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    Igents (net-gents), what are they, who are they?

    I fear that I have no idea what a "high end Japanese miner" is supposed to wear! It occurs to me that it might be fun to dress like a miner from the Outback who gets into fights about Metal.
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    Famous People Who Died

    If we had followed the precedents of the Nuremburg Trials--that planning and waging an aggressive war was a crime against humanity and a hanging offense--then it seems to me that Dick, along with Condi, Rummie and the Bushman himself--all deserved have their necks stretched by a rope for their...
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    General fitness

    What is a "sixty hour job"? If that's sixty hours a week of desk work, that sure sounds like a "white collar galley slave' existence!
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    Famous People Who Died

    Terry Bollea (aka "Hulk Hogan"), sometime champion professional wrestler. I had some dealings with his in-laws, who were trying to get into the firearms business. Sadly, it did not work out well for them. I met his sister-in-law at a reception. She was a rare beauty--one of those jaw-droppingly...
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    General fitness

    My wife uses Peloton. I believe she is still very partial to it, but she also uses a lot of my workout gear as well.
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    The Gun News Thread

    I see by the papers that all sorts of problems are emerging with the SIG-Sauer P3200, recently adopted as service standard by the U.S. armed forces and various police departments, is having all sorts of safety problems with accidental discharges and such, involving high-dollar payoffs to the...
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    The War in the Ukraine

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    The War in the Ukraine

    If the Clown had any sense, he ought to skip off to one of his properties in Italy or the USA and let the Ukros seek the best deal they can get with Russia while he enjoys the wealth he has stashed away!
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    Insane Religious Stories In The News

    ^I dislike Christmas trees--a relic of Germanic paganism. Moreover, having a dying tree sucking up water in a futile attempt to stay alive in your parlor seems like an odd way to commemorate the birth of the Savior--creepy, it is! Moreover, most ornamented Christmas trees are examples of garish...
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    The Next Election, Political News, and Other Forms of Comedy (US, UK, & Intl)

    An 800-page edition of a translation of the Iliad! Must be using an awfully large type font. I have one Greek text of the Iliad with a fairly large font. It came to 537 pages. I'll have to confess that I have never read a translation of the Iliad. I have read the original Greek text quite a few...
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    Famous People Who Died

    My BFF (Dr. Herbert E. Gooch III) met Kristofferson at a party shortly before Kris hit the "big time." They had a lengthy conversation, and my pal was very impressed by Kristofferson. As I remarked to me wife, Kris was a good singer, a good actor and a damn good songwriter. Anyone who could...
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    The Gun News Thread

    Just got the sad news that gun writer and firearms personality Phil Spangenberger died a couple of hours ago. He was 84 years old (I believe). He was a veteran staffer at Guns & Ammo magazine when I arrived there in September of 1979. Always friendly and helpful, he was true buon camarado. He...
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    Climate Change Is The Biggest Threat & Will Kill Us All

    I awoke to a dank, chilly, overcast morning today...and I'm in Southern California. How is it that I am always missing out on this global warming that is supposed to be devastating our planet and threatening the very existence of our species (and many others)?
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    The Next Election, Political News, and Other Forms of Comedy (US, UK, & Intl)

    I note that a good many political commentator/pundits are claiming that the story of RFK Jr. and the dead bear cub has killed Jr.'s presidential prospects...which were pretty remote to begin with, to say the least. Frankly, it raised him considerably in my estimation. I mean, what do you do with...
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    Famous People Who Died

    If, as most religious people believe, there is such a thing as an afterlife with rewards and punishments, one can only hope that "Rusty" Calley will finally get his just desserts.
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