This would be the spot where sloopy would wax on (and wax off) about golf or futbol or THE State of Ohio, but dat shit’s boring. That’s why Zod invented F1
We’re deep into the season now, just coming off the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring. Short, but fast track and was one of the better races of the year so far. Why, you ask? Well, any race that the master clown Lewis Hamilton DNFing (and losing the championship lead) is a good race (Merc teammate Valtteri Bottas, who poled, also DNF’d, so it sucked for him). But it actually was a fairly interesting race with a good bit of mechanical failures mixing it up. Mercedes’ double-DNF opened the door for other teams to pick up spots and points. Wunderkind Max Verstappen (and his Orange Army) picked up a win, Kimi looked to be in his old form with a P2 finish and even tiny, little Haas picking up good points. My man (and Monoco GP winner) Dani Ric DNF’d, which was a bummer.
This week we’re at the Queen’s racing circuit, Silverstone, which hopefully will not be a 1-stop processional snoozer. Not looking good for Verstappen so far, dropping out of FP1 with a gearbox issue and binning it in FP2. Oh well, post-winner, winner, chicken-dinner buzzkill.
OK, soccer has its good points. I was in London the other week and did get to experience first-hand a solidly drunken soccer celebration in the streets, after England beat Panama 6-1. So, I have that going for me.
To the (mostly Trump-free) links!
Uh, how in the fuckity fuck can we run out of sand? WEREN’T YOU LISTENING TO SAM KINISON? But as in all things, the market delivers.
He blowed up real good. Never happy to see a private venture go up, literally (LITERALLY) in flames, but thems the breaks, sometimes.
WUR ALL GINNA DIE! OK, OK, maybe we’ll die.
Don’t go chasing waterfalls….
That’s all for now. It’s Friday, so stick this up your pipe and smoke it.
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146 responses to “Super-duper, snazzy-jazzy Afternoon Links”
Hahaha hahaha… Oh my. [wipes eyes] Now, wwhat was I laughing at again? Oh yes, Brazil. [pounds table]
Had me rolling, too.
“High On Life is the attitude to embrace all of life’s opportunities with a positive outlook and energy.”
Just don’t get so high on life you decide that swimming next to a 98ft drop is a good idea.
Darwinism
They sounded like such nice people too.
Not sure why they weren’t banned from the country for that, not only is it stupidly dangerous, it is also damaging our property…
Really should be no such thing as ‘our property’ but your point stands.
Yeah, I kind of winced while typing that part.
Very nice links posts effort, JW.
effort
We’re giving out participation awards now?
Thank you for participating in the discussion Jesse, but at least three other people posted better comments.
*does a quick tally of comments posted*
*cries*
Thank you for *sobs* your *sobs* honesty. *runs from room*
To be fair, I guess they were at least as interesting as some of the other sportsballz heavy links. 😉
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” – Ernest Hemingway
STEVE SMITH SAY HIDE AND SEEK A SPORT! AND BY SEEK, MEAN…!
I’m surprised he didn’t add boxing.
Or sport fishing.
Those deaths aren’t gruesome/cool enough?
Wymenz and drinking: he was already all-pro in the two sports he left out.
Sad.
Hockey, then the rest. Seriously, you people…
+1 bullfighting.
JW brings us the links we deserve!
“PEACE IN OUR TIME”
That’s actually pretty funny. Anyone else notice that Kim always seems to look paranoid and sort of frightened? I guess that’s par for the course if you’re a murderous dictator, but he actually looks like a frightened child.
I didn’t even have to click the Kinison link to know it was likely my favorite bit of his.
“We have deserts in america too, we just dont live in them…asshole!”
You should never starve in the desert because of all the sandwiches there.
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.
Attributed to Milton Friedman.
That’s why Zod invented F1
Do I get blame to Zod for all the bullshit driver aids and hybrid “power units”?
“First thing we do, let’s kill all the aerodynamicists.”
Aero is never going away since it’s prime advertiser space.
At this point the only contrivance missing from F1 is the designated hitter.
Right on. Like the F1 roundup. Verstappen has been my fav so far. Hope he can pull something out and get some more points.
The Rocket Man cd is top fricken troll. Love it. Most entertaining presidency ever.
And he autographed the CD. Trying to figure out Trump’s intention with that gift is world class troll.
“Is he making fun of me or is he just trying to tell me that it was all just a joke or is it something else?”
So, how can we be sure that this site is not just Russian bots? I’ve been assured by some lefties that every site which doesn’t love socialism is actually Russian bots. Maybe I’m the only real person here and everyone else is a Russian bot.
I’m real; you’re Tulpa.
Beepski borpski, comrade.
I knew it!
I am not a bot, but it’s my turn with our Mosin-Nagant every third Tuesday.
All your baseskis are belong to us
Word order overrated is.
every site which doesn’t love socialism is actually Russian bots.
Experience is the best teacher.
I was surprised that when we got together for beer, you were just a thumb drive.
Peace in Our Time
Peace of Mind https://youtu.be/ju8o9z49xFc
Peace Sells
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aiQpRQeIiHY
Peace in Our Timeski.
Latest immigration outrage: https://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2018/07/us_army_quietly_discharging_im.html
And then this doozy:
[and continue to remain in]
Gee, imagine that. People with a history of breaking the law might be security risks.
Another journalistic faceplant, it seems.
Very interesting.
that guy warms my heart. I really appreciate the people who actually kick the tires on stories and get the extra data that shows that, not only is the headline ‘not the whole story’, but that the real story is almost the opposite of what the headline suggests.
Is there any reason to take this guy’s word over AP?
Sounds correct to me
Because nothing he says is inconsistent with what AP actually reports?
the point is that the “story” AP is telling mostly sounds the way it does *via omission of other pertinent details* which the dude above points out.
its not that they’re saying 2 different things. its that AP tells 1/3 of the story.
I’m inclined to believe him because it makes more sense, and also plays to my beliefs, but a significant number of his claims are also “a guy I know said…” which I realize isn’t really any better than what the AP is doing.
it also isn’t “his word”
…he points to a number of previous stories by Military.com on the same subject, which go into far greater detail than AP
second , broken link, fixed here
I’m sure they weren’t all this “highly skilled”
Why would I read the links?
The Lexis Nexus one is pretty damning, as the original purpose of the MAVNI program seemed to address a very real need in the armed forces.
I found this weird:
The guy was born in the US, and thus had nothing to do with MAVNI… but I guess I can see the rationale.
The AP story seems to have some stinkers, but that may be related to the DACA-related adjustments to the program.
Recruiting track and field athletes is a core Army mission.
On a related note, the World Class Athlete Program should be shut down yesterday.
So is this going to be the method of outrage for the foreseeable future? Find perceived injustices that were perpetrated by previous administrations, blame their continuation on the current administration, then cry foul over its supposed indifference to the said injustice when they don’t toe the lion quickly enough? While simultaneously screeching over any other overturning of prior executive decisions?
Do they not realise how completely unhinged regular people are beginning to vsee them?
I run with a fairly apolitical crowd for the most part and even I’m starting to hear comments about wishing the media would just shut the fuck up about Trump for five minutes. People are jaded with this shit.
Shhhhhhh. Don’t ruin it. They’re gonna keep on this path until the election.
“by the AP said he was so deeply loyal to the U.S. that his relationships with his family and fiancee in Pakistan would not make him a security threat. ”
I’m sure nobody had their fingers crossed when they said that, either.
“I’m totally loyal, you don’t need to double-check with anyone else.”
Aero is never going away since it’s prime advertiser space.
Not so. Contiguous surfaces, not winglets and diverters and “flugelhorns” are good sponsor space. A single front main plane with an adjustable secondary element, and Gurney flaps. None of those goddam 3-D venetian blinds with shit hanging off them every whichway. I can tell whether an open wheel series is worth watching by looking at the front wing. They ratfucked GP2 last year.
All that aero shit is there because the rules make it nearly impossible to innovate anywhere else. They ought to say, “bring a car that weighs at least X and fits in this box.” Done.
I definitely want the stupid DRS done away with. If active aero is OK some of the time, it should be OK all of the time.
As in old Can-Am rules? I’m game.
Another scalp is claimed. Every black/white interaction must be racist. Fuckers are going to start driving people into the arms of actual bigots if they’re getting smeared as racists anyways.
Firing him seems a bit much but it does sound like he was being a prick.
An earlier version of this article identified the woman at the pool as Jasmine Edwards. Though that is the name she uses on her Facebook page, her lawyer says her legal name is Jazmine Abhulimen.
Perhaps this also was why there were issues with ID, residency, etc?
“I have two names, and say I live on a street that has no houses completed on it yet, but if you ask me for ID you’re racist, because every white person in the pool probably also has several names and lives on empty streets.”
They ought to say, “bring a car that weighs at least X and fits in this box.” Done.
I agree. They should also bring back unlimited testing, instead of all the wanking they do in the computer. It’s not like they saved anybody any money. They just made the computer geeks rich(er).
If you want better racing, bring down corner speeds. Take away horsepower, and force them to reduce downforce and drag. Put the drivers back to work.
*none of these things will ever happen
Pigs Fly in F1
Comments on Slates article about the 5-4 “stranglehold” on the courts.
There are NO liberal extremists in America.
♫And the streets are made of cheee-eese, there are no liberal extemists in America, so set your mind at eeee-eassse♫
Skippy assures us it’s true annnnd he can spot a russian bot.
No real living person would be on the Right, only Russian autobots.
Does a Russian autobot transform into a Trabant?
That’s an amazing demonstration of a contradictory statement.
There are no enemies to the left.
Attributed to Alexander Kerensky
Skip skipped his meds
Uh, it really is a black market though. Wife’s family had a very nice residence in India, the mafia came and stole their beach, now there’s no access to the river and a massive loss in property value.
In all fairness, since there’s a finite amount of area on Mother Gaia already covered in sand, I dont think we cant really ‘run out’. Its only being moved around to places it didnt come from.
They should really remove sand from the Sahara — I understand that under all that sand is nice original hardwood floors.
Well, having had to deal with the original hardwood in my 1st house, pre-sanded WOULD be nice.
Nice. You should save that one for a stand up routine.
You can run out of ‘the good stuff’. Not really mentioned in the article is that much of the sand is used in concrete, so it isn’t really recoverable for other uses.
Is there something special about this sand? Cause i’m thinking mojave, gobi and sahara.
2 words…..Artisanal Hourglasses.
Yes, it is closer to the construction, also the sand created in deserts is different from that found in bodies of water. It is insufficiently angular and is usually too well sorted to be used in construction. When making the Burj Khalifa they imported sand despite living in a desert.
They should move to where the food is.
Oh, nevermind.
In a surprise move to reverse the negative effects of a tax hike from two years ago, New Jersey decides to cut government spending and lower taxes in order to lure productive people back:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-06/state-new-jersey-just-signed-its-own-death-warrant
Nah, just fucking with you, they raised taxes again, especially on the rich who will just, you know, leave.
I survived! 121 Degrees on my last roof top, Phones are blowing up and I sold 20K in Equipment today, I’m stuck working tomorrow cause I can’t keep up.
Today was rough though, I felt like Heatstroking a few times, but now A/C and BEER!
At what price/temp ratio do we go from markets to price gouging?
Anyone who works Saturdays clearly isn’t charging enough!
No price change for Hot days, It’s my job to be there, but Saturdays Working on Restaurants is Bank!
I hope they feed you and send something home with you for Mrs Yusef!
Most will, and they make you custom awesome stuff, that ain’t on the menu
My customers Love me!
I replaced Jugsy’s start-run capacitor & fan/motor a couple weeks ago. I feel confident enough to apply for a gig in Cali now, if you’re hiring.
HEY YUFUS!
Be careful up there. Glad to hear you made it back safe and you cracked a beer. I’m in a/c, Bulliet bourbon on ice. Just made pickled red onions to go on top of pork chile verde tacos. Corn tortillas, avocados, cotija cheese.
I drank 12 bottles of cool water today and only pissed once, so Thanks Eric, and TRES, I would hire you in a heart beat based on your Background, But Cali sucks nowadays,
so Stay where you are!
Yeah, I dont mind heights or rooftops. You can have those crawlspaces.
Attics right now are Hell! as in, no airflow, Dusty and the highest I have recorded was 160 Degrees, you can watch the sweat come out of your pores, not a good place, only 10 minutes at a time, or you will get sick…..
Mmm, slow roasted long pork.
I Larfed 🙂
What were you guys putting on roofs at that temperature? Surely not asphalt shingles.
I’m an A/C Tech, I fix Commercial HVAC/R systems, you didn’t Know?
the /R means ‘really hot’
My Office A/C just took a shit in the last 30 Seconds, FUCK!
“I survived! 121 Degrees on my last roof top”
What were you doing on a rooftop installing an AC system?
Fixing, not installing, installs go up at 5-6 AM in the Summer, We are critical to the Food Service industry, so We go where and when we need to, and charge accordingly
Dude, I’m just fucking with you, lol.
I know, who amongst you Doesn’t?
/Cheers!
“I know, who amongst you Doesn’t?
/Cheers!”
There are many days that I actually miss my construction work days. My back doesn’t miss it, but still I miss it.
You do eat and drink quite well. I approve.
Sitting under the willow tree sipping E.H. Taylor Rye. Grilled halibut, saute’d kale from the garden and rice pilaf tonight.
That sounds nice, We are going for Honeybaked Ham, they have an actual restaurant, delivered via Grub hub.
Tasty!
You saw the delicious wine we have picked out to go with Kung Pao.
We do eat and drink well. It’s a hobby, I guess? But the wife and I are into quality food and drink. And not to brag, but we can cook the hell out of some food. Got my technique down and everything.
When Spud and I lived near each other, people would fight to come over for dinner. Not just for the food (which I will modestly proclaim was great), but for the constant abuse-as-entertainment.
Who doesn’t feel like stroking?
Lookit who shills for pornhub now….
I sold 20K in Equipment today
Nice haul.
Thanky 🙂
Congrats, I like it when hard working people hit a hot streak.
OMWC is drinking cherry wine tonight. Mock him.
I like Cherries…..
Cherries and cherry wine are two different things. One is tasty and one deserves to be mocked.
Yeah, I could be drinking that 16% abv Chardonnay you prefer.
The wife drinks those. And the ABV is 14.2. And when they’re about five years old, they’re not to shabby with dinner.
“Pony play” fetish competition in New Orleans.
Anthony Bourdain was shockingly worth just $1.2M when he died.
Shockingly? Seems pretty good for getting paid to travel on camera and living in Manhattan.
I just assumed his producers made him pay for his own hookers and blow while traveling.
Then he is a terrible negotiator, mystery solved.
I dug out my PTAC and now I’m Back to A/C! yippee!
/Portable
Terminal
Air
Conditioner
Pretty Tits, Ass, Cunt.
That’s one hell of a combination, is she kinky also?
You’ll have to ask Yusef, hes the expert!
the humidity is low enough there that you could likely get away with a wet towel in front of a box fan
/evaporative cooling
Put JW into the rotation. F1 is meh, but I suspect he knows a little about Rallye!
Can I axe y’all about shooting? I loved shooting at the range so much, I find myself thinking about it all the time and I can’t wait to go to the range in my ‘hood tomorrow to buy a membership and do it again.
Is that normal? Do you all get that crazy-as thrill when you shoot?
Like, I fucking loved it. I think I loved it more than fishing (but not more than skiing).
This makes me so happy.
Yes, but alas, my checkbook frowns upon ammo purchases at the moment.
Well, you know, if I hadn’t lost my guns in a boating accident.
Oh shit! That sucks!
Uh, yeah! Bad stroke of luck, that there.
*looks around nervously *
It was tragic.
If anyone in Northern VA can recommend a range with one-on-one instruction and rentals, I’d appreciate it. There is Sharpshooters, but some of their Google reviews concern me. I need a friendly and comfortable environment.
Where in N. VA? There are some places nearish Fredericksburg IIRC (therange.com or something like that). The really nice joint is colonial shooting academy in Richmond – drive down 301 not 95.
Fburg is too far, and Richmond ain’t in NoVA! The link below is about 40 minutes, in Manassas. I’m in Alexandria.
That shooting gallery on Marye’s Heights in F-burg still open?
This looks like the place I should go. A bit far, but looks amazing.
https://www.eliteshootingsports.com/