THEO's APPEAL OF THE DAY

From Theo's LAST OF THE FEW:

Many of our readers will know of my mothers recent health problems. What I would like is for every one of our readers to send a get well card to my mum.

I know times are hard for many of you but her health has been ruined by the NHS (read Obamacare) and a few cards and a few good wishes would be appreciated.

Her brother has now evicted her from her home and she needs needs some support.

Anyone wishing to send her a card should sent it to.

Mrs Jilly Spark
c/o Amberley Hall
55 Baldock Drive
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 3DQ
UK

PS I would like to see her get 1 million cards.


Update: I have had several requests to make financial donations to help my Mum.

Any donations will be put into a savings account for her. Please donate into the paypal account in the side bar or enclose with the card.





READERS NOTE: Theo is referring to the PayPal account on HIS heroic website LAST OF THE FEW, not here.

Let's see how many cards we can get her, and from how many countries.

Thanks - S. L.


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MARINE CORPS VET TARGETED BY VANDALS

DISGRACEFUL

Nov 8, 2010 York County, Pennsylvania

Vandals targeted an Iraq War Veteran in West York sometime early Monday morning:


 
An Iraq War Veteran and recipient of two Purple Hearts awakened to find his SUV damaged by vandals.

Police say, Anthony Gurreri, a former Lance Corporal with the United States Marine Corps, found his SUV damaged in his driveway along N. Clinton Street. The 2003 GMC Yukon had a smashed back window, all 4 tires were slashed, both headlamp lenses were broken, and the front windshield wipers and wiper arms were torn from the mounts.

The statement, "Go Back to Iraq and Kill More Women and Kids," was spray painted on the hood of the vehicle. The vandals also etched the words "Muder" (murder spelled incorrectly) and "Killer" into the driver and passenger side doors.

Investigators ask anyone with information about this crime to contact the West York Borough Police at 717-854-1975.


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AL QAEDA's FIRST VICTIM

20 Years Ago: Kahane Murder Foretold ’93 WTC, 9/11; Feds Ignored Qaeda’s 1st Victim




The late Rabbi Meir Kahane, Zichrono LiVrachah [of Blessed Memory], former Member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), and founder of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), was the very first American victim of Al-Qaeda. On November 5, 1990, Rabbi Kahane was shot in cold blood by Islamic terrorist El-Sayyid Nosair, while Kahane was giving a speech at a hotel in New York.

The terrorist El-Sayyid Nosair

Had federal authorities actually paid attention to the Kahane trial and to the prison activities of Nosair, they would have uncovered the 1993 World Trade Center 9/11 attacks. Nosair prayed at Brooklyn’s Al-Farouq Mosque, the Al-Qaeda mosque from which the first attack was planned and at which part of the 9/11 attacks were ultimately born.

Many of the participants and planners of the 1993 attacks visited Nosair in prison, notably THIS waste of human flesh:



Ramzi Yousef (رمزي يوسف‎) was one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and planners of the Bojinka plot. Stating, "Yes, I am a terrorist, and proud of it . . ." Yousef was convicted along with two co-conspirators and sentenced to two life sentences for his part in the Bojinka plot and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Yousef's uncle is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a senior al-Qaeda member also in U.S. custody, the principal architect of the September 11th attacks, as well as many other terrorist plots.


But at the time of Kahane's murder in 1990, the feds didn’t care about a bunch of crazy Muslims, and didn’t bother to notice that the chicken scratches on the wall were actually Arabic script . . .



Debbie Schlussel marks the 20th anniversary of the murder. She tells the story of al Qaeda's first American victim HERE.


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FIELD-STRIPPING YOUR 1911

Everybody who owns and operates an M1911 should know and understand how to strip it down to it's basic groups:







This is as far as I go in the field. I can disassemble further, of course; the firing pin / extractor group, mainspring group, and trigger group - but this is not necessary for daily cleaning, or basic problem solving.

Yesterday, a question came up, so I took the opportunity to create a post and share the knowledge with all:


The 1911 is my favorite of all handguns - my question is how to disassemble the mags for cleaning. I have some original Colt mags that I have no idea how to remove the floor plates. Can't find any cathes, latches or buttons. I haven't had any success with simply trying to slide it open, either; this will surely damage it.


ANSWER:

"Original" Colt mags have their floorplates welded to the tube.


Yes, that's a six round magazine - I carry a compact Model 1911 - S.L.


Stick a few rounds into the magazine, and then run a pin through the holes in the magazine tube to hold the spring down.





Remove the rounds and the follower should fall out the top too. Carefully remove the pin, and the spring will come free:








The spring and follower will come out now. Re-assembly's the reverse - about the only zinger is to watch the orientation of the spring v.s. the follower.




Use a tool like I did to drive the spring back down so you can pin it when trying to re-assemble the magazine, and then just drop the follower in and release the pin.

Remember: There are no stupid questions, only the ones which are never asked.



"Oh yeah? Well if that's the case, how come the Professor can make a radio out of a coconut, but can't he fix a hole in a boat?"

Let me re-phrase that. Sometimes there ARE stupid questions, but questions about guns, gun safety, and marksmanshp do not fall into that category.



SEAN LINNANE SENDS



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B-17G MOUNT 'N RIDE

MOUNT 'N RIDE was a B-17G-20-BO (42-31585) of the 91st Bomb Group. She landed at Dübendorf in Switzerland on 16 March 1944. The aircraft was piloted by 1/Lt Robert C. Mersereau.


USAAF ground crewmen and Swiss air mechanics posed with the bomber during the Summer of 1945 while she was being prepared to return to England.




Nose art painted on Mount'n Ride by the famous artist Tony Starcer.


The inspiration for the nose art was the February, 1944 Vargas Calendar Girl.




Monday Mystery Bird HERE



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DOWNFALL PARODIES ARE BACK

From our buddy Donald over at American Power - too good not to share!


The Best Angry 'Downfall' Parody Evah!! — Hitler Finds Out the GOP Has Retaken the House




NOTE: I love these Downfall videos - they are SPOT ON! Sorry about the cuttoff there on the right - I tried to manipulate it - you'll have to click on full screen to read the entire subtitles - S.L.


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