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jasencomstock: inothernews: The ship was grey; the walls were...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:05:00 -0500

inothernews:

The ship was grey; the walls were white; the floors, charcoal; etc. These purple pipes were incongruous, at best.

Walls are called bulkheads. Floors are decks. Purple pipes handle diesel fuel, usually JP-5. the content and flow direction is labeled on every pipe.

I knew someone here would explain! Thanks. :-)

(EDIT: Upon closer inspection, the bigger pipe is indeed stencilled with “JP5 - TRANSFER. The more you know!)

mimisaurus: LOL, Tumblr seems to be in harmony...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:32:34 -0500

mimisaurus:

LOL, Tumblr seems to be in harmony tonight.

Piecharts > pie > cake

oceanchild: captainkirk: stereolights: LOOK AT THIS FUCKING...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:51:17 -0500

oceanchild:

captainkirk:

stereolights:

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING PACKAGING OH MY GOD.

I HATE YOU CANADA.

AND YOUR AWESOME PACKAGING.

woah

this is beautiful. i need this.

i think im going to cry

The DVD’s are stored in the Enterprise’s primary hull. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Access to quality healthcare for all human beings is a simple...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:49:57 -0500

Access to quality healthcare for all human beings is a simple concept - absent human beings.

And come to think of it,

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:36:59 -0500

should we be judging people based on one photograph alone?

sarahheartburn: inothernews: This gentleman was carrying two...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0500

sarahheartburn:

inothernews:

This gentleman was carrying two flags - the Stars and Stripes, and another with the names of everyone who died at the World Trade Center.

Why? A flag represents a country. Something that represents something else, like the names of innocent civilians, is a demonstration/symbol/whatever (like the AIDS quilt). and I guess anything big enough to represent all the dead in the wars since 9/11 would be so big it would cover the ship like a tarp.

I’m a New Yorker. 9/11 was the worst day of my life. But the world is at war, and I think it behooves us to include our victims as well as our heroes. Or whatever terminology you choose for whomever.

Frankly, I think we’re all suckers.

If you’ve ever seen that flag, it has the names of all of the victims who died at the WTC, in very, very fine print. In all likelihood, this gentleman was a relative of someone, or knew someone who died in one of those buildings, and I am not about to get into a philosophical argument with such a person over what flags he chooses to carry, and why.

We cannot ask every single person to be complete in their representations of what happened that day, or thereafter: it would be patently unfair, and unrealistic. Assuming that, in fact, he is someone who lost a loved one or a friend at the WTC - again, that’s an educated guess on my part - we cannot, and should not intrude on how he chooses to express his grief, or his patriotism - especially if all he’s doing is carrying around a couple of God-damned flags.

And I do not consider myself a “sucker”, thank you very much.

The ship was grey; the walls were white; the floors, charcoal;...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:17:07 -0500

The ship was grey; the walls were white; the floors, charcoal; etc. These purple pipes were incongruous, at best.

…and this,an M-4? M-16? I don’t know guns.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:09:27 -0500

…and this,an M-4? M-16? I don’t know guns.

They showed us their weapons - this, a rocket launcher…

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:06:12 -0500

They showed us their weapons - this, a rocket launcher…

This gentleman was carrying two flags - the Stars and Stripes,...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:09 -0500

This gentleman was carrying two flags - the Stars and Stripes, and another with the names of everyone who died at the World Trade Center.

…when configured properly.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:14 -0500

…when configured properly.

This chopper can carry up to 50 soldiers…

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:11:46 -0500

This chopper can carry up to 50 soldiers…

The mighty U.S.S. Intrepid across the way.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:04:08 -0500

The mighty U.S.S. Intrepid across the way.

Semaphore flags. I should’ve asked what they were spelling...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:01:35 -0500

Semaphore flags. I should’ve asked what they were spelling out. Does anyone here know?

The flag, aft, was at half-staff in memory of the victims of the...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:57:49 -0500

The flag, aft, was at half-staff in memory of the victims of the Fort Hood shootings.

Are these called Ospreys? A couple of them did a ceremonial...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:57 -0500

Are these called Ospreys? A couple of them did a ceremonial flyover at the end of the commissioning ceremony.

Mmmm, orange lifesaver.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:51:07 -0500

Mmmm, orange lifesaver.

This gentleman said they could fit “as many” of...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:38:49 -0500

This gentleman said they could fit “as many” of these tanks on the ship as they needed to. And those be the shells them tanks fire.

The few; the proud.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:50 -0500

The few; the proud.

Your biggest fan.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:01:41 -0500

Your biggest fan.