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FrodosPet

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112. Mencken is a goldmine of quotes

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 04:05 PM

Jun 2012

. Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.

. Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

. Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

. Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

. I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.

. Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible for those who have had any experience with them.

. The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.

. The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

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Not always in agreement with these quotes, but they are fascinating.

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We have 42 active Los Angles class hunter-killer submarines [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2012 OP

GE/General Electric - We Bring Good Things To Life ...blah blah blah L0oniX Jun 2012 #1

42 subs for approx. 138 million square miles of ocean? PavePusher Jun 2012 #2

Agreed. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #7

Censored UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #33

I think you've read one too many Tom Clancy novels. Pro tip: the Red Navy is defunct. n/t. apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #73

Do you know what Putin is planning for in 10 years? HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #74

Yeah, it's just 1962 all over again, ain't it? apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #75

You want the Navy to return to coal-powered battleships? HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #77

You always whittle away the afternoons putting words in other poster's mouths? apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #79

How many submarines do you think the US needs? HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #80

How many raging wars you got going on with naval powerhouses at the moment? apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #81

So we wait until a war occurs to build subs and train submariners? HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #82

Once again, putting words in another poster's mouth & bizarre scenarios full of "ifs" and apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #84

Since you refuse to answer how many we do need... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #86

I have "refused" no such thing - you either failed to read what I wrote, or are incapable apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #87

We may only imagine you have full knowledge of precisely how many the US needs, then? LanternWaste Jun 2012 #109

The number needed is fairly easy to estimate, HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #113

I believe that you want to take the military oneshooter Jun 2012 #88

I don't really care what you believe, oneshooter. But thanks for sharing. n/t. apocalypsehow Jun 2012 #89

There are many on this forum who would like to do just that. Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #90

Agreed. The way to keep servicepeeps effective and safe... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #92

I imagine that number is only exceeded by those who believe the US should spend more on its militar LanternWaste Jun 2012 #110

Obviously there is a big problem with the procurement system. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #114

Are you seriously asserting that there aren't many on this forum who would like to see Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #116

I don't doubt that many would like to see the military budget cut 50%. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #118

Does it need them in wartime? FrodosPet Jun 2012 #107

You can't build them in days. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #115

I have to laugh when I see people argue that we should wait until we're in a major war before Johnny Rico Jun 2012 #117

Censored. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #29

Brad, what's the point of posting people's profile info? dionysus Jun 2012 #49

9 hidden posts, 17 ignoring, 1200 Meta posts in 90 days. Robb Jun 2012 #51

17 ignoring is baby shit compared to one I saw the other day with 62 ignoring. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #54

1200? Oy. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #56

1200 Meta posts? Huh? Where do you see that? PavePusher Jun 2012 #57

In the other poster's profile. LOL Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #62

Ah, thank you. PavePusher Jun 2012 #63

it was a rhetorical question, Mr Dingbat dionysus Jun 2012 #65

You never know when the Germans will invade. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #3

They might attack Pearl Harbor again! 11 Bravo Jun 2012 #4

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DainBramaged Jun 2012 #9

How many attach subs should the U.S. have? n/t guardian Jun 2012 #5

That number will rapidly shrink hack89 Jun 2012 #6

To protect us from the mighty Taliban navy's aircraft carriers and nuclear subs. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #8

And China? What a joke. FrodosPet Jun 2012 #108

Not to mention resurgent Andorra and Mighty Lichtenstein. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #111

Mencken is a goldmine of quotes FrodosPet Jun 2012 #112

By my rough count, HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #10

The MIC bongbong Jun 2012 #11

You don't think there are any Democrats employed in sub-building yards... PavePusher Jun 2012 #14

With that I agree. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #30

My Comment bongbong Jun 2012 #103

the vast majority of Submarines built in America are built by Electric Boat in Groton, CT KatChatter Jun 2012 #25

Yes, but .... bongbong Jun 2012 #104

WHEN (not if) our war with China kicks off I want those subs to be on the Chinese subs..... Cronkite Jun 2012 #12

I would prefer not to be nuclearized by a Chinese sub launched ballistic rocket DainBramaged Jun 2012 #16

I was being somewhat sarcastic..... Cronkite Jun 2012 #41

Why would China go to war with a country that UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #31

It seems unlikely right now.... Cronkite Jun 2012 #42

We have enough nuclear weapons to blow up any country many times over. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #45

Really? The US was attacked only 11 years ago... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #47

Yeah, a lot of good those subs did us "11 years ago" Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #48

Various weapons have different areas of application. PavePusher Jun 2012 #58

Take that up with the other poster. He brought that up referencing subs/911 Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #61

If you can accurately predict the date and nature of the next attack, HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #68

Because submarines Sgent Jun 2012 #13

There are 52 attack subs in active service Lurks Often Jun 2012 #15

Why are we the sea police? DainBramaged Jun 2012 #17

Because the US economy depends on it? hack89 Jun 2012 #46

Many of us have explained Lurks Often Jun 2012 #66

We had twice as many subs pre-WW2 as now. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #69

Because Namor is unstable. athenasatanjesus Jun 2012 #18

I've been railing about this forever Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #19

They have to practice how they Meiko Jun 2012 #21

Against WHO??? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #22

The number of subs we have Meiko Jun 2012 #23

We don't need enough to fight WWIII. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #24

I would hardly call it crap Meiko Jun 2012 #37

If we are going to do humanitarian stuff Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #71

The peace corps Meiko Jun 2012 #95

It could be Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #97

So what you want is a total Meiko Jun 2012 #99

LOL! Do you honestly believe some tinpot Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #105

The fastest way to get help to a disaster area is by sea oneshooter Jun 2012 #101

It could if we cared. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #106

DUzy, right there. PavePusher Jun 2012 #60

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #32

Another what? Meiko Jun 2012 #34

The same reason I have a lottery ticket in my pocket Neue Regel Jun 2012 #20

Are they still hunting AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #26

That was a pretty good movie Meiko Jun 2012 #36

Yes!! AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Meiko Jun 2012 #50

Ah yes Meiko Jun 2012 #52

And women aren't allowed to serve on any of them me b zola Jun 2012 #27

Actually in 2005, the year my son graduated from the Naval Academy rl6214 Jun 2012 #28

Correct Meiko Jun 2012 #35

Wrong, women now serve on subs nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #44

Excellent question for which there is no good answer. OTOH, there are many other worse wastes Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #39

The LAs are late 60s design and technology. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #76

All true. What is not usually discussed, and which applies across all of the services, is the fact Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #83

The newest LAs were built in 1996. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #94

This post is about the attack boats and that's why I limited my comment to them. I think you missed Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #98

I just love that this thread referenced not only Namor, but also R'lyeh, Innsmouth, and Deep Ones. Codeine Jun 2012 #40

How new is the LA Class, even the newest one? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #43

The last one was launched in 1996. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #55

The Brit's carriers don't really compare the USN super carriers though, do they? octothorpe Jun 2012 #59

They are, last story I read they could not afford them nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #78

A thoughtful rational post, as usual. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #70

History, Commerce and Economics One_Life_To_Give Jun 2012 #53

And 50 million Americans without access to affordable healthcare. - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #64

The lack of healthcare is NOT due to too many subs. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #72

Because 41 wouldn't cut it. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #67

Several answers. They are a multiuse platform stevenleser Jun 2012 #85

LOL taterguy Jun 2012 #91

LOL @#4 KatChatter Jun 2012 #93

Subs aren't very good at boarding and inspecting cargo taterguy Jun 2012 #100

But other tools are not appropriate, because you need several different tools. Thats the point stevenleser Jun 2012 #102

Think they could spare one for me? nt MightyOkie Jun 2012 #96