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Keyser Söze

On 12/17/15 11:43 AM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:36:44 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:27:56 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:58:07 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:38:25 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Funny as hell last night. When asked what part of our nuclear triad was
most important to modernize, Trump rambled on and on about the
importance of nuclear bombs but it became clearly evident that he didn't
have a clue what the "Nuclear Triad" is.

These days it is really more of a "diad". I can't imagine any
strategist suggesting dropping a nuke from a manned bomber these days.
The Navy has our most effective deterrent force with the boomers. I am
not sure we even have silos. I know the ones in Minot are museum
pieces now. We visited them. It is actually a pretty interesting tour
and a glance back at how we intended to end the world as we knew it.

Now how do you think that makes me feel? I worked for the US Coast and Geodetic
survey putting in and surveying markers for those silos in Minot.

Summer I hope.

For a year. Cold as hell up there! Miserable place. Coming into town there was a sign
over the highway: "WHY NOT MINOT"

We're all thinking, "Why the HELL Minot!"
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

After I had been working for the Associated Press for about six months,
I was jonesing for a promotion and was called to New York for an
interview with Wes Gallagher, the head honcho at that time, and Keith
Fuller, his deputy. I was told I was in the running for a Chief of
Bureau spot but if I ****ed up, I'd be sent to North Dakota as a newsman.

Shortly thereafter, I got my promotion and was dispatched to West
Virginia and covered that state and parts of Ohio and Kentucky. Got to
report on a huge mine disaster and collapse of a major bridge, among
other stories. Loved the time I spent in WVA.