Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
I wonder how often that happens? I’m glad the kid got outta the way, perhaps that’s one hot stove he never has to touch again.
Yeah, what fun. I saw this a couple of days ago. It’s nice to see God er, ah Allah working on our side for a change. Could surely use more of his help. Does anyone know that the “429” is that the crew references numerous times? Is this permission from higher authority to actually engage the enemy?
BT: JimmyT sends.
Emile Letilla Time!! Bwaahahahaha!!!
Awesome!
Do bad things, bad things happen…
…you reap what you sow?
BAM!
They kicked it up a notch!!!
Allah, the most compassionate and merciful, has quite a good sense of humor.
Wow, this “premature” is much worse than that other premature thing. Isn’t it, Virgil?
Them boys must not of passed the Jihaddie EDO course…
Life is tough…it’s tougher if you’re dumb: John Wayne
If I were teaching a course on morality, I would show this clip and freeze it just prior to detonation and ask my students, “So, are we justified in targeting these men?” “What if they are just filling a pothole in the road?” I think it would make for some lively discussion. And of course at the bell I would show the last 5 seconds.
The Afghan version of “Take Your Kid to Work Day”?
Achmed I told you the blue wire. The blue………….
Achmed: “I had a premature detonation…that’s when you set the timer for 30 minutes but go off in 30 seconds!”
All I can say is, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes”.
Boy, I sure am glad that the child did not get killed. This way he can help others with future road projects…and maybe, given time, a little luck and a steady hand, he too can become a member of the road crew.