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The Air Force May Have Actually Shot Down a Wholesome Ham Radio Balloon

Jumping at shadows...read this.

A man calls his wife from work: “Honey, my boss has asked me to go fishing with him for the weekend! This is a great chance to get in his favour, would you mind packing my bag so I can pick it up before we leave?”

“Sure,” she says.

So she packs for him and he leaves for the weekend. When he comes back, she asks him how his trip was and how many fish he caught.

“Fantastic, we caught trout, salmon and even a swordfish. The only problem was you forgot to pack my pyjamas,” he says.

“No I didn’t,” she says. “I packed them in your tackle box.”

Hand/eye co-ordination.

Raquel Welch passed away Wednesday US time, aged 82.

I have not been in a cinema this century. Don't watch  movies at home. My son and daughter have Netflix, Stan, et al, on the TV as well as Foxtel. Have not sat down to watch any of them. I do enjoy a couple of English mystery dramas - Midsomer Murders is a favorite, particularly the John Nettles ones. Also A Touch of Frost. I know! I'm weird.

My son was watching Maverick Top Gun the other day when I walked in. Watched about five minutes of it, when Maverick slammed Ice's wings into the top of his casket. That's about all. 

Russia just suffered a crushing defeat and lost an entire elite brigade

View slideshow here.

Putin 'pulls Russia's notorious Wagner Group troops' from Ukraine

Read Reuters report here (slideshow).

Simpler times.

Story and video here.

Having completed the 1450 a month early, I thought I'd have a shot at completing the 1500 by the end of Feb. I have most of the photos lined up, but a bug in the system is not recording the number of views. One photo uploaded recently has a thumb up reaction, but no recorded view. Three other aircraft uploaded in the last fortnight have no recorded views. I don't want to have unrecorded views, so I won't add more till the bug is fixed. Ian is investigating. 

We are used to seeing news reports about aircraft icidents and accidents, and they are always "Cessnas".

The same with military stuff. Many reports about the shooting down of balloons or other "objects", stating that they were shot down by an F-16, and showing photos of F-22 or F-35's.

"Michigan Congressman Jack Bergman told Fox News the mysterious "octagonal" object was shot down by a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet."  - Reuters.

Fred gets home late one night and his wife,
Linda, says, “Where in the hell have you been?”
“I was out getting a tattoo,” Fred replied.
“A tattoo?” she frowned.
“What kind of tattoo did you get?”
“I got a hundred dollar bill tattooed on my privates,” he said proudly.
“What the hell were you thinking?” she said, shaking her head in disdain.
“Why on earth would an accountant get a hundred dollar bill tattooed on his privates?”
“Well, for one, I like to watch my money grow,” said Fred.
“Two, once in a while I like to play with my money.
“Three, I like how money feels in my hand.
“And, lastly, instead of you going out shopping, you can stay right here at home and blow a hundred bucks anytime you want.”

Little Johnny?

I see this morning that the new NZ Prime Minister has scrapped the Hate Speech laws proposed by Adern. These would have made it an offence to publish criticism of groups on the basis of race, sexual orientation or religion.

I also keep a spreadsheet, not detailed like Octave's, more a duplication of the bank statement. I know I can get this by logging on to the bank website, but sometimes that is not convenient. And if the balances differ, I can immediately see why, or will know I have been scammed.

I did a couple of enquiries about places for rent as the house two doors up recently went up for lease, and as a sticky nose, I wondered what they were asking for it. I have been bombarded by house plans from builders and architects all over the world on FB. Each one I dismiss by selecting "don't show this ad", but that only applies to that advertiser. Each one is different. I have no intention or hope of building, just a waste of time. Surely there can't be many more builders or architects in the world. Even had them from India.

45 minutes ago, Marty_d said:

Bit of a problem, for a moderator...

Just reporting the news.

Notice anything?

Kata Tjuṯa / The Olgas (Pitjantjatjara: Kata Tjuṯa, lit. 'many heads'; Aboriginal pronunciation: [kɐtɐ cʊʈɐ]) is a group of large, domed rock formations. 

The other name, The Olgas, comes from the tallest peak, Mount Olga. At the behest of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Mount Olga was named in 1872 by Ernest Giles, in honour of Queen Olga of Württemberg (born Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas I). She and her husband, King Charles I of Württemberg, had marked their 25th wedding anniversary the previous year by, among other things, naming Mueller a Freiherr (baron), making him Ferdinand von Mueller. The naming was his way of repaying the compliment.

26 minutes ago, willedoo said:

but since he has been trying to become mini-Trump, it's been all downhill in the reputation stakes

A case of "follow the leader."