Ruminations

Just a note on the passing of Steve Jobs. Apple has long been, the, well, apple of Hollywood and the liberal establishments eye. I know, same thing. Every laptop or computer seen in theatrical presentations has the ubiquitous bitten apple logo, because, after all, Steve was just so uber cool.

And isn't it interesting that one of the greatest capitalist success stories of the 20th...and perhaps any century...is so revered by the socialist masses.

March on Wall Street to rage at those merciless moneymakers yet mourn the king of them all.

Boggles

Mosin On The Way

A while back I received my Curio & Relic Federal Firearms License, and durned if I didn't go and order me a Mosin Nagant from J&G Sales. The value of a C&R FFL is to eliminate the middle man, the gun shop that'll oft times charge an arm and a leg for the honor of ordering a firearm for you, because, after all, mere un-vetted civilians can't be trusted to do so on their own. And besides, it's cool to see an ad online or a flier and buy a rifle just like that. Here's a description of the 7.62X54R Russian battle rifle that preceded the SKS and AK47:

7.62x54R caliber WWII era military Russian Mosin-Nagnat round receiver bolt action rifles with laminated wood stocks. Includes bayonet and some accessories. Arsenal refinished in very good to excellent condition. C&R eligible. 

I picked the hand select with clean and shiny bore, and if you'd like to learn more about the rifle itself click here.

Oh yeah and it'll be here next Tuesday, 5 business days after I placed the order.

Oh yeah Part II, I chose the round receiver over the hex because folks in the know have told me that while the hex is more collectible, the round is sturdier. With the tens of millions of both varieties around I doubt a hex would vetch much more from my estate after I've shuffled off to the big target range in the sky, and besides, I'm no museum curator just a guy who likes to shoot genuine battle rifles, not peashooters, so more-sturdy is more better.

Back when I lived in Iowa, Crazy Jay and I crono'd the Commie Russian 7.62X54R versus our very own Patriotic American 30-06, and the difference between the two wasn't enough to mention. So I'm hoping it'll be just the ticket for Hog hunting once I get her sighted in.

Obama Fried Chicken...The Profession He'd Be FAR More Suited For...

"...in Beijing, China, a restaurant is actually calling itself OFC with a logo that looks alarmingly like the President dressed in the colonel's clothes. 

The catchphrase underneath, apparently says 'We’re so cool, aren’t we?'

Yeah, but can they teach him to say "Do you want fries with that?"

Without a teleprompter...

Live On Tape...Cutlery Cornered

"Now jee-um, is this knaaf new or a warehouse fand?" Sheila (man-hands) Travis

"Ah, um, no Sheila, yes this is brand new they just came in. That's why we haven't seen them in a whaal." Big Gay Jim Frost

Todd Boone had the night off and it just wasn't the same without Mr. Malaprop. But Man-Hands and Big Gay Jeeum strove mightily to abuse, misuse, confuse, and otherwise mangle the English language, as well as common sense itself.

Couple weeks back, I sent Big Jeeum a scathing email, indicting him for the grifter he is, and each and every time I do he turns up on Cutlery Corner reading fan mail to soothe his shattered ego. Tonight was no exception; he went on, and on, then on some more, about how marvelous his pot-metal slave labor knives are, and how patriotic he is for giving people the chance to resell his butter knives, masquerading as modern steel, at flea markets.

No one needs a defense for selling inexpensive products. But it is indefensible to play make-believe that the garbage has any value at all, and steal other peoples' trademarks, patents, and copyrights because he hasn't the wits or talent to make it on his own.

Product description on the top left hand corner of the screen: Swap Fox Bowie

Why We Watch Cutlery Corner

"Now you better hurry on this item as we're down to single digits because there's only 250 left. But that's inreletive because price doesn't mean that much because you're getting such a good deal..."

Todd Boone

Product description on the top lefthand corner of the screen: CASE STOCKMAN WITH THE QUARTS HANDLE

"There has never been a peanut design made by this manufacturer. In decades."

If You Happen To Come Upon Pieces Of The Fallen Research Satellite...

...Be Careful Not To Get A Boo-Boo...And While You're At It Don't Run With Those Scissors!!

 Earthlings can take comfort in the fact that no one has ever been hurt by falling space junk — to anyone's knowledge — and there has been no serious property damage. NASA put the chances that somebody somewhere on Earth would get hurt at 1-in-3,200. But any one person's odds of being struck were estimated at 1-in-22 trillion, given there are 7 billion people on the planet.

"Keep in mind that we have bits of debris re-entering the atmosphere every single day," Matney said in brief remarks broadcast on NASA TV.

In any case, finders definitely aren't keepers.

Any surviving wreckage belongs to NASA, and it is against the law to keep or sell even the smallest piece. There are no toxic chemicals on board, but sharp edges could be dangerous, so the space agency is warning the public to keep hands off and call police."

Why can't they simply say that they'd like to examine each and every piece for heaven knows what...rather than cranking out so ridiculous a warning.

And ok, they don't want unidentifiable parts of thing on eBay because that would cause tons of lawsuits due to people getting scammed, but when did we STOP being adults simply because the suckers born every minute have elevated their rates of procreation to every second.

Time Once Again To Give In Order To Receive

Continuing our clothing-for-the needy campaign, we here at Messenger present another helpless waif whose distress is more than evident for all to see. 

Please help. Give what you can. Trust me, the blessings outweigh the loss of a few measly bucks. Winter is just around the corner....and frostbite is inevitable.

German Comedian Poses In Blackface!!!

...As Barry Obama!

How awful!!!!!!!!!

Food Stamps For Those With "Special" Needs

Since (Food Stamps) is a program fully subsidized by the U.S. federal government, more companies including retailers and restaurants want to be involved and reap the benefits as well.

The latest chain of restaurants lobbying for their share is Louisville-based Yum! Brands. Its restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver’s and Pizza Hut.

“It makes perfect sense to expand a program that’s working well in California, Arizona and Michigan, enabling the homeless, elderly and disabled to purchase prepared meals with SNAP benefits in a restaurant environment,” 

Click here to read the whole magilla. Then step away from the computer and dry heave because the elephant in the room wants, and in some states is already getting, its chicken and more.

The Rape Of Amy

While preparing to go through airport security on March 31, Amy Alkon got teary when she noticed that everyone in the line she was in was receiving an “enhanced pat-down” by Transportation Security Administration gropers.

Her mind racing at the prospect, she said she decided “these TSA lackeys who serve the government in violating our rights just don’t deserve my quiet compliance.” She was determined she wouldn’t go through the scanner and allow a government employee to see her naked, all for the privilege of flying from Los Angeles to New York. And then there’s the issue in her mind about whether the scanners are even safe..."

Read more here about the rape of Amy Alkon.

By the by, the reason they place such a fit about raping us all is Obama's fear the next hijacked plane that aims at the White House doesn't miss.

Pardon The Interruption...

Those who've been regular followers of this blog know of my longwindedness and perhaps some of you are wondering why the paucity of posts as of late.

That's simple. I'm getting old, have been fighting one thing after another, and one of those things is the difficulty to type, as my hands are too a'tremble  from a combination of meds and the condition that has precipitated their use.

To quote an infamous cyborg turned governor, "I'll be back."

September 11th 2011

For me, time has not healed old wounds. The savages who committed the attack on America died inside the planes they commandeered, but their leaders and brethren and cult lingers on.

On this 10th year of remembrance we can best honor our war dead by reaffirming the call to get every last one of the beasts responsible then hanging them from the highest scaffold we can find.