Recent content by jhramone

Real airplanes have curves

This is probably my new favorite thread on the forum. I was getting real tired of all the political ones, it's nice to just come together over a shared love of screaming jets and clear blue skies :cheers:

Graduated from university with a pair of degrees and had my first solo flight as pilot in command a couple weeks ago, so overall a great year

-24 F or -32 C here at the moment. A little bit nippy out.

Just thought you all might be interested in this, Adrian Heath, the former Blue was just announced as the manager for my hometown club Minnesota United: http://www.empireofsoccer.com/minnesota-united-hires-adrian-heath-as-first-mls-head-coach-55969/

Ireland is doing well against the Aussies. I'm happy.

It's fantastic. You get such a good portrait of the crew dynamics and how much everything, from fighters to flak, just relied on pure chance. Amazing film.

Memphis Belle, one of my absolute favorite films

Not sure if this is the thread for it, or if this is specifically for whiskey, but lately I've been enjoying a nice glass of this with some tonic water before bed, its lovely and affordable stuff:

I haven't heard that politicians have received a special exemption from being prosecuted for negligent handling of classified material, could you by any chance give a little more info? That statement really interests me and I'd genuinely like to learn more about it. Thank you.

I fully get what you're saying, you won't get an argument from me that those incidents aren't extremely tragic. This is just a personal issue for me because it's so obvious to anyone who studies crime statistics that the vast majority of homicide victims could have been saved by a change in...

And I think you missed my point. We live in a nation that averages over 157,000 homicides a year, yet we are arguing about policy based on a handful of, while tragic, not statistically significant incidents. Even if we had mass shootings remain the same, but eliminated all domestic abuse...

I just have one issue with this post, your average murderer is someone who engages in an abusive relationship with a partner or close friend, not a mentally ill teenager. 90% of homicides are the end result of domestic abuse or a bar fight amongst friends. All of the criminology research I've...

No, it was a nickname from when he was a kid. He was the last professional goalie to play without a mask, though