tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5478497783549910677..comments2024-03-28T16:26:35.679-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: PotpourriOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70220094185011963962015-02-19T09:02:43.253-08:002015-02-19T09:02:43.253-08:00Rooskies!
(Barstewards then, barstewards now.)Rooskies!<br /><br />(Barstewards then, barstewards now.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30780798616991425612015-02-19T08:36:17.096-08:002015-02-19T08:36:17.096-08:00I don't have to imagine the bow to stern pass....I don't have to imagine the bow to stern pass. . . lived one in far northern reaches of the Sea of Japan.<br />The tin can I was in put us more eyeball to eyeball with them . . .and they turned about and shadowed us, taking station about 500 yards off our starboard quarter for awhile.<br />Oh, and it was 1963.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9099469405955944482015-02-18T15:26:03.060-08:002015-02-18T15:26:03.060-08:00Ah yes, crosswalks. Or as they call them in Little...Ah yes, crosswalks. Or as they call them in Little Rhody "free fire zones."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27174052408133819532015-02-18T13:52:14.194-08:002015-02-18T13:52:14.194-08:00That cartoon could not have been that old! I'm...That cartoon could not have been that old! I'm sure the storyboard was worked out here in Ormond Beach (North of Daytona just enough). There are a lot of old people here in their large, metallic four-door sedans. They all are rushing towards the early bird specials or back to see "Jeopardy". You don't dare try to cross the street if one of them is on the horizon. Having lived in CA for the past fifty years, where the crosswalk is sanctuary, I have almost gotten killed by people who don't regard it as such and perhaps even think it merely outlines the target area. That skateboarder was prescient. And it is "Speedweeks" here. VROOM, go Logano.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11108890703963719072015-02-18T11:53:49.645-08:002015-02-18T11:53:49.645-08:00Shaun - There are some things that are hard to &qu...Shaun - There are some things that are hard to "dis-remember," that's one.<br /><br />Excuse me, I have to go gouge out my mind's eye.<br /><br />OMG.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78535947540021214712015-02-18T11:52:34.503-08:002015-02-18T11:52:34.503-08:00Juvat - Everybody? I beg to differ.
Perhaps in WW...Juvat - Everybody? I beg to differ.<br /><br />Perhaps in WWII the Germans were the Klingons, not any more. During the Cold War, it was the Russians who were the Klingons, they're trending back in that direction. Just my two cents.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67190446704620462952015-02-18T11:35:11.816-08:002015-02-18T11:35:11.816-08:00Well, not all of them...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com...Well, not all of them...<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJHWUMg-PWo/UPgeHX-ijGI/AAAAAAAAIe0/TuiRGYwVv3o/s320/489157.JPEGPrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23987572904548665812015-02-18T11:29:42.102-08:002015-02-18T11:29:42.102-08:00Everybody knows the Russians were the Romulans, th...Everybody knows the Russians were the Romulans, the Germans were the Klingons and the Chinese were the Ferengi. C'mon Sarge!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44083342902943472102015-02-18T10:55:48.301-08:002015-02-18T10:55:48.301-08:00Yeah, they're not really Klingons.Yeah, they're not really Klingons.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4840612626382342842015-02-18T09:57:44.296-08:002015-02-18T09:57:44.296-08:00For some reason every time I hear or read that wor...For some reason every time I hear or read that word I think of Harold Washington.<br /><br />And Martina recalls Navratilova-Evert, East vs West, Evil vs Good, Spetsnaz vs Blue-eyed Blond American Wholesomeness. None of which was entirely true, of course.<br /><br />And East vs West reminds me of the first time I saw real, live Rooskies, on the deck of a Kashin Class destroyer passing bow to stern down the port side of Nimitz. "Holy smokes! They look just like people!"PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88305112551598699042015-02-18T09:28:34.849-08:002015-02-18T09:28:34.849-08:00This is true.
As long as I have power at Chez Sar...This is true.<br /><br />As long as I have power at <em>Chez Sarge</em>, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26261806786388246922015-02-18T09:27:18.754-08:002015-02-18T09:27:18.754-08:00Now there's a possibility.
Could be the cold ...Now there's a possibility.<br /><br />Could be the cold too!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19067036770090717292015-02-18T09:26:17.296-08:002015-02-18T09:26:17.296-08:00Hahaha. I remember it well.Hahaha. I remember it well.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51521064569463656862015-02-18T09:02:42.066-08:002015-02-18T09:02:42.066-08:00"Course in the days of yore when those Canadi..."Course in the days of yore when those Canadian trappers coined the term, if they had had the internet and a good sat dish + generator we might never have ever heard of the term, right? :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33229540375965913682015-02-18T09:02:14.192-08:002015-02-18T09:02:14.192-08:00Well, this 1950 cartoon sums it up pretty well.Well, this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZAZ_xu0DCg" rel="nofollow">1950 cartoon</a> sums it up pretty well.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9199498074432471872015-02-18T08:58:44.761-08:002015-02-18T08:58:44.761-08:00Sarge/
Judging from the amount of snow up your wa...Sarge/<br /><br />Judging from the amount of snow up your way dare I suggest your fevered dreams might be a manifest of <i>Cabin Fever?</i> Just sayin'... :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81466310328802213262015-02-18T07:53:29.867-08:002015-02-18T07:53:29.867-08:00Excellent point WSF. There are days that I would l...Excellent point WSF. There are days that I would love to share my running commentary with the other denizens of the roadway.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14123320778793101622015-02-18T07:49:49.609-08:002015-02-18T07:49:49.609-08:00. Perhaps I could best be described as an automoti.... Perhaps I could best be described as an automotive curmudgeon, normally jolly and forgiving, once I get behind the wheel, I turn into a raging lunatic<br /><br />Great stress reliever. True, the other drivers don't hear you but that doesn't mean they shouldn't.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20543449409251827332015-02-18T07:40:09.612-08:002015-02-18T07:40:09.612-08:00But it works for you, sort of your signature blog ...But it works for you, sort of your signature blog title. So to speak...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71463208290450198322015-02-18T07:27:43.726-08:002015-02-18T07:27:43.726-08:00I was just looking at that.
Untitled may be a bit ...I was just looking at that.<br /><i>Untitled</i> may be a bit overused. <br />Then again, there are a lot of <i>Odds 'n ends</i>.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74293780035645858052015-02-18T06:36:41.082-08:002015-02-18T06:36:41.082-08:00Askance
What an excellent word.
(Oh, and thanks ...<em>Askance</em><br /><br />What an excellent word.<br /><br />(Oh, and thanks Skip. You have used potpourri as a post title. Though I also like your "Untitled" work as well. Very <em>avant garde</em>!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22151069097547114072015-02-18T06:13:51.194-08:002015-02-18T06:13:51.194-08:00So...
The Word of the Day at the Free Dictionary ...So... <br />The <i>Word of the Day</i> at the Free Dictionary (.com) today is <i>askance</i>.<br />That's kinda how I looked at this post... until I realized you were giving a language lesson.<br />You've provided a metric crap ton of info.<br />That said, I've used the same title for two posts and written about the stuff PHG has on the stovetop.<br />It truly is a rotten pot.<br />I was gonna comment about the term for the diametric opposite of metric crap ton.<br />Then I thought better of it.<br /><br />Good post.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74474743673758602532015-02-18T06:01:23.655-08:002015-02-18T06:01:23.655-08:00I am growing into the role. Though I won't be ...I am growing into the role. Though I won't be cranky. That job has been filled and filled very well I might add.<br /><br />Concur with you assessment of the movie, it <b><em>was</em></b> fairly entertaining.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30987587981857166302015-02-18T05:59:33.549-08:002015-02-18T05:59:33.549-08:00Thanks Juvat.
Pepperoni always makes for weird dr...Thanks Juvat.<br /><br />Pepperoni always makes for weird dreams.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68978969625817725242015-02-18T05:58:31.237-08:002015-02-18T05:58:31.237-08:00Do not fight the curmudgeonry. You have earned th...Do not fight the curmudgeonry. You have earned the right to be a curmudgeon...Wear it with pride. The only reason I am a cranky old man is I could never spell curmudgeon.<br /><br />The movie was entertaining, but not great.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com