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On Dec. 16, 1838, the Dutch-descended Boers fought an epic battle against a huge Zulu force under King Dingaan. The Boers put their covered wagons into laager, a circle, and their outriders galloped past the enemy, firing, then withdrawing to reload their muzzleloading rifles. Remarkably, the...

Some true cop shows like The First 48 charge people with both murder and felony murder. I feel sure that all murder is a felony. What am I missing here?

List the five you think you need most. Avoid duplicates, although I see the need. I have about 20 and all see some use, depending on the day's likely needs. Let's see if any model gets the most votes. Spartan Executive Hunter SwissChamp Older German Army or red Safari, same basic knife

Nearing Christmas, a high crime season. Lock your car and home. REMIND YOUR FAMILY! Be alert. Wives and kids get careless.

Saw on YouTube that Winston Churchill, KG, was born on this day in 1884 or '85. Died in 1965. A fine writer and statesman, although responsible for the WW I disaster at Gallipoli. But I think most will agree he redeemed himself in 1940. ..

I was notified to prepare for a computer update and when they told me it was time, I clicked on Update and Restart, When it ended, I clicked on Chrome as usual, after seeing that my Desktop now has an Edge icon. The screen pulled up an Edge display. I tried Chrome again and got here as usual...

Would Kurusu or a Brazilian member tell us how the word Sim is pronounced? Is the m pronounced, or does it sound like the Spanish, Si? Always wondered... Thanks. ALSO: Pronounce, Senhor. Is the h silent?

I called Social Security today and heard their recording about the raise for 2021 (1.5 % of whatever you're now getting) and the increase in Medicare. Had other questions and they had an estimated 40 minute wait. I opted to be called back. I got a call, twice, from Allen, TX, from a number I...

Their Country Dijon is my favorite. Don't see their TV ads now, but it's the only mustard I've seen named in a book, a David Lindsey novel. I'd have written that paragraph differently, unless I wanted the character to seem slightly pretentious, but named the brand. I like it. Do you? Do you...

I wondered, and thought many of you might, so checked Wiki. Seems he's 97 and still with us, a great flying legend. I hope he's well and in good spirits. The nation owes him a lot.

Newfoundland, 1966, remote USAF radar site: I was a USAF cop, working desk sgt. and access controller to a radar dome. About 2AM, the radar officer asked if I had binoculars. Yes, two pair of B&L 7x50's. We went out to see a UFO the screen had sighted at high altitude. Looked like a star...

Turned on my computer this AM and the page was blocked by a full page from Microsoft, apparently forcing me to Continue and accept them linking my computer to my phone and more, although they forgot to add my thigh bone, ha! I escaped and got a 3 day delay by clicking a button, but then they'll...

I got an e-mail from that sender, warning that my computer has been compromised. Haven't opened it to read how. Has anyone else here gotten that or do you know the sender? How can I delete it without clicking on it? I think it's probably an attempt to invade my computer with a virus, etc. ??

I'm watching a film on YouTube called, Law and Order, a 1953 Western starring an actor named Ronald Reagan. Don't discuss his later career, due to the ban here on politics. But he's wearing his Colt .45 on his left hip. Never thought of him as being left handed. Has anyone else noted that...

Some who merit it may wear miniature ribbons or have Purple Heart license plates. I think the plates are offered for other medals, too. My son was wounded three times in Iraq but feels the ribbon or plates smacks a bit of vanity and limits his SUV to a CIB decal on the rear window. I suppose...

Mangas Colorado, 1793-1863, was an Apache chief whose name is sometimes used in Westerns, correctly or otherwise. I'm told his name means Red Sleeves in Spanish. Thought that'd be Mangas Rojo or Roja. Will a Spanish speaker please clarify?

I'm not worried about this magazine capacity issue. I can read any magazine I want. I'm not married. Sorry. Couldn't resist...

The topic about actor Sterling Haydon's .357 reminded me of his OSS service. In HS, I read, You're Stepping On My Cloak and Dagger. I think the author was Roger Hall. If you locate a copy, I think you'll like it. Before being dropped into France to lead Resistance fighters, he was asked if he...

Does it bug anyone else that the bayonet points in the promotional scenes on, Combat point the wrong way, or that GI' s never grab pistols, knives, etc. from dead Germans? I talked with a man who was in a Sherman tank and he said that his entire crew had enemy pistols as well as their issued...

Anyone know which pistols are issued/authorized for SAPD and sheriffs?