Dispatches from the Middle Circle

[kasperl-ruprecht]

Finished the third mech of Mel's Star. A Cave Lion to join the Hammerhead and the Stormcrow.

It's been two years since she passed...

[cmdr-slmndr]

Hygogg my beloved.

[thegildedcentury]

Yank Army Weekly December 30 1945

Bill’s time in the war changed his opinions regarding euthanasia and buying American cars.

[captain-price-returns]

M50 Ontos tank destroyer ranges a Sherman tank target with an M8C .50 cal spotting rifle before unleashing its main armament of six M40A1 106mm recoilless rifles.

[captain-price-returns]

Fairly rare segment from the minor and largely unknown deployment of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter to Vietnam, seen here from the ground proving close support to US Marines on a sweep South of Da Nang in late 1965.

Designed to take on Soviet bombers in the stratosphere at Mach 2, the Starfighter found itself engaging targets on the ground at low level during the Vietnam War.

[captain-price-returns]

Tu-22M3 Backfires over the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula, Lake Baikal, 2016

[chapbloke]

Royal Mail selling a stamp set commemorating 30 years since the death of Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine.

[captain-price-returns]

Mobility of a M60A2 vs the MBT 70.

[captain-price-returns]

[captain-price-returns]

M4 Sherman tanks of Task Force Crater, 89th Infantry Division, fire on a German strongpoint south of Jena, Thuringia, Germany. 12 April 1945

[the-possum-posting]

[supreme-leader-stoat]

[gunsandfireandshit]

[olderandwiserer]

Dildos?🤗

[gunsandfireandshit]

No ❤️

[balaclava-trismegistus]

TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook - Wikipedia

Its crazy that the United States military was teaching Special Forces guys how to build their own bombs from scratch during the Vietnam War and now you can just download the entire thing on Wikipedia because of a FOIA request

[donjuaninhell]

Way more legit than Ragnar Benson.

[nitrobishop]

[greater-than-the-sword]

Important information that may save your butt someday, btw: if you ever find yourself in a position where you've had to shoot someone in self defense, never admit to anything before speaking to a lawyer.

So, if you call the police, you would never say, "come quick, a man broke into my house and I shot him," instead you say, "come quick, a man broke into my house and he's been shot."

They taught me this in my gun course and I thought you all should know it.

[anarcho-gunman-g17]

I wouldn't even say that much. Firearms Legal Protection advises you to call 911 and say "*your address* there has been a firearm related incident. Please send police and medical" and then hang up. Then call your lawyer. Part of the after effects of an adrenaline dump is a strong desire to over explain your circumstance to anyone who will listen. This was probably a great adaptation in the past where you would be rapidly explaining the bit of conflict you had experienced to a fellow tribe mate so they could ready themselves for whatever threat may still linger. In the modern world it a way for you to accidentally say something incriminating. If you ever watch police body cam footage of a officer involved shooting the first thing a senior officer will do upon arriving at the scene will be collecting the firearm for evidence and then they will tell the officer involved in the shooting to go to their cruiser and not speak to anyone until they talk to their union provided lawyer.

[shubbabang]

its not funny but i do think about it a lot

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

This made me think about this panel from Calvin and Hobbes:

But unlike the adult in this strip, Calvin’s dad actually APOLOGIZED for yelling at him when he saw how guilty his kid was:

[silvermoon424]

Nazis crashing the fuck out at Elmo for no reason is one of my new favorite genres. Literally this pic:

[imsobadatnicknames2]

My favorite joke in Metalocalypse is how as the show goes on it becomes increasingly obvious they’re naming characters with the sole purpose of torturing Mark Hamill.

[imsobadatnicknames2]

It’s been almost two years since I posted this but here’s a list of the official spelling of every character he introduces here:

Dr. Gibbitz

Dr. Amon Skagerakk Fredrickshaven

Dr. Donald Gorthian

Ronald Von Momnaldberg

Dr. Natasha Nesciantskidovich

Vicenzo de Alimamala Corningston III 

Professor Jerry Gustav Mangledink

Horace Marmingblat Wimplestein, Jr.

Dr. Chazz Fazzledopenhoffer

Vater Oorlag

Dr. Milminaman-lanilim-swinwamly

Dr. Gibbitz again (but for some reason it’s spelled “Gibbetz” in the season 2 subtitles)

Melmord Fjordslorn

Dr. Ralphus Galkinsmelter

Dr. Amomolith Chesterfield

Wilmore Unduntingiminen

Dr. Ninmiltrid Fmiltindryden

Dr. Imptnin Pmiltson

Dr. Tormindbind Mickmildididindnin

Dr. Krumpworth Chponglasia IV, Jr.

Dr. Borgermu Barret Swingdworth 

Dr. Richard Reinhold Rnawighiwowpj

Captain Slufgyflaysid

Dr. Bartholomew Grahsrihajul

Dr. Alsajahb Fifborgiltk 

Dr. Fsmilejera Irlelwoll 

Dr. Commander Vernmim Chuntspinkton

[imsobadatnicknames2]

Like I just love how you can pinpoint “Ninmiltrid Fmiltindryden” as the exact moment the joke went from making Mark Hamill say funny but still vaguely name-shaped words to forcing that poor man to pronounce straight up keysmashes out loud.