Tonnage isn't everything

By the way I didn't look up the stats or anything, I shoot from the hip.

The Charles de Gaulle still ought to be an all around more capable vessel than the new Queen Elizabeth class regardless of tonnage.

I think some design choices make this self-evident:

1) Nuclear => unlimited endurance

2) Angled flight deck => sortie generation

3) CATOBAR => organic AWACS (this is a big one)

MY GOODNESS

Can I still call it racism if it's Chinese on Chinese?

Like, people in Hong Kong really hate Mainlanders.

I would be out with one of my local friends and we would pass by a homeless person,

"that guy's from the mainland, a Hong Kong person wouldn't be out like that!"

What the fuck? Just because of that? How can you make assertions like that?

Or another one, "sorry I'm late, there were some Mainlanders walking really slowly, it's always the Mainlanders that are blocking my way"

I know a lot of times I kid that brown people are like this or asian people are like that but I've never been like oh I bet a black person committed that crime or god I hate Jews I wish they'd all just get out of this country.

Okay I've probably said something like that about Jews before. But I was totally joking.

For the record no black person has ever complained when I make jokes about watermelon and fried chicken. They'd be all like, "hells yeah, fried chicken is delicious, there's something wrong with you if you don't like fried chicken".

I think they're more offended by bigger things. Like getting shot by the police.

International Hijinks

So it was me, a Korean, a Japanese, an Indian and a Hong Kong native; we were in a Korean fusion restaurant.

Things got really awkward when the waitress came and the only person who can speak Cantonese was in the washroom.

Just for fun we were like, "sorry we don't speak Cantonese..Korean? Can you use Korean?"

"Sorry no Korean"

So I had to use my Mandarin..

We were still conferring in English though: "Ask them if they have soju" "What the fuck is soju in Chinese? ..uh..有韓國白酒嗎？" lit. is there any Korean liquor?

When our Hong Kong guy came back, the properly confused waitress complimented him on his Cantonese.

"Uh..thanks, I'm from here"

Note to self

What did the carrot say to the wheat?
” ‘Lettuce’ rest, I’m feeling ‘beet.’ “
What did the paper say to the pen?
“I feel quite all ‘write,’ my friend.”
What did the teapot say to the chalk?
Nothing, you silly . . . teapots can’t talk!
~Shel Silverstein

Do not play jack
With the Jaguar cat--
You’ll never ever best her.
If she don’t win,
She’ll start to whine.
If she gets an eight,
She’ll pick up nine--
She’ll say she didn’t,
But you’ll know she’s lion--
She’s such an awful Cheetah.
~Shel Silverstein

I heard that Katrina
The Cook was a witch,
But me, I’m such
A stupid kid,
I yelled, “Hey! Katrina,
Make me a sandwich,”
And ZAP--
She did!
~Shel Silverstein 

How many slams in an old screen door?
Depends how loud you shut it.
How many slices in a bread?
Depends how thin you cut it.
How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live ‘em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give ‘em
~Shel Silverstein

Interesting how different people mark their drawings

And my own:

Fair Point

"One technical thing - the Eastern Med is pretty crowded, will the USN want to take an Ohio that close to a Udaloy on patrol, then use 154 Tomahawk launches to provide a datum in a confined area?" 

People might be taking for granted an appearance by the USS Break Shit - Get Out herself.

That's the money shot

The Red Comet Kick:



Char Aznable's most famous attack in Gundam history

So the main character in Slam Dunk

He's a 6'3" center.

This is what he looks like (#10) standing with the cast:

Hey, that's pretty similar in height to Russell Westbrook, OKC's 6'3" PG.

This is what he looks like (#0) standing with the cast:

Girl.

You doin' too much makeup.

You went right past Vogue territory and straight into Trailer Trash.

To whoever made this..

You suck, and all your explanations are wrong.

For fucks sake, the gravitational equation (eqn 2) and charge equation (eqn 4) are of the exact same form, you're not even internally consistent in your shittiness.

Obvious source is obvious

Some thoughts:
-None of the squadrons in Korea are standing down, including the A-10s
-B-2s are active, no surprise there
-Interesting that the F-15Cs in Kadena aren't fully mission capable; I guess that tells you how much they respect the NK air force
-I'd be surprised if the Lancers aren't kept combat ready
-Lolol 18th Aggressor Squadron is grounded

Temptress Episode

Apparently this is what passes for a siren in Taiwan..
OH WELL! NO ARGUMENT FROM ME!

This is a good idea

Looks like Golden State is setting the new standard for basketball jerseys.

 
But now what will I see hot Tiffany in?

Someone posted their planking time

It really wasn't very impressive.

But in the process of proving it, I did figure out a 3-step program for improving plank times.

Step 1: Set laptop in front and put on a Korean music video

Step 2: Start the plank

Step 3 (this is the important one): Fill your soul with envy for Taecyeon's abs

Happy planking.

What bothers me..

..is that their costumes are woodland, but their heels are baby blue.

Have you ever seen glasses so fly?

She wore them during SMTown Tokyo and SMTown Seoul performances.

But not at the performances in SMTown LA and SMTown Taiwan.

Swoon

Somebody took a picture of their newly arrived photobooks.

Obviously I had to go track down the picture in picture.

Then I went and found the performance video too. <_<

This continues for another good screen and a half

I never really know what's going on in my Twitter feed.

All aboard!

I've always found character shipping kind of strange and crazy, and doing it with real people just adds another dimension of creepiness to everything. But since I'm knee deep in this world of weirdness already, here is my appraisal of selected watercrafts:

TaeNy (Taeyeon + Tiffany): Clearly the most popular ferry by far. Also there are way too many ridiculous videos made on this that I don't want to click on.

SunYeon (Sunny + Taeyeon): Minor, TaeNy is strictly dominant.

JeTi (Jessica + Tiffany): This is just silly.

YulSic (Yuri + Jessica): I woke up and had an epiphany; there is subtle brilliance at play here.

StrawNy (Straw + Tiffany): The only acceptable ship in my mind.