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OT: 81st Obsequious Banter Thread: Provorov Squared or One Twarynski
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I think the same exact thing is happening with the stock market.
All things. Crypto, stock market, NFT’s, sports cards, etc.
Beef Invictus
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Blockchain will really come into its own when quantum computing is nailed down and we can eliminate the brute-force effort of calculating hashes for massive ledgers.
That will probably destroy the whole crypto mining thing. But for the average person that won't matter. Mining is a barely productive hobby now and it's shut to people with just laptops or desktops.
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Czechs to Expel 18 Russian Embassy Employees Over 2014 Explosion
Agents who poisoned Skripal in 2018 are sought by Czech police in this cause beginning today as well (apparently were active in CZE in various regions, including the one of explosion, in Oct 2014 too)
Agents who poisoned Skripal in 2018 are sought by Czech police in this cause beginning today as well (apparently were active in CZE in various regions, including the one of explosion, in Oct 2014 too)
Today's Medal of Honor recipient is a bit of an echo of Eugene Bullard. Ludovicus Maria Matheus Van Iersel was born in the Netherlands in 1893, and was working on a Norwegian ship heading to the United States in 1917 when he helped rescue 27 British sailors whose ship had been torpedoed by a submarine. When the ship arrived in New Jersey, he wound up enlisting in the Army, but didn't speak a lick of English, so he was stuck on permanent KP until he picked up enough of the language to understand commands.
After learning English, Van Iersel was deployed to France, where he served with distinction, earning awards for carrying wounded men to safety and using his ability to speak German to talk his way into and enemy trench before convincing the troops occupying it to surrender. He was just getting warmed up, though. Two days before the war ended, on November 9, 1918, he was leading a patrol sent to check out the status of a bridge and any enemy troops around it.
Van Iersel told his boys to sit tight, and started moving across the bridge alone, disregarding the German machine gun fire directed his way. He got partway across when a booby-trap detonated and blew him off into the water. He managed to swim across, and do a bit of eavesdropping, learning that the Germans were planning on bombarding his battalion's position with artillery very soon. He swam back across the river and reported in to his superiors, who pulled the men back, saving countless lives.
After the war he earned his American citizenship, and briefly returned to the Netherlands to get married before he and his bride returned to the States permanently. His fighting days weren't done, though, and when WW2 broke out, Van Iersel tried to volunteer for the Army again, but was turned down because of his age. The United States Marine Corps was less picky, and allowed him to enlist. He served with the 3rd Marine Division on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, although I can't find any sources with any more information than that, so it's unclear if he participated in combat there. After the war he returned home, settling in California, and lived a long life, passing away in 1987.
After learning English, Van Iersel was deployed to France, where he served with distinction, earning awards for carrying wounded men to safety and using his ability to speak German to talk his way into and enemy trench before convincing the troops occupying it to surrender. He was just getting warmed up, though. Two days before the war ended, on November 9, 1918, he was leading a patrol sent to check out the status of a bridge and any enemy troops around it.
Van Iersel told his boys to sit tight, and started moving across the bridge alone, disregarding the German machine gun fire directed his way. He got partway across when a booby-trap detonated and blew him off into the water. He managed to swim across, and do a bit of eavesdropping, learning that the Germans were planning on bombarding his battalion's position with artillery very soon. He swam back across the river and reported in to his superiors, who pulled the men back, saving countless lives.
After the war he earned his American citizenship, and briefly returned to the Netherlands to get married before he and his bride returned to the States permanently. His fighting days weren't done, though, and when WW2 broke out, Van Iersel tried to volunteer for the Army again, but was turned down because of his age. The United States Marine Corps was less picky, and allowed him to enlist. He served with the 3rd Marine Division on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, although I can't find any sources with any more information than that, so it's unclear if he participated in combat there. After the war he returned home, settling in California, and lived a long life, passing away in 1987.
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Beef Invictus
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Today's Medal of Honor recipient is a bit of an echo of Eugene Bullard. Ludovicus Maria Matheus Van Iersel was born in the Netherlands in 1893, and was working on a Norwegian ship heading to the United States in 1917 when he helped rescue 27 British sailors whose ship had been torpedoed by a submarine. When the ship arrived in New Jersey, he wound up enlisting in the Army, but didn't speak a lick of English, so he was stuck on permanent KP until he picked up enough of the language to understand commands.
After learning English, Van Iersel was deployed to France, where he served with distinction, earning awards for carrying wounded men to safety and using his ability to speak German to talk his way into and enemy trench before convincing the troops occupying it to surrender. He was just getting warmed up, though. Two days before the war ended, on November 9, 1918, he was leading a patrol sent to check out the status of a bridge and any enemy troops around it.
Van Iersel told his boys to sit tight, and started moving across the bridge alone, disregarding the German machine gun fire directed his way. He got partway across when a booby-trap detonated and blew him off into the water. He managed to swim across, and do a bit of eavesdropping, learning that the Germans were planning on bombarding his battalion's position with artillery very soon. He swam back across the river and reported in to his superiors, who pulled the men back, saving countless lives.
After the war he earned his American citizenship, and briefly returned to the Netherlands to get married before he and his bride returned to the States permanently. His fighting days weren't done, though, and when WW2 broke out, Van Iersel tried to volunteer for the Army again, but was turned down because of his age. The United States Marine Corps was less picky, and allowed him to enlist. He served with the 3rd Marine Division on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, although I can't find any sources with any more information than that, so it's unclear if he participated in combat there. After the war he returned home, settling in California, and lived a long life, passing away in 1987.
Can we talk about how this mad lad wandered into an enemy trenched and talked them into giving up
The best part about this is that he and his men were vastly outnumbered. According to his obit in the LA Times, he never would have attempted it if he had known how many Germans were hanging out there.
I would also like to note that he swam across that river at night in November in eastern France. The water had to be literally freezing or very close to it.
But I would expect nothing less from a man named Ludovicus.
Prongo
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I’m currently watching a movie about cowboys and aliens and it’s dumb as shit.
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The military is a huge melting pot. I went to boot camp with someone from Ireland, and served with a corporal from England, and lance corporals from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia(I think). Not that it’s exotic or anything but we even had someone from Alaska.Today's Medal of Honor recipient is a bit of an echo of Eugene Bullard. Ludovicus Maria Matheus Van Iersel was born in the Netherlands in 1893, and was working on a Norwegian ship heading to the United States in 1917 when he helped rescue 27 British sailors whose ship had been torpedoed by a submarine. When the ship arrived in New Jersey, he wound up enlisting in the Army, but didn't speak a lick of English, so he was stuck on permanent KP until he picked up enough of the language to understand commands.
After learning English, Van Iersel was deployed to France, where he served with distinction, earning awards for carrying wounded men to safety and using his ability to speak German to talk his way into and enemy trench before convincing the troops occupying it to surrender. He was just getting warmed up, though. Two days before the war ended, on November 9, 1918, he was leading a patrol sent to check out the status of a bridge and any enemy troops around it.
Van Iersel told his boys to sit tight, and started moving across the bridge alone, disregarding the German machine gun fire directed his way. He got partway across when a booby-trap detonated and blew him off into the water. He managed to swim across, and do a bit of eavesdropping, learning that the Germans were planning on bombarding his battalion's position with artillery very soon. He swam back across the river and reported in to his superiors, who pulled the men back, saving countless lives.
After the war he earned his American citizenship, and briefly returned to the Netherlands to get married before he and his bride returned to the States permanently. His fighting days weren't done, though, and when WW2 broke out, Van Iersel tried to volunteer for the Army again, but was turned down because of his age. The United States Marine Corps was less picky, and allowed him to enlist. He served with the 3rd Marine Division on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, although I can't find any sources with any more information than that, so it's unclear if he participated in combat there. After the war he returned home, settling in California, and lived a long life, passing away in 1987.
This is all from the same unit during the same timeframe.
Captain Dave Poulin
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Have you not seen it before? I have it on too, and it is pretty stupid, but I watched it for the first time years ago.
Captain Dave Poulin
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Did they all consider you the "dumb one"?
Schwarbomb
Howie Be Thy Name
Beef Invictus
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Prongo
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First time I’ve ever seen it and my god it was a regrettable time
Wick was on before and thought I was going to get the third and that came on. Beyond disappointed with the night. The makers made it slightly better but overall -2/10
Captain Dave Poulin
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I had it on that channel as well, but I was watching anime on my laptop and not paying attention.
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I really don’t think Askren took that fight seriously at all. He’s coming off a hip replacement and looked extremely out of shape. I know he’s always been ‘doughy’, but it looked like it was the first time he got off a couch in months.
He’s made it very clear he was just in it for the pay day.
Hanover Fist
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Schwarbomb
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Which one? There's like 30 versions of it. The 2004 movie is okay, the first season of the netflix series was pretty good.
Hanover Fist
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Oh sorry...the one on Disney + with Jon Bernthal.
I rarely watch the idiot box so I’m really unaware of what’s out there as far as series type shows to watch
I rarely watch the idiot box so I’m really unaware of what’s out there as far as series type shows to watch
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