The Trapper Engraved With The Lord's Prayer According To James A. Frost

Want Your Knaaaaaf Engraved With The Lord's Prayer? Then Cutlery Corner Is The Place To Go

From the original Greek

Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς·
ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·
ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·
γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,·
ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·
τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον·
καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,
ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν·
καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,
ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.

Then into the original Latin translation

Pater noster, qui es in caelis:
sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;
adveniat Regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
sed libera nos a Malo.

On to English 

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Frost Cutlery

Our Father which art in heaven...

Now, do not believe for one moment that James A. Frost used the old English Anglican version, substituting 'who' for 'which'.

People who do not speak, read, or write English all that well quite often use who for which. Confusing the illiteratae isn't all that hard, especially when they're pimps and grifters to begin with.

Moral of the story: All crooks need to succeed is a healthy thief gene (yes, there is one), so don't go honoring folks who got rich quick by cheating.

Mid-November

"Now this here is our Acrylic kitchen knife set that sells for $24.99 but the problem is we're running out of stock so get yours now..."

Mid-December

"Now this here is our Acrylic kitchen knife set that sells for $24.99 but the problem is we're running out of stock so get yours now..."

Mid-January

"Now this here is our Acrylic kitchen knife set that sells for $24.99 but the problem is we're running out of stock so get yours now..."

Mid-February

"Now this here is our Acrylic kitchen knife set that sells for $24.99 but the problem is we're running out of stock so get yours now..." 

Mid-March

"Now this here is our Acrylic kitchen knife set that sells for $24.99 but the problem is we're running out of stock so get yours now..." 

U.S. Begins Military Assault on Qaddafi

President Obama announced Saturday the authorization of limited military action in Libya as the U.S. launched its first attacks against military targets of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi.

The Pentagon says 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles have been launched from U.S. and British ships in the Mediterranean, hitting more than 20 Libyan targets along the Mediterranean coastline. 

Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Pentagon's Joint Staff, told reporters the Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from one British submarine and a number of American destroyers and subs. He said the success of the mission was not immediately clear, adding that additional attacks would commence later.

Know what is particularly interesting about all this?

In Iran, we have a dictator who has openly declared war upon the United States, aided our enemies in the killing of American troops, and is building nuclear weapons.

So we bomb Qaddafi. Sounds just like something Bill Clinton would do.

Messenger from Earth reaches Mercury orbit

After three flybys of Mercury over the last three years, the Messenger spacecraft is poised to settle into the first-ever orbit by a manmade object of the planet closest to the Sun. The goal of the mission is to provide scientists with data on Mercury unparalleled since the Mariner 10 spacecraft passed by three decades ago. And the more we understand about Mercury, NASA says, the more we'll understand about how the other rocky planets in the solar system--Venus, Mars, and of course, Earth--formed and evolved. 

I'd forgotten about the Messenger spacecraft and am gleefully awaiting the first pictures, scheduled for March 29.

Cutlery Cornered

"Now you know what they say, Todd. Give a man a knaaaaaf (sick) and you done made a free-end (friend) for laaaaaf (sick). And he ain't gonna say hows come you didn't gimme a German knaaaaaf (sick). These here knaaaaavs (sick) cut just as good as any does (sick)." James A. Frost.

sic–adverb Latin . so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim.

Problem is, there is no "sic" for quoting the incorrect spoken word, so from here on in we'll use "sick" to describe the meandering, faulty, and counterfactual deliberations of the folks from Cutlery Corner who speak English just about as well as a gaggle of wetbacks fresh from the border. 

"...and you kin sell these knaaaavs (sick) ta pays for yer gas bill your re-ent (rent), your keepin' yer heat on, the lahts (lights) on, and we sell a lot of these specials to churches too so they kin make ends meet." James A. Frost, grifting hot and heavy for total morons to buy his pot steel then try to re-sell them to even bigger morons. 

We've been shining a light on these cockroaches for some time now, and with a modicum of success. Old Todd and Tom and Man-Hands Sheila and of course Jimmy-Boy Frost hisseff can't help themselves from lying because it comes easy to professional liars, but at least they try to refrain from outright stealing the intellectual property of real knife makers.

"Custom"
	made to the specifications of an individual customer (often in the combinations custom-built , custom-made )

"...and here we got this custom knife with the delrin handle and mother of pearl..."

"Custom-made by James A, Frost hisseff..."

"And a Combs-Custom to the first caller picked from a hat..."

Frost Cutlery does not make custom knives. What they do do, is fracture the definition of the word to include anything they've never made before. Catch a crook and he'll struggle to change is MO because at the end of the day its far easier to steal than go to work for a living. 

There is nothing wrong with selling a less expensive knife, or car, or home. What's wrong is lying about the point of manufacture and stealing patents and trademarks instead of taking the time to familiarize oneself about modern steel and designs then focusing upon whatever genuine aspects of individuality is likely to nudge a customer into making a purchase. But along with his penchant for outright thievery, James A. Frost has an ego the size of Sheila's Man-Hands and cannot bring himself to simply tell the truth. A good salesman can sell ice to an Eskimo. A bad salesman can't sell ice in the Mohave desert.

"And the handle of this knife is celluloid and gives a good grip..." Todd Boone

Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1862^[1] and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is easily molded    ivory replacement. Celluloid is highly flammable and also easily decomposes, and is no longer widely used.

China and Pakistan and India continue to use various celluloids in place of modern plastics.Not that Todd Boone would know anything about modern plastic or steel or design. 

Madder Than A Hatter

Wednesday Toon: From WIN To WTF

Everything Old Is New Again....And Just As Lame

Department Of In-Justice Rules Require Ohio Police Dept. To Lower Standards In Order To Hire Blacks

DAYTON -- The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits.

It's a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam.  

Dayton is in desperate need of officers to replace dozens of retirees.  The hiring process was postponed for months because the D.O.J. rejected the original scores provided by the Dayton Civil Service Board, which administers the test. 

Under the previous requirements, candidates had to get a 66% on part one of the exam and a 72% on part two.

The D.O.J. approved new scoring policy only requires potential police officers to get a 58% and a 63%.  That's the equivalent of an ‘F’ and a ‘D’.

Speechless is a good word, but where have we gone so wrong as to allow something like this to happen. Being forced to hire incompetent cops, while at the same time telling us that they're so special as to have more rights than the rest of the citizenry. 

Thanks, I think, to I Hate The Media for the link.

Tidal Wave Differences

Wanna know the biggest difference between, say all of Japan and New Orleans?

In New Orleans, when the dilapidated sea walls came tumbling down, even the cops went on breaking and entering parties. To this date, there have been NO evidence of looting in Japans hardest hit cities.

Shame of it is we all know why and can't do a bloody thing about it.

Snake Dies Of Silicone Poisoning After Snacking On Models Fake Breast

Israeli model Orit Fox was attempting to lick a snake during a publicity stunt for radio DJ Shmulik Tayar when the lucky serpent, presumably aroused, lunged forward and bit Fox's fake breast, sending witnesses into a frenzy.

Fox, who is rumored to have the largest bosom in all of Israel, was hurried to a hospital outside Jerusalem where she received a tetanus shot and was later discharged.

As for the snake, puckering up with a supermodel proved to be the kiss of death. The creature succumbed to silicone poisoning shortly after the incident.

All I can say to that, is let this be a lesson for us all.

Cop Shoots Other Cop In Face During Tragic Accident

A plainclothes Nassau County cop responding to a 911 call of masked-man armed to the teeth with "Rambo-style" knives was shot dead last night by an MTA officer in a tragic case of mistaken identity, police sources told The Post. 

 

The disastrous chain of events began at about 7:45 p.m. when a 27-year-old man -- dressed in Army fatigues and a white hockey mask much like the knife-wielding maniac Jason from the "Friday the 13th" slasher flicks -- began running around the streets of Massapequa Park, officials and witnesses said.

A frightened Theresa Kelly, who lives around the block on Front Street, said the loon pounced on her car while she was trying to back out of her driveway.

"He was smirking and he was laughing. I screamed and he started to walk out of the driveway."

The wacko ran back into his home on Fourth Avenue and barricaded himself in his bedroom, authorities said. Meanwhile, cops rushed the rest of the house's occupants to safety.

But moments later the man -- armed with "Rambo-style" knives -- lunged at the officers and was killed when cops opened fire, authorities said. 

It's not exactly clear what happened next, but an MTA cop who responded from the nearby LIRR station then shot the plainclothes cop in the face, police sources said.

Nassau County police said the shooting was accidental but did not say who shot the officer.

The MTA declined comment.

Now, sit back for a moment and put on your thinking cap. You, staunch and respectable citizen that you are, happen upon a ruckus where several uniformed police officers, and one guy wearing the worst suit you've ever seen and happens to be with these uniformed police officers, have confronted a madman and just shot him deader than the Constitution in a liberal venue.

You: A) Do nothing until you are certain what just transpired. B) Draw your firearm, then shoot the guy wearing the cheapest suit you've ever seen, square in the face.

Then: A) The police tsk-tsk it off as just another "accident", refusing to release your name, or the name of the man you killed. B) Kill YOU dead on the spot or arrest then charge you with homicide or both.

A, and B would be the appropriate responses for anyone possessing half the necessary DNA to be called Homo Sapien.

This is the real reason cops and robbers politicians in liberal cities and states don't want us armed. They figure that since they happen to be so incompetent, we must be incompetent as well.

Cut To The Chase

"Ya know, Jim, there are tahmes I question your facilities..." Tom O'Dell. Speaking to James A. Frost. Tom and Man-Hands Sheila Travis are trying to fill-in for Mr. Todd Boone who is AWOL.

If you're not watching the show you are missing out on some genuine hilarity as Jim, Tom, and giggling Man-Hands fracture the English language beyond all hope of repair. Regional dialects and accents are one thing. Incomprehensible drivel coughed out by borderline "special" folk, is another. 

This past Monday, March 7, was a disaster, as Cutlery Corner aired for all of 30 minutes in ION's 12:30-1:00 PM timeslot...testing the waters for perhaps a daytime version of their show. Todd Boone is so accustomed to running off on one tangent or another...usually complaining about someone or some thing...that Frost Cutlery couldn't have paid for the airtime let alone made a profit. That's why they gut you on shipping and handling. That, and the fact that they are grifters. Since these dolts were only on for so short a time it wasn't worth creating a separate post merely to illustrate Todd Boone's unprofessional-ism.

I DO hope that Mr. Boone returns on the morrow. Jim, Tom, and the Giggling/Screeching Man-Hands are impossible to watch.

White House, Women's Wages, And Maybe Even Unicorn Horns

I am including the following essay in its entirety so as to establish a primer in defending against the ridiculous assertion that men earn more than women for doing the same amount of work. In summary, women work far fewer hours, at jobs requiring far less education, and, to be honest, the real surprise for anyone without an axe to grind is why women earn as much as they do, particularly when taking into account the more physical trades where standards for women are lower but the pay is the same.

Typical that the Obama White House would submit such a shabby, inaccurate, and downright fantasy-ridden "report".

WASHINGTON-With Tuesday's arrival of Women's History Month, the White House published a compendium of information about women, Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being. 

Although it makes important points about women's attainment in higher education, health, and employment, unfortunately the report's initial comment on wages repeats and exaggerates a myth about women's earnings.

Its first page of text states: "At all levels of education, women earned about 75 percent of what their male counterparts earned in 2009." This spurious comparison as used previously by President Obama was 77 percent. Lowering the figure by two cents on the dollar compounds the error.

This calculation does not hold up when the comparison of men and women accounts for differences in education, years in the workforce, and other factors that influence pay. One example: regardless of gender, people with more job experience typically are paid more. That is widely accepted because on-the-job experience improves skill and efficiency.

As the White House report acknowledges further along in its 97 pages of text, tables, and charts, women aged 25 to 34 earn 89 cents on a man's dollar, even without accounting for different jobs and work experience.

But the White House, in thrall perhaps to ultra-feminists, opened its discussion of women's pay by using a sensational headline-grabbing comparison, 75 cents on the dollar, and it did capture many of the headlines.

Before we go into the problems with the wage ratios, let us note some of the more useful and revealing findings in the report.

Women earn 57 percent of all BAs and graduate degrees awarded, and over half of PhDs. Girls in grades 4, 8, and 12 score higher than boys in reading, but lower in math and science. That's probably why women earn fewer than 50 percent of degrees in mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. As much as some feminists dislike it, the truth may be that women are not as strong in math and science as are men.

One warning in the report comes from the analysis of poverty data. "Poverty rates for unmarried female householders with children are particularly high, and have consistently been two or three times as high as overall male and female poverty rates since 1966."

Forty percent of female-headed households with children are below the poverty line. More women are having non-marital children by choice, not accident. Households have high poverty rates if the single parent-usually the mother-has only a high school diploma, or even less education. One solution not mentioned in the report is to get married before having babies.

As for the comparison of wages, the source table published by the Labor Department has a problem of internal inconsistency. True, earnings at individual levels of education, when averaged, purport to show that women earn 75 percent of what men earn. But the same table shows that the aggregated earnings of all full-time women at all educational levels are 79 percent of all full-time men's earnings.

Of course, neither the crude 75 nor the 79 figures are correct. The comparative wage calculations do not account for industry, educational field, occupation, or weekly time worked in excess of 35 hours. That's why women appear to earn less.

In the table, women who might have BA degrees in English are compared to men who might have BS degrees in physics. Women with associate degrees in social work are compared to men with associate degrees in computer science.

Since full time means 35 or more hours a week, the table compares men who work 50 hours with women who work 37.

And women do work less than men. The report states on page 27 that "women of every educational level and at every age spend fewer weeks in the labor force a year than do men." In addition, "on the days that they worked, employed married women age 25-54 spent less time in labor market work and work related activities than did employed married men in the same age group-7 hours and 40 minutes, compared to about 8 hours and 50 minutes." 

That's about 5 hours fewer per week, or, in a 40-hour week, 11 percent. So, just on the basis of hours worked, women should earn 89 percent of what men earn.

Turning to page 32, we find that-surprise!-young women actually do earn 89 percent of what men earn, without accounting for education or vocation. No mention of how this squares with the 75 percent ratio discussed on the same page.

In addition, the report cites data showing that more women work part-time. On page 32, it states that in 2009 24 percent of women worked part-time, compared with 11 percent of men. If these women take full-time jobs, their earnings will be lower than they would have been if they had worked full time. That would also be true of men who opt for part-time work, then return to full-time.

That's the way the job market works. It rewards more generously people who work more, not less.

Nowhere does the report attempt to compare earnings of men and women in the same industry, the same job, at the same firm, or even with equal years of work experience. When such economic studies have been performed by researchers such as Professor June O'Neill of Baruch College, men and women are found to earn approximately the same. 

In America the 75 cent wage gap is no more real than the 77 cent wage gap. Perhaps unwittingly, the White House report shows that educational choices, jobs, and hours worked are what lead to differences in pay.

Friday Funnies

Florida Open-Carry Update

Florida Senate Bill 234 was originally intended to:

1) Restore open-carry

2) Strengthen the right to store firearms in private vehicles

3) Allow carry on college campuses

4) Allow the purchase of long guns from non-contiguous states

From the beginning I knew that the campus carry was going down in flames and would never make it out of committee, and sure enough it was dropped from the language contained in the final bill. Few politicians have the stomach necessary to go toe to toe with the University of Florida so that's that.

The other propositions remain and are scheduled to be voted upon on Monday, March 14. If this passes, and to be honest I see too many weak sisters going shaky in the legs, then I can at long last start wearing all of those neat holsters I've been accumulating throughout the years. And most likely get arrested the first time I march into a Game Spot looking for Dragon Age II, with full frontal flaunt of a 4" Ruger GP-100. Whereupon Suzy Soccer-Mom will make one last call to 911 before swooning off into a dead faint. (For those tuning in from Rio Linda, that's a .357 magnum and for those who know my fondness for Double-Tap ammo, it'll be loaded with 158 grainers cranking along at 1400 fps.)

Cousin Joe says if no one is hurt I'll be out in an hour, tops, then he'll sue everyone in sight. But that's not my style. A formal and very public apology will suffice. 

Air Force Launches Robotic Space Plane on Mystery Mission

After being delayed a day by bad weather, the U.S. Air Force's second X-37B robotic space plane blasted off from Florida Saturday afternoon on a mystery mission shrouded in secrecy.

The unmanned X-37B mini-shuttle — known as Orbital Test Vehicle 2 (OTV-2) — took to the skies from Cape Canaveral at 5:46 p.m. ET today, tucked away in the nose cone atop a huge Atlas 5 rocket.

"Liftoff of the Atlas 5 rocket and the second experimental X-37B, America's miniature military space shuttle," the Air Force Space Command wrote in a Twitter post as the Atlas 5 streaked into the Florida skies.

The space plane was originally scheduled to launch yesterday, but cloudy, windy conditions scrubbed two attempts. And a technical glitch caused the X-37B to miss a launch window earlier this afternoon; a faulty valve had to be replaced in a last-minute repair.

The X-37B's mission is classified, but Air Force officials have said the vehicle will be used to test out new spacecraft technologies. Shortly after launch, the mission went into a scheduled media blackout, with no futher (sic) public updates.

Word from the hood is that Pop-Secret delivery trucks were backed up for half a mile awaiting entry into the launch facility. Many Floridians know from years of scuttlebutt that the single biggest obstacle to keeping astronauts well fed and content has forever been the lack of decent popcorn while aloft.

Case closed and a mystery no more. That's what we do. Investigate then de-shroud the heretofore uninvestigatable.

Army to Punish Officers in Connection With Fort Hood Shootings

The Army announced Thursday it will punish nine officers in connection with the Fort Hood shootings for "leadership failures relating to the career of Maj. Hasan."

Army doctor Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others on November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood in Texas.

The Army does not identify the officers who will be punished nor does it reveal their specific punishments. A press release from the Army reads:

"The severity of each action varies depending on case-specific facts and circumstances. In certain cases, it may take several weeks to ensure that each officer is accorded appropriate due process and to take final action. In order to protect the due process rights of the officers involved, the Army will not identify them or provide details of the administrative actions at this time. Upon the completion of all cases, the Army will review whether the release of additional information would be appropriate."

 

So then. The Doggies (Army) make it nigh on to impossible to discipline a cult religious minority member, then take it out on those they told to tread lightly.

That's why public servants cannot be segregated into touch-me-nots.

Tenure...

Should tenure for teachers be part of America's public education system?

Maybe -- I guess it helps keep good teachers, but doesn't it make it hard to fire bad ones? 2.17% (2,762 votes)

Yes -- Tenure is earned, and it's needed to keep teachers in the profession. 5.13% (6,539 votes)

No -- Tenure hijacks the teacher review process. Reward the good teachers, fire the bad ones. 92.22% (117,501 votes)

Other (post a comment) 0.48% (617 votes)

Total Votes: 127,419

Now granted, this poll was taken at Fox News and I'm certain that at dirty places like where the KOS Kids hang, the results would be different. But 92% shows solidarity in the ranks and that is as important as anything else. To participate you may click on the headline link.

Wisconsin Senate Cuts Some Public Workers Bargaining Rights

The measure approved Wednesday forbids most government workers from collectively bargaining for wage increases beyond the rate of inflation. It also requires public workers to pay more toward their pensions and double their health insurance contribution, a combination equivalent to an 8 percent pay cut for the average worker.

Police and firefighters are exempt.
 

And therein lies the rub.

Some people STILL have more rights than others. Makes me sick to constantly see those words. The few, the brave, the incessantly whining public "servants" that, while having jobs less dangerous than, oh, say a cabbie or bus driver, and certainly nowhere near as risky as your average farmer, continue to reap benefits far above their station. Politicians of all stripes give in to them because politicians of all stripes are cowards.

Wednesday Toon...Emperors Then And Now

Blown Coverage

Oral sex could be hazardous to your health

So say researchers who note that oral cancer stemming from the human papilloma virus is more common in the U.S. than oral cancer caused by abusing tobacco.

Researchers found a 225% increase in oral cancer cases in the U.S. from 1974 to 2007, mainly among white men, said Maura Gillison, a cancer researcher at Ohio State University.

The more oral-sex partners a man had, the greater his cancer risk, Gillison told a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of oral cancer in the rest of the world.

There as many as 150 different types of human papilloma viruses, and about 40 of those can be sexually transmitted, according to the National Cancer Institute.

HPV infections often go undetected and are the main cause of cervical cancer in women.

Scientists are examining whether Gardasil and Cervarix, the HPV vaccines approved to prevent genital warts and cervical cancer, could have a significant impact on oral cancer.

In the meantime, researchers are urging doctors and educators to start talking to teens in particular about the risks of oral sex.

Typical for a liberal rag like the NY Daily Snooze to once again find something that people enjoy, and attach a deadly disease to it.

Once this reaches the attention of First Empress Michelle Soetoro, don't be surprised to see a Just Say No To Blow campaign, featuring something no man on the face of God's green earth would want from her.

Tuesday Toon

11K In The Rearview

This is my 11,006 posting since signing on to Blogger in July of 2005. Sweet frig but that's an awful lot of hot air.

Docs And Bangsticks

One of the interesting factoids coming from the current medical-profession-anti-gun kerfuffle here in Florida, is news from the CDC that medical personnel are 6 times more likely to cause death and injury to otherwise healthy people than firearms do.

Liberal gangbangers are pressuring doctors to council patients that guns should be removed from their homes, and our decent politicians are fighting it tooth and nail. As a layman, it's interesting to me that a profession that causes more carnage than bank robbers, and is nearly as dangerous as drunken drivers, somehow, somewhere, finds the stones to preach before getting its own house in order.

From Anchorage To Nome...

Alaska Kicks Off The Ididitodd

The streets of downtown Anchorage were filled with barking dogs and screaming fans Saturday as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race got under way with a rollicking sprint through Alaska's biggest city.

The ceremonial start of the world's longest sled dog race is always a festive affair in which one of the city's main streets becomes crowded with dog teams and people seeking to greet their favorite mushers and bid them good luck in the 1,150-mile race to Nome.

There are a lot of things I tried back when the spark still burned to die young but smiling, and upon first hearing of the Iditarod back in '73 there was something of an urge to at least go have a look at the thing. But there were still too many wars to be fought so I just schlepped from jungle to jungle dreaming of the ice and snow.

Nobody On Nobody Out When #5 Stepped Up To The Plate

Joe DiMaggio had just gone 0 for 3.

Now it was the bottom of the 8th, 2 men out, nobody on, and DiMaggio would only have one more shot at keeping his 35 game hitting streak alive. The Yanks were ahead 6-0 but when Joe came to the plate the fans acted as if it were the bottom of the 9th in the 7th game of the World Series and the Yanks trailing by a run.

The pitcher, Bob Muncrief, had been signaled by his manager to walk DiMaggio. Luke Sewell who managed the Browns back then didn't want Joe to extend his streak and have the Browns go into the record books as a goat to DiMaggio's hero, so walking him meant the hitting streak died right then, right there.

But Muncrief wanted no part of it. DiMaggio was the greatest player he'd ever seen and Muncrief figured his job as a pitcher was to get people out and besides, walking Joe would have been bush league.

The count was 1-1 when DiMaggio tore a line drive over the shortstop's head. He went on to hit safely in 56 consecutive games. Less than 2 months later the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and my Dad often told me that 2 things stood out head and shoulders above everything else his little corner of the world was dishing out in 1941.

The Japs being rats, and Muncrief stepping up when his number was called to do something remarkable. Fifteen years later at my first baseball game I was lucky to have things explained to me in black and white; so right or wrong, the hesitation factor never once reared its ugly head and produced a waffle when a charge was called for. And for the life of me can't figure out how the majority of today's kids do it.

Cutlery Cornered

You know why a car-jacker jacks rather than getting a job and buying his own car?

Of course you do. Crooks are lazy. Crooks can lie and cheat and steal without compunction because of a glitch in their wiring, a gap in the place where honor should be.

Well, I'm proud to announce that our hammering away at Frost Cutlery has paid dividends to the point whereby old Todd and Tom and Man -Hands Sheila are becoming downright boring.

The Frost Uglyass Crap Knife watchers, of which I am A founding but certainly not THE founding member, has prevented Frost from stealing trademarks and affiliations and even points of manufacture as just yesterday old Jim hisseff made mention of getting a hold of some more "Chinese swords" to sell.

Now, Frost could sell just as many if not more knives if he'd learn something about modern cutlery, but remember...crooks are lazy. Just for example, instead of lying about how 420J2 steel isn't absolute crap by referring to it as 420J Tool Steel. the crooks at Frost could spend time talking about the new jimpings, and ricasso's and choils that make up modern blades, but since the crooks at Frost wouldn't know a jimping from little baby bunting they do what crooks the world over do.

Take the easy way out and steal for a living. Tell your customers all about modern knife grinds? How's about the new particle metal technology that has been sweeping the country? The new sub-micron diamond polishing pastes for unparalleled sharpness? Nah. That's work. Learnin' alla them new fangled sci-en-ti-fi-cal names.

But learn they do...as long as it's easy...

On February 24 a Thursday ago we made mention of the "new" 'Lachlainn' knives Frost was pushing, and alluded to the fact that World of Warcraft has a critter by that name and the critter is a mad dog. Well sir, Stuttering Todd mentioned that this morning and that means they are paying attention, and paying attention is the best way to shine a light on a crook. Make him get a job, learn his craft, trade honest work for honest recompense.

Will they do it? Focus on the true and incredibly interesting aspects of modern cutlery rather than lie and cheat and steal? Probably not. But at least they've throttled back and have been at least somewhat cautious in who's intellectual properties they swipe.

And before I forget lets all make ready for the special presentation of Cutlery Corner come this Monday, March 7. Yes, Frost has finally figured out that March 7 is on a Monday and is pimping what will be the first ever theft in broad daylight he's ever attempted on the ION Network.

And we leave you with a direct quote from Todd Boone:

"...Can you even imagine what kind of money you're gonna make on this deal from us? These knives for this money? The sort of profit you're gonna have? Especially if you sell them."

Pictured: From top to bottom: James A. Frost, Stuttering Todd Boone, Senile Tom O'Dell, and Sheila Man-Hands Travis.

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What A Joke

Extremist motive weighed in attack on U.S. soldiers

 

FRANKFURT, Germany -- German prosecutors said Thursday that they were trying to determine whether Islamic radicalism motivated a young man to open fire on an U.S. military bus a day earlier at the Frankfurt airport, killing two U.S. airmen and seriously wounding two others. 

So the guy yells "Allalulu Achbar" before opening fire and these dimwits continue to debate his "motives".
His motives were to kill Americans in the name of islam you dorks.

Barack Obama: Fugitive And Potential Two-Time-Loser

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Spoken on January 20th, 2009 by Barack Hussein Obama. Who has been in contempt of court, as per the ruling of Federal Judge Martin Feldman, for failing to reopen the Gulf of Mexico to drilling. Who, it would appear, is readying himself to be charged with a second such offense for failing to cease and desist his efforts in establishing ObamaCare, as per the order of Federal Judge Roger Vinson.

Doesn't really matter how the second offense plays out, because the fact remains that the President of the United States of America has been and remains a fugitive from justice.

Ever think you'd see the day when a man would take such an oath then spit on it less than a year and a half later?

Ex-NFL Player Gets 2-15 Years For Fondling 14 year-old

A former Detroit Lions wide receiver who pleaded guilty to a second-degree criminal sexual conduct charge on accusations involving a then-14-year-old girl has been sentenced to spend two to 15 years in prison.

Tommie Boyd appeared Thursday in Macomb County Circuit Judge Diane Druzinski's courtroom. The 39-year-old from Shelby Township entered his plea in January in exchange for authorities dropping several other charges.

Police say he grabbed the girl's buttocks with both hands.

Boyd also has to register as a sex offender and be fitted with a tether for the rest of his life, when released.

I'm the sort of fella who likes justice to be swift and meaningful. A severe beating along with the cross-yer-heart promise of losing his cajons should something like this ever happen again, probably would have been enough for me as far as sentencing goes. Free room and board even for two years is two years too long for him to be on the dole and that isn't taking into consideration what "tethering" for life is going to cost.

Since we'll never know what the "other charges" were that they dropped for his plea, difficult to make heads nor tails of how severe or lenient the sentence is but either he's fit to return to society in a relatively short period of time, or not.

Chinaman Drops Dead After Marathon Video Gaming

A Chinese man died after Internet gaming for three days straight, the Beijing Times reported Tuesday.

 

The unnamed man, in his thirties, had not slept, had hardly eaten and had barely moved from his computer when he collapsed and slipped into a coma Monday evening at an Internet cafe outside Beijing.

The man, who had reportedly spent more than 10,000 yuan ($1,500) on Internet gaming over the past month, was rushed to a nearby clinic but was pronounced dead a short time afterwards.

Police removed several computers from the cafe for investigation but have ruled out homicide and were examining specific causes of death.

The incident highlights China's increasing number of Internet addicts, which according to researchers has risen to more than 30 million.

That 30 million is a very conservative number, but like any news coming from the yellow-peril has to be taken with a grain of salt. Friends and acquaintances who regularly visit these red commies tell me that no one really knows how many internet addicts there are there but if the real number doesn't add up to a hundred million then someone is cooking the books.

Happy Birthday Mr. Ponzi

Obama's Godfather-in-spirit turns 129 today...

Charles Ponzi (March 3, 1882 – January 18, 1949) was born in Italy and became known as a swindler for his money scheme. His aliases include Charles Ponei, Charles P. Bianchi, Carl and Carlo. The term "Ponzi scheme" was coined because of Charles Ponzi's scam and today it is the description of any scam that pays early investors returns from the investments of later investors. Charles Ponzi promised clients a 50% profit within 45 days, or 100% profit within 90 days, by buying discounted postal reply coupons in other countries and redeeming them at face value in the United States as a form of arbitrage.^[1][2] Ponzi was probably inspired by the scheme of William F. Miller, a Brooklyn bookkeeper who in 1899 used the same scheme to take in $1 million.^[3]

Thursday Toon

Illinois Officials Battling Over Releasing The Names And Addresses Of Gun Owners...

In a showdown over the privacy rights of gun owners, the Illinois State Police are refusing to release a list identifying all firearm permit holders in the state after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan determined that the information "must" be made public.

The dispute, which soon could come before a judge, has been building since last fall when a reporter for The Associated Press made a Freedom of Information Act request to the police for the names of cardholders as well as information about the weapons each permit holder is authorized to carry.

But the state police, who safeguard that information, resisted as lawmakers and others raised privacy concerns. Critics questioned what public interest it would serve to let neighbors look up each other's (sic) potential weapons cache -- further, they warned that publicizing the information could put both gun owners and those who don't own guns at risk. 

What's this? Ill-Annoy cops actually standing firm on something that scares them so very much? Armed citizens getting help from...gasp...the anti-gunning fuzz?

The police had argued that they should not have to release the records because of an exemption for "information that would endanger the life or physical safety of law enforcement personnel or any other person."

 

Ah...now it makes some sense. THEY would be on that list, too.

Hadda be something like that.

The Dumist States In Ameraca

California has one of the worst dropout rates in the country, with nearly 20 percent of the population failing to graduate from high school. In recent years, the state’s approach to fixing this was to artificially inflate the numbers. Besides this, graduating seniors in California scored an average of 1511 on the SATs, placing it in the bottom third of the nation. It was probably a bad sign when, in 2008, it was considered a great accomplishment that the state would work towards getting eighth graders to learn algebra, a common requirement in other states. One of the main bright spots for California was its “gold standard” for higher education, where students would have access to the excellent state colleges at a lower tuition rate. But this too has suffered in recent months.

California currently ranks as the 3rd dumbest state in all the land, but it didn't take a survey for most of us to instinctively realize that. Without cooking the books California might very well be giving Nevada...the dumbest of the dumb...a run for its money, but there's another thing we know about the Land of Fruits & Nuts. They lie. Badly, but that's because they're so dumb.

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Stuck With Stupid

President Obama Thinks Only HE Can Tinker With Health Care

Isn't it hilarious that Barry Soetoro believes it is just fine and dandy to force the ENTIRE NATION to acquiesce to HIS demands regarding health care, but says that daring to trifle with how TEACHERS do it is off limits?

And all because the Governor of Dairy Land is a nice guy. He was well within his rights to draft an executive order denying public employees the privilege of bitching and moaning about how underpaid they are and force them into landing on planet Earth...something Barry had NO right to do, no right at all...but instead, makes like Mr. Nice Guy and wants the peoples elected representatives to have a say too.

He should'a done it like Barry. But Governor Cheezewhiz wanted to do things aboveboard, not like President Woebegotten and his band of felonious gay blades. Except for Hillary. Metric tons of manly going on there.

Army Takes Physical Fitness Seriously...For Once

"In an effort to make the physical training more like combat, the new annual “combat readiness” test will include soldiers running 400 meters — about a quarter of a mile — with a rifle, moving through an obstacle course in full combat gear, and crawling and vaulting over obstacles while aiming a rifle. Soldiers also will have to run on a balance beam while carrying 30-pound ammo boxes and do an agility sprint around a course field of cones.

...The tests will be given to all soldiers and officers, including Army Reserves and National Guard, even those recalled soldiers who are now over 60, officials said. Specific gender and age standards are still being worked out, said Frank Palkoska, the head of the Army's Fitness School at Fort Jackson."

Translation: Gals will have far less stringent tests to pass. But will continue to press for combat roles because that is where the rank is so to hell with not being capable of performing at a high level. And as far as the older men, ask yourself this question; how many professional athletes...golf not included because it isn't a sport...are capable of performing at a high level after the age of 40, let alone 50. One of the reasons why I pulled the pin at 43. Had lost two or three steps yet the stamina was still there...marathoners can stick around a lot longer than sprinters... but it's hard to lead from the rear and that's where I found myself slipping towards. Quite the bitch when you say "follow me" then find the next guys in line asshole to bellybutton because the old Top can't find high gear anymore.

You can't keep up...or never could... with the high-speed-low-drag aspect of combat then either find a desk or go home. I applaud the Army's new approach, but "gender and age standards" are absolutely ridiculous.

The Many Splendored Thing

Bear with me as I get this off my chest.

I tune into an enthusiast website or two. Knives, guns, cars, and ever since I was dragged kicking and screaming into things like cell phones and routers and printers that work without wires, those places as well. But knives and firearms are my favorites. So I put up with the postings that...that...that feature...LOVE.

Every. Last. One. In every last one the inevitable "what's your favorite thingamajig thread" arises and men chime in on which knife or handgun or rifle or shotgun or car they favor most. Don't have to scroll down far if at all. In 90% of ALL postings, everywhere, someone professes his 'love' for an inanimate object.

"I love my Sebenza!"

"I love my Mossberg 500!"

"I love my Ruger GP!"

"I love my new Mustang!"

"I love my new Rolex!"

Men.

Who 'love' steel and plastic and aluminum and carbon fibers and titanium and extra-extra-fine continuous monocrystalline diamond impregnated honing stones. Even saying diamond-impregnated honing stones is pretentious enough without expressing the strongest emotion a person can feel just to make sure someone else is listening and damned well impressed.

I love my wife, my family, my country, my Marine Corps. There was one dog I loved, the best dog I ever had but even were he the worst I still just really loved him. 

And I thought that was strange. Love isn't something that is measured by degrees, no matter what the soap operas say. You can't love something a little. Just like you can't hate something just a smidgen. Love is unconditional trust and feeling and commitment. The guy that gets on a knife board and expresses love for a Spyderco Native in CPM S30V Stainless then tells his wife he loves her too has something seriously, seriously wrong with his priorities. 

And this has gone so far, you know what? Make an entry of your own about what particular toy rings YOUR bell, and DON'T say you love it, and I guaran-frickin'-tee someone will call you out for a lukewarm review.

"Well, if you don't really love the thing then it can't be all that smokin', eh?"

No. Not at all. Preference. Ranking. Most of all, importance. Grown men do not really love cold steel or hot bikes. Those with poor educations began the trend and those with impressive educations fell into the trap, the peer pressure, the need to hop aboard the love.

Once you've gone and done it, once you've admitted love, then what's next? The S&W 500 Magnum is as important as your daughter? Your Mom? But since there isn't anything beyond love, nothing above it on the pecking order of absolutes, you've laid the groundwork for never actually loving anything because you love everything. And really now, how hard is it to express appreciate without going over the cliff?

"To me, this is the penultimate Bowie Knife. Without a shadow of a doubt, it does everything a Bowie should do and better than any other Bowie I've ever heard of. Jim himself would prize this thing."

OR...

"I just opened a box from Knifeworks and yes! My new K-Bar Bowie! I LOVE it!"

I guess saying you "love-it" is the easy way out. No need to describe anything, because love, after all, says everything.

Oh and before I forget. The new laptop? Love it. 

See?

Could that, for a man, get any more ghey? 

Tuesday Toon

Austrian Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Express Magnum

13 pounds. Named for the wealthy dude who ordered one. Harry Zeleska, I think.

Back when this first cropped up on the web I did some serious investigation to see how much it'd take to own one.

Not a chance. No one wanted to make me an ankle holster.