OT: 112th Obsequious Banter Thread: Nearing the Halfway Point of the Year

[ajgoal]

You could pick an aircraft carrier and get a miniseries worth of stories out of it. The USS Enterprise seems like a pretty obvious example.

USS Enterprise (CV-6) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I'd love to see the Hornet, personally. It didn't make it through, so the ending would be pretty crushing, but Midway and Guadalcanal, and no other ship gives you the Doolittle Raid.

ETA: You also have footage from when the wreck was found a few years back. It's insanely well preserved.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

@deadhead close your eyes. It's kitten season. Courtesy of my neighbors

 

[Cody Webster]

@deadhead close your eyes. It's kitten season. Courtesy of my neighbors

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Love!!

Wife doesn't want to get a cat, so I secretly hope I come outside one day and there is just an abandoned kitten sitting in the driveway or something

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Wife doesn't want to get a cat,

She must be a 10/10 otherwise, because that's pretty close to a dealbreaker for me lol

 

[ajgoal]

Love!!

Wife doesn't want to get a cat, so I secretly hope I come outside one day and there is just an abandoned kitten sitting in the driveway or something

Just "find" one in your garage.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Go Beavs.

 

[Cody Webster]

@Hollywood Cannon

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Flybynite]

At first I didn't see gritty and thought they ground him into the recycled glass

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Love!!

Wife doesn't want to get a cat, so I secretly hope I come outside one day and there is just an abandoned kitten sitting in the driveway or something

We took these pictures for her sister and hubby, who are in the market for a couple cats. We already have two and one dog for the next few months at least. But after seeing them, there is a strong sense we will be getting a third heh

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[wankstifier]

“Get back to licking boots you peons”

 

[Cody Webster]

We took these pictures for her sister and hubby, who are in the market for a couple cats. We already have two and one dog for the next few months at least. But after seeing them, there is a strong sense we will be getting a third heh

The blue eyes on the black and white one are beautiful.

 

[Embiid]

The ongoing coverage of these fools is ridiculous. You would think Mother Teresa was among the 5 that are now shark chum....

Even Mother Teresa was overshadowed by Princess Diana even if Mother Teresa wasn't exactly the "Saint" she came to be.....

 

[Flybynite]

First off to that writer **** off with that virtue signaling garbage. You're not a sociopath if you don't get upset at this. You're not a bad person if you looked at the amount of coverage and attention and rescue attempts given to these 5 wealthy people and remarked how many thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of boat migrants drown and nobody gives a ****.

Fact of the matter is you have a bunch of rich people get into a tin can that wasn't regulated or safe. Agree to a waiver to do so and all because they were so wealthy they wanted to be able to do something that other wealthy people hadn't yet so they could have 'clout' for it.

62% of all first class passengers survived the Titanic. 25% of third class passengers survived.

It's a god damn MASS GRAVE and memorial to the divide of classes and 75% of the 'poorest' people who weren't traveling for entertainment, but to try and find a new start and make a living died because they were not wealthy.

So you have WEALTHY people again coming to exploit a mass grave for their own curiosity and entertainment that is filled largely with 'poor' people.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

The blue eyes on the black and white one are beautiful.

He is my pick if her sister doesn't take him. He bears a strong resemblance to her OG cat from years ago. Our neighbor said there are two more that look similar to the two he brought over though.

 

[Cody Webster]

He is my pick if her sister doesn't take him. He bears a strong resemblance to her OG cat from years ago. Our neighbor said there are two more that look similar to the two he brought over though.

Man, I wish I could take two

 

[ajgoal]

Man, I wish I could take two

They're small!

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Man, I wish I could take two

Well, if you want one to randomly show up at your house....just saying. I could make that happen

 

[landsbergfan]

Why was the computer late for work?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Why was the computer late for work?

It had a hard drive?

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Hmmm...wonder if there is a story for the navy to be had in WW2 like Band of Brothers

das boot.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

First off to that writer **** off with that virtue signaling garbage. You're not a sociopath if you don't get upset at this. You're not a bad person if you looked at the amount of coverage and attention and rescue attempts given to these 5 wealthy people and remarked how many thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of boat migrants drown and nobody gives a ****.

Fact of the matter is you have a bunch of rich people get into a tin can that wasn't regulated or safe. Agree to a waiver to do so and all because they were so wealthy they wanted to be able to do something that other wealthy people hadn't yet so they could have 'clout' for it.

62% of all first class passengers survived the Titanic. 25% of third class passengers survived.

It's a god damn MASS GRAVE and memorial to the divide of classes and 75% of the 'poorest' people who weren't traveling for entertainment, but to try and find a new start and make a living died because they were not wealthy.

So you have WEALTHY people again coming to exploit a mass grave for their own curiosity and entertainment that is filled largely with 'poor' people.

Waiting for the next private sub to be launched to visit the remains of this sub. Money - it has no moral compass.

 

[swami24]

Wingston must have been working his day job.

 

[PDX Flyer]

Hmmm...wonder if there is a story for the navy to be had in WW2 like Band of Brothers

Not a series but The Battle of Midway is an absolute classic movie. One of my top 5 movies ever. Contains actual footage from the battle. If you have never watched, it is a must see

I'd love to see the Hornet, personally. It didn't make it through, so the ending would be pretty crushing, but Midway and Guadalcanal, and no other ship gives you the Doolittle Raid.

ETA: You also have footage from when the wreck was found a few years back. It's insanely well preserved.

My grandfather served on the Hornet