Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Bit of Meaningless Aviation Trivia

From the DC-2 through the MD-11, at least one of every type is still flying.

Except for the DC-7.

6 comments:

seafury said...: Last I heard there is one stuck in Charlotte NC. A nice restoration in Eastern Airlines colors.; 3/18/2024 10:53 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: I am aware of that one.

https://eb-misfit.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-three-engine-airplane-with-four.html; 3/18/2024 11:14 AM
CenterPuke88 said...: Didn’t think there was a flying DC-5 either.; 3/18/2024 11:40 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: The -5 wasn’t produced in enough numbers to count, IMO.; 3/18/2024 2:36 PM
0_0 said...: Are there any DC-3s that aren’t really C-47s?; 3/18/2024 2:48 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: Apparently, because there are some on the FAA's Registry. (So are C-47s, C-53, R4Ds and a couple of C-117s); 3/18/2024 3:38 PM