> the US would most likely be backed
> up by the Royal Navy and other allied
> navies, all of whom have had
> experience working with the US Navy.

Without looking up the specifics, which would ruin the mood and diminish our erections: The Japanese Maritime Defense Force [?] is one quarter the size of the British Royal Navy, which has more Admiral than cruisers/destroyers/skiffs [?] /somedamnthing.

We could look it up.

"Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force," or as they pronounce it, Dobo Chirashi Arigato.

In the Christian model of my childhood, whether or not you get into Heaven, after death you are given an opportunity to interview our Eternal Omniscient and Omnipotent Creator regarding any number of specific matters... To inquire, when sincere, What the fuck was *THAT* about?.

One of my first will be to ask how & and why the Brits retreated from pre-eminance in global affairs with such breathless haste... And why they're nonetheless still so fucking smug.

Monday, July 23rd, 2018 was fifteen hours long for all time zones.

…In every way that matters.

Quit whining.

Also, I got it backwards about the Japs and the Limeys, and put them at the wrong positions of that sentence, because I'm in the wrong time zone with flights cancelled in bad weather on a tiny little micro-keyboard.

Sue me. You're lucky to get this kind of insight at these prices.

Roseanne Barr -

I’m disgusted to read all of the support for James Gunn’s pedophile jokes-as the same people supported blacklisting me for a joke they didn’t even understand.

https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/1021651039706001413

Naked man arrested at Planet Fitness tells police he thought gym was 'judgment-free zone'

http://www.wtae.com/article/naked-man-arrested-at-planet-fitness/22522710

Without looking up the specifics, which would ruin the mood and diminish our erections: The Japanese Maritime Defense Force [?] is one quarter the size of the British Royal Navy, which has more Admiral than cruisers/destroyers/skiffs [?] /somedamnthing. ~ Crid at July 24, 2018 2:40 AM

Well, the question was "how long would it take to build a replacement carrier" and the answer is "who cares?"

The US Navy has 11 Carrier Strike Groups. The Japanese and French have 4 each, mostly helicopter carriers. The Chinese have 1 aircraft carrier, an old Soviet model that never leaves port and can be used only for training. The Russians have only 1, an old Soviet model that its sailors regard as a punishment assignment.

The Royal Navy recently completed a 65,000 ton carrier, but have no planes for it - the plan is to have US Marine squadrons compose its air wing.

Not to mention that, ever since Robert Dixon electrified the country with "Scratch One Flattop" at Coral Sea, the US Navy has more experience sinking carriers than any other navy on the planet.

One of my first will be to ask how & and why the Brits retreated from pre-eminance in global affairs with such breathless haste... And why they're nonetheless still so fucking smug. ~ Crid at July 24, 2018 2:52 AM

What else have they got?

"One of my first will be to ask how & and why the Brits retreated from pre-eminance in global affairs with such breathless haste..."

The European Project, dontcha know. Or maybe a better way of referring to it these days would be "Le Projekt".

Tesla, "burning cash at a rate of about $1 billion a quarter," is asking its suppliers for cash back as its fundraising options get thornier.

Remember, the Brits looked the other way while Rotherham was being raped. The likes of Frances Drake and Charles Napier maybe about, but they're exception, not the rule.

US Navy has more experience sinking carriers than any other navy on the planet

True. But that and US$5 will buy you a fancy coffee at Starbucks. The last carrier ever sunk in battle was the Amagi in Kure Harbor. Seventy three years ago, 27 July 1945.

I don't know how good the Chinese sub drivers are, but if they're just competent, they have the capacity to give the US fits. The Rooskies may have a couple of boats/crews/captains that are competent, but I would hesitate to say that is the standard.

Sauce. Goose. Gander.

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/1021425978499846145

Off with his head!

https://www.dailywire.com/news/33420/calls-boycott-daily-show-after-host-trevor-noah-joseph-curl

America is such a hateful place that the hate has to be faked. Had I been the customer blamed for such an incident, I would have told corporate to piss up a rope unless the compensation was very generous.

A waiter at a Texas steakhouse made up the viral story about a customer leaving him a racist note, his employer said Monday. The story gained national attention after Khalil Cavil, a 20-year-old server for Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa, Texas, posted a now-deleted image of the receipt he claimed was left for him on July 14.

...

Saltgrass originally said it had banned the customer blamed for the message. But now, the restaurant's corporate office says it has learned the story was a hoax.

"After further investigation, we have learned that our employee fabricated the entire story," Terry Turney, COO of Saltgrass Steak House, told the Odessa American in a statement. "The customer has been contacted and invited back to our restaurant to dine on us. Racism of any form is intolerable, and we will always act swiftly should it occur in any of our establishments.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-waiter-faked-we-dont-tip-terrorist-note-on-receipt-restaurant-says/

Unsurprising: hippie chick, Oregon varietal.

Surprising: was not eaten by the mountain lion napping in her living room after she “gazed lovingly into her eyes, and communicated using feline-speak eye blinking to calm her"

Expect at least one horrifying example of this not working in the near future.

The Democrats' "impeach now" mantra is not going to defeat Trump.

" President Trump was the consequence—not the cause—of a nationwide loss of confidence in all of the American establishment: political, media, cultural, business, financial."

" Most voters knew before the election that Mr. Trump was a crude, freewheeling, womanizing egotist.... Voters did not love Mr. Trump; they rejected the other guys."

Conan - do you really think that American carriers will be fought with other carriers?

Probably not. Fortunately, China holds our debt.

I also wouldn't fight tanks with other tanks if I could send a hundred guys out with these, which are also effective against any sub and many kinds of ship in port.

We seem to have the idea that just one superweapon will carry the day.

> Voters did not love Mr. Trump; they rejected the
> other guys

I'm not sure that's true. Trump claimed he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and not lose any voters. Time seems to be proving him correct - he's got a very loyal base.

"three innocent people have been murdered in cold blood, over a five day stretch at Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Northern California"

https://www.dailynews.com/2018/07/24/san-francisco-crazy-train-counts-three-murders-in-five-days-and-bart-officials-hid-the-details/

Are you a raccoon?

https://twitter.com/raccoonbrand/status/1021144926556262400

Conan - do you really think that American carriers will be fought with other carriers? ~ Radwaste at July 24, 2018 3:32 PM

US fleet carriers are a power projection weapon. Most foreign carriers are primarily intended and configured for coastal defense. The chances the carriers will come into conflict engaging in their respective missions in any conflict are probably pretty good.

Ooooh, that's nasty

https://twitter.com/Hart_Timothy_J/status/1021733937977151488