“We’ve switched Walrus’s normal work day for Folger’s Crystals. Let’s see if he notices…”
Archive of entries posted on 1st February 2023
In Tragic Irony, Raquel Welch, Bo Derek, and Mary Ann Announce “We Could Never Make Love to a Man Without a Job”
Walrus Fails To File TPP Report On Time
Are We All Done With Our Brunch Lid?
Straight Line of the Day: What Has the Military Done With Over 220 Billion Dollars Worth of Equipment?
A bookend to yesterday’s SLoTD.
Pentagon Can’t Account for $220 Billion Given to Contractors
Reason | 18 Jan 2023 | Eric BoehmAuditors say the Pentagon cannot account for $220 billion worth of government-owned gear provided to military contractors—and the actual total is likely much higher.
In a report released Tuesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) slammed the Pentagon’s handling of so-called “government-furnished property” (GFP) that has been passed off to contractors with little oversight. The GAO notes that auditors have asked for decades that the Pentagon develop a plan to account for that gear and equipment—which can include “ammunition, missiles, torpedoes,” and component parts for those items—to little avail. In 2001, the Pentagon said it would address the issue by 2005. In 2020, it said the process would be complete by 2026.
Perhaps someday we’ll know how much taxpayer-funded military gear has been handed out to contractors. For now, the GAO notes that the $220 billion estimate is “likely significantly understated.”
Straight Line of the Day: What has the military done with over 220 Billion dollars worth of equipment?
Pretty Sure This Gives a Fairly Clear Picture of Their Relationship
Woman Arrested for Driving With Husband Clinging to Car’s Bonnet
Japan Today ^ | 1/30/2023Police in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she drove her car with her 23-year-old husband clinging to the bonnet.
The incident occurred at around 12 a.m. Monday, local media reported. Police said the woman drove off while her husband clung to the bonnet for about two kilometers before he fell off.
The husband called a friend who notified police. The man did not suffer any serious injuries.
Mr. Bidenaki assured his wife that he was only saying goodnight to the babysitter; and Mrs. Bidenaki assured him that she was not trying to literally throw him under a bus.
Classic Car Competition
“Peek-a-boo I see you Miss Ireland.”
“Durn, I thought I was blending into the background.”
“Never. Never ever could you just blend into the background.”
“I’ll try better next time. Got last week’s winner here for you and this week’s match up. I think we may need to switch gears soon to something else.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“Well I still have some connections with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue people, Might be able to work up something.
“Work away, work away.”
Winner
This week’s match up.
The Datsun 240Z started the Japanese sports car craze when it arrived in America in the early 1970’s. Offering lots of power and a pleasant interior for not much money, the Datsun paved the way for Toyota, Honda and Nissan to gain acceptance with U.S. consumers in the following decades. Classified ads from Hemmings and AutoTrader Classics have many Datsun 240Zs listed for sale.
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If you watched television in the 1980s, you will likely remember Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck, tooling around Hawaii in one of these targa tops on Magnum, P.I. Produced from 1975 to 1985, the two-seater V8 Ferrari 308 GTS represented elegance and adventure. The originals used on set were auctioned when the series ended, but you might find one on display at attractions such as the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Cumbria, England, or Universal Studios Hollywood.
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