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In 1998 a Marine pilot hot-dogging through the Dolemites in an E4-B Prowler snipped the line of a cable car, dooming 20 Europeans to a 250 ft fall and a grisly death. The pilot was acquitted in a bullshit court-martial, to the disgust of Italians. Then he and an accomplice were hit with a second court-martial for obstruction (they had apparently destroyed recordings) and the pilot ended up with 19 weeks in the brig and a dishonorable discharge. Bill Clinton expressed condolences and reimbursed Italy for their $60,000 payouts to the families of the victims, plus the princely sum of $5,000 dollars per aggrieved family. Twenty-two years later, the USA still denies responsibility for the tragedy. neither has Ed Balls Filthy Hans has issued a correction as of 03:02 on May 19, 2020 |
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Filthy Hans posted:In 1998 a Marine pilot hot-dogging through the Dolemites in an E4-B Prowler snipped the line of a cable car, dooming 20 Europeans to a 250 ft fall and a grisly death. The pilot was acquitted in a bullshit court-martial, to the disgust of Italians. Then they were hit with a second court-martial for obstruction (they had apparently destroyed recordings) and the pilot ended up with 19 weeks in the brig and a dishonorable discharge. Bill Clinton expressed condolences and reimbursed Italy for their $60,000 payouts to the families of the victims, plus the princely sum of $5,000 dollars per aggrieved family. Twenty-two years later, the USA still denies responsibility for the tragedy. i have never heard about that. sounds about par for the course but i want to learn more
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Eat This Glob posted:i have never heard about that. sounds about par for the course but i want to learn more https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...a-a8184771.html
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May 19, 2020 03:38
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That time in 1984 where a former CAF corporal took over the Quebec National Assembly with a machinegun for several hours before being talked down by the sergeant at arms and willingly going to jail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Lortie
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MonsieurChoc posted:That time in 1984 where a former CAF corporal took over the Quebec National Assembly with a machinegun for several hours before being talked down by the sergeant at arms and willingly going to jail. interesting stuff smdh the dude was paroled after serving only 12 years
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May 19, 2020 05:32
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lol the rock and john cena knew that osama bin laden had been killed before the entire country & the vast majority of the US's government and also during that killing the US accidentally revealed the existence of stealth helicopters because it loving crashed. jesus christ lol it never stops being funny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6maL6gq6qME
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May 19, 2020 05:38
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5 loving dollars for a loving corn dog? california is such a hellscape
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May 19, 2020 06:02
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And they blew it up except poorly so the Chinese or whoever basically got an intact tail section. (Which, as we all know, is where the largest amount of stealth is stored.)
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May 19, 2020 06:02
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babypolis posted:5 loving dollars for a loving corn dog? california is such a hellscape that's iowa lol
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Volcott posted:And they blew it up except poorly so the Chinese or whoever basically got an intact tail section. lmao i didnt know this bit. excellent
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May 19, 2020 06:07
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Filthy Hans posted:interesting stuff I dunno, seems by all accounts that he's not a danger anymore.
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May 19, 2020 06:10
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Volcott posted:And they blew it up except poorly so the Chinese or whoever basically got an intact tail section. It's true. I have never seen my own rear end so it must be jam-packed with stealth.
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May 19, 2020 06:15
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Volcott posted:And they blew it up except poorly so the Chinese or whoever basically got an intact tail section. During the Yugoslavian conflict in 1999 a lazy officer kept sending F-117 stealth aircraft on the same flight plan, despite doctrine prohibiting this. The Yugoslavian army noticed this and figured out when the F-117s were out based on radio tower interference, and were able to shoot one down with a virtually obsolete surface-to-air missile. The plane crashed mostly intact and parts of it were sold to Russia and China, delivering incalculable damage to the US' stealth program. Wikipedia has a slightly different explanation but I remember it happening as I wrote above
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jesus christ  military aviation is very much in my professional bailiwick and i either forgot or had entirely missed that story. holy poo poo, the DoD is a cabal of monsters (that I knew of, naturally).
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May 19, 2020 06:21
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Oh yeah, there was also that time the town of Oka tried to erect a golf course on Mohawk land leading to an armed stand-off that lasted 78 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Crisis I was 2 at the time.
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MonsieurChoc posted:Oh yeah, there was also that time the town of Oka tried to erect a golf course on Mohawk land leading to an armed stand-off that lasted 78 days. https://youtu.be/FqGnqnJT_Ss
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May 19, 2020 06:41
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:that's iowa lol what the gently caress
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May 19, 2020 06:44
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babypolis posted:what the gently caress I assume it's a concessions stand at some event where they have a captive audience so they can charge however much they want to without fear of reprisal.
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May 19, 2020 06:48
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babypolis posted:what the gently caress to be fair thats the state fair where all the pres. candidates have to visit and pretend to like the taste of an unseasoned porkchop on a stick. so a $5 corndog doesnt seem that unreasonable tbh. like football game prices, or something    
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Judge Dredd Scott posted:to be fair thats the state fair where all the pres. candidates have to visit and pretend to like the taste of an unseasoned porkchop on a stick. so a $5 corndog doesnt seem that unreasonable tbh. like football game prices, or something Is that just a whole pork chop on a stick? What the gently caress?
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May 19, 2020 06:56
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The Midwest has the greatest culinary tradition on Earth.
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Inceltown posted:Is that just a whole pork chop on a stick? What the gently caress? you better believe it check out these aprons 
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Rick Perry said eastern North Carolina barbecue tastes like roadkill, and it was the only time I've respected anyone during the "presidential candidates eating lovely food" charade
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Judge Dredd Scott posted:to be fair thats the state fair where all the pres. candidates have to visit and pretend to like the taste of an unseasoned porkchop on a stick. so a $5 corndog doesnt seem that unreasonable tbh. like football game prices, or something this collection has to include the all time great, martin o malley 
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WampaLord posted:this collection has to include the all time great, martin o malley oh man thats a banger. how about this  i know theres basically no way to eat a corndog and not look like this but also lmao
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and the fact that it has its own wikipedia page
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Judge Dredd Scott posted:oh man thats a banger. how about this  
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 lol remember when melania was gonna do something about the opiod crisis
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has melania ever done anything that would indicate she has a sentient personality
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Sylink posted:has melania ever done anything that would indicate she has a sentient personality She once in an interview when asked if she'd be with Trump if he had no money answered with "would he be with me if I wasn't pretty" or something to that effect.
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i mean i guess i can't imagine being a soulless husk with no purpose just consuming meaningless pleasantries or whatever. sounds incredibly boring. i dont really understand how you can be rich.
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Wealth is wasted on the wealthy
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I wonder if Melania spends a lot of time playing League of Legends or some poo poo.babypolis posted:what the gently caress https://politics.theonion.com/bored-iowa-town-trying-to-convince-kirsten-gillibrand-i-1833159244 Fake but accurate to the element that Iowans are very aware that they can yank around presidential candidates just to see them squeal.
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Filthy Hans posted:During the Yugoslavian conflict in 1999 a lazy officer kept sending F-117 stealth aircraft on the same flight plan, despite doctrine prohibiting this. The Yugoslavian army noticed this and figured out when the F-117s were out based on radio tower interference, and were able to shoot one down with a virtually obsolete surface-to-air missile. The plane crashed mostly intact and parts of it were sold to Russia and China, delivering incalculable damage to the US' stealth program.
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This is maybe the best page this thread has ever had. Good work everybody. The pilot killing all those ppl in Italy, the Oka Incident, & stealth program bullshit are all new to me and the pics of candidates eating get me every time
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MonsieurChoc posted:Oh yeah, there was also that time the town of Oka tried to erect a golf course on Mohawk land leading to an armed stand-off that lasted 78 days. And then a few weeks back the mayor where that all happened asked the Mohawk to erect blockades to keep out coronavirus-infected travelers trying to escape from the city.
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Judge Dredd Scott posted:to be fair thats the state fair where all the pres. candidates have to visit and pretend to like the taste of an unseasoned porkchop on a stick. so a $5 corndog doesnt seem that unreasonable tbh. like football game prices, or something IOWA CHOP
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Judge Dredd Scott posted:to be fair thats the state fair where all the pres. candidates have to visit and pretend to like the taste of an unseasoned porkchop on a stick. so a $5 corndog doesnt seem that unreasonable tbh. like football game prices, or something I have the feeling I’ve already said this about five times today but lmfao America wtf whyyyyyyyyy are you so stupid, that poo poo doesn’t even look good at all
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ah well you see that's a region variation called the IOWA CHOP, which is different than a regular pork chop in that it may be thick, and seasoned with salt and pepper
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