It wqas Memorial Day 2021 that a 16 year old found dog tags and sergeant stripes belonging to an 85 year old owner more than 61 years after he last saw them. Do I hear 2022? 17? 62? Anyone? Take cover and may God forgive.
Years ago there was a movie about Napoleon that got mercilessly ripped on because in one scene a would-be assassin lit a bomb fuse with a sort of lighter. What the critics didn’t know was that lighters made from modified firing mechanisms from flintlock pistols did exist in the 18th century. Lighters of the sort we think of today were first invented in the 1810’s or early 1820’s (different sources disagree), while the friction match was invented in the late 1820’s.
eromlig over 4 years ago
It wqas Memorial Day 2021 that a 16 year old found dog tags and sergeant stripes belonging to an 85 year old owner more than 61 years after he last saw them. Do I hear 2022? 17? 62? Anyone? Take cover and may God forgive.
A Common 'tator over 4 years ago
The correct way to pour wine is by inserting your thumb into the punt… thus heat from your hand won’t impact on the temperature of the wine…
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
How did Sg.t Bennets’ things wide up in the Macys’ backyard if he hadn’t been to the Macys’ home before?
Gent over 4 years ago
Are there any lighters these days that’s not made in China?
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
How in the world did the tags and stripes get buried in the ground?
FrankErnesto over 4 years ago
Now I have to bury the dam things again. Thanks, alot.
The Pro from Dover over 4 years ago
Friction match, sounds like my relationship.
dv1093 over 4 years ago
A much more interesting story would be how and why those dog tags and stripes were buried in the backyard.
preacherman Premium Member over 4 years ago
I wonder how the tags and stripes ended up buried in Wyatt’s backyard.
joefearsnothing over 4 years ago
The “which came first” story about the lighter and the match is the hardest to believe…….for me!
scpandich over 4 years ago
Years ago there was a movie about Napoleon that got mercilessly ripped on because in one scene a would-be assassin lit a bomb fuse with a sort of lighter. What the critics didn’t know was that lighters made from modified firing mechanisms from flintlock pistols did exist in the 18th century. Lighters of the sort we think of today were first invented in the 1810’s or early 1820’s (different sources disagree), while the friction match was invented in the late 1820’s.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
I love it when they state the obvious.
Take care and gesundheit.
joeatwork212 over 4 years ago
The Zippo lighter’s ignition design is copied from the Wheel Lock firearm. Developed around 1500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheellock
Attwater's prairie chicken over 4 years ago
on this day in history of September 21st 2003 Galileo space mission ends as the probe is sent into Jupiter’s atmosphere where it is crushed.
ncorgbl over 4 years ago
When my wine bottle is empty I punt and grab the scotch.
His father then explained to Wyatt that the Battle of the Bulge was not in Montana.
The Chinese had gunpowder first as well.
ElGato over 4 years ago
The Winos in my neighborhood just broke the bottom off and wine pored freely.
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
Well, being wine explains why they have “punts” in sports…