Holiday Open Thread

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1. Happy Veterans Day to my favorite deplorable curmudgeons.

   1. And a Happy Veterans’ Day to you, too, Ma’m.
      May you continue to age from grace to grace.

   2. A bow to you Ma’am, and your family and all that are your support system. You are loved, and appreciated, muchly.
      <3

2. So close

   1. But if I had ro.miss outdone 1st, I can’t thinknof a better person to lose ro! Thanks OAM, thoughts and prayers with you today as well!

      1. She really classes the place up for sure.

         1. That’s no small task!

      2. Article contributors don’t count for first contest. That’s part of the reason to why she didn’t say, “First.”

         1. Well alrighty then! Third!

3. 3rd. Wow.

4. 4th!

5. Happy Veteran’s day, ya cranky old bastids! It’s time to storm the local eateries, get our free food and harass the posers, phonies, fakes, and frauds!

   1. Was in a reserve unit that gave us a drill point for doing the free veterans’ day meal at Golden Corral, etc.– probably because it took so long we’d be cranky and go “Hey, Flash Gordon, where da f*ck did you serve?!” at all the freeloaders.

6. 11/11

   1. Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Yes Sir! God bless Ametica!

7. Meanwhile in Pro Sports:

   MLB Pitchers Federally Indicted For Betting And Kickbacks – HotAir

   First the NBA, now MLB. Is the NFL next?

   Bet on it!

   1. “Bet on it”
      (snort!)
      I see what you did there.
      Well played!

   2. Somewhere, Pete Rose laughs. I’m not gonna defend his actions, but he never bet on a game he had any effect on.

8. FIRST THIRTEENTH

   1. Now go to Applebees and tell them you served with the
      1st thirteenth.
      Thank you for your service Jeff.

      1. And thank you for your service Beans. I stopped going to the corrall and Applebees a few years ago. Corral went south with their food, their steak was crummy except for just 1 or 2 steaks I’ve had over the years going their. I always got into great conversations with Vets there and Applebees…

9. Happy Veterans Day dickweeds!!
   Since the free food crowds will be filling up the chain places I don’t go to anyways, will probably seek out a nice local less crowded place.

   1. Trident Grille?

      1. Mmmmaybe TGII

      2. We might try the new Anchor Bar soon, we’ll see if it’s as good as the original.

   2. The local bandanas was offering a pulled pork sandwich for their veterans appreciation day. I went with the pulled pork and burnt ends dinner instead and didn’t say anything. Now I have dinner too from the leftovers.

      1. Chicken caesar salad (need more rabbit food these days) at a local place today, then a couple of beverages at the American Legion.

         1. Sounds good!

10. Stand back! Battle Oiler Veteran is coming through! Be amazed her sleek lines, imposing refueling rigs, and oh so tantalizing helo deck for unlimited VERTREPS. Carriers? Cruisers? Destroyers? Hell, we even had Battleships along side, but nothing could compare…Enjoy!

    1. First look I thought those were windmills until I expanded
       the photo.

       1. OK, so it’s not just me!

    2. Back in the day, those Auxiliaries were manned by sailors, and I see that civies are now onboard with a small number of sailors doing the logistics….

11. LISTEN UP !!!!!!

    The first two items that were ordered (but out of stock) using the left-over FY2025 funds have arrived. One item only to each Soldier. The line forms at the Supply Room door. Payroll signature required.

    8965-00-107-3727 Straight Whiskey, 50.0% Alcohol by Volume, Product Type – (Any Acceptable)
    8965-01-578-1410 Straight Tennessee Whiskey (Jack Daniels)

    PS: You can Thank Me later with a full canteen cup of my choice. /s

12. As I am often apt to say ….to you all…..except OAM, without the “FU”…. Happy VD. Bunch of miscreant freaks.

13. Happy Veterans Day to all of my fellow deplorable misfits , I’m present and unaccountable as I award myself yet another Honorary First!

    ((((OVER))))

14. Happy Veteran’s Day to all of you cretins.

    I’m ‘specially thankful for this particular batch (even though two are [GO ARMY BEAT] navy.

    God bless you all.

    1. My sister got these from my cousin from my Aunt’s house after she recently passed….OMG Such a 1 stripe dork.
       As I said…Jesus, what a dork. Also one stripe…? who knew,

       I’d have 7 more. If at the time you would’ve told me that, I would’ve told you you were high as fu*k.

       Posted for your amusement.

       1. Kadena AB Okinawa around 1985 because now I have TWO stripes…apparently.

          1. I don’t see any geckos in the background. My room seemed to be their breeding ground, as I heard them all night long.

             1. We get geckos in our place and Sis has the can over gecko knack and releases them outdoors. Haven’t seen one yet asking me to buy insurance. small ones come through the screen weep holes or when we open the door and not look at the ground first….

                1. Who knew geckos make sounds?

          2. I think Dad made Tech Sargent for a 1/2 day, although he was a Captain in the Texas Army when I was a kid.
             His pranks (and at least once, his temper) kept him getting demoted to buck private.
             Don’t know what rank(s) the Navy guys held.
             The two AB guys made some form of Sargent before they ETS’d.

15. THX

16. Bourbon and ale.
    Day off but 0.7% gain.
    It’s a work day and in no way am I not appreciative.

    o7

17. Just back from Outback…The place was packed with fellow dickweeds.

18. Late check in. Happy Veterans Day, you gents!!!

19. Came across this. At precisely 11:11 each Veterens Day, the sun lines up with the ellipses of the 5 Armed Services pillars to form a circle over the Great Seal of the United States.

    https://ace.mu.nu/archives/veteransdaymemorial.jpg

    1. A personal favorite. Jackson Hole veteran’s memorial.

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