tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post2422032263258525004..comments2024-03-27T18:00:02.032-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: Groundhog Day Roundup / Open ThreadKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-68577896605098986452013-02-03T17:45:14.581-05:002013-02-03T17:45:14.581-05:00James--
You're quite right about the barrel p...James--<br /><br />You're quite right about the barrel porting, though with improved manufacturing techniques it's commonplace even on "production" guns these days.<br /><br />I haven't found that it significantly increases noise or muzzle blast, but it does appreciably reduce "muzzle jump."<br /><br />All those little holes require cleaning, however, and it's a pain in the butt. They never seem to actually come clean of powder residue. <br /><br />As to the <i> actual source </i> of the smoke in the photo of "Obama's skeet-shooting adventure," however, Jay may well be right.Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-9647416312652504112013-02-03T16:29:35.311-05:002013-02-03T16:29:35.311-05:00Oh, the smoke?
In between shots in the direction ...Oh, the smoke?<br /><br />In between shots in the direction of the Democratic jackass he's sneaking cigs and blowing smoke down the barrel. This is all in practice for blowing smoke elsewhere when he gets back to his desk.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-17100148022118258462013-02-03T15:18:28.292-05:002013-02-03T15:18:28.292-05:00Karen,
Oh please, not snakes! Extremely useful an...Karen,<br /><br />Oh please, not snakes! Extremely useful animals - especially in rodent control. I know too many people who kill them on sight. Even the poisonous sakes have their roles and we need have little fear of those, if we exercise reasonable caution in the areas which they inhabit.<br /><br />Obama and the gun? I haven't looked hard at a photograph of a politician with a gun ever since Dukakis and the tank (formidable gun that, 90mm at least). And my aversion was reinforced with the picture of Kerry and shotgun in a brand new shooting jacket. Under all circumstances Democrats should avoid being photographed with guns.<br /><br />Yes, an awkward stance. Brought back memories of a young boy of 16, me, and my first shot at live game, a squirrel. It was a single shot, 16 gauge H&R and in my excitement I shouldered it improperly and was rewarded with a fat lip from the exposed hammer. I survived, but unfortunately the squirrel didn't. I haven't hunted for a very long time, not since hunting ducks for the pot and as a trade for beef during our financially challenged years.<br /><br />As well as the stance, the explosive gases from the gun interested me, particularly the cloud at right angle to the muzzle. Probably from ports in the barrel(s) of that over and under; the noise must be something awful. I understand they do that now in custom guns - shows how long I've been away from the subject.James F Traynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-28228150916137406232013-02-03T11:39:53.927-05:002013-02-03T11:39:53.927-05:00No, no, Annie & Zee ….
Can’t you tell by his ...No, no, Annie & Zee ….<br /><br />Can’t you tell by his light clothing, the heavy tropical foliage and that elephant gun? He’s on an African safari to bag a rogue elephant. <br /><br />Problem is, he kept missing the elephant but somehow managed to waste every one of the hunting party’s beasts of burden. <br /><br />If you go on a White House tour these days, you’ll never see an elephant trophy over a fireplace as in Teddy Roosevelt's day. Instead, scores of jackass hides flat on the floors to tread upon.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-23944951156383646312013-02-03T11:13:38.091-05:002013-02-03T11:13:38.091-05:00Thanks, Denis, for the history of the cockroach sl...Thanks, Denis, for the history of the cockroach slur. Had I remembered that it had been used in such vile contexts, as a prelude to extermination, and by such villains and despots,I would have thought twice. Certainly don't want to be seen as co-opting rw language. Among my many faults, I have a tendency to get carried away by tasteless metaphors. From now on when I wish to insult the austerian plutocrats I will use another zoological term, such as snakes. I certainly have no wish to see the banksters bodily annihilated but I do think their institutions should have failed and/or been broken up. That also goes for the single- ownership media congloms. Anyway, calling them cockroaches is insulting to cockroaches. Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-43191377529720152472013-02-03T10:52:00.145-05:002013-02-03T10:52:00.145-05:00Re: President Obama's skeet shooting photograp... Re: President Obama's skeet shooting photograph, Annie Oakley's detailed<br /> descriptions of how this is an arranged photo op picture rings true.<br /><br /> I have never fired a gun but I have seen people on a number of occasions skeet shooting and I clearly recall that they aim the gun low at the start but wait until the object is flying high before shooting and stand tall with the gun aiming or raised up. His stance with the gun looks awkward to me. Maybe the NRA will be our salvation by weighing in on the poseur. Even if it was real, the reasons for this photo shoot are obvious.<br /><br />I wonder whom he really had in view? Pearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-80133309339965039132013-02-03T08:23:45.459-05:002013-02-03T08:23:45.459-05:00Bless me, Father, for I must also confess to a sch...Bless me, Father, for I must also confess to a schoolboy crush on my very own Sister Stunning back in the day. I used to daydream of our life together after she'd come to her senses, have a "change of habit," and run away with me. Speaking of...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTvIfSKCKVg<br /><br />P.S. Happy Bread & Circuses Sunday, everybody. Go 49ers!Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-13816717690091369692013-02-02T22:20:43.466-05:002013-02-02T22:20:43.466-05:00I am a former altar boy member of the Cult of the ...I am a former altar boy member of the Cult of the Red Beanie and must confess that in the 8th grade I lusted seriously (in my heart) after my teacher, Sister Mary Constance. She asked me one morning after recess, "Are you getting enough food at home?" (Lucky me, I was very skinny.) Although I insisted that yes, I was, she told me to stay after class. And thereafter every afternoon she'd slip me a snack (apple, banana, candy bar) to "fatten me up". That never happened but I did have some delicious teenage wet dreams about her. She was young and pretty--unlike your typical Sister of Mercy--and would always pat me softly on the head (trying to slick down my cowlick?). But there was never any hint of sexual contact. None, I swear, nun.<br />I published a fleshed-out version of this tale several years ago in the Montreal Gazette and later got to wondering if there were nun pedophiles. It turns out yes. Google the subject and the very first link is to a scholarly article in a law review that cites several cases and examines why victims are less likely to report such "sisterly" abuses. A bit of a legal slog, but worth it. <br />4Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582762546159637023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-41532264344320501332013-02-02T20:51:40.034-05:002013-02-02T20:51:40.034-05:00"Those people never go away. It's an ongo..."Those people never go away. It's an ongoing, never-ending battle. At some point, you want to be able to say you've won - if not the war, you want to be able to say you've won the battle. But the moment you win the battle, and you know you've won - the war continues. Because these people, they're like cockroaches, they just keep coming back." <br /><br />That was Rush Limbaugh describing “Leftists” in 2011.<br /><br />In the early 1990s, a Rwandan Hutu radio station, Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM), frequently referred to Tutsis as "cockroaches." “They are cockroaches. We will squash the infestation. This is RTLM, Hutu power radio." The cover of a Rwandan magazine displayed a machete and asked, "Which weapons are we going to use to beat the cockroaches for good?" Over 800,000 people - 20% of the country's total population – died in the Rwandan genocide.<br /><br />The overwhelming negative image of the cockroach makes it ideal for describing (or demonizing) political enemies and evoking powerful emotions.<br /><br />I have no sympathy for the austerians, but depiction of them as cockroaches trouble me.<br /><br />The cockroach, or other destructive dehumanizing language, is a potentially troublesome metaphor for describing political adversaries. Names will never hurt us in most cases, but history has shown the cockroach metaphor can indeed be harmful.<br /><br />It is hardly an original observation that a first step to inhuman treatment is often the use of insect metaphors to describe those of whom we disapprove. Nazi propagandists portrayed Jews as small unclean insects and called upon all good Aryans to squash Jews and members of other ‘inferior races’ like ‘roaches on a dirty wall.’ Goebbels wrote: ‘It is true that the Jew is a human being, but so is a flea a living being - one that is none too pleasant . . . our duty towards both ourselves and our conscience is to render it harmless. It is the same with the Jews.’Denis Nevillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-47798379898719175792013-02-02T20:19:16.948-05:002013-02-02T20:19:16.948-05:00@Annie Oakley--
I hadn't even thought about b...@Annie Oakley--<br /><br />I hadn't even thought about bringing up the photo of Obama out skeet shooting today, but since you've broken the ice, may I say that your observations are "spot on."<br /><br />Moreover, skeet shooters generally adopt an agressive stance, leaning forward into the shotgun in order to absorb recoil, and also to maintain a proper stance if they're at a station calling for a second shot.<br /><br />Obama has the upright, indeed, almost sway-backed posture of a beginner, which will guarantee that he will have been knocked off balance if a second shot is called for.<br /><br />If he's shot skeet "a lot," it certainly doesn't show in the form he displays in the picture. <br /><br />Oh, the fun we "skeet truthers" are having with a single photograph and no on-the-record observers!Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-4900712034519836862013-02-02T18:28:23.952-05:002013-02-02T18:28:23.952-05:00Ok, I can't resist commenting on the Obama pho...Ok, I can't resist commenting on the Obama photo shoot since Zee isn't going there. <br /><br />Obama looks like this is his first skeet shoot, or maybe his buddies 'accidentally' forgot to warn him that you have to hold a shotgun butt lower and more snugly into the shoulder or you end up with a painful bruise from the kick. They must have gotten a good chuckle. <br /><br />Also, Obama doesn't look to even be tracking his 'bird' before firing, as evidenced by his pointing level with the ground, probably right at the launching machine - hope he missed. <br /><br />The photographer definitely scored a hit. With his perfect timing, he actually showed us the smoking gun - something rarely seen around Washington.Anne Oakleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-89263488020518404592013-02-02T18:05:24.519-05:002013-02-02T18:05:24.519-05:00I would say "Amen!"
But then I'd ha...I would say "Amen!"<br /><br />But then I'd have to believe in some god zapper bringing weird justice to our world, so I'll just say . . .<br /><br />You rule, Karen!<br /><br />Suzan<br /><br /><i>I think we should finally just call out this cabal out for what it is: an International Pedophile Ring. In a just world, they'd all be taking refuge in the Vatican Embassy as Interpol surrounded them. In the real world, only Julian Assange is surrounded by Interpol as he is held hostage in an embassy for the crime of speaking truth to power.</i>Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-81336255089825162472013-02-02T14:51:08.540-05:002013-02-02T14:51:08.540-05:00Cockroaches have also been around for about 350M y...Cockroaches have also been around for about 350M years, so don't expect them to be eradicated any time soon.<br /><br />Like politicians of any stripe, they're adaptable little buggers.Zeenoreply@blogger.com