Comments on: Friday Linkzookery – Halloween 2008

By: Toejam

Toejam — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:30:59 +0000

“Toejam: Are you thinking of the right book?”

Yea Murdoc, that’s the one alright.

I’m one of those lazy readers who skip the front cover blurb and the back cover. If i had read the prologue I might have been better able to make the connection that it was non-fiction.

I just dig into chapter-1, page-1 and go for the ride.

It just seemed so vivid, especially when he described in minute detail the hand to hand fight in the house with the terrorist. It was like every detail described so intensely I found it hard that it was indeed fact and not fiction.

Hats off to David Bellavia, I got nothing but the highest respect for a guy who could endure the combat and write so emotionally and accurately about such a tramatic experience.

By: Flanker

Flanker — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:09:09 +0000

If Ms. Kurylenko needs asylum……………my crib is available. :) w00t!

By: Murdoc

Murdoc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:34:35 +0000

Toejam: Are you thinking of the right book?

‘House to House’ by David Bellavia is not fictional.

By: Murdoc

Murdoc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:23:08 +0000

Sam: Good point.

IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP, everyone: Don’t fight Velociraptors unless there’s no alternative.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:54:49 +0000

Murdoc may have a 52% change of taking out “a” Velociraptor with a Crow Bar, but they are pack hunters, and likely not dumb enough to square off Mano-E-Dino.

By: Vitor

Vitor — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:20:37 +0000

The article about the bond girl is really funny, since we can see how falling ideologies that were once “enemies” merge together. She is called dessert of the “slavic word”, what implies a racial/ethnical background. But socialism at first should scrap all the racial bullshit, that was seen as a fascit thing.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:21:03 +0000

“Land Warrior just won’t die. Good.”

If it were up to me, I would order a survey of the Land Warrior program, with the intention of identifying those aspects of it which are more than just pipe dreams, splitting them off, canceling the rest and increasing funding for the remaining projects if possible, in proportion to their likelihood of success and potential payoff.

It just seems to me like the wrong way to approach a problem. I’d say it’s much better to build it piecemeal rather than as one massive boondoggle. I’m sure it’s great for the contractors though.

By: Toejam

Toejam — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:08:17 +0000

“House to House by David Bellavia”

I read this Book recently, Murdoc.

It certainly had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Lots of action and seemed technically very accurate.

But, it is a work of fiction, co-authored by a real Iraqi vetern I believe.

Correct me if I err.

By: Murdoc

Murdoc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:29:17 +0000

I know. I was ignoring you. LOL.

I guess just hoping the loud noise would scare it off.

That guy did everything except appeal to the United Nations before shooing AT it. He’s to be commended.

Instead, the article says to use makeshift weapons like rocks, sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools and bare hands.

By: GeekLethal

GeekLethal — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:25:52 +0000

I read at it gunpundit but I still don’t get that mountain lion story.

“Daddy, what’s a ‘warning shot’?”