Gore Vidal dead

[Scipio]

The world is poorer for having one less person who loathed Truman Capote. 

We are a small, but potent interest group.  When one of us is chopped down, a dozen rise to take his place.

[Eddie Teach]

He was a gay guy wasnt he?

Vidal or Zagys? 

[mongers]

The world is poorer for having one less person who loathed Truman Capote. 

We are a small, but potent interest group.  When one of us is chopped down, a dozen rise to take his place.

I don't know who he is*, but I'll defend you right to hate him to the death.



* I do, but I'd prefer not to and so pretend to not know. 

[Martinus]

Oh my god. That's probably the saddest celebrity death news in my life.

Of course. Your Queen Bitch just died.

[Hansmeister]

Well, that's one virulent anti-semite less in the world.  No wonder Martinass liked him.

[Martinus]

Well, that's one virulent anti-semite less in the world.  No wonder Martinass liked him.

I hope you will squeal like a pig with your high-pitched girly voice when your fat, disgusting ass is riddled by a mortar missile.

[CountDeMoney]

I hope you will squeal like a pig with your high-pitched girly voice when your fat, disgusting ass is riddled by a mortar missile.

You're a fucking idiot, you know that?

Mortars don't use missiles. Duh!

[CountDeMoney]

Besides, the only thing Hansie has to worry about is catching Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from PowerPoint, anyway.  PPT FILE CORRUPT MAN DOWN

[derspiess]

I think the Polish cavalry used mortar missiles during their head-on charge against Panzer III's in 1939.

[CountDeMoney]

I think the Polish cavalry used mortar missiles during their head-on charge against Panzer III's in 1939.

Well technically any propelled item via a charge is a missile, but that sort of distinction only matters to the same pencilnecks that get pissed when people use "clip" instead of "magazine".

[derspiess]

I think the Polish cavalry used mortar missiles during their head-on charge against Panzer III's in 1939.

Well technically any propelled item via a charge is a missile,

Not in modern military terms, it's not. 

[CountDeMoney]

Not in modern military terms, it's not.

OK, Mr. Magazine. 

[derspiess]

Not in modern military terms, it's not.

OK, Mr. Magazine. 

The "clips" thing doesn't bother me that much.  But it does often help identify someone less familiar with firearms, so if I hear someone say that at the range, I move a few lanes away or to a different range entirely

[CountDeMoney]

But it does often help identify someone less familiar with firearms, so if I hear someone say that at the range, I move a few lanes away or to a different range entirely

Caliga has paper clips for his.

[Caliga]

  I have corrected Princesca repeatedly on clips vs. magazines.