Slight Disagreement

Some guy has opined on the Top 15 Most Beautiful Vintage Cars Ever Made, and I agree by and large, taking issue with #15 (Dodge Charger, seriously?), the rankings of the Dino 246 GT at #12 (should have been at least #3) and the Lamborghini Miura at #14 (LOL).  And then there’s the inclusion of the Ford Shelby Mustang (performance, yes;  looks, blecchhh).

My favorite (about the ’50s Corvette):  “…the best-looking car Chevrolet ever conceived”  — talk about a low bar.

It’s only 20 minutes long, so help yourselves and then add your thoughts in Comments.

Will Of The People

So Oregon’s prospective gun owners are going to get it in the shorts:

Gun sales more than doubled in Oregon with Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114) pending, and Oregon State Police are struggling to keep up with the demand for background checks.

KDRV reports that BM 114 passed by a margin of 50.9 percent to 49.1 percent, and will take effect December 8, 2022.  The measure requires a permit, which costs $65, to purchase a gun. It also bans “high capacity” magazines and requires law enforcement to maintain a database of gun permit applicants, among other things.  The process for getting a gun permit under BM 114 includes submitting fingerprints and passing a gun safety course.

And for all those Oregon gun owners who couldn’t be bothered to go out and vote on Nov 8:  you have only yourselves to blame.

Ahhh that democracy thing… although I bet that if this “initiative” ever makes it to the Supreme Court, it will get revoked.  Keyword:  “if”.

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And speaking of stale vaginas:


...and quite a few Vietnam vets are also ready for you to die, I bet.


...given that the average age of these airborne waitresses nowadays is about 57, the man obviously needs help.


...FIVE bullets to the chest?  That’s a textbook Clinton suicide right there.


...I can attest to at least ONE elderly family who’s not turned on the heat for the past three weeks.

From the P.R. company representing Green Lunacy & Panic, Inc.:


...you mean like it was 45 years ago, when you first started spouting this alarmist bullshit?


...not to mention the rising rates of athlete’s foot, night sweats, twisted ankles and toenail fungal decay.


...migraines, disease, dementia… is there anything climate change CAN’T do?


...I’m not a military expert, but I’m pretty sure that barbed wire is not much of a defense against missiles.

From the Hearts Of Stone Dept.:


...an easy mistake to make, if you’re French.


...didn’t she already do that in Track 2 on her last album?

And from the ever-silly INSIGNIFICA:

   

And in Totty News:


...off you go, then, to see for yourself.

Finally:


…I report, you decide:

And on that lavender note, we end the news.

Monday Funnies

What day is it?  Oh yeah…

As we go back to more SFW jokes:

And for Thanksgiving:

And one more time for one of my all-time favorites:

And because I’ve been watching gloomy Scandi-detective shows recently, here’s Pihla Viitala from Deadwind:

 

Just the right mixture of classy and slutty.  YMMV.

Crossing America — 2022

Time to play this game again, as many people have written to ask for it.

The Challenge:  You have the opportunity to go back in time, arriving on the east coast of North America circa  1650 in the early spring, and your goal is to cross the North American continent, taking as much time as you need.  When / if you reach the Pacific coastline, you’ll be transported back to the present day.  Your equipment for this journey will be as follows (taken back in the time capsule with you):

— enough provisions for the first five days’ travel
— a backpack containing some clothing essentials
— a winter coat, raincoat and boots
— waterproof sleeping bag
— an axe
— a couple of knives, and a small sharpening stone
— a box of 1,000 “strike anywhere” waterproof matches
— a portable water filtration system
— a set of topographic maps of North America
— binoculars and a compass
— a current U.S. Army First Aid kit
ONE long gun (shotgun or rifle) and 300 rounds of ammo (but no scope;  and no interchangeable-barrel rifles like a Thompson Center Encore or Blaser;  drillings are acceptable, but you still only get 300 rounds of ammo, total)
ONE handgun (and 200 rounds)
ONE rimfire gun (either a rifle or handgun, with 500 rounds).

Once there, you’ll be given a horse, a mule and a dog or two — but apart from that, you’re on your own.  Remember you’ll be traveling through deep woods, open prairie, desert and mountains.  You may encounter hostile Indian tribes and dangerous animals en route, which should be considered when you answer the following questions (and only these):

1.  What long gun would you take back in time with you?
2.  What handgun?
3.  What rimfire gun?

Unlike previous surveys, I’m not going to tabulate the answers;  just have at it in Comments.  Reasons need not be given, as the choices will pretty much speak for themselves.  If you must  justify your choices, keep it short (as I have with mine).

Oh, and one last thing:  you can’t keep your previous choices of firearm;  you must find new ones.  So in my case, for example, I can’t pick the 1896 Swedish Mauser / CZ Safari Magnum and Ruger Redhawk .357 revolver / Springfield 1911 from the last couple of times — so my own new choices for this year are below the fold. Read more