The ship may be the JS Myōkō (DDG-175), a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The Ratheon Phalanx CIWS is sometimes painted as a “Minion“.
Tag: weaponry
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Misfits & Freaks, The Courettes (2022)Dubbed “The World’s Greatest Two-Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble,” Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Fabulous Courettes, are proof that Phil Spector lives.
Silent Running (trailer).
Which clown are you?
Who are your Disney parents?
Huffy Radiobike [via Bunkerville].
The pyramids of Giza have eight sides.
Xmas Tree People of yore [via Mme. Jujujive].
Louis Vuitton Crack House [via Nag on the Lake].
Berens Old Fashioned Brandy Fruit Cake [h/t John McL.].
Mawson, Ninnis & Mertz [and others, via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image found here.]
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Last Minute Gift Ideas – Christmas Weaponry
War Machines
Collected from around the internest.
The beast at the bottom was found live by Pam M.
More beasts and Babe Magnets in this archive.
THIS Is An “Assault-Style Weapon.”
HOLY COW! IT’S FARMERMAN!
Mission Accepted.
[Found here.]
The Apache Revolver (ca. 1869)
“The Apache Revolver is the Swiss Army knife of guns. Designed in the early 1900’s by the french gang Les Apaches this weapon was easily concealed and it is said that one bullet would always be left out of the chamber so as to not shoot yourself while it was in your pocket. Its range was very limited due to its lack of a barrel but it was an effective tool due to everything it could do, this weapon could shoot, cut and hit and could be easily folded up and placed in your pocket. Sheer Genius.”
The Wikipedia entry contradicts that description. This multi-purpose weapon was presumably designed by Louis Dolne of Belgium in 1860, went into production in 1869, and was discontinued by 1900. Here’s a quick video.
Sometimes all you need is a counterspy outfit with an all-purpose gun and special equipment.
“Okay, I need some bullet-shooting handcuffs, a bullet-shooting lighter, a bullet-shooting camera with 3 or 4 rolls of bullet-shooting film, a bullet-shooting WalkieTalkie, a bullet-shooting knife, and a bullet-shooting flat hand grenade. I’ll take that bullet-shooting mustache and the bullet-shooting beard, too. How much for the bullet-shooting missile grenade? Oh, and I’ll also need some bullet-shooting ammunition, then I’m good to go.”
–Bunk Strutts 10 years old.
[Images found here. ISIS has some of this stuff already.]
One Chord Hot Links
Amazing Naval weaponry: Lasers, Railguns and Hypervelocity Projectiles. If this is unclassified, just think of the stuff that is.
Greek Fire was a weapon used successfully to thwart invasions by muslim pirates in the early 7th century.
The Crusades were fought in response to Islamic aggression in the 11th century.
Who were the Barbary Pirates?
Okay, so the carpet caught fire. Big deal. It was an act of God.
Here are the rules for Kingyo-sukui.
Ruining Rock Paper Scissors. Look. Just throw the same 3 times in a row, then double your bet and throw the one that beats your previous three. Pocket your winnings and leave the neighborhood asap. Coming up next: How to get dibs on a baseball bat.
Wild Man From Borneo by Kinky Friedman. One of these days he’s going to have a Tribute band.
I’m not a “gamer” so I’m not sure what to make of The Stanley Parable, but it looks pretty cool.
[Top image from The Greatest Rock Video Under Two Minutes Ever.]
Tacky Raccoons 