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WTF is LMGTFY?

Let Me Get That For You?

Edit: Upon clicking the link, it appears to reveal itself as "Let me google that for you"

Nicely trolled.

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A bunch of people get drunk.

Roger that.

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Ok, let me clarify...what is the point? What happens at the conference? Is it like industry day at the WEPTAC?

Gianormous Cud chewing fest with all the Herbs telling each other how important they are as "warriors", then they pass out awards for most cud shewed, fastest cud chewed, and most cud moved from one location to another.

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Gianormous Cud chewing fest with all the Herbs telling each other how important they are as "warriors", then they pass out awards for most cud shewed, fastest cud chewed, and most cud moved from one location to another.

You forgot the drinking.

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Is there a "Most tail numbers copied" award?

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Is there a "Most tail numbers copied" award?

Yes. Almost as prestigious as the "Most landings at the wrong airfield" trophy.

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Is there a "Most tail numbers copied" award?

Never heard this from you before, complaining about tail numbers. Say it ain't so?

Isn't A/TA the only conference that wasn't outright canceled this year due to budget? I wouldn't complain too loud...

Why is that?

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Why is that?

Really?

LOL

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Let Me Get That For You?

Edit: Upon clicking the link, it appears to reveal itself as "Let me google that for you"

Really? No shit?

Nicely trolled.

Thank you Sir.

I almost pissed myself laughing when I got to O-4 on that chart.

You need to get out more.

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Is there a "Most tail numbers copied" award?

Yep. Ranks just behind the "Most vehement demands for tailnumbers during briefed EMCON 3 mission" award.

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PETA wants sign to memorialize fish killed in crash

"Research tells us that fish use tools, tell time, sing, and have impressive long-term memories and complex social structures, yet fish used for food are routinely crushed, impaled, cut open, and gutted, all while still conscious. Sparing them from being tossed from a speeding truck and slowly dying from injuries and suffocation seems the least that we can do," the letter continued.

Hahahahahaha! Oh Jesus these people are brain damaged.

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There was a follow-up story about a blind man who came upon the fish crash scene, tipped his hat and said "Good morning ladies!"

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That video gets really weird at :45

Hah, I didn't notice that the first time around. I must've ended it early...which is pretty standard.

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This can't fucking be real. Is it? Or am I getting trolled? US Military trains for zombie invasion

Video at the link...

Marines, police prep for mock zombie invasion

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Move over vampires, goblins and haunted houses, this kind of Halloween terror aims to shake up even the toughest warriors: An untold number of so-called zombies are coming to a counterterrorism summit attended by hundreds of Marines, Navy special ops, soldiers, police, firefighters and others to prepare them for their worst nightmares.

"This is a very real exercise, this is not some type of big costume party," said Brad Barker, president of Halo Corp, a security firm hosting the Oct. 31 training demonstration during the summit at a 44-acre Paradise Point Resort island on a San Diego bay. "Everything that will be simulated at this event has already happened, it just hasn't happened all at once on the same night. But the training is very real, it just happens to be the bad guys we're having a little fun with."

Hundreds of military, law enforcement and medical personnel will observe the Hollywood-style production of a zombie attack as part of their emergency response training.

In the scenario, a VIP and his personal detail are trapped in a village, surrounded by zombies when a bomb explodes. The VIP is wounded and his team must move through the town while dodging bullets and shooting back at the invading zombies. At one point, some members of the team are bit by zombies and must be taken to a field medical facility for decontamination and treatment.

"No one knows what the zombies will do in our scenario, but quite frankly no one knows what a terrorist will do," Barker said. "If a law enforcement officer sees a zombie and says, `Freeze, get your hands in the air!' What's the zombie going to do? He's going to moan at you. If someone on PCP or some other psychotic drug is told that, the truth is he's not going to react to you."

The keynote speaker beforehand will be a retired top spook - former CIA Director Michael Hayden.

"No doubt when a zombie apocalypse occurs, it's going to be a federal incident, so we're making it happen," Barker said. Since word got out about the exercise, they've had calls from "every whack job in the world" about whether the U.S. government is really preparing for a zombie event.

Called "Zombie Apocalypse," the exercise follows the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's campaign launched last year that urged Americans to get ready for a zombie apocalypse, as part of a catchy, public health message about the importance of emergency preparedness.

The Homeland Security Department jumped on board last month, telling citizens if they're prepared for a zombie attack, they'll be ready for real-life disasters like a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake or terrorist attack. A few suggestions were similar to a few of the 33 rules for dealing with zombies popularized in the 2009 movie "Zombieland," which included "always carry a change of underwear" and "when in doubt, know your way out."

San Diego-based Halo Corp. founded by former military special ops and intelligence personnel has been hosting the annual counterterrorism summit since 2006.

The five-day Halo counterterrorism summit is an approved training event by the Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative, which provide funds to pay for the coursework on everything from the battleground tactics to combat wounds to cybersecurity. The summit has a $1,000 registration fee and runs Oct. 29-Nov 2.

Conferences attended by government officials have come under heightened scrutiny following an inspector general's report on waste and abuse at a lavish 2010 Las Vegas conference that led to the resignation of General Services Administrator Martha Johnson. The Las Vegas conference featured a clown, a mind-reader and a rap video by an employee who made fun of the spending.

Joe Newman, spokesman of the watchdog organization Project on Government Oversight, said he does not see the zombie exercise as frivolous.

"We obviously are concerned about any expenditure that might seem frivolous or a waste of money but if they tie things together, there is a lesson there," Newman said. "Obviously we're not expecting a zombie apocalypse in the near future, but the effects of what might happen in a zombie apocalypse are probably similar to the type of things that happen in natural disasters and manmade disasters. They're just having fun with it. We don't have any problems with it as a teaching point."

Defense analyst Loren Thompson agreed.

"The defining characteristics of zombies are that they're unpredictable and resilient. That may be a good way to prepare for what the Pentagon calls asymmetric warfare," Thompson said.

Organizers can also avoid the pitfalls of using a mock enemy who could be identified by nationality, race or culture - something that could potentially be seen as offensive.

"I can think of a couple of countries where the local leaders are somewhat zombie-like," he joked. "But nobody is going to take this personally."

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