ACROSTIC
I’ve attempted to explain how one solves acrostic puzzles to you philistines before, but many of you people are incapable of being learned. Figure it out for yourselves, or don’t, I’m not your sponsor. Anyway, have fun and remember this is for entertainment purposes only, no gambling, unless you really want to (and can figure out how), see the previous thing about whom is or isn’t your sponsor.
good luck, link to solution.
42?
The only one I know is F, and I didn’t realize that Huma had transitioned.
I know N.
Not even I?
That’s an easy one.
P is kind of hilarious, because it’s true.
The fuck?
O = Iowa
Not Tony? Le sad.
OT: (As challenged yesterday) https://www.rt.com/news/547551-police-warned-bmw-explode-speed-limits/
HOW DARE YOU!
If you’ve ever seen a car catch fire from the engine compartment, you’ll know how terrifyingly fast a fire can spread in a car. I once saw a car go up in flames, with the passenger compartment completely engulfed within 20 seconds or so of the first indication of fire under the hood.
I saw a HMMWV engine catch fire on the highway between Fairbanks and Anchorage in January. Fire and Ice!
1/501st?
106th MI
Rico’s Roughnecks!
Sounds tougher than “The Northern Watch”.
Subordinate greeting: “On the watch, sir”
Superior greeting: “On the line”
Next you’re going to tell me the “M” doesn’t stand for “Mobile.”
We weren’t very mobile due to the amount of equipment per soldier. We joked the division was too light to fight too heavy to run.
UGH!! We were the air defense component of the 7th Light Infantry (Lightfighters), so our battalion commander decided that ours must be –
Subordinate greeting: “Aim high, sir”
Superior greeting: “Lightfighter!”
At the time, “Aim High” was the tagline for the USAF recruiting commercials.
That’s bad.
So bad.
Should have just used the ADA’s “First to Fire!”
“Aim high”
“Lightfighter”
We always knew there was something wrong with the 7th ID.
Subordinate greeting: “Aim high, sir”
Superior greeting: “Lightfighter!”
At the time, “Aim High” was the tagline for the USAF recruiting commercials.
Given the number of blufor incidents, I’m not entirely opposed to using manpads against the USAF.
We always knew there was something wrong with the 7th ID.
*starts sharpening bayonet*
What, are you supposed to print this on paper and do it?
Why do you hate trees?
Because they bark.
The recent tree attacks in Virginia?
*hugs precious electrons*
Grease pencil on your monitor.
I am disappointed that no one has posted an off topic comment (especially after Hyperbollock’s threat yesterday).
NVM. Sean has restored my faith in “You People”.
Still pretty disappointing, I expected nothing but OT comments.
Look up. ?
See comment #4.
I dig these, but I gotta run out right now.
OT: my balls itch
What are they itching?
C. is The Clash, right?
Is A “motor”?
B: “HOPEFUL”
right?
“RETARDS”
Ooooh, that fits.
Ha, I doubt it.
T: BITCOIN
L: DESTROYER
G is a trick question in Appalachia?
“Kinfolk”
T. “BEAHOBO”
Alligator doesn’t fit for P.
P: CHAINSAW
“SHARKS!!”
“SAWZALLS”
Hookin doesn’t fit for T. a synonym?
“CRACKHO”
M: TICHU
I know V is horse. I had young nieces in 2002.
Sure you did, you Brony.
A is kayak
Yep, orbitz is too long.
I see what you did there.
…maybe.
Well, “dogsled” doesn’t fit.
Motor it is motor.
OT: I’ve been out of touch for the past several days, so this might be old news, but I just read that the UPenn “female” swimmer who’s breaking all the records:
1) still has “her” male genetalia and lets it all hang out in the girls locker room
2) still dates women
3) several teammates have complained about the locker room situation and have been told they can’t ostracize Lia
4) is going to be featured in an upcoming Sports Illustrated interview
So she only had to complete one year of hormone therapy and presumably can just go back to being a dude when she’s through being an attention whore?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10445679/Lia-Thomas-UPenn-teammate-says-trans-swimmer-doesnt-cover-genitals-locker-room.html
She’s a lesbian, so what?! Are you saying that is wrong?!1!!!1
She’s a lesbian with dick/balls.
That’s not a she, ergo, not a lesbian.
*a thousand blue hairs cry out in horror*
Look at who doesn’t know about the shenis!
Lots of gushing stories with/about the winningest “female” in Jeopardy history.
If it turns out he’s doing this just to illustrate how insanely stupid this is, then I would have mad respect for him.
That would be a god-level troll, possibly reaching a level that could never be surpassed.
I hadn’t considered that possibility.
I’m on board. Especially these new revelations. The locker room behavior and then just kicking ass while basically not trying.
P is giant rubber dildo.
You would be the expert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PftOxn4ANjc
‘arry the ‘orrible ‘atchet!
For those people who are just discovering James Reeves, he’s got a series of videos about building the PEN-15.
Apparently if you’ve got enough fans on youtube, you start receiving dick-shaped AR parts in the mail.
I think the shorts contribute to that.
Better than Pen-2?
https://evangelion.fandom.com/wiki/Pen_Pen?file=Pen_Pen.png
Landfilldo?
vibrator fits
…for now.
I can’t seem to make “truckstop gloryhole owner-operator” fit in the blanks for T.
HA!
50K Canadian trucks & 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE headed to Ottawa to Protest Canada’s Vaccine Mandate
Good luck hosers!
But when you do the conversion to Canadian it’s only 5 trucks.
nice
What is that in American units?
Imagine 12 million Americans headed to DC.
Yeah, with that many people there, it’s a real risk someone is going to trip and fall into Gatineaux.
*January 6th committee gets a tingle up their collective leg*
If 12 million people showed up in DC even moderately pissed off, the tingles would be going down their legs.
Yep. National Guard and shoot on site orders would be given. The shit they have done to the tour takers from Jan 6 is eye opening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWbKAcuzN8
“See, we always knew we were worth insurrecting for!”
Well, 3/5ths of 1.4 million is 840K, which is still a lot of people.
I’m very skeptical of the 1.4 million number heading to Ottawa. If they are mostly in cars, even 4 to a car, that’s 350,000 cars, minimum. The logistics seem . . . unlikely. The food, fuel, and lodging for that size migration just don’t seem realistic at all.
Wow. If they would let me in Canada I would go cheer them.
A 93-mile long convoy
Normal traffic on I-95.
Does Justin always talk like a snotty teenager? Fuck, I couldn’t read any more of that.
Yep
According to Trudeau it’s a “fringe minority”.
Wonder if that has something to do with this.
Last night, I learned that I have been exposed to COVID-19. My rapid test result was negative. I am following @OttawaHealth
rules and isolating for five days. I feel fine and will be working from home. Stay safe, everyone – and please get vaccinated.
OFFS what a Karen.
Just exposed?
Not sick?
Vaccinated and boosted?
Why are you isolating?
I liked this reply: https://twitter.com/CanuckSunny/status/1486738004077125642
Scrolling down I see that the first truck entered Ottawa while the last entered Manitoba. Wow!
Rebel News website is down, but earlier today they said the Convoy coming from BC is stuck in western Ontario because a highway is closed due to snow.
Trucks entering Ottawa are coming from the East. I’ve read truckers are coming in from the Maritimes and Newfoundland.
Er, I think that’s Ontario, not Ottawa.
Still big, if true. Taking the Trans-Canada, the border crossing at Manitoba/Saskatchewan is almost exactly 500km (300 miles) from the Ontario/Manitoba crossing of the Trans-Canada. If you can fit ten trucks per mile, that’s around 3,000 trucks. That’ll make a Hell of a mess of the traffic in and around Ottawa (as it should, goddamit!).
“hetrosexual”
*snort*
Yeah ??
will be working from home
A member of the laptop class which has actually benefited from the lockdowns.
FOK*.
*Fuck Off Karen
H is racist.
OT: Today is Wendy’s birthday, she would have been 53,
/that is all
May her memory be a blessing, sir. I’ll raise a taste of whisky in her memory as soon as I return from picking up the kids.
TY Sir, I feel blessed to have been with her as long as I did,
A second glass poured and will remain for the day, my friend.
I will raise a pint tonight.
Yes.
I’ll raise one in memory of her tonight.
I didn’t wait. It’s cold so I decided to make some hot chocolate. I made it boozy with some Gran Marinier. Hopefully that counst.
Can’t raise a pint but will dedicate a bowl of the finest Virginia Flake to her memory. Take care, Yusef.
Heh 🙂
I have a puzzle for ya:
Square this…
Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has said that a man who killed someone during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020 should get a lesser sentence because he was “caught up in the fury” when he burned down a pawn shop. …
Montez Terriel Lee Jr. broke into a Minnesota pawnshop, poured gasoline, and lit it on fire on June 5, 2020.
A 30-year-old man, Oscar Lee Stewart, was found dead in the rubble over two months later.
…with this.
A federal judge has ordered Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes to remain jailed through his trial.
The judge also ruled that Rhodes can testify before Congress under a House select committee subpoena.
On Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson of the Eastern District of Texas sided with the prosecution, who claimed that Rhodes was too “dangerous” to be released before his trial.
“It is the totality of the evidence showing Defendant’s leadership and strategic involvement in and advocacy for armed and violent actions against the federal government, combined with Defendant’s preparedness and ready access to weapons sufficient to carry out such violent activities, that presents a significant risk of harm to others,” the judge wrote in her opinion.
Easy, the first guy is an antiracist pacifist that was driven past self control by racists.
The second guy is one of those racists.
We really are through the looking glass.
Seems like a message is being sent that Gulags and guard beatings await political prisoners so there’s not much point in peacefully surrendering. We’ve fallen to banana republic status.
Yep. And those assholes who were cringing at loud voices are going to be really shocked when they start stretching lampposts. Fuck them, they brought this on. I wish the rest of us won’t have to live with it.
Jim Snow.
The judge also ruled that Rhodes can testify before Congress under a House select committee subpoena.
On Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson of the Eastern District of Texas sided with the prosecution, who claimed that Rhodes was too “dangerous” to be released before his trial.
It’s like Johnson never saw Passenger 57 or any other movie. Rhodes will clearly use the hearings to escape.
Snark aside, that is total bullshit to force Rhodes to testify while incarcerated and facing criminal charges for the very same actions. It’s a miscarriage of justice and abuse of power (which pretty much all of the 1/6 riots are).
I have to work or else I’d give this a try.
B is suckers?
Thanks Hyperbole!
Need more of this from any politician of any party. It is puzzling why it hasn’t happened more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3j6Ugr_aBc&t=206s
He was very nervous, but Bravo!
The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet is tits?
Ive had Fox news on for a few hours. The vaccine narrative is crumbling, the vaccinated are most of the new deaths and hospitalizations around the world. The vaccine is like an omicron magnet, and Sweden just decided against giving the vax to kids. Nothing about any of this. Where is everyone who hasnt been forced to substack?
The hardcore vaxxers haven’t given up yet. They’re still trying to stave off the inevitable and censor any opposing viewpoints.
Seems legit.
Fauci: Study on Covid vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years continues, but it looks like it will be a 3-shot regimen
Three words
Childhood Vaccine Schedule
It confers liability protection. The public health emergency can’t last forever.
With proper marksmanship it will only take a single shot.
FBI lurker: This is not an actual threat
I mean according to the data they’re sharing it still decreases hospitalization and death by like 4x. or at least it did last month.
“according to the data they’re sharing”
Given that vaccine efficacy in Denmark and Israel has dropped below zero for Omicron, I’m suspicious of any claim that a treatment which makes it more likely for you to catch it, also lessens symptoms.
Israel’s data does show exactly that though. It shows their unvaccinated being hospitalized at 10x the rate. Are we to believe only part of their data?
I don’t have an explanation other than to say it doesn’t make sense. What’s the mechanism of action that creates that scenario?
No clue, and that’s an interesting point.
Nevertheless, do you think every first world country on Earth is faking their statistics? They all show this that I’ve seen. Even people places attempting to show vaccinated hospitalizations outpace unvaccinated (Scotland, Denmark, the U.K) still have a much higher RATE of hospitalization among the unvaccinated.
One possibility: people who don’t get vaccinated simply have shorter lifespans because they are not as risk averse. Nevertheless, the data doesn’t seem to confirm this demographic is less likely to get vaccinated.
What numbers are you looking at? I’m seeing that 75% of serious hospitalizations in Israel due to Covid have been vaccinated (any vaccine without the weasel word “fully”), which is roughly equal to their vaccinated rate. That 75% does include previous recovery from Covid, but I’m guessing that’s a very small percentage.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sees-70000-new-covid-cases-with-638-hospitalized-in-serious-condition/
Calling that an improvement is a stretch. Three shots of an experimental treatment with side effects to get a 30% improvement in hospitalization rate?
Therapeutic protocols administered early are showing a minimum of 70% improvement in hospitalization rates.
And that’s the issue to me. The reliance on very experimental treatments might be an acceptable risk if there were no other options. But we do have options, and they’re very good and very cheap.
The second question is what is the population that makes up the unvaccinated population?
Were they too ill to even take a vaccine or were they healthy?
There’s a horde of ways to cut the numbers and the authorities are definitely willing to play around with them to get the results they want to show to the extent possible.
A common one is to exclude anyone who is vaccinated, but within two weeks of the last shot, from the vaccinated pool. Given that the mRNA shots are known to suppress immune response in that period, it makes you more likely to catch the disease and shifts cases from vaccinated to unvaccinated.
I guess my first question is “What constitutes vaccinated?”
Do they count people with two shots or do they require three or even four for it to apply?
I’m looking for an answer now.
it still decreases hospitalization and death by like 4x
The data is such a steaming pile of flaming dumpsters its impossible to know. Death “by” COVID or “with” COVID? Hospitalized “because of” COVID, or hospitalized “with incidental” COVID? “Vaccinated”, as in got a shot, or “fully vaccinated”, as in got your second shot more than two weeks ago? The data doesn’t separate it out, and you can’t reach any conclusions without filtering out the deaths with COVID and the hospitalizations with incidental COVID. ”
And that’s before you get into the cherry-picked measurement periods.
I learn-ed moar betterer.
Imma gonna guess the answer is ‘Ballchinian’.
I’m sure everything is on the up and up.
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Government contractors admit to flying illegal immigrants to smaller airports to keep the flights on the “down low” and hidden from the public.
Serious props on this, Hype. After your threat to OT posters yesterday I had planned to chime in with an OT comment as soon as this went up, but got bogged down at work. Finally got around to the puzzle itself, took about 45 minutes to solve. I’m slowing down.
He is just upset he didn’t get the glorious White Knight known as Swiss
*slides Preparation H packet over*
Thanks buddy!
Wikipedia lied to me about the Hebrew alphabet. ?
He(t)h.
Cool, glad to hear someone actually solved it.
’twas very nice, and quite challenging. I’m not a huge fan of crostics, I prefer the cryptic puzzles (American, not the godawful British ones), but it’s all good. And I tip my hat to anyone who can construct a good puzzle.
A. Kayak
B. Retard.
C. Hmm. Janes Addiction is too long…I’ll skip
D. I don’t know
E. What?
F. Wife
G. Nephew
H. Cheif or Chief
I. Irish
J. Who?
K. Dictat
L. Trick question, they only made one song
M. Poker
N. Mulatto
O. Iowa
P. Chainsaw
Q. I don’t know
R. Abby Normal
S. Snaggle
T. BITCOIN!
U. Hell is too short
V. Dodge
W. Absinthe
X. Nagadoches
How did I do?
Exactly as expected.
Excellent
>.<
Not demoralized enough.
Closing for ten days for morale?
Just fire them all.
During my summer vacation
Beach Haven restaurant owners ask for patience & kindness following difficult weekend
Naturally, increases in the frequency and intensity of conflict between the public and staff enforcing the museum’s policies can only be addressed by excluding the public.
Certainly not by changing the policies. Other, of course, than to “bolster” them by making them more draconian
I took my kids there a few times while I lived in CO. Fun place where you can catch something significantly worse than COVID.
Like pink eye.
Assuming the story I just read and grizzly’s quote are being correctly reported, I’m on the fence on this one. Yes, masking makes little difference. Current Denver rules require face coverings indoors. Yelling or otherwise getting angry at employees seems inappropriate.
OTOH, what are your options? Submit (a win for the lockdowners)? Stay home (also a win for the lockdowners)? Demand to talk to the manager? OK, Karen, but whoever actually sets policy isn’t going to talk to you, not unless you are connected. Middle management is no more responsible for the policy than frontline employees.
I will crap on middle management and higher. That’s what they (and I) are paid for.
Having been a frontline employee – I won’t do it. These are people with far less options than I have been blessed with.
Yeah, there are no good options. But getting angry with someone selling tickets (or, like last year, some 16 yo cashier at the grocery store) ain’t helping either.
What is appropriate? I personally don’t go to any museums or events that require masking. But I’m glad that others make the lives of the mask mandate enforcers uncomfortable. The enforcers are not innocent victims. They are accomplices. There’s nothing natural about wearing a face mask, let alone demanding others to wear one.
There’s nothing natural about wearing
a face maskclothes, let alone demanding others to wearone.Avatar checks out.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/27/road-transport-overhaul-pete-buttigieg-vows-more-bike-and-bus-lanes-lower-speed-limits/
Emphasis added.
Fuck that guy. He should take some more paid leave.
What? With all these supply chain issues they keep telling us about, I demand truckers ignore speed limits, traffic lights, stop signs, school zones and weigh stations!
Hopefully States took notice of the CMS ruling and then read “Over the next two years, he said, his department will provide guidance as well as $5 billion in grants to states to spur lower speed limits and embrace safer road design such as dedicated bike and bus lanes, better lighting and crosswalks.” They will give a big NOPE to that money. Otherwise, enjoy being the bottom basic bitch of the Federal Government.
The States are pretty much truckstop whores when it comes to federal money – they will do anything for it, no matter how small the amount.
???
The endrun around the Constitution.
Yes I know they are. Can a man at least hope?
I can’t imagine driving though rural Nevada (highways) at less than 75 mph.
These dickheads are using our federal tax money to bribe states to limit our rights.
Fuck the turn-of-the-century “Progressives” and their federal income tax, popular election of Senators, Prohibition, and other BS.
I just told the county that I intend to contest the school bus passing violation I got.
They adopted a video system that automates the ticketing. When the STOP sign comes out it starts taking video and they changed the law so that you have to stop even on the other side of a divided highway.
I was approaching the bus in a 45mph zone that was four lanes over going the other way and it put out the sign so I slowed down. The bus pulled the sign in so I sped back up and didn’t notice the bus moved about fifteen feet and put it out again. I saw it as I passed and cursed, knwing I was going to get $250 fine.
The whole thing has been a fundraising racket. I know two people who have gotten tickets as they went by a line of busses waiting to pick up kids at a school and one bus put out its sign and started collecting money.
Of course, they make it really easy to pay the violation but completely non-obvious as to how you can contest it in court.
I know it takes time out of our days, but the only way things like this get crushed is if people contest and clog the courts. Stop just paying the fine.
On the other side of a divided highway? I didn’t realize that was a thing.
Also, I find it odd they have kids standing on the side of a highway.
Two lanes each way with a turn lane in the middle. 45mph.
No kid is ever crossing that road but you’re required to stop because it increases the revenue stream.
It’s also easier to just ticket everybody the camera picks up instead of having to discriminate whether the law applies or not.
That’s not how I define “divided”. A turn lane is not a divider. 🙂
Not in OK it isn’t.
Ok as in “Ada”?
The cameras are for the children’s safety as they drop them off on major busy streets without thinking about what is possibly wrong with that logic.
Speaking of stupid driving tricks:
I was driving home earlier this week along a road that is curved. Moderate traffic., two lanes on each side. I was in the right lange, and a firetruck comes up behind me; because of the curve, not a lot of notice. I start to slow down and pull over as far as I can. The twat in front of me SLAMS on his brakes and comes to a screeching stop, forcing me to do the same. I was sure I was going to get rearended – I didn’t miss him by much, and wound up not being able to pull over much at all. Of course, the firetruck had a clear lane the whole time, and goes sailing past.
And the twat flips me off.
That is all. Scruffy’s story just brought it back to mind.
The earth is a sphere, so technically every road is curved.
/ducking
The whole thing has been a fundraising racket.
That’s most of what state revenue agen – uh – police do.
to get people out of their cars
Fuck. Off.
Some of that stuff makes sense in some places.
But if it made sense everywhere they wouldn’t have to create new Soviet man to enforce it, would they.
Fuck that piece of weasel faced shit. Local city did a bunch of that. Lane theft, light desynchronization, general asshole behavior. And the fuckfaces that did it are immune from any kind of feedbacks hen they should be flayed alive M-F 8am-5pm outside of the municipal building as warning to the rest.
I have two employees that are looking to leave. One, my specialist, wants to get back to Texas with his family and because they are at least trying to get rid of COVID nonsense. The other is salty cause he lost out to the position I ultimately got and he can’t sit at home cowering in fear of COVID while he travels all over the place.
I see that $250 in pennies weighs 137 pounds, if that becomes necessary.
*sigh*
It works there…like a good old fashion sockparty
They will give a big NOPE to that money. Otherwise, enjoy being the bottom basic bitch of the Federal Government.
Just like they told the feds to stick that 55mph speed limit where the sun don’t shine.
What the hell is up with the iGlock?
It’s tough to see from the pictures, but I’m assuming based on the shape the white framed pistols are Glocks. It’s exactly the color I’d want so as to show every spec of dirt and oil.
College student accused of selling dozens of loaded guns to undercover NYPD cop
I’m think those are Sccys.
*thinking
I’m think your identification is correct too.
They do seem to go for the bright colors on their guns.
The crimson one is growing on me.
ZOMG! Kid-friendly colors! THEIR MARKETNG TO CHILDRUN!
Marketing to women.
It pleases me that the sole bid is by “dainty1”.
Look you’ve already taken their flavored vapes, don’t get rid of their fun colored guns too.
ZOMG! Some of those are illegal under the NYSAFE act!
And is that a 92 Inox in the upper left corner?
I wonder how you pick which guns to smuggle? Do you buy the cheapest and maximize the profit? Do certain guns command a premium on the black market?
I’ve always assumed that the life of an illegal arms dealer is exactly as portrayed in Jackie Brown.
Everything from a Derringer to drum mags? I’m impressed.
A since-closed GoFundMe page called “Bring Shakor Home” was created for him on Dec. 27, raising almost $300.
That’s gotta sting a little.
Good for him selling loaded guns. I hate the whole “batteries not included” nonsense. I mean, I need to go bust a cap NAO!
U: Room 101, against the wall, or in the camps doesn’t fit.
I love the DGAF attitude of the Bee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h28P6jgO7zM
Keebler!!!
Indeed: FBI Hosts Annual January 6 Reunion
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-whistleblowers-share-dod-medical-data-that-blows-vaccine-safety-debate-wide-open
Here’s a little more info about Atty Tom Renz and the military doctor whistleblower hearing that Sen. Ron Johnson held. Three doctors have gone on the record based upon a series of queries they did to the DoD’s medical coding system.
And now for consistent link readers, you can begin to surmise why the FDA/CDC are trying to slow-roll the release of all of those documents that were ordered by the judge in the FOIA lawsuit. When the Truth all finally comes out, people are not going to be happy.
This is huge because they can’t handwave it away like they do with VAERS.
They can just bury it.
They can try. Imagine what this is doing to morale.
They thought they had a problem with “insurrectionist” soldiers before?
Easier to suppress this – DoD will hide everything they can.
“Medical information and readiness is classified.”
I’m fully supportive of Ozy and I still thin VAERS is a pile. This, OTH, makes me believe the validity much more.
The issue with VAERS is not that they get fake submissions, that’s going to happen. It’s that the FDA has been completely ignoring it. They refuse to follow up on anything.
They still haven’t answered any questions on Maddie de Garay. They just pretend she doesn’t exist when she is prima facie evidence of fraud on the part of Pfizer.
VAERS is crap. The noise is high. But there is enough signal to warrant looking deeper into it.
Oh that’s going to piss off some people.