The Off Topic Topic

[Malthus]

Thieves steal 20 tons of Nutella and chocolate treats in Germany
The missing cargo, worth up to £64,000, also includes Kinder Surprise eggs and other chocolate treats.

What are you doing with several tons of Nutella...?

1. Fill swimming pool

2. Invite nude models

3. Profit!

[Jacob]

The blueprint for all blockbuster movie trailers:

Video: https://youtu.be/KAOdjqyG37A (best with audio)

Article: http://io9.gizmodo.com/yup-this-is-exactly-the-blueprint-for-a-blockbuster-mo-1797861854?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=io9_facebook

[Admiral Yi]

Hey Beeb, I haven't heard anything about the cell phone password proposal thing in ages.  Are you willing to concede our bet at this point?

[derspiess]

I got to get on the tarmac and watch the Blue Angels practice in Pensacola today

[DGuller]

It is not like she is horrible or anything, I just don't think a democratic nation should be proud of a single leader having hold of it for so long. As you pointed out, at the very least that is a worrying sign on its political class, or voters, or both.

I don't see a problem with it as long as you have strong institutions.  And if you don't have strong institutions, your democracy is kind of brittle regardless of how often you change your politicians.  I think limiting the tenure of politicians, either by tradition or by law, is treating the symptoms rather than the underlying condition.

[DGuller]

Thieves steal 20 tons of Nutella and chocolate treats in Germany
The missing cargo, worth up to £64,000, also includes Kinder Surprise eggs and other chocolate treats.

What are you doing with several tons of Nutella...?

They were last seen heading towards Alaska.

[Eddie Teach]

I got to get on the tarmac and watch the Blue Angels practice in Pensacola today

That's a long way to go to watch planes.

[DGuller]

I saw two black Ospreys warm up and take off today. 

[Tonitrus]

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1276693/remarks-by-secretary-mattis-at-a-troop-event-in-naval-base-kitsap-washington/utm_source/Sailthru/utm_medium/email/?utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report

So thanks for sticking with the Navy.  For those on your first -- (inaudible) -- you can get out the Navy after -- (inaudible).  You'll still miss it.  You'll miss it like the dickens, and you'll be changed for the better for the rest of your life.  So you'll never regret, but you will have some of the best days of your life and some of the worst days of your life in the U.S. Navy, you know what I mean?  That says -- that means you're living.  That means you're living.  That means you're not some pussy sitting on the sidelines, you know what I mean, kind of sitting there saying, "Well, I should have done something with my life."  Because of what you're doing now, you're not going to be laying on a shrink's couch when you're 45 years old, say "What the hell did I do with my life?"  Why? Because you served others; you served something bigger than you. 

[Syt]

Stolen from Twitter:

why did the smaller ant start being violent?

the taller ant left

 

[Admiral Yi]

Heading off to exotic Georgia for my niece's wedding. 

[The Brain]

Heading off to exotic Georgia for my niece's wedding. 

Great. Now you've got me thinking of the hot chick in Savannah.

[Eddie Teach]

All three were hot.

[The Brain]

All three were hot.

Yeah well one was more equal.

[Eddie Teach]

Which one?