The speed of light: 186,000 miles per second
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The speed of light: 186,000 miles per second
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The saying "The whole nine yards" came from WW1 when belted ammo for aircraft machine guns was 27 feet. Pilots would remark that they " Gave them the whole nine yards".
"I don't know who invented Yoga and I don't know who invented pants. But I do know that I'd like to shake the hand of the man who put those two ideas together."
The pound sign # is called anoctothorpe.
Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.-Seneca
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper
How many people googled this stuff? I'm getting a headache staring at the back of my five dollar bill!
(sorry)
In the TV series Conbat , Sgt saunders first name was Chip.
quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.
The Arkansas River may be the only river whose pronunciation changes as it crosses state lines. In Kansas, it is called the Arkansas (ahr-KAN-zuhs). On both sides of Kansas (Colorado and Oklahoma ), it is called the Arkansaw.
Back to the OP...
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time, it equals 1/100th of a second.
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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When Southern women are struck by the oppressive 98* heat of a midsummer's evening (around the lake or otherwise), it's called "puddling."
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense.
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: The Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
NRA, GOA, OFF, ACLDN.
in the movie casablanca H. Bogart character Rick had a last name too it was only mentioned once in the movie his last name was BLAIN just a little old trivia for you movie buffs out there
It is Impossible to Lick Your Own Elbow.
Everyone who reads this will try and Lick Their Elbow.![]()
Exodus 22:2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed"