Highlights of this day in history: Spiro Agnew pleads no contest to income tax evasion charges; Imperial rule in China ends; U.S. fighters help take Achille Lauro hijackers into custody; Orson Welles dies; Giuseppe Verdi born; Christopher Reeve dies.
Other notable October 10th events include:
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1845 – In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors.
1913 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal.
1964 – The opening ceremony at The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.
1971 – Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Lets start itoff.
ReplyDeleteGood start,Pan.
ReplyDeleteYou're nominated.
Hey, Pi Guy, when's our next Connections episode.
ReplyDeleteThose are sweet.
And good mornin', C2.
'Let me be clear", I am as suprised by this nomination from the Sasquatch Memorial Thread Guild as the rest of the thread. I can only accept this magnaminous award in the spirit in which it was given - PFFFFFFT
ReplyDeletePanhandler said...
ReplyDeleteI nominated you for your future successes.
*drops quarters in can*
Now get to work!
/
If I can continue to get people to drop quarters in the can, I won't have to get to work. On the other hand, work and its rewards ennoble the soul and contribute to the progress of the human race. Grift or work, mooch or contribute,I'm so torn. - OK "work" it is. Hey Sas, what about those Yankees?
ReplyDeletePolitical Spectrum 2.0
ReplyDeleteMyself ? Very close to JFK.
Why does bigger government matter? The bigger the government, the:
- Smaller your paycheck
- Smaller your freedoms
- Smaller your decisions
- Smaller your opportunities (unless you are part of government)
Hard to argue with that, unless you're a 'social justice' sort of mental.
Hey Sas, what about those Yankees?
ReplyDeleteHow about those Twins !
They gave it away.
Yankees took advantage. End of story.
I agree with you on work. A life spent living off of others is inconceivable to me.
I sleep fine at night knowing I am earning my own way.
"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering." - Theodore Roosevelt
ReplyDelete"The things that will destroy America are prosprity-at-any price, peace-at-any price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life." - Theodore Roosevelt
Sas, I earned my own way to retirement and now work at what used to be a hobby/interest. Not working is a habit that's hard to pick up after 50 years.
ReplyDeleteNot working is a habit that's hard to pick up after 50 years.
ReplyDeleteGood on ya!
My father retired last year.
Busier now than he was when he was working!
BTW, did you see that video in Detroit a couple of days ago ? People swarming for free stuff?
Unreal. I think JCM posted it.
"The whole secret to life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well." - Horace Walpole
ReplyDeleteDo that and there isn't enough time in the day to become idle, in mind or body.
Funniest part was, they were swarming for applications to get free stuff ($3.000.00) so while hope springs eternal, we'll have to get back to you on the actual deliverance on your free stuff.
ReplyDeletewe'll have to get back to you on the actual deliverance on your free stuff.
ReplyDeleteheh.
Sas - "heh" Hookay, "Wanna buy a duck?"
ReplyDeleteBBIAB, whiny dog.
ReplyDeleteNow I know why I'm fated to live alone in my twilight years -
ReplyDelete"Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry." - Rita Rudner
Good morning, all
ReplyDeleteSwedish criticism of Norwegian (Ig)Nobel decision:
"The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (Svenska Freds) has classified as "shameful" the decision by the Nobel Committee in Oslo to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 to Barack Obama."
[OK, this actually seems to be a bunch of moonbats who think 0bama is a right-winger. But:]
"Moderate Party parliamentary group leader Lars Lindblad said that, though he was glad Obama had been elected president of the United States, awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize was a "historic mistake".
"In my view the Peace Prize should go to somebody who has achieved something," he told Dagens Nyheter.
Social Democrat foreign policy spokesman Urban Ahlin confessed to being caught off guard by the award.
"I was quite surprised I have to say. The efforts Barack Obama has made for peace do not currently correspond to a peace prize," he told news agency TT."
[hat tip: Patterico]
Good morning folks!
ReplyDeleteThis is our Thanksgiving long weekend and C2 gives me a lot to be thankful for.
Miss T, will therre be celery sticks stuffed with pimento? I justs luvs celery sticks stuffed with pimento.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all!
ReplyDeleteMiss Trixie, nice to see you again.
Finally free and Panhandler, have we 'met' before?
Morning Panhandler
ReplyDeleteCelery stix and pimento? Sadly, no but that sounds loverly anyway. I'm alone and my fambly are all in Alberta and BC so I'll be yakking with most of them sometime this weekend. I really miss the turkey dinner with all the fixin's.
Violet - great to see you, toots. :)
Violent Tiger - (now there's an "intuitively obvious to the most casual observer" nick)Yes we have, in another time in a different place
ReplyDelete@VioletTiger: probably, not under that nic.
ReplyDeleteMiss Trixie, even though it is not US Thanksgiving, we're having turkey and all the trimmings on Sunday. It is my daughter's fall college break and she's coming home with room-mate and boyfriend in tow. House full'0 teenagers this weekend.
ReplyDeleteMiss T,
ReplyDeleteBatchelor here, no local family, so I volunteer at one of the local missions over the holidays, fills the days and definitely beats microwave turkey and TV.
Miss Trixie, even though it is not US Thanksgiving, we're having turkey and all the trimmings on Sunday. It is my daughter's fall college break and she's coming home with room-mate and boyfriend in tow. House full'0 teenagers this weekend.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! At least with a house full o' teenagers, your leftovers should be at a minimum ... :D
Good morning, crew! Just dropping in a sec before I go to the barn.
ReplyDeleteTrixie - I've noticed that even the ones who change their nic, after a few posts you figure out who they were - so funny how certain "style" really transfers over the intertubes!
ReplyDeleteBatchelor here, no local family, so I volunteer at one of the local missions over the holidays, fills the days and definitely beats microwave turkey and TV.
ReplyDeleteYes it certainly does - you're a good man, Panhandler. :)
ArmyWife- any deer out there?
ReplyDeleteThere was a funny and appropriate lol cat for your deer hunter last night, but I couldn't get the html right. Check out icanhascheeseburger.
Trixie - I've noticed that even the ones wo change their nic, after a few posts you figure out who they were - so funny how certain "style" really transfers over the intertubes!
ReplyDeleteAin't it though? :D
I'm out for a while - my groceries are to be delivered soon and I need a shower to wake up afore brekkie.
ReplyDeleteBBIAB.
{{{{realwest}}}} *smoochie-smooch* In case I miss you and until I get back. *hug*
*grumble grumble*
ReplyDelete{{{{Miss Trixie }}}}}}}}}! *smooches* back to ya!
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck are you doing ordering groceries BEFORE you eat brekkie?! Don't you know that means you've probably ordered a pound or two of stuff that you really don't want, but were so hungry that they just seemed right to order over the phone?!?!
LOL!
Hey Panhandler - vounteering at a local mission at Thanksgiving gives you - whomever you are - big points from me - if that matters any!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, that's a wonderful thing that you're doing!
Hey realwest!
ReplyDeleteI always seem to miss you.
How are you today?
Hi VioletTiger! How are you doing today?
ReplyDeleteAND PALADINPHIL whatcha grumbling about so early this morning?!
VioletTiger - GMTA! LOL! Y'all really haven't been missing me, I just haven't had time to get out here very much!
ReplyDeleteBut I'm doing ok, thanks - could use a bunch more sleep, though!
Paladin!
ReplyDeleteA man without mirth is like a wagon without springs. He is jolted disagreeably by every pebble in the road.
H. W. Beecher
How's the weather out there? We are warm now, but expected some real fall stuff next week.
ReplyDeleteI hadn' realized that it was in 1971 when the London Bridge was moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona! Wow it seems like yesterday. Well, ok, a few years ago - not 38 years ago!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that Pi Guy!
Well, we've got a cord of wood dumped in the driveway. Have a great day friends.
ReplyDeleteBBL.
Morning,Real!
ReplyDeleteHow are you feeling today, kind sir ?
But then some days you wake up like this:
ReplyDeleteI find nothing more depressing than optimism.
Paul Fussell
Good morning Sasquatch! I'm feeling ok, just a tad tired! And, as usual these days, busy with chores!
ReplyDeleteHow are you doing my friend?
HEY, PANHANDLER - so how are YOU feeling today?
ReplyDeleteAnd I meant what I said about your volunteering at the Mission over Thanksgiving!
All good, Real.
ReplyDeleteThose chores are neverending, aren't they.
Have you heard anything from our friend out in Eastern WA ?
Hope he's doing ok.
Ten dead as militants attack Pakistan army HQ
ReplyDeleteHeavily armed militants tried to storm Pakistan's army headquarters on Saturday, with six soldiers and four rebels killed in the audacious attack near the capital Islamabad, officials said.
Six insurgents armed with automatic weapons and grenades drove up to the compound and shot their way through one checkpost in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, before being stopped by security forces at a second post.
Real, I'm doing just fine young sir. 72 with susnshine and going up to 86 today. Off to the shop in a few, it's been slow but there should be projects since the boss's daughter in law is scheluled to deliver the first grand kid this weekend. The boss, his wife and son (new dad) all work at the shop so I expect them to be thin on the ground.
ReplyDeleteSorry keep getting distracted with a racking cough and this bright light in the sky for some reason. :p
ReplyDelete/I hate dry apartments and work places.
Paladin, if it's the Sun, well, that's the way it is - if it's the Rapture then I guess I'll put off ordering that new dishwasher.
ReplyDeleteHi Sasquatch! Yeah, I'm supposed to be RETIRED, damnit! I'm busier now than I've ever been! LOL!
ReplyDeleteAnd sadly, no, I haven't heard from our friend - I think if I get the chance, I'll drop him a line this morning!
New Thread ---->
ReplyDeleteMorning all!
Panhandler - "young sir"? OY, that's not gonna help me figure out who you are!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd that weather forecast sounds pretty damn good to me! As I said above, we're only going up two more degrees, to 77 and rain, rain and more rain - indeed the next four days are getting cooler with each passing day and are supposed to be rain filled as well! FOUR DAYS!
Paladin Phil - hmmmmm - racking cough, sunny sky, very dry air, huh?
ReplyDeleteWell SUCK IT UP and be a real man - go buy a humidifier!
Young pups don't know nuttin'!
Realwest said..
ReplyDeleteOver the years of the threads I've intuited that you are close to my age. "Young sir" is more a jocularity than an honoriffic. JOCULARITY!
Panhandler - well listen Father Mulcahy you Sky Pilot you - we've all moved over to the new thread, not much jocularity there and we could use your help!
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