Friday Funnies: Flexible Congratulations

Chip Bok | 11.9.2012 8:00 AM

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sarcasmic 13 years ago

Time travel?
1. sloopyinca 13 years ago
  
  You missed our time travel conversation on the 2A thread from last night. I'll admit it was short but also to the point.
  1. sarcasmic 13 years ago
    
    This is marked as being posted at 8am, yet it did not appear until 8:30.
    
    Did it fall through a wormhole or something?
    1. Rich 13 years ago
      
      ML @ "9:00".
LTC(ret) John 13 years ago

Finally, HAZ ENUFF LABELZ!
Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago

Is Putin coming on to him?
1. Bardas Phocas 13 years ago
  
  If I was into middle aged tough guys - I would totally go for Vlad.
  1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
    
    Middle aged? Isn't he 60?
    1. TheSpiteHouse 13 years ago
      
      60 is the new 45 (for those who exercise a lot).
Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago

"I'll take Anthony Weiner to block."
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  Damn, a winner already. OK folks, shows over. Wait for AM Links, Fist wins.
2. Tim 13 years ago
  
  Peter Marshall: What are "Forward", "I Can Help" and "Yes we can"?
  
  George Gobel: I don't know but it's coming from the next apartment.
  1. Rich 13 years ago
    
    "Lonesome George" Gobel.
    
    Sheesh, Tim, how old *are* you?
Bee Tagger 13 years ago

I knew the PT in Putin stood for Physical Therapist.
Bee Tagger 13 years ago

That's way too effusive for a German.
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  "Ja, gut."
  
  /Click of phone hanging up
Rich 13 years ago

Without the label in the last panel I would have no idea who that person is supposed to be.
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  And they mocked Bok's labelz at the (art) Academy!
2. Bee Tagger 13 years ago
  
  I still think it's Krang.
3. Restoras 13 years ago
  
  You know who else was a terrible artist?
  1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
    
    Picasso?
    1. Rich 13 years ago
      
      I know a guy who says "Of course, it's appropriate to drop the first three letters."
      1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his finger nails
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his finger nails
        
        Well some people try to pick up girls
        They get called assholes
        This never happened to Pablo Picasso
        
        The girls would turn the colour of a juicy avocado
        When he would drive down their street in his El Dorado
        
        He could walk down your street
        Girls could not resist his stare
        So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
        Not like you
        Wow!
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his finger nails
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his finger nails
        
        He could walk down your street
        And girls could not resist his stare
        Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
        
        Well the girls would turn the colour of a juicy avocado
        When he would drive down their street in his El Dorado
        
        Well he was only 5'3"
        But girls could not resist his stare
        Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
        Not in New York
        Wow!
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his finger nails
        
        Swinging on the back porch
        Jumping off a big log
        Pablo's feeling better now
        Hanging by his picture nails
        
        Rich 13 years ago
        
        Nice. From "Les Mis"?
        
        sloopyinca 13 years ago
        
        No video, Colonel? Here you all go.
        
        sarcasmic 13 years ago
        
        I've heard that before, but it wasn't Bowie.
        
        TheSpiteHouse 13 years ago
        
        The Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman)
  2. sloopyinca 13 years ago
    
    Terry Schiavo?
    1. Restoras 13 years ago
      
      FTW! Now I have to wipe my screen of the coffee I spewed all over it.
  3. Kaptious Kristen 13 years ago
    
    Wagner?
4. Rich 13 years ago
  
  My initial perception (w/o the ripped bod and the speech balloon) was Inspector Clouseau.
Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago

I'm not sure why Cameron is masturbating during the call; Obama doesn't give him a second thought.
The Late P Brooks 13 years ago

That's Putin's subtle way of saying, "I'm gonna BEND YOU OVER"?
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  I rather think it will be a voluntary bend.
  1. Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago
    
    While he's already down there bowing anyway...
The Late P Brooks 13 years ago

What did the Gnomes of Zurich say?
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  Gruezi - warten Sie fur unsere Ordnungsruf!
sarcasmic 13 years ago

What's Hillary doing in Germany?
1. Caleb Turberville 13 years ago
  
  What's Miss Piggy doing in Germany?
Restoras 13 years ago

Friday Funnies is really just a jobs program for one guy.
1. Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago
  
  Correction: Two guys. Or is Payne here on merit?
  1. Restoras 13 years ago
    
    No, you are right. Payne is terrible also but for somre reason is more easily forgettable.
Restoras 13 years ago

Question for the early day Reasonoids:
.40 S&W or .357 Sig? Preferences, positives/negatives for those with any insight?
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  .40 - better stopping power vs zombies or looters.
  1. Restoras 13 years ago
    
    Thanks LTC. What kind of metrics can I look at to assess this stuff? Muzzle velocity?
    1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
      
      If you are better at math than I (which is true of many folks) I suspect initial velocity, weight of round, max effective range and all should be figured in.
    2. Corneliusm 13 years ago
      
      Force = Mass * Velocity^2
      
      I would say that too much of one and not enough of another has tradeoffs. Slower heavier rounds punch and cause all sorts of shock on the target, but can be easily stopped by cover or kevlar. On the other hand, 357 sig is smaller and faster at the muzzle (about 200fps faster, give or take), but has a tendency to pass through anything you shoot, which means a lot of energy is wasted unnecessarily behind your target. Similar arguments can be made between the heavy .45ACP and fast 10mm round.
      
      Plus, there's cost and availability. You won't find 357 sig well-stocked (cheap) in your local gun store or walmart.
      
      FWIW, the cartridges are same diameter, and I believe my SW M&P 40 can be converted to 357 Sig with just a barrel change, but I've never attempted it.
2. sloopyinca 13 years ago
  
  Draco AK-47 pistol, and paint the tip orange.
  
  After paying out the settlement for the illegal stop and detention, the state you live in can buy both of the other ones for you.
  1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
    
    Restoras - I think sloopy has the best advice here.
3. Gray Ghost 13 years ago
  
  .40 is going to be much easier to find ammo for, just saying. Said ammo, judging by a brief look at cheaper than dirt, is about 1/2 to 2/3 of the cost too.
  
  OTOH, .357 Sig is going to shoot flatter and penetrate better. Felt recoil is supposed to be greater, not sure if that's a concern for you.
  
  I don't know which one's harder on a pistol.
4. db 13 years ago
  
  .40 all the way. Ammo is way easier to find and the bottlenecked .357 case will wear out faster if you care to reload. Also the .357 runs at higher pressure and will be louder and have more perceived recoil, which also has an impact on the longevity of the firearm.
Caleb Turberville 13 years ago

What's up with Cameron's lip?
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  Bok was trying to show it was stiff?
  1. Caleb Turberville 13 years ago
    
    Of course, how stupid of me.
sloopyinca 13 years ago

It's sad that in the 21st Century, the only realistic looking foreign head of state talking head is Netenyahu. That's got to be either a Zionist plot or an anti-Jewish plot. I've not decided yet.
1. LTC(ret) John 13 years ago
  
  Go with the Zionist Plot!
  
  /Stormfront off
Kaptious Kristen 13 years ago

When did Roseanne Barr dye her hair blonde and become German Chancellor?
sloopyinca 13 years ago

1: Don't the use seats with backs on them in most of Europe, or were they all in a bar together watching the results?

2: Why did three of these people change their last names to that of a nation? I blame Kathy Ireland.

3: Who outlawed tanning salons in Russia?

4: In Soviet Russia, Friday Funnies mocks you!
1. Drave Robber 13 years ago
  
  2: Why did three of these people change their last names to that of a nation?
  
  Perhaps it the other way round - one of the nations has been renamed. (With foreign journalists being advised - "remember, it's one word! ONE word!" - again.)
Drave Robber 13 years ago

I've always felt the fuss over that 'flexible' comment was way overblown, and there is no real-world evidence of any 'flexibility'. Won't start believing it until the shit in Syria (which has little purpose other than annoying Russia over Tartus) starts receding.
sloopyinca 13 years ago

Retired Philly cop arrested for trying to lure an 8-year old into his car. He has previously been convicted of multiple counts of child porn but served less than a year in jail for those offenses.

Is the union proud they got this guy his pension?
1. Loki 13 years ago
  
  Yes.
  
  "It's a good shoot child rape."
sloopyinca 13 years ago

Dumbass drunk cop wrecks his cruiser and tries to hide it in the woods. Oh, he was drunk too.

I wonder when the "possession of firearms in the commission of a felony" (felony H&R if more than $1k worth of damage to the fence, pole or car since it was not his), enhancer is gonna show up? Or the misconduct charge. Or any of the other shit that he should be charged with.
Mr Whipple 13 years ago

Well. Someone once told me that if you don't have anything nice to say......
1. Bobarian 13 years ago
  
  You'd never comment about friday funnies?
sloopyinca 13 years ago

I guess two eyewitnesses aren't enough to convict a police officer when he stalks them and starts jacking off in front of them. I guess when one of their own runs away, it's not called resisting arrest, either.

Overcharging is for proles, not for pervert cops who stalk and masturbate in front of 13 year old girls, destroy the evidence and then resist arrest by fleeing.
1. sloopyinca 13 years ago
  
  Dammit, he was found guilty of resisting arrest. My bad.
Loki 13 years ago

Why the hell is a naked alien sitting behind Putin's desk? And why does said alien have such huge bitch tits? Or is that a female alien?
tagtann 13 years ago

Sometimes dude you just have to wonder man, Wow.
http://www.Anon-Done.tk
The Late P Brooks 13 years ago

.40 S&W or .357 Sig? Preferences, positives/negatives for those with any insight?

I'm late, and it's already been mentioned, but: Price and availability for .40 is much much better. That's undoubtedly why pistols in .357 Sig look "cheap".

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