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XY Falcon is a classic Aussie muscle car.......
The Navy has a short bus? To help deploy with Very Special Forces, I presume!
Last seen together on “Operation Good Job!”
cheers, Sirhr
ps.... going to hell for this one. Again!
NORTH POLE (AP) - Amazon has announced an agreement with Santa Claus Industries to acquire Christmas at a press conference held via satellite from Santa's summer estate somewhere in the southern hemisphere.
In the deal, Amazon would gain exclusive rights to Christmas, Reindeer, and other unspecified inventions. In addition, Amazon will gain access to millions of households through the Santa Sleigh. The announcement also included a notice that beginning Dec 19, 2019, Christmas and the Reindeer names would be copyrighted by Amazon.
This unprecedented move was facilitated by the recently acquired North Pole Court. Amazon stated its commitment to "all who have made Christmas great" and vowed to "make licensing of the Christmas and Reindeer names available to all". It is believed that the guidelines for licensing these names, will be very strict.
When asked "Why buy Christmas?" Jeff Bezos replied "Amazon has been working on a more efficient delivery mechanism for all of our products for some time, but recognized that the Santa Sleigh has some immediate benefits. We'll use it first for the next release of the Kindle".
In a multimedia extravaganza, the attendees were shown a seemingly endless video stream of products that make up the deal. It ended with a green and red version of the Amazon logo, and a new Christmas 2019 trademark, leading into the announcement of the first product from the deal. Vixen, the new Director of Holidays and Celebrations said "The first step is to assimilate Christmas within the Amazon Organisation. This will take some time, so don't expect any changes this year". He continued "our big plans are for next year, when we release Christmas 2020. It will be bigger and better than last year". He further elaborated that "Amazon users who sign up with Amazon Prime will get sneak previews of Christmas 2020 as early as November 1st". Christmas 2020 is scheduled for release in December of 2020, though one unnamed source said that it is dangerously close to the end of the year and may slip into the first half of 2021. An economist at Goldman Sachs explained that a slip would be catastrophic to next year's economy and the nation's tax revenue, possibly requiring the IRS to move the deadline for filing income tax returns to three months after Christmas, whenever that was.
"But it could be good in the long term" he explained. "With Amazon controlling Christmas, we may see it move to May or June, which are much slower months for retailers. This may serve to even out the economy over the year". When asked if other holidays are being considered, Mr. Bezos explained that "Christmas is the flagship of holidays, so we wanted to start there. Not all holidays are available for sale, and the remaining will have to show a good long-term business" suggesting that holidays with a short history may not be in the plans.
Though specific terms of the agreement were withheld, a Santa official confirmed that the deal was "sizeable, even for a man of Santa's stature". Some analysts think that Santa has saturated the Holiday market, and is looking for a means to expand his business to year 'round products and services. Others contend that the Jolly Red Man is looking to retire in Seattle. A spokesperson for the most famous Reindeer could not be reached for comment.
In the deal, Amazon would gain exclusive rights to Christmas, Reindeer, and other unspecified inventions. In addition, Amazon will gain access to millions of households through the Santa Sleigh. The announcement also included a notice that beginning Dec 19, 2019, Christmas and the Reindeer names would be copyrighted by Amazon.
This unprecedented move was facilitated by the recently acquired North Pole Court. Amazon stated its commitment to "all who have made Christmas great" and vowed to "make licensing of the Christmas and Reindeer names available to all". It is believed that the guidelines for licensing these names, will be very strict.
When asked "Why buy Christmas?" Jeff Bezos replied "Amazon has been working on a more efficient delivery mechanism for all of our products for some time, but recognized that the Santa Sleigh has some immediate benefits. We'll use it first for the next release of the Kindle".
In a multimedia extravaganza, the attendees were shown a seemingly endless video stream of products that make up the deal. It ended with a green and red version of the Amazon logo, and a new Christmas 2019 trademark, leading into the announcement of the first product from the deal. Vixen, the new Director of Holidays and Celebrations said "The first step is to assimilate Christmas within the Amazon Organisation. This will take some time, so don't expect any changes this year". He continued "our big plans are for next year, when we release Christmas 2020. It will be bigger and better than last year". He further elaborated that "Amazon users who sign up with Amazon Prime will get sneak previews of Christmas 2020 as early as November 1st". Christmas 2020 is scheduled for release in December of 2020, though one unnamed source said that it is dangerously close to the end of the year and may slip into the first half of 2021. An economist at Goldman Sachs explained that a slip would be catastrophic to next year's economy and the nation's tax revenue, possibly requiring the IRS to move the deadline for filing income tax returns to three months after Christmas, whenever that was.
"But it could be good in the long term" he explained. "With Amazon controlling Christmas, we may see it move to May or June, which are much slower months for retailers. This may serve to even out the economy over the year". When asked if other holidays are being considered, Mr. Bezos explained that "Christmas is the flagship of holidays, so we wanted to start there. Not all holidays are available for sale, and the remaining will have to show a good long-term business" suggesting that holidays with a short history may not be in the plans.
Though specific terms of the agreement were withheld, a Santa official confirmed that the deal was "sizeable, even for a man of Santa's stature". Some analysts think that Santa has saturated the Holiday market, and is looking for a means to expand his business to year 'round products and services. Others contend that the Jolly Red Man is looking to retire in Seattle. A spokesperson for the most famous Reindeer could not be reached for comment.
A steady diet of red beans and rice, tramp stamps, low standards and more red beans and rice and they may make the cut. Right now they just look like a snack for my kind of ladies.
That’s only half the ship, the rear half is flat and when they ballast down you drive smaller ships or barges on then they pump out the ballast water and pick up the other ship or barge and sail away. Basically a motorized dry dock. Pretty technically impressive ships.
This is a much larger version, the MV Blue Marlin carrying the USS Cole home for repairs after the suicide bomb.
I just saw someone refer to maggots as disco rice and I can’t stop laughing about it.
The guy who welded the handle on was the brave one.
Pretty sure it's a longliner that participates in fishery with a max LOA limit. Those kinda snubbed off boats are all over alaska. Looks line a longline drum mounted sideways under the fore deck.
The T.A. Senior is indeed a fishing vessel
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Millions Of Voices Cry Out In Terror As Liberals Wake Up And Realize Trump Is Still President
U.S.—An echo was heard across the land this morning from sea to shining sea as progressives woke up after celebrating Impeachment Day and learned that Trump is still the president.babylonbee.com
My wife told me that all the little eggheads in her ivory tower were giddy yesterday. I said “do they not know how it works?”
I so much want this wrapping paper for next year's 'Secret Santa' at the company Christmas party. I have to be a little more accurate and move Linus just about 1/2 inch to the right. This is going to probably require a custom cardboard box to make all the measurements work out.
