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Sarge, look sharp. I’ve got a job for you.
Sure thing, Captain, Sir!
We’ve captured all these big weapons from the Gaddafi loyalists, and we need to test ‘em.
Can you take care of that? And start with that big anti-aircraft gun over there!
Jeez, Sir, I can only think of one way to “test” an anti-aircraft gun….
Well, then it’s a good thing we’re close to a civilian airport, right? Who’s your best man for the job, Sarge?
That would be Hookah Joe. You give him a comfy chair and his water pipe, and he’ll test those weapons all day long.
But his chair isn’t even facing the anti-aircraft gun.
Relax, Captain, we’ve got 10 minutes before the next scheduled departure!
Say, Sarge, what’s he got in that big blue container, anyway?
Could be water, could be gasoline. Ya never know, with Hookah Joe….
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Top: An anti-Gaddafi fighter tests an anti-aircraft gun southwest of Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last remaining strongholds, September 16, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Left: An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a multiple-rocket launcher near Sirte, the hometown of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, September 17, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
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Lol, I like the sound of Hookah Joe, though he doesnt look as messy as a Sloppy Joe… That could be the future though?
Urk – second picture is a 107mm rocket. Been a little too close for comfort to the receiving end of a few of those. Fortunately, the chowderheads here don’t have advanced launching systems like the one in the pic….
@Dave: Your knowledge astounds me. Wowza.
I fire off a haiku in your general direction:
Test some big weapons
Multiple rocket launchers
An exciting task
If somebody is shooting rockets like that at Dave, I’m guessing he works in New York City.
Nice touch, the hookah, the cigarette and the gasoline together… maybe with a few explosives lying around. These people sure know how to live.
That’s the option package I want on my next Mitsubishi! Just the thing for the morning commute!
@Jazz: We all know that love is what makes a Subaru … a Subaru, so you’re right that this is probably an options package for a Mitsubishi.
Do you think it’s the weight or the recoil that makes the truck that low on the back axles?
An acquaintance of mine and his two sons were seriously injured in a car-bombing incident last night. No kidding. I don’t feel like being light and carefree today.
@Doc – so sorry.
@Doc: I am very sorry to hear that. I hope that they receive the care they need and are doing OK.
He was released from the hospital this a.m. His two boys are not nearly so well.
Sorry to hear Doc. Hope the boys recover quickly.