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Dread Pirate Roberts
(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't know if I really trust russian news, but hey, whatever. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 661819yeah, whatever. We're too cool for Russian news. Not like our trustworthy AmeriKan Mainstream Media Last Edited by Dread Pirate Roberts on 04/23/2009 08:17 AM "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
Dread Pirate Roberts
(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why are they called fire hose when water comes out of it Quoting: Anonymous Coward 661065is this what they mean when they say psychological warfare? Yes! and was the tanker really magic? Psyops fer sure "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
Dread Pirate Roberts
(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | See, the russians were keeping a sharp lookout. Quoting: AsperGirlthey lucked out too because the grenade didn't detonate...no telling what would have happened if it had. Anyway I am glad another ship didn't get hijacked. "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 661065 Canada 04/23/2009 08:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they lucked out too because the grenade didn't detonate...no telling what would have happened if it had. Quoting: Dread Pirate Robertschances are that an explosion would have ensued not 100% sure o this one, candy might have come out of it who knows the possibility are endless really |
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(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they lucked out too because the grenade didn't detonate...no telling what would have happened if it had. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 661065chances are that an explosion would have ensued not 100% sure o this one, candy might have come out of it who knows the possibility are endless really no, a flag comes out that says BANG! Where you been? Snark. Who knows how devastating the explosion wold have been to the ship itself, or whom it may have killed or injured, debilitating their ability to fight, is all. "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
AsperGirl
User ID: 658410 United States 04/23/2009 08:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | See, the russians were keeping a sharp lookout. Quoting: Dread Pirate Roberts>>they lucked out too because the grenade didn't detonate...no telling what would have happened if it had. >>Anyway I am glad another ship didn't get hijacked. That's true. You can't let them get close enough to launch one. If they do launch one you have to try to firehose it off the deck but there's not much time. Unfortunately those firehoses only have a range of a couple of hundred feet. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 661065 Canada 04/23/2009 08:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Who knows how devastating the explosion wold have been to the ship itself, or whom it may have killed or injured, debilitating their ability to fight, is all. Quoting: Dread Pirate Robertssince we are in the "what if" department how about what would have happened if a bunch of dead dolphin would have appeared out of the fog and started serving tea to them pesky pirates i prefer that so i will close my eyes and convince myself of it |
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Dread Pirate Roberts
(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Arrr, it's time to bring back Letters of Marque! [link to en.wikipedia.org] "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
Dread Pirate Roberts
(OP) User ID: 660697 United States 04/23/2009 08:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | oops, I see Ron Paul has already called for it! LOL, last week. [link to www.thenewamerican.com] The constitution apparently gives us the right to grant Letters of Marque... "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17 |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 660699 United States 04/23/2009 08:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's about time a contingent of troops on board one of those vessels sunk their asses with .50 cal. Quoting: Prof_RabbitHow about some smart shoulder fired missiles. |
AsperGirl
User ID: 658410 United States 04/23/2009 08:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Dread Pirate Roberts Interesting idea |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 661065 Canada 04/23/2009 08:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These pirates aren't very bright to screw with the Russians. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 568001yeah they use fire hoses that shoot water out imagine the surprise on them pirates face when they got full fire resistant armor just to be splashed by gallons of water |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 661065 Canada 04/23/2009 08:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's about time a contingent of troops on board one of those vessels sunk their asses with .50 cal. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 660699How about some smart shoulder fired missiles. Yep. Could you imagine the look on their faces when they got that surprise? Or can you imagine the faces expression on them pirates when they all geared up to be fully protected against fire by them fire hoses just to be splashed by gallons of water instead? the surprise would make them turn around right away |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 660699 United States 04/23/2009 08:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: AsperGirl Yeah...put a Bounty on their heads. |
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AsperGirl
User ID: 658410 United States 04/23/2009 08:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Arrr, it's time to bring back Letters of Marque! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 660699[link to en.wikipedia.org] Interesting idea >>Yeah...put a Bounty on their heads. Even better idea! If you pay a $20 million ransom, you can easily pay a $1 million/head bounty for the pirates. |
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User ID: 658410 United States 04/23/2009 09:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why are they called fire hose when water comes out of it Quoting: Anonymous Coward 661065Over time the word "hose" has come to mean a tubular device. But originally the word "hose" meant to spray something, shoot fluid. So "hose" is a noun that came to represent that thing that accomplishes what a verb describes. So a "fire hose" is for "hosing" "fires", like a coal bin is for binning coal or a horse whip is for whipping horses. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 662713 Brazil 04/23/2009 09:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Arrr, it's time to bring back Letters of Marque! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 660699[link to en.wikipedia.org] Interesting idea Yeah...put a Bounty on their heads. Sounds like a plan to me, babe. For $1,000,000 per each, there'd be no shortage of pirate hunters, I would think. Sheet. For a million a pop, I'd go be a pirate hunter myself. I already got my own pirate hunter boat! |
AsperGirl
User ID: 658410 United States 04/23/2009 10:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why are they called fire hose when water comes out of it Quoting: AsperGirlOver time the word "hose" has come to mean a tubular device. But originally the word "hose" meant to spray something, shoot fluid. So "hose" is a noun that came to represent that thing that accomplishes what a verb describes. So a "fire hose" is for "hosing" "fires", like a coal bin is for binning coal or a horse whip is for whipping horses. Here's a fire hose!!! [link to waffleimages.nwpshost.com] |
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