A Call For Humor!

[mhardy6647]

I wonder if it will be the first "big fat" bomber to autonomously fly to the museum one day
OTOH it shows, when a construction is basically good, it can be workable for a very long time.
Like the A10, or my old Littmann stethoscope, which probably will outlive me despite zero service, etc.

On the off-chance that you didn't know this -- famed audiophile product-maker, the late Pierre Sprey (Mapleshade) had a significant role in the development of the "Warthog".

Pierre Sprey, Warts and All

The man who helped design the A-10 Warthog remains a polarizing figure

www.firstbreakfast.com

https://www.mapleshadestore.com/

Mapleshade's products tend(ed) towards the... interesting.
Still do, to some extent.

 

[Ropeburn]

On the off-chance that you didn't know this -- famed audiophile product-maker, the late Pierre Sprey (Mapleshade) had a significant role in the development of the "Warthog".

Pierre Sprey, Warts and All

The man who helped design the A-10 Warthog remains a polarizing figure

www.firstbreakfast.com

https://www.mapleshadestore.com/

Mapleshade's products tend(ed) towards the... interesting.
Still do, to some extent.

Fun fact: for the longest time, I thought of that as war-thog and wondered wtf these silly Americans are on about again... turns out this time I was the silly one.

 

[mhardy6647]

I like that.
A great name for a heavy metal band!

WAR THOG
or maybe
WAR THÖG
or
WÄR THOG
or
WAR THØG

I am sure their album covers would be photographed in the wintry wilds of Finland...

 

[Ropeburn]

I like that.
A great name for a heavy metal band!

WAR THOG
or maybe
WAR THÖG
or
WÄR THOG
or
WAR THØG

I am sure their album covers would be photographed in the wintry wilds of Finland...

The band logo of Wær Thögg:

(Made with placeit.net - the first search result for "metal band logo generator" löl)

 

[mhardy6647]

The band logo of Wær Thögg:

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(Made with placeit.net - the first search result for "metal band logo generator" löl)

That's awesome!
... and how could I forget æ?!

hmm... I probably should've used an interrobang in the previous sentence (fragment)‽

I mean... you could synthesize some AI music for them... or we can ask @Brian Hall to do it!

PS the double G is the crowning touch.
PPS Interrobang‽ wouldn't be a bad name for a metal band either...

 

[mhardy6647]

... on the other hand, I could imagine Wær Thögg being a fey English folk-rock band, maybe a Richard Thompson side-hustle from the '60s, you know?
Like The Incredible String Band, but even less commercial.

Spoiler

the photo above is, apparently, of an actual band, actually called Fey as Folk...

Fae as Folk

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[Ropeburn]

... on the other hand, I could imagine Wær Thögg being a few English folk-rock band, maybe a Richard Thompson side-hustle from the '60s, you know?
Like The Incredible String Band, but even less commercial.

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Spoiler

the photo above is, apparently, of an actual band, actually called Fey as Folk...

Fae as Folk

Fae as Folk. 2,562 likes · 195 talking about this. Bards from a faerie realm Next gig: Broadstairs Folk Week 11th August at Harpers Bar and Restaurant 16:00 - 18:00 13th August at Sonder 18:00 -...

www.facebook.com

English? That's insulting. The English (great Hardcorists though) are spoiled, soft south Germanics just like the Germans (great Industrialists). A really proper metal band would be Picts/Scots or even Färöer at the very least.

 

[snakedctr]

 

[snakedctr]

 

[mhardy6647]

 

[thewas]

 

[Ropeburn]

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One of my (honourary) aunts is famous for enjoying the occasional tea with rum... which quickly tends to escalate into rum with tea. Don't even ask about the werewolf story...

 

[Ropeburn]

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Weird Al-Abamovich energy

 

[jkasch]

In preparation for the decommissioning ceremony for the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, we have the exceptional honor of being escorted by one of the newly re-engined Federation ships...the B-52X.​

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[For those outside the US, the US Air Force is one more time going to install more modern engines
on the B-52 fleet. The newest B-52 was built in 1962.]

The B-52 and I were born the same year. Looks like it will outlive me.

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

[Bleib]

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

On the off-chance that you didn't know this -- famed audiophile product-maker, the late Pierre Sprey (Mapleshade) had a significant role in the development of the "Warthog".

Pierre Sprey, Warts and All

The man who helped design the A-10 Warthog remains a polarizing figure

www.firstbreakfast.com

https://www.mapleshadestore.com/

Mapleshade's products tend(ed) towards the... interesting.
Still do, to some extent.

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ropeburn]

 

[Robin L]

... on the other hand, I could imagine Wær Thögg being a fey English folk-rock band, maybe a Richard Thompson side-hustle from the '60s, you know?
Like The Incredible String Band, but even less commercial.

View attachment 531018

Spoiler

the photo above is, apparently, of an actual band, actually called Fey as Folk...

Fae as Folk

Fae as Folk. 2,562 likes · 195 talking about this. Bards from a faerie realm Next gig: Broadstairs Folk Week 11th August at Harpers Bar and Restaurant 16:00 - 18:00 13th August at Sonder 18:00 -...

www.facebook.com

This is giving me flashbacks and they just won't go away.

 

[Bleib]