“From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’” ~ Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell

Chief Raoni cries after Brazilian president Dilma approves construction of a hydroelectric plant.  “The Chief Raoni of the Kayapo cries when he learns that the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has approved construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric plant.The President ignored tens of thousands of letters and emails against the project addressed to her.This go ahead to the [...]

Learning to Fly

iPads on the flight decks of Alaska Airlines aircraft

Apparently this was what Disney was after with their ‘Seal Team 6′ Trademark.

The Chennai Super Kings, deserving winners of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League get a royal salute from the man married to Sunetra Sastry

What you don’t know about the most rubber-faced man you know He brushes his teeth and changes his clothes – all while driving a car. He looks smugly around his class – then realizes he’s prepared for the wrong exam He tries everything, but falls hopelessly asleep in church. IF these were clues in a [...]

“My mother’s menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.” ~ Buddy Hackett

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“A Prayer for My Daughter” Tina Fey

First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches. May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty. When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her [...]

A randy old goat?

William Windsor, a lance corporal was demoted to fusilier, for a three-month period in 2006 after inappropriate behaviour during the Queen’s Official Birthday celebrations while deployed on active duty with the battalion on Cyprus. {Via Wikipedia} He retired to Whipsnade Zoo in May 2009.

Fuck doors. I only use windows.

The Complete Guide to Not Giving a Fuck  The Short and Sweet Guide to Being Fucking Awesome

When J. Cameron’s Titanic beat Star Wars at the Box Office, Lucas sent Cameron this.

 {Via DGS3}

Also, there’s a statue of Nils Olav in the camp, and the usual prank you tell to new recruits is that you have to salute the penguin. This is even more fun as the statue is right outside of the battalion commanders office.

Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav is a King Penguin living in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard. Nils was visited by the Norwegian King’s Guard on the 15 August 2008 and awarded a knighthood.[1] The honour was approved by the king of Norway, King Harald V. During the [...]