General Discussion Thread

[Belushi TD]

And something's dropped out of ONI's archives, posted on their website today

Remember the Koni FF that was found adrift with the entire crew missing except for the cat?

Apparently, the director of ONI sent a Polaroid of the cat, lounging on the bridge chart table like the ship is his personal yacht, to General Samuel Eliot Morison Lodge with a letter asking, "Is he yours?"

Lodge's answer: "Haven't seen a travel claim from him, so probably not."

Why am I fixated on the word "Probably?" That's a non denial, denial.

See if there's a "Mr. Whiskers" in his Rolodex.

Or a "Kitty, G. Gordon".

[Wolfman]

And something's dropped out of ONI's archives, posted on their website today

Remember the Koni FF that was found adrift with the entire crew missing except for the cat?

Apparently, the director of ONI sent a Polaroid of the cat, lounging on the bridge chart table like the ship is his personal yacht, to General Samuel Eliot Morison Lodge with a letter asking, "Is he yours?"

Lodge's answer: "Haven't seen a travel claim from him, so probably not."

Why am I fixated on the word "Probably?" That's a non denial, denial.

See if there's a "Mr. Whiskers" in his Rolodex.

Problem is that his Rolodex was buried with him…

[jemhouston]

And something's dropped out of ONI's archives, posted on their website today

Remember the Koni FF that was found adrift with the entire crew missing except for the cat?

Apparently, the director of ONI sent a Polaroid of the cat, lounging on the bridge chart table like the ship is his personal yacht, to General Samuel Eliot Morison Lodge with a letter asking, "Is he yours?"

Lodge's answer: "Haven't seen a travel claim from him, so probably not."

Why am I fixated on the word "Probably?" That's a non denial, denial.

See if there's a "Mr. Whiskers" in his Rolodex.

Even when I had a clearance, it wasn't high enough for me to know he had one, let alone to look at it.

[Wolfman]

The existence of his Rolodex was an open secret. The contents of said Rolodex, however, were a different story…

[Lordroel]

Is the United States finally acting against Venezuela ghost fleet supplying Mexico with oil.

Hearing a lot about several US Navy ships being send to the coast of Venezuela to intercept the so call Venezuela ghost fleet that is used to supply Mexico with oil.

[Matt Wiser]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

[Wolfman]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

I thought we took Vera Cruz back during the Baja War…

[Lordroel]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

Do not think the US Navy presence is there, i recall somebody saying it was to stop Venezuela from using its Ghost fleet from transporting Oil/Drugs and weapons to and from Mexico and Iran and other unfriendly countries.

[Matt Wiser]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

I thought we took Vera Cruz back during the Baja War…

Vera Cruz isn't part of the Security Zone. It was seized more as a bargaining chip and give the Mexicans an impression it was 1847 and Scott's campaign all over again.

[jemhouston]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

I thought we took Vera Cruz back during the Baja War…

Vera Cruz isn't part of the Security Zone. It was seized more as a bargaining chip and give the Mexicans an impression it was 1847 and Scott's campaign all over again.

I think the Marines were disappointed they couldn't another "Halls of Montezuma" to the Marine Hymn.

[Poohbah]

I thought we took Vera Cruz back during the Baja War…

Vera Cruz isn't part of the Security Zone. It was seized more as a bargaining chip and give the Mexicans an impression it was 1847 and Scott's campaign all over again.

I think the Marines were disappointed they couldn't another "Halls of Montezuma" to the Marine Hymn.

I'm sure there were Sergeants Major looking at various Lance Criminals and figuring where they would stand post in Mexico City...

[Wolfman]

We're not going to invade Venezuela over this. Maduro has to be more of a pest-like invading the Dutch Caribbean Islands, say, before we start pulling triggers. Now, mining the shipping channel into the oil terminal at Maricaibo and on the Mexican side at Vera Cruz, OTOH.... Different story.

I thought we took Vera Cruz back during the Baja War…

Vera Cruz isn't part of the Security Zone. It was seized more as a bargaining chip and give the Mexicans an impression it was 1847 and Scott's campaign all over again.

Okay.

[jemhouston]

Vera Cruz isn't part of the Security Zone. It was seized more as a bargaining chip and give the Mexicans an impression it was 1847 and Scott's campaign all over again.

I think the Marines were disappointed they couldn't another "Halls of Montezuma" to the Marine Hymn.

I'm sure there were Sergeants Major looking at various Lance Criminals and figuring where they would stand post in Mexico City...

Give them time. Sooner or later the rest of Mexico will go up in smoke and someone will need to put it back together.

Any update on the Security Zone? The last I heard about it was when you no longer needed to dial the Mexico Country code from the US, instead you dialed 1 (US / Canada Country Code).

[Poohbah]

I think the Marines were disappointed they couldn't another "Halls of Montezuma" to the Marine Hymn.

I'm sure there were Sergeants Major looking at various Lance Criminals and figuring where they would stand post in Mexico City...

Give them time. Sooner or later the rest of Mexico will go up in smoke and someone will need to put it back together.

Any update on the Security Zone? The last I heard about it was when you no longer needed to dial the Mexico Country code from the US, instead you dialed 1 (US / Canada Country Code).

Sonora has put out its roadmap for primary and secondary education between now and 2045.

They want everyone graduating high school in 2040 and beyond to be fully fluent in both English and Spanish. (Right now, it's at 41%.)

[jemhouston]

I'm sure there were Sergeants Major looking at various Lance Criminals and figuring where they would stand post in Mexico City...

Give them time. Sooner or later the rest of Mexico will go up in smoke and someone will need to put it back together.

Any update on the Security Zone? The last I heard about it was when you no longer needed to dial the Mexico Country code from the US, instead you dialed 1 (US / Canada Country Code).

Sonora has put out its roadmap for primary and secondary education between now and 2045.

They want everyone graduating high school in 2040 and beyond to be fully fluent in both English and Spanish. (Right now, it's at 41%.)

That would most people who fought for Mexico in WW3 are dead or on their final legs. There children would have see what it was like in Mexico before and after the war.

We have time to plan. They have time to plan.

[Bernard Woolley]

Pretty sure that by 2040 what is today the Security Zone will have formally become part of the USA.

[clancyphile]

Give them time. Sooner or later the rest of Mexico will go up in smoke and someone will need to put it back together.

Any update on the Security Zone? The last I heard about it was when you no longer needed to dial the Mexico Country code from the US, instead you dialed 1 (US / Canada Country Code).

Sonora has put out its roadmap for primary and secondary education between now and 2045.

They want everyone graduating high school in 2040 and beyond to be fully fluent in both English and Spanish. (Right now, it's at 41%.)

If Mexico is still around... statehood would kick off the Fourth Mexican-American War (after World War III and the Baja War).