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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

MILITARY WISDOM "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." - Army's magazine of preventive maintenance. "Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. - U.S. Marine Corps "Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - USAF Ammo Troop "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S Air Force Manual "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." - General Macarthur "Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." - Infantry Journal "You, you, and you .. Panic. The rest of you, come with me." - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt. "Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance "Five second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantry Journal "Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything." - U.S. Navy Swabbie "Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." - David Hackworth "If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." - Infantry Journal "No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection." - Joe Gay "Any ship can be a minesweeper .. Once." "Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Marine Recruit "Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." - Your Buddies "If you see a bomb technician running, follow him." - USAF Ammo Troop "Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing." - At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan "You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3." - Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot) "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire." "Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky." - From an old carrier sailor "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe." "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash." "Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club." "What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies." "Never trade luck for skill." The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are: "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" And "Oh S...!" "Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers." "Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot pregnant." "Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight." "A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is prevarication." "I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous." "Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!" "Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries." "Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it." "The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot) "A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to its maximum." - Jon McBride, astronaut "If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible." - Bob Hoover (renowned aerobatic and test pilot). "Never fly in the same ****pit with someone braver than you." "There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." - Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970 "If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to." Basic Flying Rules: "Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and outer space. It is much more difficult to fly there." "You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal." As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks "What happened?". The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!" - Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)

For those Anglophiles out there..

I found this amusing.. but not a funny threads amusing.

Also a point to remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRICbIZBlC4&feature=youtu.be

Stan Lee's Lucky Man. Sky got Stan to develop a show for the British side of things. Set in London, James Nesbitt as one of those sparkling, but slightly dodgy cops (with a bad gambling habit) and a flair for solving crimes. Somehow ends up with a mysterious bracelet on his wrist he can't get off, but apparently it has a wonderful yin/yang approach to bringing its wearer luck. Add in that slightly more British grittiness and lack of outright optimism that most superheroes have in some way, senior police offices considering he might be corrupt, and some form of potential conspiracy trying to recover the bracelet. Oh yes, and of course, the obligatory "mysterious woman" who knows more than she's told the hero. Four episodes into the series and it's having it's interesting moments. Some rough ups and downs, and occasional flashes of mass stupidity as the plot requires, but it's still managing to be somewhat compelling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVLxIm8oMl8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPa5TRsTIoE

My bad, sorry. Added tags. To be fair, the only time you could honestly say you'd be surprised at a Stan Lee cameo in a film/tv show with Marvel characters is if he turned up in Fantastic Four. Hell, he even managed an appearance for Lucky Man when it started on the UK tv. Of course, to be fair that's technically "Stan Lee's Lucky Man".

Heh. And of course, some Browncoats made some Firefly Valentine thoughts...

But it's always important to remember :

Maybe not strictly funny... but I'm not sure where else to throw this.

Also, best wingman ever?

The significant other person. Aka, the serious boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / wife / insert choice of romantic relationship partner. (S)He who makes makes your heart beat faster, the light shine brighter, adds the spark to your life, and is in some form of committed relationship with you (or whoever the Significant Other question is asked about).

The Once Walking Dead...

Mark Cuban slams Presidential candidates for lack of ideas and tech illiteracy With such comments as:

Also, as the weekend descends into the series of Rom-Com and pure Romance moments on tv and film...