September 22nd, 2018 3:07 PM PATTON’S SWORD [G]en Patton did extensive study and competition with swords, and as far as I know his mixture of saber and rapier is the final word on the matter if for no other reason than we don’t chop while riding on horses any longer. I have used foil, rapier, and saber and while one can exert more force with a saber, the rapier, it’s length, and it’s double edge simply mean that opponents are kept at a distance, and you are much, much faster than they are. The basic utility of the Machete, Saxon, Bowie are fantastic, but they are closer ranged weapons than the fast sword. While we all love our longswords they are primarily for use against armor, and gave way to harder metal with faster swords upon the arrival of gunpowder. And the saber was eventually replaced by a second pistol when soldiers could afford it. Why? Well, I see a lot of knife and machete fights in the world thanks to the ubiquity of smart phones. Apparently no one in the third world has learned to fight with swords.
Category: Commentary, Critique, and Response
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September 22nd, 2018 12:29 PM (humor. sorta’.) —“Basically, I consider liberal
September 22nd, 2018 12:29 PM (humor. sorta’.)
—“Basically, I consider liberal deniers of truth to be like retarded peopleâand as such, they should be treated as such, and although they should be allowed to live, they get no opinions on anything of import AND shouldnât have any rights to anything determinative.”— Michael Val Hietter
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Big Families Are Not Really Difficult
September 22nd, 2018 1:02 PM BIG FAMILIES ARE NOT REALLY DIFFICULT
by Nick Bailey—“Big families actually aren’t as much of a pain as the (((news media))) portrays. I had a carseat/stroller combo that lasted through the first 5 kids. I had 5 sons in a row, so baby clothes just got saved and passed to the next kid for years. Eventually, the workload of dealing with the younger kids gets spread out among both parents and the older kids. Feeding them is cheap if you just make one-pot meals at home.
The first kid is the most expensive. Each one after that is generally less expensive, especially once you realize you don’t need all the stuff the ‘experts’ say you need. Good medical insurance is an absolute must, though.”— -
September 22nd, 2018 12:29 PM (humor. sorta’.) —“Basically, I consider liberal
September 22nd, 2018 12:29 PM (humor. sorta’.)
—“Basically, I consider liberal deniers of truth to be like retarded peopleâand as such, they should be treated as such, and although they should be allowed to live, they get no opinions on anything of import AND shouldnât have any rights to anything determinative.”— Michael Val Hietter
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“No wonder the left takes the cheap and easy route of using lies. Lies are cheap
—“No wonder the left takes the cheap and easy route of using lies. Lies are cheap, propaganda is cheap, defeating them is expensive and time consuming.”— Howard Van Der Klauw
Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 22:51:19 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1043271485983473665
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Good to have you back. Wonder how long it’ll last this time? Love you man. -hugs
Good to have you back. Wonder how long it’ll last this time?
Love you man. -hugs
Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 22:12:00 UTC
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Curt Doolittle shared a post
Curt Doolittle shared a post.
Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 19:46:00 UTC
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“In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teach
—“In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in High School to teaching remedial English in college.” — Joe Sobran
(h/t:Bill Kaplan )
Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 17:55:30 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1043197040686235648
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Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 16:06:00 UTC
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Source date (UTC): 2018-09-21 16:06:00 UTC