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Posted on 1/11/25 at 4:47 am to OK Roughneck
Good morning
Posted on 1/11/25 at 4:50 am to Rockbrc
.morning all
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:08 am to kywildcatfanone
Today in History January 11
49 BC
Julius Caesar leads his army across the Rubicon River, plunging Rome into civil war.
1861
Alabama secedes from the Union.
1941
Adolf Hitler orders forces to be prepared to enter North Africa to assist the Italian effort, marking the establishment of the Afrika Korps.
2003
Illinois Gov. George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on the state's death row in the wake of allegations that Chicago police detective and commander Jon Burge tortured confessions from some 200 suspects over a 19 year period.
2007
Author J. K. Rowling finishes the 7th and last Harry Potter novel in room 552 of the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
2021
Ireland becomes the country with the world's highest COVID-19 infection rate after a dramatic surge results in seven-day rolling average of 1,394 cases per million
2021
The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah declares a state of emergency over COVID-19 till 1 August, suspending parliament and giving the government new powers
2021
US House Democrats introduce one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" for encouraging his supporters to riot at the Capitol
Born on January 11
1757
Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of Treasury, killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.
1864
H. George Selfridge, founder of Selfridge and Co., Ltd., coined the phrase "the customer is always right."
1943
Jim Hightower, radio host, author, social activist; created concept of the "Doug Jones Average"—how is "Doug Jones" (i.e., your neighbor) doing financially—as a better measure of the economy than the Dow Jones Average.
JOTD
A boy is selling fish on a corner. To get his customers' attention, he is yelling, "Dam fish for sale! Get your dam fish here!" A pastor hears this and asks, "Why are you calling them 'dam fish.'" The boy responds, "Because I caught these fish at the local dam." The pastor buys a couple fish, takes them home to his wife, and asks her to cook the dam fish. The wife responds surprised, "I didn't know it was acceptable for a preacher to speak that way." He explains to her why they are dam fish. Later at the dinner table, he asks his son to pass the dam fish. He responds, "That's the spirit, Dad! Now pass the f*cking potatoes!"
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:52 pm to Armymann50
Afternoon All 
Posted on 1/11/25 at 2:09 pm to Armymann50
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1861
Alabama secedes from the Union.
Not that I support the reasons why, but it's funny how you can enter voluntarily, but you can't leave voluntarily.
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 1/11/25 at 2:33 pm to Armymann50
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1941
Adolf Hitler orders forces to be prepared to enter North Africa to assist the Italian effort, marking the establishment of the Afrika Korps.
One of the great gambles in military history... that came up snake eyes. The hoped for reward was to seize the Suez and effectively cut the British Empire in two. A bold, nay, audacious plan!
That never really came close to success. Yes, the British were caught off guard by the intervention of the Germans, and,like they did everywhere in the early years of the war, reeled back. But... the Brits had the advantage of supply lines and you weren't just fighting the British. You were now fighting the Australians and New Zealanders.
General Leslie Morshead, a loathsome person who probably was closer to the Nazis in terms of his politics than democracy, just happened to be a fantastic military leader and his stand at Tobruk ruined the Germans. Combine that with Britain, at a heavy price I grant you, being able to build up strength in North Africa, put the Germans in the position that they were spending a lot of time, supplies, and even manpower, in North Africa when the war with the Soviet Union hung in the balance.
Assets that could have been used to seize (at a great cost I grant you) Malta were wasted in North Africa. Malta was the linchpin of the Mediterranean campaign. If it had fallen Italy and Germany would have the British Empire in two, but without such a dramatic expenditure of material. And lives.
As is the axe fell on the Axis forces in North Africa when the US landed troops in Western Africa. The Germans managed to save some personnel but entire divisions, at an absolutely critical part of the war, were erased for the Nazis.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 6:52 pm to Arksulli
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North Africa
Patton kicked their arse.
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 1/11/25 at 7:25 pm to Armymann50
The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and the Special Air Service (SAS) were the inspiration for a kitschy American TV show of the 1960’s.
quote:https://www.nationalww2museum.org
In the 1960’s there was a wave of TV shows, mostly in black and white, set during World War II. One of the most popular shows for the 1966-1968 TV seasons was The Rat Patrol, a show in color, set in North Africa during 1942-1943. Each week, three Americans and an Englishman, roaring around the desert in American Jeeps armed with Browning .50 calibre machine guns, would destroy larger and better armed Afrika Korps convoys. A recurring opponent was a German captain, a cross between a Teutonic Wiley Coyote and the Good German trope of the 1960’s. The Rat Patrol was a fun show unburdened by historical accuracy or probability. The source of inspiration for the show was however quite real.
(brit's)
Posted on 1/11/25 at 10:02 pm to awestruck
one of my favorite shows
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The Rat Patrol,
Posted on 1/12/25 at 3:49 am to Lexag
Today in History January 12
1493
Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1803
US Senate approves Thomas Jefferson's nomination of James Monroe and Robert Livingstone to negotiate purchase of New Orleans from France
1812
1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
1863
Confederate President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
1908
A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
2004
The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
2022
UK PM Boris Johnson admits he attended a "bring your own booze" staff party in May 2020 during the country's first lockdown
2023
Toadzilla, a large cane toad and unofficially the world's largest toad at 2.7kg, discovered in Conway National Park, Australia (as an invasive pest later euthanized)
Born on January 12
1972
Jason Sklar, American twin comedian (Sklar Brothers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1974
Mel C (50th Birthday) 1974 English singer "Sporty Spice" (Spice Girls - "Wannabee"), born in Whiston, England
JOTD
Why didn’t Barbie ever get pregnant?
Because Ken always came in another box.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 4:31 am to Armymann50
Morning all
Posted on 1/12/25 at 4:58 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning
Posted on 1/12/25 at 8:59 am to Armymann50
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2023
Toadzilla, a large cane toad and unofficially the world's largest toad at 2.7kg, discovered in Conway National Park, Australia (as an invasive pest later euthanized)
I would be remiss if I did not take the time to steer people towards the single greatest documentary made in the history of mankind... "Cane Toads: The Conquest."
It is from Australia and you can tell it. Because half of it is a super serious and straight laced documentary about just how dangerous the cane toads are to Australia's native wildlife and domestic pets. The other half is... well. Different.
Topics include the only person killed by a cane toad (A guy was stabbing toads with a metal pole, one hopped away at the last second, and the guy stabbed a power cable and dropped dead on the spot.), a dog that discovered that if it was careful it could get high by licking cane toads (featuring toad based hallucinations), and inventive ways to kill cane toads (my personal favorite being strapping one to a large bottle rocket and shooting it off into the sky.).
Two thumbs up, 5 stars, and several croaks. Best documentary ever.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 12:44 pm to Armymann50
Afternoon All !!
Posted on 1/12/25 at 1:09 pm to Arksulli
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I would be remiss if I did not take the time to steer people towards the single greatest documentary made in the history of mankind... "Cane Toads: The Conquest."
It is from Australia and you can tell it. Because half of it is a super serious and straight laced documentary about just how dangerous the cane toads are to Australia's native wildlife and domestic pets. The other half is... well. Different.
Topics include the only person killed by a cane toad (A guy was stabbing toads with a metal pole, one hopped away at the last second, and the guy stabbed a power cable and dropped dead on the spot.), a dog that discovered that if it was careful it could get high by licking cane toads (featuring toad based hallucinations), and inventive ways to kill cane toads (my personal favorite being strapping one to a large bottle rocket and shooting it off into the sky.).
Two thumbs up, 5 stars, and several croaks. Best documentary ever.
I kill about 20 cane toads a year. I freeze them to death.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 2:17 pm to 3down10
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I kill about 20 cane toads a year. I freeze them to death.
Evidently they quickly go to sleep and then freeze.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 2:26 pm to Arksulli
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Evidently they quickly go to sleep and then freeze.
Yeah it's supposed to be the most humane way of doing it.
I hate doing it. I sometimes wonder if my neighbors are doing it all because I keep having to kill so many.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 3:57 pm to 3down10
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Yeah it's supposed to be the most humane way of doing it.
I hate doing it. I sometimes wonder if my neighbors are doing it all because I keep having to kill so many.
While I couldn't help but laugh at the increasingly odd methods of toad extermination from Conquest I know what you mean. Casually killing something feels very wrong.
But they are incredibly dangerous to every environment they are introduced too. Explosive breeders, poisonous, with virtually no natural predators that can safely contain their numbers. It was like introducing the brown snake to Guam. Nothing can really stop them naturally.
Posted on 1/12/25 at 5:15 pm to Arksulli
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While I couldn't help but laugh at the increasingly odd methods of toad extermination from Conquest I know what you mean. Casually killing something feels very wrong.
But they are incredibly dangerous to every environment they are introduced too. Explosive breeders, poisonous, with virtually no natural predators that can safely contain their numbers. It was like introducing the brown snake to Guam. Nothing can really stop them naturally.
Definitely feels like a losing battle. I hope there is a decline this coming summer because I have been killing them non stop. They kept getting smaller and smaller, so I'm hoping that's a good sign.
I rarely killed any before I got my latest dog because I never really saw them. Like maybe a handful every year at most. But my dog finds every damn one of them.
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