vxbush 9/1/2021 6:55:59 AM

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I can't help but see eyes on that plate above. I'm looking for the nose and mouth next.

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 6:59:40 AM

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Why does the gay-rights movement constantly invent new impenetrable jargon?

To make sure that you'll need a "trans" later.

Occasional Reader 9/1/2021 7:28:26 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 2:

Heh.

Good morning. First day back at the office for me since the whole thing began.

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 7:42:09 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 3:

BTW, thank you, yet again, for sending that leg-cover for the shower.  I'm in the endgame as far as dressings and bandages go---with luck, I'll be actually wearing two shoes again by mid-late September---but that thing made life much, much better.  I'm packing it away in anticipation of using it again when I get the other foot done next year; meantime, please accept my heartfelt gratitude.

JCM 9/1/2021 7:48:27 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 3:

How thick is the dust?

Occasional Reader 9/1/2021 8:31:12 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 4:

you are more than welcome. Least I could do after all that cool stuff that you sent for my son.

Occasional Reader 9/1/2021 8:32:16 AM

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Reply to JCM in 5:

heh.  Actually the building has been kept up pretty well. It’s just sort of weird being here since we are only 25% occupied. Plus a lot of the businesses in downtown DC, local restaurants etc, have closed for good, it’s a little spooky.

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 8:53:33 AM

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In #7 Occasional Reader said: Plus a lot of the businesses in downtown DC, local restaurants etc, have closed for good,

Under Bowser, DC is going to the dogs?

vxbush 9/1/2021 9:08:16 AM

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In #7 Occasional Reader said: It’s just sort of weird being here since we are only 25% occupied. Plus a lot of the businesses in downtown DC, local restaurants etc, have closed for good, it’s a little spooky.

D.C. is far from the only city with this issue. The difference is, D.C. has a built-in customer market with the federal government. 

JCM 9/1/2021 10:50:02 AM

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Occasional Reader 9/1/2021 10:54:38 AM

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In #9 vxbush said: D.C. is far from the only city with this issue.

Yes, I know.

Kosh's Shadow 9/1/2021 11:02:32 AM

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In #10 JCM said: Taliban fighters upset, feel betrayed that US military left non-working helicopters: report

Should have sabotaged them - blow up when started

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 11:08:28 AM

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Reply to JCM in 10:

Welcome to Mad-Man Mohammed's Used Helicopter lot!  What will it take to put you in this Blackhawk?

Kosh's Shadow 9/1/2021 11:35:11 AM

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In #10 JCM said: Taliban fighters upset, feel betrayed that US military left non-working helicopters: report

For them to feel betrayed, they must have had some sort of idea they were being given helicopters.

JCM 9/1/2021 11:38:48 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 14:

Don't worry Biden is sending mechanics and spare partrs!

JCM 9/1/2021 11:57:05 AM

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Milley: US coordination with Taliban on strikes 'possible'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that it's "possible" that the U.S. will have to coordinate with the Taliban on any future counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others.

The Taliban, said Milley, is a "ruthless" group, and "whether or not they change remains to be seen."

Okay, Taliban feels "betrayed" over the choppers. But Milley says we might work with them. I think the guys on the ground defied orders and damaged the choppers.

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 11:57:16 AM

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In #14 Kosh's Shadow said: For them to feel betrayed, they must have had some sort of idea they were being given helicopters.

Again:  The Left excoriated Reagan for "trading arms for hostages," but Biden has given the Taliban arms and hostages.

vxbush 9/1/2021 12:26:33 PM

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In #16 JCM said: Okay, Taliban feels "betrayed" over the choppers. But Milley says we might work with them. I think the guys on the ground defied orders and damaged the choppers.

That sounds plausible. The question, when or how would we get such confirmation? 

buzzsawmonkey 9/1/2021 1:21:26 PM

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The jihadis come round
US pulls out
The Islamists gather up all the arms we have left about
Hey, hey, our name is mud
As we give billions in armaments to good ol' Mohammud
As we give billions in armaments to good ol' Mohammud
Oh, what a dance do they do
Happy that old senile Joey really did come through
As president, he is a dud
Giving billions in armaments to good ol' Mohammud...

---"Mississippi Afghani Mud"

Kosh's Shadow 9/1/2021 3:04:39 PM

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In #19 buzzsawmonkey said: ---"Mississippi Afghani Mud"

Playing with that in my mind, Woodstock was a mess o' hippy mud