Sweet! Emmett just called me because he got his grade for his iSearch project. (Remember this is the 67 page thing on the U.S. Presidency I was up typing until 2:30 in the morning.)

He got an A+.

Which comprises a big chunk of his English grade for this term as well.

Nice!

And then, "The thing with pieces of Communist trash, is that they just don't break."

There's a lot of Communist trash that not only breaks, but also blows up the people shooting it. The great Communist trash achievement is the AK-47, which has surely killed more people than any other hand-held weapon ever made. They are ludicrously inaccurate, appallingly machined and have a kick like the proverbial mule. However, soldiers are being killed today in Afghanistan by 30-year-old AKs that have had essentially no maintenance.

AK-47s are easy to recognize, with their curved ammo clips: [link]

"It's a very distinctive sound!!"

Eliot FTW!

How Canadians see the world :-)

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How Canadians see the world :-)

BWAHAHAHA!

I am reading this wikepedia thing on the AK-47: [link]

In general, to produce a big wound, a bullet should either tumble (yaw) or break apart upon entering a body. The round fired by the AK-47 doesn't always do this:

Depending on where the bullet impacts and at what depth it yaws, the AK-47 is capable of producing a range of wounding effects. In the absence of yaw, the M43 load can pencil through lung tissue with relatively little injury.[27] On a direct hit to the cranium, hydrostatic shock can cause the head to explode.[28] Even in the absence of yaw and a large temporary cavity, a hit to the shoulder can produce significant lung hemorrhaging attributed to stress wave transmission.

So, aim for the head, not the lungs.

whoot! sold a book. I also just packed a box. kinda silly, I know, but it was all lightweight bulky kitchen stuff that I don't need out.

dinner used up some frozen sausage, a little flour and perishables. not the best I could have done, but at least not buying anything.

11.5 weeks to go.