goes for governments too.
Like Scotty said to McCoy when they stole the Enterprise: “The more
you take up the drain, the easier it is to stop it up.” Meaning the
more parts you have, the easier it is to screw things up. Famous last
words: “NOOO! NOT THAT ONE!!!” heh…
Imagine how much better the world would work if we fired 50% of the
world’s workforce.
Really Teresa? “Inqui-debate?” It’s called questioning 😛 Julia’s not dumb,
hell all the hairs on the back of my neck would go up if I heard that and
I didn’t hack into any data-base… Granted she might need a lesson in
“butt-out 101” but that poor girl is going to be twitchy for weeks after this!
Heh…
I had a hunch they were going to have to be sneaky about it, Motha’s
bureaucracy would make a huge mess even if they didn’t care about
who they got. Like hiring a building construction crew to remove a press
that weighed 15 ton and replacing it with a 20 ton when none of them
had a clue how to do any of it! Railroad jacks and old railroad ties ISN’T
the right equipment.
Speaking of wrong equipment…
Once, when I was young and dumb(er) I was working under my
car while it was on a pair of jackstands… in the dirt.
I had my legs sticking out in front.
And then, I noticed the oil pan begin to move sideways.
My friends said that I was standing up in front of the
car when it hit the ground.
Heh, been there, it’s amazing how fast your backside can walk you
out from under! In my case it was the old bumper jack on gravel,
when I was working on a ’72 Toreno for a buddy of mine. I was
changing out the fuel pump and it was the same thing, the engine
was moving sideways so I grabbed the oil pan and shoved myself
sideways while my butt did the rest.
You “jaunted” from under the car.
(“The Stars My Destination”, Alfred Bester, 1956)
Ah, nice reference! I vaguely remember reading that one.
Another one I need to look up now 😛
I remembered another close call, this time it was my father
and he didn’t “butt-walk” instead he was under his 142 Volvo
replacing a bad U-joint and he forgot to take it out of gear,
chock the wheels, and set the parking brake. I was standing
by handing him tools when there was a “crack” and my father
started grunting while the car was creeping forward. He called
out for me to set the brake but it was too late and I couldn’t
open the car door, so I jammed my knee under the front bumper
and pushed with all my might while he crawled out and ran
around to set it… That REALLY hurt too. Left a dent just above
my knee that took days to fade. It was the only time he admitted
my workouts paid off 😉
A late Christmas thing (From PRAVDA, no less!):
https://english.pravda.ru/opinion/158559-christmas_movies/
I remember in the “good old days” when the Soviet Union
had 2 official newspapers. The names of those papers were
Pravda (“Truth”) and Izvestya (“News”). The saying in the
old USSR was, “In Pravda there is no Izvestya. In Izvestya
there is no Pravda.” At least those people knew they were
being gaslighted! I saw a meme yesterday with a slight
variation. The word was “Gaza-lighting”. I’ll let you figure
out what’s being done and by who.
Oh they knew, which was why Vodka was
so readily available to the masses…
Kept them too drunk to care…
“In Mother-Russia, the Vodka drinks YOU!”
Nasty stuff…
I remember after Viktor Belenko defected to the West (with his
shiny MiG-25) there was a discussion about how there was
supposedly no such thing as “alcoholism” in the Soviet Union.
When someone defined “alcoholic” to Belenko he is reputed to
have exclaimed that they were describing half the men in the
USSR! Little know fact, the Soviets (and Russians to this day)
used pure ethanol as coolant in their aircraft. Another fact:
said coolant “evaporates” very quickly. Imagine using Everclear
as coolant!? According to what I’ve read online, 96%-97% is as
pure alcohol as is practical. The stuff sucks water out of the
atmosphere such that you can never get it more pure than that.
He’s dead:
https://english.pravda.ru/society/158208-soviet_pilot_usa/
But he lived and died FREE!
Yes, the max level a friend has ever got out of his still was 96%
and that was using something he called a “re-brewer” on the
top of his still, it has a copper mesh so it causes the alcohol
fumes to condense in it and be recooked. From what I’ve read,
I gather Russian vodka is roughly 150 proof, or 75% ethanol.
That makes the 100 proof whisky/bourbon I used to drink seem
like coolaid!
By the way, in the 40’s and 50’s, that was what
was used in the USA as anti-freeze! Which explains
why car fires were common back then…
There is much Izvestya in Pravda nowadays. Did you see this one?
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158588-putin_peace_ukraine/
It backs up things I’ve read or heard in other sources.
Boy, we’ve sure used up a lot of our old munitions, haven’t we?
Now we have to replace them with new, expensive weapons…
There was a TV show called “Kung-Fu” that did the same thing,
Only in this case it was a wise and kind man that kicked butt
when he had to in the old west. While teaching good people
that you didn’t have to. The stupid thing was it’s wasn’t “Kung-Fu”
he was using, more like a mixture of Judo and Karate.
That was Lizzie McGuire’s Uncle David, wasn’t it?
Before he was found dead in Thailand?
I looked but could not find any indication Hillary Duff was
related to David Carradine. Death by autoerotic asphyxiation!
Not a way I’d choose. Would that qualify as coming and going
at the same time? 😉
HA! yep…
His brother, Keith Carradine, played Hillary’s father in Lizzie McGuire.
Oh. Okay. I never watched the show anyhow.
heh,, Robert Carradine ..
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273366/fullcredits/
I think it’s time for Zelenski to pay for his own damned war:
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/158549-egyptian_journalist_killed/
Apparently he can afford it.
Way, WAY, WWWAAAAYYYY past time!
What might a Catian owned freighter look like?
https://www.deviantart.com/bmullins3/art/Chasin-1006489102
(Note to Petercat: have you tried my experiments?)
Purrfect Freight Lines! I love it.
That looks quite elegant, with a bit of cat humor thrown in!
I’d love to live in one of those, but at my age it wouldn’t be
for very long and the crew needs to be young for the first
generation. My days for having kids is WAY past 😉
Not yet, I’ve been out all day.
I’m building another art computer, and it has a remote power switch.
The front is a solid plank of 1/4″ walnut, and it looks kind of boring.
So I was in Hobby Lobby, looking for something dark and Gothic to
decorate it with. Just an accent, mind you.
There was a tall, slender girl there who reminded me of Tabitha,
the original model for the Cat Girl, Tabitha.
She helped me with ideas, and helped me pick out something
suitable. I’ll post photos when it’s finished.
It was a very good day.
You need to post pictures of the Hobby Lobby
girl that reminds you of Tabitha.
I wish I could, but I was being creepy-old-man
enough just asking her for advice.
I don’t think it would have been wise to ask
her for a photo. Didn’t even get her name.
She was a very pleasant young lady, and intelligent,
as well. Pretty much like the original Tabitha.
If Catians are anything like domestic housecats,
It’s more “Chasing The String…”
hehe,, “Chasing”.. I imagine they have a cart / sled to
get from CC to engineering along the spine in a hurry.
but the Cats have a maze / warren for when they
have the zoomies.!! and hammocks for resting.
Oooh… Another name:
“Light Chaser”…
“Laser Chaser”?
Good one!
PC, where did you find that sofa model? I’ve seen
better looking stuff dumped beside the road.
It’s a product called “Rundown Apartment”.
There’s another companion set called “Rundown Bedroom”.
Have you explored the file folder, “DAZ Thumbnails”? It shows
everything that I have.
Happy New Year Every one.!
And a safe and Happy New Year to a’y’all. And
I’d rather see ya then view ya.
Catch ya on the flip side.
Happiest of New Years to all!
I did my part. I cast votes # 77 & 78 at TWC. TGW was
at #4 when I voted.
I’ve been doing a re-read, and this is my all-time favorite funny
gag in the comic! http://thegentlewolf.net/comic/tgw-650/
last 4 frames, I always get a good belly laugh 🙂
so? is the ant sentient, or just a pest.?