Recent content by 05C40

Jacob Burleson from Newland, NC? Plays mandolin and guitar?

In re "War is God's way of teaching Americans Geography." Nearly simutaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines were attacked. Because my grandparents lived in the Philippines from about 1910 to about 1930, the locals in my hometown considered them to be experts on all things...

Link: Social Posts Distort Facts on Trump Charities - FactCheck.org If you are stealing from a charity that treats sick kids, then you are a POS and some grammartical errors in a third party news report does not provide exoneration. And yes, I believe that throwing up one's hand and saying...

This has probably already been asked, but given that Mentalist Oz Pearlman was present at the event and was actually up on the podium with the President, why didn't this "Mentalist" see this coming?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler Forty-two attempts: unsuccessful. One suicide: Successful. You know the old saying: If you want something done right, do it yourself.

Hey, what are you getting at? Those lawns at Windsor Castle DO NOT mow themselves!

I was reading this thinking, "Man, people were awful 'back-then'." But then I remembered 40 years ago was . . . 1986 . . .!?!?!?! I am not doubting the veracity of your story one bit. But this was not some long ago tale of before I was born. I was a grown-ass man with a salaried job and a...

Let me get this right. Are you suggesting that a sizeable portion of St. Donald of Mar-a-Lago's base looks at young girls/young women who are wearing short skirts/shorts, tight yoga pants, or a halter top and think, "Oh man, she is just begging for 'it'"? Because based on my experience the the...

When I was working at a power plant in Western Kentucky, the plant safety manager put up some artificial owls to scare pigeons off the roof after he nearly shot an instrument mechanic with a 410 shotgun while hunting pigeons. Needless to say, within a day pigeons were perching on top of the...

I was waiting for someone in the audience to yell, "Squeal like a pig!"

One of my favorite lines from that bit, went something like, "He picked me up and threw me like a Frisbee."

The expression I learned in the 7th grade was: "Coffee should be, black as the devil, hot as hell, and sweet as sin." I take mine, 1/3rd milk & 2/3rds coffee with no sweetener.

Yes, I know the 3 was an ABA innovation that the NBA adopted along with a handfull of ABA teams. However, even in the 1960's, long shots were still taken even if the sole purpose was to keep defenses from only defending the lane. And the occasional big man would take an outside shot in an...

I cut out all the unnecessary words.

I read all the above and think nothing listed will work. That's because I think the fundamental problem in America is that there are--as of January 2026--989 US citizens that are billionaires. Until a big majority of these 989 individuals decide that it is in their best interests and their...