Open Thread and NFL Conference Championships 2012. Do note, it says OPEN THREAD. This one just happens to have a couple of football games in the background. So, anything goes, not just football, m’kay?
(like we are ever on topic… 
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Game 1:
San Fransisco 49ers versus the Atlanta Falcons. Vegas is giving Atlanta 4 points at home. That really means 7 because home field gets ya 3 out of the blocks.
Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis’s versus the New England Patriots. Vegas is giving Baltimore 9 on the road. 9 is a lot for a conference championship. Frankly if both of these teams could lose, I would be happy. However I dislike the Ravens because they are a fierce rival, I dislike the Pats because they cheated and are led by a whining Prima donna at qb who the league protects at a all costs, even throwing games for the Pats ( see tuck rule, aka Brady rule ). Most of the time the league creates rules like the Blount Rule or the Hines Ward rule to disallow players from playing too rough and hard, the Brady rule is to protect the Prima donna so his hair doesn’t get mussed. So, since I respect the Ravens and want to see Ray Lewis get a Lombardi trophy in his last year, I will root for the Ravens as will all of the Steeler Nation. C’mon, admit it, if Ray played on your team you would LOVE him!
And it’s an open thread.
woo hoo!…better than sex!
heysoos wrote:
welllll……
I’m gonna root for the old Cowboys nemesis, the Niners…any fan has to love this kid Kaepernick
heysoos wrote:
he’s a good one. i didnt think he would have gone so far so early.
heysoos wrote:
uhhh, no.
coldwarrior wrote:
I like the young guys, always have…let em play
GPS Error Makes Woman Drive 1500 Km for 60 Hours
can anyone cover Julio Jones?
no
Moe Katz wrote:
no it didn’t MAKE her do anything… she was dumber than shit and maybe by her third fill up she might have noticed that the signs we in Italian… I don’t know what they call people like that in Belgium but I think the English translation is liberal
brookly red wrote:
Something hokey about the story, really. Didn’t she have to stop for gas? Also, 1500 Km in 60 hr works out to about 10 mph.
@ brookly red:
I would have said stupid
lobo91 wrote:
same difference
Atl is toying with SF…
Ryan and Jones are smoking hot
heysoos wrote:
sorry to hear that…………
heysoos wrote:
looks like the vegas money is wrong.
lobo91 wrote:
the cult of personality is amazing. everyone tripping over themselves to get the attention of the dear racial hire.
That explains why we’ve added 250,000 new members in the past month…
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lobo91 wrote:
Tell it to the families of 20 dead kids.
@ lobo91:
I saw Granholm say that this morning.As usual she was agressive, finger waging
and inane.
Can we deort her back to Canada?
Ahem: https://twitter.com/Stranahan/status/293096646517084163
Liberalism truly is a mental disease:
This game is looking like a blow out.
@ lobo91:
a perfect metrosexualized male right there. a coward with nice hair.
coldwarrior wrote:
That was written by a woman
lobo91 wrote:
egad! even worse!
where are the feminists????
Rodan wrote:
maybe if kaepernick spent some more time in the film room and less time in the tattoo parlor?
John Difool wrote:
what?
@ coldwarrior:
The Niners need to settle down. A lot of game left.
lobo91 wrote:
the rest of us have a better chance of surviving if you never have the option of pulling the voting lever.
eaglesoars wrote:
twitter?…
hahaha!
lobo91 wrote:
that poor bastard in Benghazi might think differently…
RIX wrote:
Her brother used to post at the swamp. Said she isn’t as liberal as she appears, it’s just that thesenators, etc., in the state were really liberal and she had to work with them.
Oh. Ok.
Pretty sick stuff here.
ht -- WZ
an other one goes down… http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA3TIT881 paragraph 12 of 14 mentions shes a dem…
(AP) Michigan Supreme Court justice charged with fraud
By ED WHITE
Associated Press
DETROIT
Federal prosecutors have filed a fraud charge against Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway, just a few days before she leaves the state’s highest court in a scandal involving the sale of a Detroit-area home and suspicious steps taken to conceal property in Florida.
Bumr50 wrote:
our professional ‘political officer corps’ in action!
just like in the soviet union, comrade!
Yeah, she sees pretty liberal to me.
Do you recall what nic her brother posted under?
@ lobo91:
If she’s that fucked up, she should just go ahead and do it, making sure to leave a nice note for her family saying, “it was just my depression, not your fault.”
Guess I have to turn in my “sensitive New Age Guy” card, now, eh?
RIX wrote:
Yep. Wait for it….Bob Granholm
hno kidding
@ brookly red:
our local rag never mentions political party, unless its a republican. they get called out on it all of the time. the funny thing is that now the commenters on the website have basically taken over. what is a democrat whore newspaper now has been over run!
Alberta Oil Peon wrote:
It’s one of the more manipulative sociopathic screeds I’ve come across in awhile.
Almost all female suicides are committed with pills.
If this bitch were on a ledge, I’d be in the street yelling for her to jump.
I never had a ‘new age’ anything so……………..
coldwarrior wrote:
The Trib?
Alberta Oil Peon wrote:
You know it’s hilarious. I suffer from clinical depression and I don’t consider myself a threat. Of course I actually took my meds up till I was able to go as needed, attend my sessions with my psych (now down to twice a year), and monitor myself. I have also prescribed myself a big dose of man the fuck up and get over it.
Plus I think a lot of people with stress disorders would actually benefit from shooting the shit out of some targets once in a while.
coldwarrior wrote:
same thing with violent crime, the paper never mentions race… the newsreaders are smart enough to fill in the blanks.
eaglesoars wrote:
the trib is right wing.
the pg doesnt allow comments, they are the lefties.
the BC times is the rag, the last liberals left in the valley, all the j-school flunkies. its pathetic to watch really.
That’s funny. He wasn’t holding back anything, huh?
brookly red wrote:
see, they think we cant figure it our by name.
CK takes over and gets it done again…you get the feeling this kid could really go off at any time
Mars wrote:
I’ve been clinically depressed twice. It was recognized after the fact (yes, I knew something was wrong) by a therapist, and I was taught the triggers and the warning signs (acute anxiety). I learned how to deal with anxiety and haven’t had a problem since.
Depression is indeed, as Churchill said a ‘black dog’
eaglesoars wrote:
interesting observation… perhaps we should ban high capacity pill bottels
heysoos wrote:
that’s more like i expected to see
coldwarrior wrote:
that’s why I asked. It’s the only pgh paper I’m aware of these days. When I was there, it was all Pittsburgh Press (which I think was Scripps-Howard)
eaglesoars wrote:
I was never taught the triggers, but have learned them over time. As for anxiety I have that almost every minute of every day, the only difference is now it is at a workable level, no more panic attacks (except in certain social situations).
brookly red wrote:
In her case, I think we should permit unlimited ammo.
coldwarrior wrote:
Yuseff Wallace is a popular Korean name too after all…
@ Mars:
I wasn’t trying to make light of clinical depression, but I think you know that. That woman is just a drama queen. Of course, she’s a Dumocrat, so it goes with the territory.
Winston Churchill struggled with the “black dog” of depression for most of his life, but he turned out OK. Sounds like you have a good handle on things, too.
coldwarrior wrote:
I really enjoy watching him…he’s very smart, and is doing a good job running this offense…he’s only optioned once for 23 yrds…if he gets that going c’ya….he went for 181 last week…this kid is a serious threat
funny thing when I get depressed I don’t think about harming my self… the person that made me depressed? well sometimes
Mars wrote:
excellent!
eaglesoars wrote:
@ brookly red:
I’ve had a toothache for the past week, and the pain seems to manifest itself in anger.
Mars wrote:
the Carnegie method is pretty good, start with “what is the worst thing that could happen”? and work up from there.
brookly red wrote:
laaaaacist!
Bumr50 wrote:
elevated blood pressure…calm down
Bumr50 wrote:
My dentist says, always keep pain killers on hand
brookly red wrote:
That’s just normal depression -- ‘life at the moment sucks’ kind of thing.
Not the ‘I’m covering all the mirrors with towels because I know if I look in them I won’t see my reflection so I don’t want to be able to look in them” depression.
@ brookly red:
Very true.
coldwarrior wrote:
No kidding!! Yeah, he’s conservative -- he’s also crazier than a rabid mink.
eaglesoars wrote:
that is really bad stuff and needs really good treatment.
eaglesoars wrote:
It’s awful, it’s a terrible hole that’s hard to describe to someone who hasn’t been there and often hard for others to appreciate. I was on Lexapro for some time but just didn’t like the idea of “antidepressants” and weened myself off. I still have bouts, but I manage.
@ coldwarrior:
The author of that “study” isn’t military. He’s a civilian employee:
Mars wrote:
best to have a sense of humor
@ MacDuff:
Heh, due to an error by the VA I was put back on my regimen full time during my week in the hospital. Holy crap the pure numbness is killer when you’re not used to it anymore. Since I’m not in a relationship right now the other side effects weren’t an issue, (well and being restricted to a bed most of the time) but it wasn’t fun.
brookly red wrote:
I find that constant sarcasm takes the edge off. Unfortunately it results in a lot of blank stares from my kids.
MacDuff wrote:
my wife suffered from anxiety, depression and is bi-polar..until you experience these things or are very near it, you have no clue how desperate things get…there is no silver bullet or cavalier cure…it gets complicated for everybody, simply because it’s difficult to diagnose and treat…it’s a curse I’d not wish on my worst enemy
brookly red wrote:
I worked my way out of it -- took several months -- therapy came years later for a completely different issue (divorce)
Believe it or not, exercise -- even just a nice long walk -- helped enormously.
Mars wrote:
kids don’t understand sarcasm too good…
eaglesoars wrote:
yup, my ex was constantly in motion, getting stuff done, inventing chores and a fitness freak….those behaviors helped her alot
@ lobo91:
sadly, the details are:
he teaches at west point. thus, he educates our officers.
west point is responsible for this study, west point trains officers.
the same officers that have no problem placing ridiculous roe’s on our troops and punishing those troops who dare to question islam. these officers are more concerned about being politically correct and protecting their jobs than about protecting the troops charged to them.
the officer corp is now totally politicized, its easy to do when it is as bloated as it is. if you want a job and want promoted you toe the party line. you become a political officer taking direction from places like west point and instructors like prof perlinger.
heysoos wrote:
Indeed. My sister’s youngest is bi-polar. Christ, the drugs have done enough damage…………..
eaglesoars wrote:
well yes exercise increases the production of endorphins (sp?) you have heard of the runners high, yes?
RIX wrote:
We should have deported her after this incident:
eaglesoars wrote:
oh yeah, the solution is often as bad as the problem…but without treatment of some sort these people are doomed…I have stories that would freak out normal people
coldwarrior wrote:
and get fragged
heysoos wrote:
My ex wife is bi-polar but has decided she isn’t. Supposedly she found a therapist to tell her she wasn’t bi-polar, but even at the divorce hearing she never produced the paperwork (thought the judge told her to, he never penalized her). When she has an episode it is the most surreal thing ever. I’ll give her credit she has found a way to somewhat control her running away impulse. Instead of booking out of town she sabotages her current living situation or job situation and goes to something new. Not the best way to handle it, but I suppose when you’re in the level of denial she’s in then that’s the best I can hope for.
brookly red wrote:
in our case it was not the effort, it was the focus that was important…painting relaxed my wife and kept her online
eaglesoars wrote:
bi polar is terrible.
brookly red wrote:
Nope.
Mars wrote:
indeed,that’s not the person you love and married…bi-polar is an absolute home wrecker when it’s out of control
now this is some snow!
brookly red wrote:
Yes, but that’s extreme exercise. What I learned is that the sleeplessness that comes with the anxiety (that never goes away even when the depression descends) is helped with exercise. If you can get decent sleep w/o drugs, you’re halfway there. With a two hour walk or cleaning the apt top to bottom I could get 5 hrs straight. It really helped. I knew I was getting better when I woke up one morning and there was no anvil on my chest.
I can only imagine what life is like for people who live with that every day.
Matt Ryan is having a monster game…SF has to keep it close, and the perfect QB to do that is CK
coldwarrior wrote:
I sent that to a friend earlier today -- his MIL is in Moscow and I know they;ve got to be worried.
@ heysoos:
@ coldwarrior:
I had Seroquel as a client for some years and brain chemistry is a tricky thing to balance, and I am sure all the crap we put in foods these days doesn’t help.
@ heysoos:
Especially when they wake up one day, decide they are bi-sexual, have an affair for 6 months, decide they’re gay and run away with the kids.
eaglesoars wrote:
that is a lot of snow, even for the russians
brookly red wrote:
we LOVE seroquel on the stroke service.
coldwarrior wrote:
global warming is a bitch.
eaglesoars wrote:
anvil on your chest…too familiar…you descriptions are exactly my own experience…I recall so many times when my wife couldn’t breath…you get freaked out, could be at a mall, a party, a hotel lobby in an unfamiliar town….you learn to accept the possibilities for utter disaster, any time any place
eaglesoars wrote:
Best case scenario it’s like a dull fog in the brain. Worst case, it’s pull the curtains and refuse to ever get out of bed again.
coldwarrior wrote:
it does what it says it does.
coldwarrior wrote:
but I don’t want to get into off label, if you know what I mean
brookly red wrote:
yes it does!
brookly red wrote:
sure. why do that?
@ Macker:
Yeah, that should have been the braking point.
heysoos wrote:
My best panic attacks usually ended with me curled up in a ball under a piece of furniture.
Mars wrote:
bi-sexuality, or the question, seems to be a universal aspect…I understand you completely…
bi-polar
bi-sexual
bye bye
coldwarrior wrote:
now if we could get to the water cooler in the senate…
brookly red wrote:
heh…that and some haldol….
heysoos wrote:
I pointed the connection out to my psych professors they all agree it was the paper that should be published but never would be.
Mars wrote:
my wife would split the house and just go…as far as the bushes around the house or 300mi away in a car…I’ve had to take a flashlight and go out all around the property to try and find her….the times I didn’t I almost died of anxiety myself…everybody suffers to some degree
turnover!
Niners can take the lead
Those evil sinister Russians at it again!
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Russia offers to help France in Mali
heysoos wrote:
That sounds like textbook bi-polar. Far worse than depression.
@ heysoos:
Yup!
Rodan wrote:
Of all the way of dealing with the Muzz the Russian method is my favorite.
I have a sibling who is bi-polar with a touch of manic depression and is additionally about half nuts. Stir in some cheap gin, shake vigorously and stand the hell back.
Rodan wrote:
I have no time for Putin, but my admiration for the Russian people is solid. And the Russkies have NO time for the muzzies -- I say C’MON DOWN!!
Altho I’d worry about the Chechens……..
huckfunn wrote:
yup, alcohol is just a time bomb
if you can’t make a 38yd field goal to tie the championship game, you are in deep shit
IMHO, the term “bi-polar” is a very poor choice indeed as a descriptor for what used to be called “manic-depressive” disorder. The old term pretty accurately describes the two behavior modes of individuals with the disorder. “Bi-polar” is so vague,it is essentially useless, except by convention. Could mean the patient is magnetized, and rotates until his head points North when placed in a swimming pool.
I lived in a shared home one time with a guy who was bi-polar. Brilliant, sharp, and witty, and crazier than a shithouse rat.
I used to have panic attacks back when I was in my 20′s. Never knew what it was. One day, I read a description of what a panic attack was, and said to myself, “aha, so that’s what it is!” And, you know, never a one since then. If you can name your demon, you can banish it.
Mars wrote:
You know who would be interested in that -- if he doesn’t already know?
buzzsawmonkey.
brookly red wrote:
My kid is one of your client’s clients.
I am not a big foodie or nutrition nut, but I saw my kid change his food habits over the last few years as he entered puberty and replaced carbs for a decrease in his serotonin levels. I’m honing in on his nutrition now, trying to decrease his meds.
@ eaglesoars:
Yeah, he and I have talked about it a few times.
When the Russians take Muslim prisoners, they will wish to Allah
that they were at Gitmo.
another turnover!
get some points!
heysoos wrote:
I’m pleased that said sib seems to have overcome those problems, is in a long term relationship and is now doing quite well. It was pretty dicey for about 12 years.
Yay! Falcon turnover
roughing the passer!
go Niners
Alberta Oil Peon wrote:
Yep the change of manic depressive to bi-polar did a huge disservice to the people suffering.
Just like the current plans to eliminate NPD and merge Aspergers into general autism. The expanding of Autism as a whole is going to really hurt a lot of treatment. There are a lot of differences within the Autism spectrum and it is just going to make things harder when files get transferred from one doctor to another. “He’s autistic” “What symptoms” *lists about a hundred. Compared to “Showing key markers of Apsergers” “got it”.
Rodan wrote:
Obama is the best thing to happen to Russian PR in quite some time and they’re re-assuming the mantle of “Superpower”. These are heady times for Russia and they have a vital leader who’s prime interest is what’s in Russia’s interest…be damned.
I’m jealous.
RIX wrote:
When did they start doing THAT?
Where did I read this? Lebanon, back when our CIA chif of station was kidnapped and murdered. They took some Russian captive. The next thing they knew one of their own went missing. A few days later they received his penis in what passed for the mail.
They released the Russian. No problems after that.
CRAP!
Yup, No worries about being water boarded.
Atl pinned on their own goal….have to stop them and get going again
big D play….SF reminds me of Dallas, so close, playing from behind etc
Did I just see a Dodge commercial for a website that “allows” other people in your life to “fund” your new Dodge Dart piece by piece?
MacDuff wrote:
some reading for ya…an opinion piece
yesss!…run the ball
then run the ball
another terrific game
SF takes the lead
This is football!
@ heysoos:
@ RIX:
This is what I like to see in a playoff game.
huckfunn wrote:
if the AFC game is a barnburner, I’d consider this the greatest playoffs ever…some great games
Apropos of nothing, but it is an open thread….
Given the state of the big firearms/ammo panic that’s going on, I am thinking it would be a damn good idea for those so inclined to snag one or more black powder guns, and enough powder and percussion caps (if needed) to feed them for a few years. Plinking and target shooting with the black powder arms ought to be as much fun as using the modern stuff, and relatively cheap, too. Hard to burn too many rounds in a session. And in a real TSHTF situation, one could make one’s own black powder, if the need arose.
Here in Canada, flintlock and matchlock long arms are considered antiques, even if modern reproductions, and don’t come under the Firearms Act. Nor do antique handguns, save for those that can accept current types of ammo. But reproduction handguns, regardless of ammo type, are not considered antiques.
I’m seriously thinking of stopping by the Cabela’s in Edmonton and see if I can get me a modern repop flintlock rifle. It would be a fun toy, if nothing else, and it can keep the SMLE company.
fantastic stuff right there.
Jone is simply unstoppable…this is it right here, hold em to a fg and it’s lights out Atl
heysoos wrote:
I’d sure like to see a good game, but I think Brady-bot is gonna shred the RayLews.
oh boy…heart attack time for these guys
huckfunn wrote:
it’s the NFL…you never know, that’s the beauty of it
huckfunn wrote:
didya see the pics i put on the post up top?
Niners need a stop…it’s desperate now
Time for another Matty Icepick.
coldwarrior wrote:
Yep…
@ Alberta Oil Peon:
Yeah it’s pretty much the same here. Plus they usually run cheaper than a similar standard gun.
Plus not all of them have the standard way of using black powder. My dad used to have a couple six shooters in black powder that he made preloaded cartridges for the chambers.
(BTW if anyone knows what guns I’m talking about could you tell me? I’m going off of childhood memories here.)
coldwarrior wrote:
Contrast this with China, which has used the global liquidity to invest and develop a powerful manufacturing economy and an enormous middle class. China, which two decades ago was far weaker than Russia, has rapidly emerged as a true superpower. China is now a major economic and political player not only in Asia but also in Latin America and Africa, where it is now the largest provider of investment capital and credit. China, not Russia, is a true U.S. partner and rival. Washington may occasionally bash China about its human rights abuses and trade policy, but it is inconceivable that Congress would pass a Magnitsky law against Chinese officials.
China’s economic ‘miracle’ is true up to a point but it’s so fragile, I wouldn’t consider it a true super power. It’s true that we wouldn’t pass a magnitsky law against China, but that’s only because China owns so much of our debt -- and is buying gold hand over fist.
And the writer completely ignored India. That’s a counterbalance to all of this.
That might do it.
fucking WOW!
just WOW!
really poor play calling there for Atl…they blew it…you just don’t throw short into the middle in that situation….bad rabbit
Condi Rice: GOP ‘Has to Stop Turning Off Large Segments of the Population’
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Joins CBS News
uh huh.
don’t let the door………….
just get a first down
How the hell do they end up with a delay of game after 2 back to back timeouts?
@ heysoos:
Even worse for SF there.
huckfunn wrote:
just burning time, it’s intentional
YOWZA!…the Kid did it!…he did it!
heysoos wrote:
The game clock hadn’t started yet. It was a play clock violation. It was just dumb.
@ Alberta Oil Peon:
In the US, black powder guns aren’t considered firearms, and aren’t regulated at all (although they are regulated in some states).
I usually point that out during my classes. Most people have no idea that’s the case.
coldwarrior wrote:
Nice piece. It’s not unlike the Russians to play a good game of poker….i never was so good at poker.
The mention of the “Magnitsky Bill” actually prompted a Google search, I admit. I don’t yet know what to think, but it seems but it seems to be yet another law steeped generously in bullshit.
I’ve seen a lot of football..this game is one for the books…other games are even closer, but this was for the Championship…awesome
MacDuff wrote:
didn’t catch that…usually you just deny one more play after the punt….you knew that tho
@ huckfunn:
messed up my reply bro
Ok, now If Brady gets the snot slapped out of him, a good day!
heysoos wrote:
Good thing we have another game coming up. That was a good one.
huckfunn wrote:
hell yeah…I love a good game, from HS to the pro’s…
maybe an obsession but so what?
I feel for Tony Gonzalas….that what his last hurrah I think
lobo91 wrote:
I admit I should be really well versed in black powder, my dad went to the green river rendezvous during the years we lived there and then went to the lander rendezvous after we relocated. But I was a kid and more concerned with how miserable cold and wet it was.
OK ,here is some useless trivia.
The largest crowd ever to watch a high school football game was in
1937 at Chicagos Soldier Field.
120,000 peopel watched the chicago Catholic League Champion Leo
High School play Austin High School the Public League Champion.
See, I told you that it was useless trivia.
the niners proved a lot today. wow, what a game
coldwarrior wrote:
CK is the real deal…simply amazing to go into these huge games and not shit your pants
now if the Ravens can send Brady to the ER, we’ll see a brother vs brother game
Frank Gore’s little boy is an exact clone of his dad…
heysoos wrote:
with ray lewis’ last hurrah. whada storyline!
coldwarrior wrote:
that was Free Beer Day
my posts are getting really mixed up…regretscoldwarrior wrote:
yeah, as for me I’ve forgiven Lewis…few people know what actually happened that night and I believe he was caught in a metaphoric crossfire…before that and since he has been a fine citizen, gives away lots of money, and everybody loves him…I not so cynical as to suppose they are all deluded…he’s cool with me
@ Mars:
The great thing about black powder stuff is that you can just walk out of the store with it, or even buy it online.
Well, unless you live in one of the socialist states.
lobo91 wrote:
A few comments ago I was wondering about a couple pistols my dad had. They were black powder, but you preloaded cartridges and essentially they acted like a standard six shooter after that.
Are you familiar with this type of black powder gun?
lobo91 wrote:
my whole life I’ve wanted a Hawken kit, just never got around to it…just a day or two ago I looked at them online and was surprised at the costs involved…I still want to build and shoot one tho…now days it seems like I have to be talked into any indulgences, I deserve one
lobo91 wrote:
those black powder guns arent as scary as assault weapons and scary pistols! besides, they are old, what good are they?
/
Flacco has to play his ass off and not lose the game
@ coldwarrior:
I’m really amazed that they haven’t started regulating them. I think an awful lot of people in the 18th and 19th centuries would disagree with the idea that they aren’t real guns…
@ Mars:
Black powder revolvers come in two types. Civil War era types called “cap and ball”. These have a nipple on the back of each chamber on the cylinder where a primer cap is placed. The front of each cylinder is either loaded with measured loose black powder followed by the bullet, (old school) or with pill shaped solid pre-measured powder charges (modern Pyrodex) followed by the bullet. Built into the gun is a lever under the barrel to push the powder load and “ball” into the front of the cylinder
There are some that are cartridge arms, that use a conventional brass cartridge that is loaded with black powder, not modern smokeless powder.
The cap and ball type are exempt from most federal firearms regulations and can be ordered through the mail.
@ Mars:
Sounds like one of the conversions that they did to make muzzle loaders work with cartridges. They were pretty common in the late 19th century. The first cartridges still used black powder, because they hadn’t invented smokeless powder yet.
lobo91 wrote:
Like the 1/2 million or so killed in the Civil War!
@ The Osprey:
And a whole bunch of Indians…and buffalo…
lobo91 wrote:
i sure would rather not get hit with a .50 thanks.
lobo91 wrote:
And one big lizard:
lobo91 wrote:
well, there is that.
lobo91 wrote:
That’s why Charles Johnson sold “Mr. Mossberg”.
lobo91 wrote:
I remember it had a cartridge that had to have the cap placed in it and it was loaded from the powder horn then packed. The ball was pushed into the cartridge. So it was kind of a hybrid between the two technologies.
The Osprey wrote:
I thought it was because he’s a punk
@ Mars:
Sounds like it. I’ve never heard of one like that.
lobo91 wrote:
And Mexican banditos, who need no steenking badges!
@ The Osprey:
Badgers?
@ lobo91:
No Kill I!
@ The Osprey:
Ay yi yi yi….
Spotted this anti-Cuomo sign yesterday upstate in Shokan. You should have seen the one that got away.
@ Macker:
My mother worked on that cartoon!
Urban Infidel wrote:
I think Cuomo just shot his POTUS chances straight to hell
@ Urban Infidel:
eaglesoars wrote:
put a fork in him. he’s done.
Urban Infidel wrote:
Ay yi yi yi! That is so cool! Did she meet Mel Blanc too?
eaglesoars wrote:
This one of the few times that I’m glad the rest of America hates New Yorkers.
@ coldwarrior:
Hey cw, did you see this?
Report: Obama Ousting CENTCOM Chief Mattis
Why the hurry? Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way — not because he went all “mad dog,” which is his public image, and the view at the White House, but rather because he pushed the civilians so hard on considering the second- and third-order consequences of military action against Iran. Some of those questions apparently were uncomfortable. Like, what do you do with Iran once the nuclear issue is resolved and it remains a foe? What do you do if Iran then develops conventional capabilities that could make it hazardous for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Persian Gulf? He kept saying, “And then what?
Inquiry along these lines apparently was not welcomed — at least in the CENTCOM view. The White House view, apparently, is that Mattis was too hawkish, which is not something I believe, having seen him in the field over the years. I’d call him a tough-minded realist, someone who’d rather have tea with you than shoot you, but is happy to end the conversation either way.
“I am at the point where I don’t trust his national security team,” he adds. “They strike me as politicized, defensive and narrow. These are people who will not recognize it when they screw up, and will treat as enemies anyone who tells them they are doing that. And that is how things like Vietnam get repeated. Harsh words, I know. But I am worried.”
coldwarrior wrote:
Looking at two terms for Barry, anything’s possible these days.
Macker wrote:
No, I don’t believe that she has.
@ eaglesoars:
I think we’ve seen enough of Obama’s idea of “diplomacy.”
Remember the “fiscal cliff” negotiations?
Should work real well with the Iranians.
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lobo91 wrote:
he knows he’s way over his head with foreign leaders…if anything BO knows what he is…he’s totally out to lunch regarding foreign policy and it shows…he may seem comfident but he shits his pants having to deal with guys like Bibi or Putin
Algeria: Jihadists Told Hostages, “We’ve Come In The Name Of Islam, To Teach The Americans What Islam Is,” Then Immediately Executed 5 Of Them…
Looks like more Muslims who misunderstand the true nature of Islam…
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heysoos wrote:
no he doesn’t! This guy is CLINICAL!!
Obama has met the enemy, and he is us:
eaglesoars wrote:
He just needs to remind them that he won…
eaglesoars wrote:
okay
coldwarrior wrote:
And it is ALL your fault!
Great picture from a “Gun Appreciation Day” rally
@ lobo91:
This is so fucked up, it’s not even funny.
Urban Infidel wrote:
yeah, really obnoxious wordage…this crazy mongering is very uncool, but it’s become normal
@ eaglesoars:
glad to see a few have some balls left. indeed, what happens when iran goes nuke, hmmmmmmmm 0 ???
lobo91 wrote:
clearly.
eaglesoars wrote:
Gawd, that’s exactly the way it looks from the outside. Sometimes things are as they seem.
Islam will move against us in a more spectacular fashion on BO’s dime…bet me…they will exploit his foolish weakness
heysoos wrote:
maybe they could take him hostage for the duration?
if only……………….
lobo91 wrote:
Obama’s foreign policy can be summed up in one word, “disconnected”. In very incident they just pull the plug and disconnect and wait for it to pass. Americans’ lives at stake, or lost, seems to be just a blip or, as Obama himself put it, “a bump in the road”. It’s getting more disgraceful by the day.
@ MacDuff:
I think that Obama finds himself in a foreign policy bind. He has to do enough
so that his anti American sentiments are not incontrovertible, but he does see this nation
as wicked.
It’s in his crappy memoirs.
Ravens are hanging in there, so far…they gotta knock Brady on his ass a few times…not the defense of old
Obama is disconnected from you.
isam is disconnected from you.
See the connection?
waldensianspirit wrote:
can you draw some stick figures?
waldensianspirit wrote:
Too bad I don’t get Showtime, I’d like to see it.
@ heysoos:
Obama
waldensianspirit wrote:
I want to take the little piece of shit who said this out hunting.
My family knew the Cheney family, he is not in any way the man the left has pushed out to the public. He is a completely down to earth guy. He wouldn’t have survived Wyoming politics being the villain the libs have painted him as.
He and his family are wonderful, friendly, generous people that truly care about others.
I wouldn’t be surprised if his heart troubles happened due to the stress from the way the press and libs treated him.
@ Mars:
Maybe he confused Cheney with Obama
lobo91 wrote:
Have you ever noticed that libs take the faults of themselves and their own and project them on ours?
@ Mars:
Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld are true statesmen and have served this country well for decades. They both earned huge fortunes in the private sector and sure didn’t need the work. The true definition of selfless public servants.
@ Mars:
Yes, I have.
@ Mars:
Maybe it’s wishful thinking on my part, but I doubt it. Cheney is far too big a man to care about the opinions of people he has no respect for.
On the other hand, 8 yrs in office……………
eaglesoars wrote:
Cheney’s service:
White House Chief of Staff for President Ford.
5 term Congressman
SecDef for Bush I
2 term VP for Bush II
Heck of a guy.
TD Ravens!
Downton Abbey is on. nite.
Ravens are getting it done…
@ heysoos:
Yessir. I really thought that Brady was gonna kill ‘em. He still could, but that Ravens defense is hanging tough.
TURNOVER!
Um Barry, there is no I in we. But you never say “We”.
huckfunn wrote:
Brady doesn’t have a lot to work with…the fact that he’s here speaks volumes…a turnover would be nice
@ huckfunn:
People always overlook Rumsfeld’s military service, as well.
Ravens are on fire
CNN Anti-Gun Nut Piers Morgan: “The Only Civilians Who ‘Need’ An AR-15 Are Those Who Want To Commit Mass Murder”…
An excellent comment from that thread:
lobo91 wrote:
I like his huge shoes and red rubber nose…yuk yuk
lobo91 wrote:
Rumsfeld did it all; military, congress, cabinet, private business, philosopher. There should be a 40 foot statue of him somewhere. Not that he really gives a rip.
It looks like poor Brady might miss the Super Bow.
Let me see, he’s wealthy, handsome, talented with a great job &
married to a super model.
I hate that prick.
RIX wrote:
he’s a stand up guy…we watched him in college and I pulled for early with the Pats..that said he bores me now, I like younger guys, so you win 8 Super Bowls, go home
@ heysoos:
I just don’t like Bradys attitude, Too whiny & arrogant.
Turned it over on downs. Ravens need to eat clock and make no stupid mistakes. I’m sensing a Harbaugh Super Bowl.
huckfunn wrote:
they didn’t run the ball..big mistake
@ heysoos:
Yep. That series took just 1 minute off the clock.
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Continuing my earlier rants. Just stumbled this and remembered what they pulled. Wish Mossad had just eliminated these little POS’s.
the Harbaugh Bowl…I like it…not to seem overly whatever, we watched Harbaugh at UofM as well…
You can tell that the Pats are now playing with a sense of urgency.
PICKED!
Brady is done
Pats are done
Ravens vs Niners
all is well in NFLand
Niners and Ravens are more alike than different…I like the match up for the SB…the coach gig is gonna be massive…even epic
heysoos wrote:
The SuperHarBowl.
huckfunn wrote:
crazy huh?…who’d of thought it
@ heysoos:
If It holds, this will be huge. Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh. Plus Ray Lewis going out as a champ. The game will be highly rated.
@ huckfunn:
Yup!
Ray Lewis goes is crying!
This will be an interesting situation for the Harbaugh parents.
@ RIX:
The Harbaugh bros have a sister who is married to an NBA head coach. I don’t remember which team.
Rodan wrote:
I respect Lewis and I love Ed Reed…but I really want to see the Kid win that game…evolution bro
@ huckfunn:
John’s sister, Joani, is married to Tom Crean, the head men’s basketball coach at Indiana University.
A pure athletic family!
@ huckfunn:
And their father Jack Harbaugh was a great athlete.
can Brady even score in this HALF?…
get out you bum
Rodan wrote:
Ah, that’s it. I knew it was basketball.
Game, set, match1
Brady…
we’re not gonna score if it takes all day!
it’s over
Check the Drudge headline. Brother Bowl.
I predict a monster Super Bowl boner this year…
Jesus just left Foxboro
and he’s headed for New Orleans
huckfunn wrote:
those guys are good, real good….football from the day they were born
heysoos wrote:
I didn’t have a dog in this fight but I’m pleased with any outcome that doesn’t include Brady and the Pats.
huckfunn wrote:
I will 2nd that.
huckfunn wrote:
my dog is Kaepernick…I want him to win it
I bet Carolina Girl is extra careful with her posting this week. My wallet is waiting.