CXRAndy
Pharaoh
We've got uncontrolled borders. No point adding to our problems
Greenland
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We've got uncontrolled borders. No point adding to our problems
Xipe Totec
Something nasty in the woodshed
Bazzer
Über Member
Well something appears to be afoot. Ten C17 Globemasters and two Ghostrider gunships were identified by plane spotters a week ago as arriving in the UK.
https://www.forcesnews.com/technolo...ine-chatter-suggests-something-big-going-down
https://www.forcesnews.com/technolo...ine-chatter-suggests-something-big-going-down
Pblakeney
Guru
On the way to Iran I'd have thought.
CXRAndy
Pharaoh
Old joke, how many penguins can a polar bear eat a day
Bazzer
Über Member
I have no military experience, but I thought C17 Globemasters were transport aircraft? Would the rapist risk American lives and hardware in Iran?
Much safer I would have thought to use missiles launched from aircraft at military establishments etc.
secretsqirrel
Well-Known Member
I hadn’t realised until a few days ago that Arctic means bears, and Antarctic means no bears. 💡
Rusty Nails
Country Member
I agree with that in principle. The problem is that Denmark hasn't had a great reputation for the way they've treated the native Greenlanders over the years, otherwise there would probably be almost zero support for Trump's ambitions from them.
briantrumpet
Shaman
What, not even four bears?
Mad Doug Biker
Just plodding along as always.
- Location
- Over there, somewhere.
Greek Roots: The word traces back to Greek arktikos, derived from arktos (bear).
briantrumpet
Shaman
If you Bluesky, this is dead cool on the problem of the Mercator projection
https://bsky.app/profile/drjoehanson.bsky.social/post/3mcd3kanaxs2u
https://bsky.app/profile/drjoehanson.bsky.social/post/3mcd3kanaxs2u
Mad Doug Biker
Just plodding along as always.
- Location
- Over there, somewhere.
Arctic” comes from the Greek arktos, which literally means bear. Why? Because the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear) dominates the northern sky. So the Arctic is the “land under the bear.” 🐻
... According to the Internet anyway.
... According to the Internet anyway.
Mad Doug Biker
Just plodding along as always.
- Location
- Over there, somewhere.
Also:
The brown bear (Ursus arctos).
Stupidly, the polar bear is Ursus maritimus, which I guess makes sense (the Sea Bear), but, still...
The brown bear (Ursus arctos).
Stupidly, the polar bear is Ursus maritimus, which I guess makes sense (the Sea Bear), but, still...
Pblakeney
Guru
I've no experience either. I'm just thinking what location is most likely to see US action in the next few days?
They've bypassed Greenland and are unlikely to be going to Ukraine. Next best guess, Iran.
Pblakeney
Guru
By all accounts there is near enough zero support for Trump's ambitions. Certainly the vast majority are against.