Russia Invades Ukraine XVIII

[some_al_fan]

Wealthy / powerful Russians sure seem to struggle with not falling out of windows...

It is all about OSHA
In US you can't open a window on 17th floor

 

[92tide]

Wealthy / powerful Russians sure seem to struggle with not falling out of windows...

Pee Wee Secret Word

An image tagged pee wee secret word

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[TIDE-HSV]

It is all about OSHA
In US you can't open a window on 17th floor

I can't remember when I've been in a building with windows that opened...

 

[some_al_fan]

Russia is running out of windows to jump from:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/europe/russian-minister-suicide-intl

Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say

The Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement that Starovoit’s body was found inside a car in Odintsovo, a suburb of Moscow. He was found with a gunshot wound, the committee said. It said the circumstances of his death were being investigated but the “main theory is suicide.”

 

[Tidewater]

These Irish guys are pretty funny. They have a recurring skit of trying to get past immigration in various countries. This one is about trying to get past Russian immigration police.

 

[Tidewater]

Ukrainian SBU officer shot dead in Kyiv. Ukrainians hunt down and kill the perps.
Ukraine's security agency says it killed Russian agents suspected of gunning down its officer
Voronuch was involved in behind the lines work in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Gotta employ fieldcraft, even behind friendly lines...

 

[TIDE-HSV]

This has come up in this thread before, so I'll stick it here, rather than making a new thread. I finally got around to reading "Band of Brothers." I got an instant chuckle out of their Toccoa training camp name. It is Cherokee, but the meaning was mangled. It also exists in the Smokys. The Indians were telling the settlers where they could find an important herb, "guru," basil, I think. They designated one mountain "guru hee." "Hee" means "at this place." The settlers heard "curry" instead and spelled it "Curry Hi." People seeing the name on paper thought it meant "Curry High." So they named an adjacent mountain "Curry Low." Same process turned "Tsalikee" into "Cherokee." In the Civil War, the rebels asked the Indians for the best route for a route over the mountains to move Materiel. The Indians could not come closer to the "V" than "B." So, the winner was designated "Bote Mountain Road," and remains so today. "That word doesn't mean what you think it means"...

 

[Its On A Slab]

These Irish guys are pretty funny. They have a recurring skit of trying to get past immigration in various countries. This one is about trying to get past Russian immigration police.

I have learned twice not to try to outdrink Russians and their vodka. Both times, I had forgotten that Russian tradition is that, if the guest has an empty glass, they will continue to pour until you say, "Enough!".

The husband of my wife's cousin is an American. I was talking to him the other day, and he said he was incredibly hung over after visiting Igor(another relative)'s house. I chuckled, and said, "I've been 'Igor'd twice already!".

 

[Its On A Slab]

Russia is running out of windows to jump from:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/europe/russian-minister-suicide-intl

Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say

The Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement that Starovoit’s body was found inside a car in Odintsovo, a suburb of Moscow. He was found with a gunshot wound, the committee said. It said the circumstances of his death were being investigated but the “main theory is suicide.”

They still have plenty of stairs to accidentally fall down.

 

[Tidewater]

This has come up in this thread before, so I'll stick it here, rather than making a new thread. I finally got around to reading "Band of Brothers." I got an instant chuckle out of their Toccoa training camp name. It is Cherokee, but the meaning was mangled. It also exists in the Smokys. The Indians were telling the settlers where they could find an important herb, "guru," basil, I think. They designated one mountain "guru hee." "Hee" means "at this place." The settlers heard "curry" instead and spelled it "Curry Hi." People seeing the name on paper thought it meant "Curry High." So they named an adjacent mountain "Curry Low." Same process turned "Tsalikee" into "Cherokee." In the Civil War, the rebels asked the Indians for the best route for a route over the mountains to move Materiel. The Indians could not come closer to the "V" than "B." So, the winner was designated "Bote Mountain Road," and remains so today. "That word doesn't mean what you think it means"...

In the Ken Burns Civil War series, Burns was interviewing Shelby Foote about Chickamauga. Foote said, "Tradition says, 'Chickamauga' means 'River of Death.' God only knows what it really means."
To this day, if you pick a river having any Indian-based name, and ask my kids what the name means and they will tell you it means, "River of Death."
Shelby Foote lives on.

 

[Bazza]

"I go home, I tell the first lady, 'You know, I spoke to Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.' And she said, 'Oh really? Another city was just hit,'" Trump said during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

'Oh really?': Trump says his wife Melania has some thoughts on Vladimir Putin

Melania Trump has highlighted Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine in private conversations, President Trump said on Monday.

www.usatoday.com

 

[TIDE-HSV]

In the Ken Burns Civil War series, Burns was interviewing Shelby Foote about Chickamauga. Foote said, "Tradition says, 'Chickamauga' means 'River of Death.' God only knows what it really means."
To this day, if you pick a river having any Indian-based name, and ask my kids what the name means and they will tell you it means, "River of Death."
Shelby Foote lives on.

There is an obscure book on place names in the Smokys. Some are real howlers. One thing is uniform - any tribe's name for itself approximates "the real people"...

 

[Bamaro]

New deadline announced, 10 or 12 days from today. Moving in the right direction for once but we shall see.
Russia has been using the current 50 day deadline to pummel Ukraine.

 

[Elefantman]

Earthquake and Tsunami Strike Near Russia’s Nuclear Submarine Base

A massive earthquake just hit near Russia’s only nuclear submarine base in the Pacific – raising questions as to the state of Moscow’s last line of defense in Asia.

www.kyivpost.com

 

[81usaf92]

"I go home, I tell the first lady, 'You know, I spoke to Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.' And she said, 'Oh really? Another city was just hit,'" Trump said during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

'Oh really?': Trump says his wife Melania has some thoughts on Vladimir Putin

Melania Trump has highlighted Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine in private conversations, President Trump said on Monday.

www.usatoday.com

Are people still convinced that they sleep in the same room. Seriously, all she cares about at this point is getting what she’s owed out of a loveless marriage. She has got to be the most absentee First Lady in modern American politics.

 

[75thru79]

Are people still convinced that they sleep in the same room. Seriously, all she cares about at this point is getting what she’s owed out of a loveless marriage. She has got to be the most absentee First Lady in modern American politics.

Who really cares about Trump's marriage anyway? I'm pretty sure Hillary and Bill never slept in the same bed after they conceived Chelsea and Michelle always had that look that she wanted to stab Barack whenever they were photographed together. I would guess that a lot of political marriages are just performative.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Are people still convinced that they sleep in the same room. Seriously, all she cares about at this point is getting what she’s owed out of a loveless marriage. She has got to be the most absentee First Lady in modern American politics.

I don't think she even lives on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

She's akin to being a "beard". Not that I think Trump is a Friend Of Dorothy, but she's just an appendage to give him more respectability. Her background doing soft porn lends me to think she got his attention as a high-priced escort. Classy lady. /s

 

[Huckleberry]

Are people still convinced that they sleep in the same room. Seriously, all she cares about at this point is getting what she’s owed out of a loveless marriage. She has got to be the most absentee First Lady in modern American politics.

User Clip: Discuss with Amy

The portion of the debate in which President Carter cites his daughter Amy.

www.c-span.org

I think to close out this discussion, it would be better to put into perspective what we're talking about, Carter said. I had a discussion with my daughter, Amy, the other day, before I came here, to ask her what the most important issue was. She said she thought nuclear weaponry and the control of nuclear arms.

 

[Bazza]

Are people still convinced that they sleep in the same room. Seriously, all she cares about at this point is getting what she’s owed out of a loveless marriage. She has got to be the most absentee First Lady in modern American politics.

I can't speak for others but I couldn't care less about their love life. She appears to be very supportive - but refreshingly has her own voice on matters as well.

And together with her husband, has done a very good job raising their son and extended family.

We talk about having role models for our youth. Well there it is.......

 

[Its On A Slab]

I can't speak for others but I couldn't care less about their love life. She appears to be very supportive - but refreshingly has her own voice on matters as well.

And together with her husband, has done a very good job raising their son and extended family.

We talk about having role models for our youth. Well there it is.......

I won't post the photos she did with a soft porn photographer. Of course, I remember Pat Robertson coming to her defense. "Oh, that was just ART!!".

Role model, my ass. Well, either one of them.