Update: cbullitt posted a graphic of mine to celebrate his 16,000th spam.
I had fun with this one. A bit jaggy if you zoom in on FemSpamBot but if you keep your distance it smooths out.
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I bet the baby ones taste even better.
Thanks to The Dude – aka “Wilson”, for pointing this one out.
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Laconic Pup brought this to my attention with the subject line: Navy 1, Terrorists 0.
THIS is how I want my tax dollars spent… effectively.
New photos released Friday show what the U.S. Navy says is the aftermath of suspected pirates attacking a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker this week in the Somali Basin.
The confrontation between the MV Evita and two suspected pirate skiffs was disrupted by the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS Farragut, according to the U.S Navy. The suspected bandits’ “mother skiff” was destroyed and sunk.
“The pirates have become bolder and are attacking ships further away from the Somali shores,” said Rear Adm. Bernard Miranda of the Singapore navy.
The Evita fired flares and sped up to ward off the attackers, who were armed with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
Coalition forces were summoned by the International Maritime Bureau in Kuala Lumpur and the UK Maritime Trade Operations office in Dubai, who received a call of aid from the Evita.
The Evita was also assisted by a Swedish vessel, which located the suspected pirates’ skiffs and witnessed them throwing equipment overboard.
Farragut coalition forces found 11 suspected pirates aboard the skiffs, along with fuel drums and grappling hooks.
Coalition forces released the suspected pirates after making sure they couldn’t attack again.
It’s that last sentence… the best way I can think to ensure that they couldn’t attack again would be to gouge their eyes out and crush their fingers.
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Cruel Wife’s Paw…
I don’t mean the in-laws, who are here for more days yet.
Nope, Cruel Wife had carpal tunnel surgery today. Post-op I’m sitting in back with her as she de-groggified, and threatened messy divorce if I did an April Fool’s on the nurse.
I was going to pull off her heartbeat/O2 monitor and shout “She’s having a seizure!!”
The nurses, being the jolly lot they are would have laughed a lot but CW was having none of it.
I suggested “Nurse, is she supposed to be bleeding all over?” and that was quickly shot down, too.
My final suggestion was to holler “GOD-DAMN, is that a ****ing RAT???”
Cruel Wife likes to say she has a sense of humor but not really.
She’s resting comfortably. Sort of.
You wouldn’t believe the running to and fro I’m doing for this tyrant.
I do hope she has a swift recovery, LK.
Ok, the first two I would have shut down, too. But the rat one….oh, no…. I sure as HELL would have let you do that one 😀
And she’s not a tyrant. Tyrants are ugly people. She is a benevolent dictator, just like Snow White (yeah, she was one….you know I’m right). Get your descriptors right, buddy.
I say tyrant with the same tone I say “cruel wife”.
And tyrant seems especially ridiculous considering all she’s had to do for me while I’ve been indisposed over the last three years.
I need to improve my snark, don’t I?? Hope she is better!
Your snark is very likely just fine. I’m burned out. Been going too long too hard and I’m getting crispy.
So you are both engrogified? That could make for an interesting lunch.
Your bots are on display–but they got pushed down by somew supreme outrageous shit I had to get out there.
But back to the point, to-ing and fro-ing? How can she expect you to be Doc and Happy if you’re also Dopey?
You should get some minions for that. Check with Enas, he has a line on some.
I am now opiate-free again, so not so groggy unless you count muscle relaxants.
My minions quit – said they weren’t getting paid enough.
Don’t worry about “exposure” on the graphics front. I understand how the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few enough to make it a simple decision to crush someone’s soul.
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No, not really. I’m fine with it.
Well, I did have it up for 10 hours before it was covered.
I blame society–if they hadn’t voted in that crook, he never would have hire the bitch that bumped your art.
It’s a major conspiracy.
WTH??? Minions get paid????
Harumph….must speak to hubby about this….
Ever read Grapes of Wrath? My minions get paid in that fashion. Minus the “deductables”.
Still better than what I get….. HARUMPH!!!!
I think Laconic Pup is mistaken. The Navy had TWO different encounters with dumbass– I mean, pirates in a 48 hour period 🙂