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besilarius

August 09, 2015, 10:04:17 PM
http://controversialtimes.com/news/special-forces-sniper-saves-fatherson-from-isis-beheader-with-1000-meter-shot/

Not sure about 1,000 meters, seems like an exaggeration.
Still, just what you'd expect from the Stirlings.
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LongBlade

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August 09, 2015, 10:23:18 PM
Quote from: besilarius on August 09, 2015, 10:04:17 PM
http://controversialtimes.com/news/special-forces-sniper-saves-fatherson-from-isis-beheader-with-1000-meter-shot/

Not sure about 1,000 meters, seems like an exaggeration.
Still, just what you'd expect from the Stirlings.

There are guys who can hit at 1000m.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

bayonetbrant

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August 10, 2015, 05:12:01 AM
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LongBlade

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August 10, 2015, 07:43:17 AM
Thanks, Brant. That's the shot I was thinking of but wasn't sure about the exact distance and didn't want to exaggerate.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Boggit

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September 03, 2015, 05:44:00 PM
Nice to know one of our lot has a chance for the Guinness Book of Records! No doubt Canada will be itching to take the top spot again. :P
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GDS_Starfury

#5
September 03, 2015, 06:54:12 PM
when your Tomahawks can go through a window after a 1000 mile flight post again.   >:D
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mirth

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September 03, 2015, 06:59:09 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 03, 2015, 06:54:12 PM
when your Tomahawks subs can go through a window water after a 1000 mile flight without catching fire, post again.   >:D

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September 03, 2015, 07:11:18 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 03, 2015, 06:54:12 PM
when your Tomahawks can go through a window after a 1000 mile flight post again.   >:D

Why, are the British Tomahawks restricted to 900 miles and only allowed in through the servants' entrance?
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GDS_Starfury

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September 03, 2015, 07:54:56 PM
Upstairs Downstairs
Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.

LongBlade

#9
September 03, 2015, 09:33:57 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 03, 2015, 07:11:18 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 03, 2015, 06:54:12 PM
when your Tomahawks can go through a window after a 1000 mile flight post again.   >:D

Why, are the British Tomahawks restricted to 900 miles and only allowed in through the servants' entrance?

Yes. They named a TV show after them: Downtown Alley.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Boggit

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September 05, 2015, 09:06:05 AM
 :P
;D
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own. Aldous Huxley

Foul Temptress! (Mirth replying to Gus) ;)

On a good day, our legislature has the prestige of a drunk urinating on a wall at 4am and getting most of it on his shoe. On a good day  ::) Steelgrave

It's kind of silly to investigate whether or not a Clinton is lying. That's sort of like investigating why the sky is blue. Banzai_Cat

Con

#11
September 05, 2015, 03:10:11 PM
I always liked the doonsbury take on smart bombs
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