>
> I had a wild haired neighbor, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam,
> who was a used car salesman. Every day after work
> in the summer he would sit on the back steps of his
> house and put on his golf shoes and then drive a
> little plastic ball around his closely cropped backyard.
> One evening he had his lawn sprinkler on and was
> knocking around his white plastic ball when I heard
> him scream, "Gaddam it!"
> He'd walked on his garden hose with his golf cleats.
> His lime green pants were stained from the spray
> of water. Where he'd once had a very useful
> water-tight hose that sprayed a straight steady
> stream, he was now stuck with a sloppy soaker
> hose. He tried to repair the hose with black
> electrical tape, but that failed. Azzam eventually
> bought a new hose and shoved the old one in the garbage.
> - Chi Chi the Mellon Boy (Do You Know Allah? She Loves You.)
>
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/sunshine.jpg
Captain Thomas Francis Mantell Jr. (1922-1948)
http://kynghistory.ky.gov/people/registry/mno/mantellthomas.htm
Captain Thomas Francis Mantell Jr.was born
in Franklin, Kentucky, 30 June 1922.
He was a graduate of Male High School,
in Louisville. On 16 June 1942, he joined
the Army Air Corps, graduating Flight
School on 30 June 1943.
During World War II, Mantell was assigned
to the 440th Troop Carrier Group, 96th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 9th Air Force. He was
awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, and
Air Medal w/3OLCs for heroism. Following
the war he returned to Louisville, joining
the newly organized Kentucky Air National Guard,
as Flight Leader, "C" Flight, 165th Fighter
Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard
on 16 February 1947.
Tradgedy on a Training Flight
Mantell crash site On 7 January 1948, while
on a training flight with three other P-51Ds
(Mustang) Mantell was directed by the flight
tower at Godman Field to pursue an unidentified
flying object. While in pursuit of the object,
he died in plane crash near Franklin,
Simpson County, Kentucky.
The story of Mantell's death while chasing
a Unidentified Flying Object made headlines
across the country and world. An intense
military investigation of the incident
became part of Project SIGN, which later
became Project BLUEBOOK, the military's
investigations into UFOs. Much speculation
and conjecture has been written about this
incident, it is still uncertain what Mantell
was pursuing at the time of the crash.
Mantell is the first flight casualty of
the Kentucky Air National Guard. His remains
were brought back to Louisville and buried
at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
On Saturday, 29 September 2001, the Simpson
County Historical Society unveiled a historical
marker in honor of Thomas F. Mantell, Jr.
The marker is located at the Franklin, Kentucky
exit off Interstate 65, next to the office
building of Simpson County Tourism.
http://kynghistory.ky.gov/people/registry/mno/mantellthomas.htm
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See also Dave Emory's recent 'For The Record' broadcasts:
"The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Coming! Not!"
Part 1:
http://spitfirelist.com/f588.html
Part 2:
http://www.spitfirelist.com/f639.html
Where he quotes in Part 2, the Fortean Times classic article:
"Plan Nine From Outer Space"
http://web.archive.org/web/20010409160628/http://www.forteantimes.com/artic/126/nine...
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The Real McCain
by Cliff Schecter
http://tinyurl.com/6cqbva
Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition
of anonymity, also let me in on another incident
involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992
Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign
trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide
Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one
point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair
and said, "You're getting a little thin up there."
McCain's face reddened, and he responded,
"At least I don't plaster on the makeup like
a trollop, you cunt." McCain's excuse was that
it had been a long day. If elected president of
the United States, McCain would have
many long days.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_temper_boiled_over_in_92_0407.html
As Scoop Nisker would say: "If you don't like
the news, go out and make some of your own."
