<![CDATA[Comments from TheDeadPuppet]]> <![CDATA[Comments from TheDeadPuppet]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Soldiers in Iraq Get 'Paintball Guns on Steroids']]> "Don't paint me, bro!"

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Russia's Zubr Hovercraft May Finally Justify Use Of "Xtreme"]]> @pernicious: There are definitely other fans for lift.
Sure, you can't sink it while it's 'on land', but, throw a little FOD through the fans and it's as good as sunk.

@xpeak: Pressure mines, probably not. Acoustic mines, maybe. But, if a mine did happen to go off it would surely eff up the plenum skirts. Besides, when these are called in, they come in in set 'lanes' that have been cleared before any type of amphibious operation begins.

@jimbosmithy: "several" LCACs.. closer to 'only three'. And, "deploy fairly quickly" is subjective. They're quick compared to LCU/LCM launches, sure, but the prima-donna crews still take their time. As far as 'eggs in one basket', no. An LHD is only ONE ship in an ARG/ESG; other amphibious ships in the group would carry other LCACs/landing craft as needed.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Russia's Zubr Hovercraft May Finally Justify Use Of "Xtreme"]]> Well, "with similar boats from the US Navy" (assuming they're talking about LCACs) the man-hours for maintainence must be outrageous. That probably means the Zubr will be down for a year for each day they fly.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on U.S.S. Independence: A Triple Hulled, Weapon-Laden Monster That is Surprisingly Affordable]]> @Technogen: Please tell me you were cracking a joke about the 'haul'. The hull/superstructure is angled to deflect/dissapate radar.
@Marcelo: Yes. We do need a good Navy. At last count, Navy had more satellites being used for comms/imaging than any other branch. Oh, and them fancy jets that were in theater first? yeah. Those were Navy. Lastly, let's not forget that the Navy is augmenting the ground troops over there, too.

textbooks. indeed.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented]]> @A3rd.Zero: Navy doesn't like change? wtf? okay, okay, I can't tell you how much 'change' we didn't go through in the past 22+ years. /sarcasm.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Ben Wilson's Monocycle Calls for Pert Buttocks]]> "Did you take it off any sweet jumps?"
Gosh

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Mario Theme Played with RC Car and Wine Bottles]]> Wine bottles in a parking garage.
Wouldn't playing Nazareth's Hair of the Dog be better?

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on The Illusion PC is a Hellraiser]]> ::yawn::
I really don't care how my PCs look. I want them to perform well. The case is shoved under my desk; how pretty does it have to be?
Oh, when a pic of the Master Control Program from Tron is available, I might start saving my pennies.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on The Real Reasons Monster Cables Cost So Much]]> I had Monster Cables in my house once.
My regular cables got scared.
They banded together, lit torches, wielded pitch-forks and chased Monster Cables out.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Abracadabra Pneumatic Bookmark Pops To Your Page]]> @nincompoop:

'zactly.
The books in my library have more dog ears than a Korean resturaunt has in their buffet.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Time-It Watch's LED Display Curls Around Your Wrist]]> Great idea. Make it easier for the hookers in Thailand to steal your watches. At least they can't recharge them.

Suck it, hookers!

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Cat Jumps Off a Plane, Lands on Its Legs]]> This is the same country that put a chimp into space? Seems like they're going backwards.
Oh, and about all the dog-mishandling 'over there'.. try going 'over there' and see how the rabies/disease-infected dogs are treated on a daily basis. A puppy off the cliff is small potatoes compared to how they treat their animals and livestock.

Once on the ground I think the cat was quoted as saying:
"I can has revenge now?"

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on USBee Flash Drive has Bendable Neck, Heat Ventilation, Vague Resemblance to a Bee]]> For a great christmas set, make a USB drive in the style of the auto-injector people carry around that are alergic to bee stings.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Battlebots Returns, This Time to ESPN]]> whoa whoa whoa.
An "Anything goes" class? sweet. Now I can enter my Terminator 3 robot.
Then it can headbutt another robot.
THAT would make it a real sport.
Just like soccer.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on World's Most Expensive iPod Shuffle Goes Under Hammer for Charity]]> Too bad Liberace's dead.
$40K of diamonds on a POS is still iCrap.

If I had 40K to needlessly squander awat, I'd buy this and have it hooked up to that guy's Steampunk laptop just out of spite.
Then I'd have to buy the diamond-encrusted toof-grill to match.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Skywalker Last Supper Painting Made With 69,550 Star Wars Frames]]> Can someone lend me a Mac? I want to do the crucifixion scene using stills from both Conan movies. Mary Magdelene will be made of composites from Krull.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Exclusive Han Solo Carbonite Desk Info and Gallery]]> Turn the hands to be used as cupholders and open the mouth wider for a candy dish and I might be swayed to get one for my mancave. (I realize the potential for backlash here.)

I wonder if you can get enough of that plaster-of-paris stuff you can use for your 'member' and coat yourself in it to make your OWN desk.... of you!
It shouldn't be that hard. Literally.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on Jet-Powered Minivan Is Probably Batman's Aunt's Car]]> I don't want to be around when he installs the Flux Capacitor.
I guess this minivan is good for quick trips to the store. Bring it up to the northeast where he can de-ice windshields in a jiffy.

]]> <![CDATA[TheDeadPuppet commented on LEGO Arms Dealer Sells Everything from AK47 to Uzi]]> We picked up the dreaded spilt/spilled/spill dichotomy but overlooked the Rocket Propeller fiasco?
But I digress.
With a huge cache of different weapons for my LEGO army, now I can finally overthrow that damned Warhammer 40K horde.

BrikWars anyone?

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