The Off Topic Topic

[jimmy olsen]

So Tim's a communist now.  Anyone else want to declare their party membership?

The internet gives me the ability to quote Hitler and King George III as well. Does that make me a Communist-Nazi-Monarchist? 

No.  You've been sliding leftward for a while now.

Lots of people were inspired by Jefferson, some good, most of them bad. I don't see how this is news, nor an indicator of leftist thought.

[katmai]

No tim, it's another sign of how Obama is weakening the USA!!!!!1

[Phillip V]

it's another sign of how Obama is weakening the USA

Agree.

[garbon]

I wouldn't mind if he resigned. Joe Biden would at least make the presidency fun again.

[derspiess]

I wouldn't mind if he resigned. Joe Biden would at least make the presidency fun again.

He'd have some fun executive orders, that's for sure.

IT'S NOW TOTALLY LEGAL TO FIRE YOUR SHOTGUN THROUGH THE DOOR IF YOU FEEL THREATENED.

[CountDeMoney]

IT'S NOW TOTALLY LEGAL TO FIRE YOUR SHOTGUN THROUGH THE DOOR IF YOU FEEL THREATENED.

It's your door.  You can do anything you want to it.

[Eddie Teach]

So Tim's a communist now.  Anyone else want to declare their party membership?

The internet gives me the ability to quote Hitler and King George III as well. Does that make me a Communist-Nazi-Monarchist? 

No.  You've been sliding leftward for a while now.

Funny how being forced to go to another country to get work does that.

[Ideologue]

Tonitrus, others.  What altitude would you guys say these B-29s are flying at?  I'm thinking 10,000ft tops?

Edit: Probably 5000 or lower.  I could calculate it easily if I could measure their apparent angular size.

[Admiral Yi]

1,800.  Very, very low.

[Ideologue]

Thank you.  That means I'm not way off on my measurements (well, I am, but the other way ).  This means I am justified in ridiculing The Wolverine for its artistic license over a tragedy that gave air war a bad name.

[CountDeMoney]

Tonitrus, others.  What altitude would you guys say these B-29s are flying at?  I'm thinking 10,000ft tops?

The fuck you asking Tonitrus for?  He doesn't get any more closer to planes than you do. 

[Ideologue]

Tonitrus, others.  What altitude would you guys say these B-29s are flying at?  I'm thinking 10,000ft tops?

The fuck you asking Tonitrus for?  He doesn't get any more closer to planes than you do. 

I like to pretend he's a B-52 pilot with a cowboy hat.

[CountDeMoney]

I like to pretend he's a B-52 pilot with a cowboy hat.

He can tell you how far the coffee maker is from the desk.

[Ed Anger]

Or how many attachments can be put on an email before the system rejects it.

[Jacob]

If he was inspired by it, the inspiration didn't carry him very far.

Fairer to say he was familiar with the text, and copied parts of it as a PR stunt.  Nothing about the operation of North Vietnam suggests they held any of the principles in high esteem.

From what I've read, and it's not that much so I could be off, Ho Chi Minh was initially hoping to get some measure of American support. Quoting Jefferson would seem consistent with that.