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Still tryin' to figure out how to be the man I wanna be, with the help of some good friends.
Workin' hard.
Playin' hard.
Who the hell...
- FHB
- Killeen, Texas, United States
- Just a good ol' boy, livin' in a big army town in the heart of the great state of Texas, USA
Just a kid, stuck in the body of this fat bastard...
Still tryin' to figure out how to be the man I wanna be, with the help of some good friends.
Pure Wisdom
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."
- George Washington.
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
- George Orwell.
"The French, they are a funny race,
Parlez vous;
They fight with their feet and they fuck with their face,
Hinky dinky parlez vous."
- Popular World War 1 song.
"The privilege of great men is to view catastrophe from a terrace."
- Jean Giraudoux, from the book Tiger at the Gates.
"One finger professionally, Gentlemen; Two fingers socially."
- Gynecologist's saying.
"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
- Some brilliant bastard.
"Sex in marriage is like medicine. Three times a day for the first week. Then once a day for another week. Then once every three to four days till the condition clears up."
- Peter DeVries.
- George Washington.
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
- George Orwell.
"The French, they are a funny race,
Parlez vous;
They fight with their feet and they fuck with their face,
Hinky dinky parlez vous."
- Popular World War 1 song.
"The privilege of great men is to view catastrophe from a terrace."
- Jean Giraudoux, from the book Tiger at the Gates.
"One finger professionally, Gentlemen; Two fingers socially."
- Gynecologist's saying.
"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
- Some brilliant bastard.
"Sex in marriage is like medicine. Three times a day for the first week. Then once a day for another week. Then once every three to four days till the condition clears up."
- Peter DeVries.
"The opiate of the masses".
My world, in pictures.
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Some sites I like to visit...
- Albion Swords.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day.
- Best Cigar Prices.
- Black Heart Long Arms.
- Buffalo National River.
- Christopher Hitchens.
- Crazy Crow Trading Post.
- Drudge Report.
- Famous Smoke Shop.
- Internet Movie Database.
- Low Cost Cigars.
- Military Kit - British gear.
- Russian Military and Outdoor.
- Sturmgewehr.
- Tantal.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
- Victor Davis Hanson.
And some cool folks I like to read.
- Acute Politics.
- Anthroblogogy.
- Authorblog.
- Blonde Intuition.
- Brown Valley Kingdom.
- Bruno's Blusterings.
- Charming, Just Charming.
- Conservative UAW Guy.
- Contrary Goddess.
- Cookie.
- Dallas Diorama.
- Deer Camp.
- Drunken Wisdom
- Dudley's Diary.
- Erica's Blog
- Fatale Abstraction.
- Gotts Get Drunk First
- Grouchy Old Cripple
- Holly's Hystrionics.
- If The Creek Don't Rise.
- Just Julie.
- Law Dog Files.
- Lightning Bug's Butt
- Manic Cafe
- Marquisdejolie On Video.
- Mushy's Cookings.
- Mushy's Moochings.
- Myron's Random Thoughts.
- Neanderpundit.
- Of Arms And The Law.
- On The Patio.
- Ordinary, Average Gal.
- Overheard In New York.
- Pat Dollard.
- Pope Terry
- Sarge Charlie 2.
- Sarge Charlie.
- Searching For OZ.
- Shit Sandwich.
- Shrink-Wrapped Scream.
- Suldog
- Supergirl
- Tall Cool Drink of Water.
- Tanker Brothers.
- Texas Fred's
- The Feral Irishman
- The Silverbacks.
- The World of Kane.
- View From The Porch.
- Walrilla's Wonderings
- What's "Up Chuck"?
- What?
- When Your Only Tool Is A Hammer.
- Where The Walls Are Soft.
9 comments:
Even up 'til the '70's, the Commonwealths' troops were notorious for their (lack of) protection from "flying-shit" to the head, therefore resulting in many unnecessary head/facial wounds. In all fairness, though, most American Recon-units suffered the same problem. Sometimes, a helmet just wasn't practical, regardless of the risk.
I'm pullin' a "blonde-moment" right now, but---when DID British troops finally get rid of the basic "Tommy-Style"-helmet, anyway? Was it about the same time as WE went to the Kevlar of today?
Something that always struck me as ironic: What was it, in the '80's, when (West)Germany abandoned the old "Stahlheim"-style?
WE picked it up from THEM, and put it in Kevlar, and then THEY temporarily took OUR old "piss-pot"-design, still in-steel, and used it up until what, about 10-years ago???
Guess THEY were right long-before US...???
I think the brits wet to a modified, turtle shell shaped thing in the 60s. The West Germans used our style steel pot, I think, until the 90s. The East Germans always used a modified version of their old helmet. I've always thought it was cool. Now they use a Kevlar version of ours. I think our guys started using the "Fritz" in the mid 1980s. Have you seen the Soviet/Russian special forces helmet. It's ridiculously heavy, so they recommend you don't wear it too long at a time.
The Brits use a kevlar thing now, adopted in the 80s or so.
My personal fav was always the German, or maybe the old Russian design, before the common WW2 thing everyone knows about. It was like the Swiss design they recently got rid of.
I've yet to see the "new, improved"-Russian S.F. covers---that's where I'm headed next!☺
I always did think the "Fritz"-design, as you call it, would give a lot better protection to the neck area. But I always wondered how it would do when worn with a full-loaded ALICE-pack, since they tend to ride-high anyway? Did the "mullet" in the back get in the way of movement?
Kevlar IS lighter, but, damn, it LOOKS-uncomfortable, AND heavier---although, I'm told it is NEITHER of the two, as compared to the old-days' steel "pot"...!
Is that the helmet with TITANIUM-plates you're referring to? As in, FIVE-FUCKING-POUNDS of it?
Might be damned-close to bulletproof, indeed---but I wonder if they've "factored-in" the residual-energy of the bullet, even if it only "wings" the edge of it---as in, a twisting-effect of going AROUND it, instead of THROUGH?
Actually, I guess it wouldn't be unlike shooting a bowling-ball?
Damned-close to the same density, and weight....!!!☺
They were introducing the fritz when I was in high school. That's where I got the name. I understand the spec ops guys don't use it because of the back. they use a lighter version that has less back to it.
My buddies at hood always said they preferred the old piss pot. you could cook your supper in it. Try that with Fritz and he melts on ya.
Yeah, you COULD cook in it, but after you did so several times---you went to lookin' for a "new-spare", because the heat would make the "pot"-brittle after a while, and it COULD shatter upon impact with whatever, instead of deflecting.(Not saying it always DID, but still---it COULD.)
But, hey---you could SHIT-in it all-day, and never so much as dent it!(Peel the paint, maybe? LOL!)Well, and then WASH in it, too, afterwards!
Hell, if "fritz"-liner is removable like the old ones? It'd be a SUPER-shit-pot, with that raised-edge on it, to stop the splatters.....!!!☺☺☺!
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