MORE random pics......

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mandrel for solid-fuel rocket nozzle:

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by abisel

For those of you that may be of Germanic decent, you may have heard the folklore of the Krampus.

Saint Nicholas and the Krampus would make visits around December 6 to make sure the children were either "nice" and behaved, or "naughty" and misbehaved. If you were nice, St. Nicholas would reward you. If you were naughty, the Krampus would punish you, throw you in his sack and haul you off to his lair.

Krampus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So, which list are you on this season?

I grew up with Zwarte Piet who accompanied Sinterklass. When I was of that age we were told that Zwarte Piet gave candies to good kids. Bad kids were taken away in a dark cloth sack.


Zwarte Piet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[cashflyer]

The magazine well looked like a Mosin to me, and then on the Mosin page I spotted the graphic that I posted. I think it looks like #6 in the image I posted, but since I don't read cryllic, I really don't know what they have identified it as.

Looking at it now, though, I have noticed that I missed a very critical detail. The locking lugs on a Mosin are horizontal. The lugs in that graphic are vertical, so it's not a Mosin.

Until I read more, I'm guessing it is a Gewehr 88, or a Mannlicher rifle.
As shots are fired the clip remains in place until the last round is chambered, at which point it drops through a hole in the bottom of the rifle. This system was used in almost all Mannlicher designs and derivatives, and while it allows for speedy reloading, it also creates an entry point for dirt.


The G88 uses these en bloc clips:

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[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer

I grew up with Zwarte Piet who accompanied Sinterklass. When I was of that age we were told that Zwarte Piet gave candies to good kids. Bad kids were taken away in a dark cloth sack.
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So did I.
Where did you grew up then?

[GH85Carrera]

G-man you have not yet grown up.

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[GH85Carrera]

Something looks wrong there.

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[kach22i]

1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Series II
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Series II - Racecars/Sports cars - Modeling Subjects - Scale Auto Community


Concept/Study - Ferrari 612 GTO
http://bombomcars.blogspot.com/2011/08/ferrari-612-gto.html

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[kach22i]

GH85Carrera, that is just awesome man.

File:Bestival 2010 dinosaur vehicle.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bestival_2010_dinosaur_vehicle.jpg

http://www.juicefm.com/news/local/line-up-for-bestival-coach-crash-gig/

The line up has been revealed for a tribute gig in Liverpool, to remember the victims of the Bestival coach crash.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/image_galleries/bestival07_fri_gallery.shtml?34


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-19529722


http://wikifestivals.com/wiki/bestival

Bestival is an open-air music festival, which has been held on the Isle of Wight since 2004. The festival was founded by DJ Rob Da Bank, who is still in charge of organising it.

This is an ideal festival for those who like odd, yet innovative boutique festivals, as a festival that encourage fancy dress and good natured entertainment for all.

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