Tabonga

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! You are getting way over invested in a simple sticker simply because someone dares have a view of things that represent something different than your myopic (in my IMHO of course) viewpoint. Those stickers are easily removable. If the BLM sticker was humorous I would laugh at it (but it has been my experience that most on the left don't have much of a sense of humor (I can point out a case in point if you like.)) If it wasn't humorous no skin off my nose since I (for one at least) recognize that not everyone has to be in lockstep with me. (In any event this is much simpler than replacing, say, burnt out buildings.) It is not only where gas is now - but where it is gonna be in the near future - no one seems to think it is gonna stabilse much less stop increasing. And fairly steep increases in the cost of food as a result are being predicted. Electric cars in any quantity are a pipe dream in any case - we have no appreciable global stocks of the rare earth metals and extracting them is pretty harsh on old mother Terra. In any event the electric grid is on the brink of intermittant collapse in many parts of the country since the galactic overlords have shut down conventional power sources (oddly enough not as fast as India, China et al have been building the same types) without measuring what the new capacities are. If we were able to crank out evs/hybrids like some want the power grid won't support them as it is - and is likely getting less likely to be able to as time flies by.

Sometimes in life all you can do is laugh or cry at something, Better to go down fighting and scoff at adversity - this type of laugh is very much in the camp of black humor since it deals with something that you would rather not have to imagine. And how many people saw that sticker before some spineless poltroon removed it?

Saw this as I was pumping ethyl this morning: I had seen the one with just you know who before but not this one.

I think they would have been off sticking to the adage "silence is golden". Covering up for a gaffe is usually worse than either ignoring it or just fessing up.

Kinda surprising how a major character never surfaced until well after Khan had been left to his fate. The truth is that someone got the continuity all screwed up in Wrath of Khan. They should have just ignored it - or have Chekov later say he had reviewed the on ship archives about Khan - that would have made much more sense.

It depends what they do - I seriously disliked when they jiggered the bar scene in the original Star Wars to not have Han Solo shoot Greedo first - hey after all he is a rogue and criminal. I also dislike it when it is just flat out lame - the explanation as to how Chekov recognized Khan in Wrath of Khan was amazingly pathetic.

I did think it was a bit of a stretch myself...............

How many times do I have to tell you - get it through your thick noggin that Zelda is not a g.d. rpg! https://news.yahoo.com/7-old-allegedly-punched-uncle-145743033.html

Part 2! https://news.yahoo.com/bear-sweet-tooth-breaks-refrigerator-233825333.html

Captain Obvious here! https://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-shattering-mcdonald-drive-173713651.html

There are some big differences - Frank and Jesse James rode with Quantrill's Raiders (and later Bloody Bill Anderson (who was a lieutenant of Quantrill's until that group broke up)). While supposedly part of the organized Confederate forces they (along with other groups on both sides) committed enough atrocities* that eventually the Confederate government disowned them. They were really nothing more than brigands as opposed to a military unit. This part of the James history became largely overlooked/forgotten and the pair eventually became folk heroes of a sort. (They also had links to the Knights of the Golden Circle (who were largely responsible for the formation of the KKK) - a rather nasty lot of pro-slavery twits who,even though underground, were fairly influential in the post war south and the attendant anti-black policies/activities.) *One of those was a raid on Lawrence, Kansas (an anti-slavery Union town) where they killed somewhere north of 180 civilians

I have about 180 PS1 games (includes a few Japanese imports - and a Japanese PS1 to play them) -includes pretty much all of the RPGs. I also have a neat store display sign in a metal case that is about 10" by 48" that has the color logo and is backlit by a flourescent bulb.

I got a pleasant surprise - I have been waiting on this from Playasia: https://www.play-asia.com/tasomachi-behind-the-twilight-english/13/70f65z They sent it via Quantium which has taken forever. It got here today and it included a soundtrack cd and a softcover artbook - neither of which was listed on Playasia as being part of the package. (And this is the only version listed.)

We will have to see what the US release will offer - and what other Sega CD games are up on it - they put Snatcher on and it is going to be an instant seller IMHO - I am hoping for Dark Wizard, Third World War and Vay . Rise of the Dragon and The Secret of Monkey Island would be nice too.

So far just announced for Japan - and the list of games is not complete. It is supposed to have Popful Mail and Shining Force CD on it. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/sega-announces-the-mega-drive-mini-2-boasting-50-genesis-and-mega-cd-games

This goes into the WTF file: https://news.yahoo.com/two-women-sought-swimwear-desecration-142945661.html

This was a spoof on this: This one was based on a real incident from the Old West.

If only the Shining Force games would have had bushrangers!

This is up for pre-order at Special Reserve Games: https://specialreservegames.com/games/card-shark/

Or maybe Switzerland or Mexico!

I know - I was commenting that I don't think we need conscription since our goals would be different. Having lived through the inequities of the Vietnam War and draft I would hope any future drafts would be truly universal - with the caveat that the offspring of the rich and powerful be sent off as cannon fodder before anyone else for a change.

I don't think forced conscription would be necessary - an organization between the police and the national guard could likely be formed and filled out by voluntary means. It wouldn't have to be as huge as the IDF (in all of its stripes) since its function would be much more focused.

At the time of the revolution most towns/villages would have local militias responsible for defense and they would train locally (training anywhere at a distance wasn't at all practical). The militias would be comprised of all able bodied men in a certain age range and would be expected to provide their own weapons. (There was generally a provision for poor people who couldn't get an adequate weapon) They generally mustered in cases of need or the odd day of training. They were often incorporated into state militias and generally didn't function well in larger aggregations simply because they weren't trained for it. Despite their flaws the militias were recognized as being important during the revolution - and some of them performed well - especially if they survived long enough to become seasoned.