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Reply #15 on: July 27, 2019, 05:45:41 AM
That's interesting  :bigthumb:

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Reply #16 on: July 27, 2019, 08:39:37 PM
The Washington Navy Yard has one on the waterfront next to a Yamato turret face that had a bad face plant from a 16" shell.

http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-040.php

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Reply #17 on: July 29, 2019, 11:38:41 AM
OUCH! That's a, 'Painfurl Dispray'.  :2funny:

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Reply #18 on: August 08, 2019, 08:12:54 PM

"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell."  - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side."   Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.


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Reply #19 on: August 09, 2019, 08:26:14 AM

Being able to Google shit better than your clients is a legit career skill.


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Reply #20 on: September 26, 2019, 03:57:51 PM
https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519
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the school said in a statement that it would no longer allow random alumni to bring cannons to home football games

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Reply #21 on: September 26, 2019, 04:02:25 PM
https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519
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the school said in a statement that it would no longer allow random alumni to bring cannons to home football games

there's a thought

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Reply #22 on: September 26, 2019, 04:16:38 PM
Maine...lol

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Reply #23 on: September 26, 2019, 04:23:41 PM
We love freedom

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Reply #24 on: September 26, 2019, 06:14:05 PM
He should take that cannon on the road to NFL games...lots of refs there that could use a smack upside the head.

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Reply #25 on: September 27, 2019, 05:31:03 AM
When you talk about 'a cannon', could you please be a bit more specific?

I mean, what the heck was it? a 155mm, a 12pdr smoothbore?

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Reply #26 on: September 27, 2019, 06:26:41 AM
Gattleing Laser Cannon?

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Reply #27 on: September 27, 2019, 06:37:50 AM
....I was just cleaning it and it went off?

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Reply #28 on: September 27, 2019, 11:58:53 AM
....I was just cleaning it and it went off?

I hear there's medication for that now

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Reply #29 on: September 27, 2019, 01:11:28 PM
Premature artillery discharge?

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