And now for the Friday entertainment, this one has been around for a while but still brings a smile to my face:

213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed to Do in the US Army

Some examples:

3. Not allowed to threaten anyone with black magic.

4. Not allowed to challenge anyone’s disbelief of black magic by asking for hair.

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77. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them “You don’t need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for.”

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145. I should not drink three quarts of blue food coloring before a urine test.

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193. The Masons, and Gray Aliens are not in our chain of command.

Well almost free,

from http://www.wisebread.com/top-5-ways-to-hustle-free-drinks

here are two proposition bets that you can use to win free drinks:

There are actually five in the original post, but these two caught my eye (and yes, there is a bit of science content here *shock*).

I will use these as a test to see who reads this site

My parents got a new Jack Russel puppy. Watson, our Golden Retriever, is not sure what to do with the new kid yet. So far he is pretty laid back, perfect older brother.

Pictures of the new member of the family

It’s Friday, need to kill time before 5:00 and the first pint.

So I present to you, The Best of Craigslist.

A collection of comments of people venting, some rather colorful language, some very funny.

Here are some pictures from the construction of our sleds for the GNCTR (Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race):

GNCTR construction part 1

GNCTR construction part 2

GNCTR construction part 3 (Looks like there are some duplicates that snuck into part 3, oops.)

GNCTR 2001 – Tech Expo and Race Day GNCTR 2001 – Race Day

GNCTR 2001 – Race Day and Awards