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  1. No, it was a reference to a crappy 70s movie. There were a few of them that came out around the same time. I was really young and I even thought at the time that they were pretty bad.
  2. He was a white boy who lived in the jungle who they filmed around 1973. Check that, he may have been found in Africa. Kind of confusing
  3. I think the World’s Greatest Athlete is Indian.
  4. Dude looks half the size of Bert Auburn.
  5. The incident comes just more than a week after the Truman lost an F/A-18 jet and a connected tow tractor when the pair fell overboard while being towed around the carrier's hangar deck. Officials said the most recent incident was caused by a failure in some part of the arresting equipment used to bring the jet to a halt on the carrier's flight deck, and both aviators ejected safely from the aircraft. The pair of sailors were recovered by a rescue helicopter and found to have minor injuries, the defense officials said. Separately, one defense official confirmed to Military.com that the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired at the Truman carrier on Tuesday as well -- despite claims of a brokered ceasefire from the White House that began Monday. "They've announced to us, at least, that they don't want to fight anymore," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "We will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated." However, it was unclear whether the jet falling overboard was related to the incoming fire. It was also unclear if the arresting equipment failure was with the arresting wire that is designed to stop an aircraft during a carrier landing or with the hook on the fighter not catching on the wire. In last week's incident, a U.S. official confirmed to Military.com that initial reports indicated the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard. Under the Trump administration, more officials have been reluctant to speak on the record using their names, even in cases of standard day-to-day military events or incidents that would have been directly attributed in the past. CNN was the first outlet to report the story of Tuesday's jet loss. Military.com reached out to the Navy for comment on its sailors and equipment, but the service referred questions on the incident to U.S. Central Command, which oversees the operations in the region. In December, the USS Gettysburg, a Navy cruiser, downed another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman in a friendly fire incident. That jet's two aviators were also forced to eject, and one suffered minor injuries. The jets in the most recent incident and the friendly fire belonged to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11. The jet that rolled off the deck last week was from VFA 136. An individual F/A-18 fighter jet costs between $60 million and $70 million, depending on the configuration. To lose three fighter jets on a single deployment is incredibly unusual, but Truman's deployment, which began in September of last year, also featured a collision with another ship. On Feb. 12, the Navy revealed the Truman had collided with a merchant vessel roughly half its size, the Besiktas-M, just before midnight local time while sailing near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. The city, which sits at the northern opening to the Suez Canal, is an area of dense maritime traffic, with ships coming in and out of the canal, as well as others waiting to begin their transit. As a result of the incident, the Navy fired the ship's commanding officer and ordered a port visit to Souda Bay, Crete, for repairs. On Tuesday, officials in the Pentagon could not say when the Truman is set to return home. In 2022, the USS Harry S. Truman also lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in the waters of the Mediterranean when the jet was blown overboard "due to unexpected heavy weather" as the ship was conducting an at-sea resupply.
  6. DAILY BRIEF 08 May 2025 Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it deployed to the Middle East -- this time amid a landing incident that caused the jet to go overboard, defense officials confirmed to Military.com
  7. More of a Pebbles guy, sorry
  8. And if his name was Michelle Brandi, she would be a hot slut.
  9. Nursing Student Killed in Roommate Cat Dispute May 5, 2025 by David Jones A Texas nursing student, just days away from her graduation, was tragically killed in a dispute over pets with her roommate, according to law enforcement officials. Chester Lamar Grant, 40, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Tamilore Odunsi, a 23-year-old originally from the U.K., on April 26 in Houston. Police were called to an apartment on the south side of the city for a welfare check in the late afternoon. Upon arrival, they received no response at the front door. A subsequent search of the premises led them to the back of the apartment where they discovered blood on the concrete patio. Upon entering the apartment, officers found Odunsi in the kitchen, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Grant was also located in the bedroom, with at least one stab wound. Odunsi was pronounced dead at the scene, while Grant was transported to the hospital with critical injuries. Local law enforcement informed CBS affiliate KHOU that the pair had been living together for a few months and had been arguing over their cats. The disagreement escalated, resulting in Grant allegedly stabbing Odunsi and then attempting to take his own life. Grant was later transported to the Harris County Jail and is currently being held on a $500,000 bond. Odunsi’s family has set up a GoFundMe account in her memory. Known as Tami Dollars or TD on TikTok, Odunsi was described as a “beautiful soul, full of light, ambition, and kindness.” A devout Christian, she was actively involved in her church community and was known for her service to others. Odunsi had aspirations of becoming a nurse and had a particular interest in working with children. Her family expressed their grief over her untimely death, describing it as “an unimaginable loss at a moment that should have marked the beginning of a bright and promising future.” Grant is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday.
  10. It’s all a lie!
  11. Russia has lost 956,810 troops in Ukraine since the start of the war in Feb 2022, according to a report by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Russia has lost : 10,758 tanks 22,403 armored fighting vehicles 27,327 artillery systems 1,376 multiple launch rocket systems 1,155 air defense systems 372 airplanes, 335 helicopters 34,860 drones 28 ships and boats, and one submarine
  12. Looks like a nickel take to me. He is pretty fast and does well with run support.
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