Mr_Metrazol
Mr_Metrazol t1_j4yndp1 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Berlin Won’t Allow Exports of German Tanks to Ukraine Unless U.S. Sends Its Own by Torifyme12
The Germans were effectively neutered in '45. Partially by being occupied by the Soviets and the Western Allies, but mostly by having a lot of young men lying dead between Berlin and Moscow.
Modern Germany couldn't lead a Girl Scout Troop across a playground. They're a has-been power like Spain and the Netherlands, whose primary national defense is the United States. What Germany says carries the weight of a pillow.
Mr_Metrazol t1_j1huy44 wrote
Reply to comment by eccezarathustra in Factbox: About 1.2 million without power in United States from winter storms by Smithy2232
40 degrees?
Lucky ass. It's-30 degrees with the wind chill up in the Blue Ridge Mountains (Southwest Virginia).
Mr_Metrazol t1_j12iqm2 wrote
Reply to comment by quesarah in Marine Corps Plans To Get Rid Of "Yes Sir" Over Gender Neutrality Concerns - by Informal-Suit9126
>Who cares. It's only small mouth noises, let's just get on with it.
Political appointees looking for the next promotion in a social climate that revolves around promoting racial and sexual minorities over practical ability.
The word 'sir' in a gender-neutral world is a slur.
Mr_Metrazol t1_iyfaueb wrote
Reply to comment by Sajun in Haiti still needs foreign strike force to confront gangs, official says by silasgreenfront
Honestly Hati just needs to be written off at this point. Short of the UN just taking it over as a colony and forcibly rebuilding it from scratch, there is no amount of foreign aid that can make any substantial impact.
Just declare the place off-limits politically and economically, and forget about Hati. Revisit in a couple of decades and see if it can turned into a wildlife preserve or something useful.
Mr_Metrazol t1_iu65lcs wrote
Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes
I've got a picture somewhere of one of the last Confederate Army veterans posing with a 1950's era jet fighter.
Mr_Metrazol t1_irh13e5 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Yarichin_Bitch in Navy, Marines Corps offer gun locks to prevent suicide by AudibleNod
Any responsible gun owner should store their firearms unloaded and in a safe.
I've long thought that eliminating sales tax on gun safes, or offering rebates or tax deductions on safes, would save a few lives. Anything and everything to encourage people to lock their guns up. It's just that goddamn simple.
Mr_Metrazol t1_j9f92bk wrote
Reply to comment by AdmiralAkbar1 in Are there any books that you actually would want to see figuratively or literally burned? by [deleted]
I once attempted to read Twilight during it's heyday. Halfway through the first book I found myself hoping against hope that a gang of vampire hunters would arrive with wooden stakes and a revolver loaded with silver bullets and put an end to the cast.
Not only did I fail to finish the book I quite literally abandoned it to fate. I just got up from the table and left it sitting in the student lounge as a 'gift' to whatever masochist wanted to punish themselves with it.