Kukris and Gurkhas (book)

i don't care what colour a squirrel is. one could hardly do worse than the ijjuts we have in wash. i like the idea of sending in a bunch of squirrels to clear out them nuts.

sudden flash of inspiration. while the govt. is shut down, why don't we just wander in and take it back?

p.s. - my car, a rurbo-diesel, has a top speed of 107 mph, that's ~ 0.564960 msh. i use the pritneah std. of one foot per squirrel so (1 s/ft 107mph x 5280 ft/mi)/a millyun = ~ 0.5565 msh.

i propose as the new govt.'s first act the immediate and unequivable restoration in full of the constitution, including all amemdments and the bill of rights. all political parties will be officially dissolved. lobbyists will be tarred and feathered out of washington. the judiciary will be forced to use common sense along with the notion of justice as the ultimate criteria, rather than the letter of the law. lawyers will be banned and any existing ones rounded up and branded, an given 5 years community service cleaning the streets.

then we should establish the squirrel measurement system as std. i present the official standard squirrel. note the removed tail, which shall not be included. tails shall be used exclusively on caps and hatbands, and vehicle antennas.

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all squirrels, regardless of race, or color shall be equal under the law. foreign squirrels not born in the united states, or it's posessions must apply for naturalization and be accepted and sworn to defend the constitution before qualifying for any benefits voted to citizen squirrels.

p.s. - i'd propose that all politicians be appointed, as mentioned, at random from the qualified electorate to single fixed terms, never to be selected again thereafter. another qualification should be prior national service ie. armed forces or medical corps, police or fire or emergency services. politicians should be required by law to represent and reflect the views of their constituents, not their own personal vendettas.
 
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Need a little chlorine in the congressional gene pool. Anything floats skim it off. Anything on the bottom do the same. Thats it Kronk! We need all the nuts outta there! send them our best Fox squirrels!
 
The squirrels here are mostly grey, but every once in awhile you'll see one that's jet black. Other than the color difference they look just like the grey ones, so I assume they're just genetic anomalies.
 
I think you should apply for your citizenship here in the US! Id vote for you NOW! Then put that there squirrel in the National Institute of Standards right next to that cesium clock! OK so nutsack is not included? That means 1 squirrel = 300cm :thumbup:
kronckew said:
i don't care what colour a squirrel is. one could hardly do worse than the ijjuts we have in wash. i like the idea of sending in a bunch of squirrels to clear out them nuts.

sudden flash of inspiration. while the govt. is shut down, why don't we just wander in and take it back?

p.s. - my car, a rurbo-diesel, has a top speed of 107 mph, that's ~ 0.564960 msh. i use the pritneah std. of one foot per squirrel so (1 s/ft 107mph x 5280 ft/mi)/a millyun = ~ 0.5565 msh.

i propose as the new govt.'s first act the immediate and unequivable restoration in full of the constitution, including all amemdments and the bill of rights. all political parties will be officially dissolved. lobbyists will be tarred and feathered out of washington. the judiciary will be forced to use common sense along with the notion of justice as the ultimate criteria, rather than the letter of the law. lawyers will be banned and any existing ones rounded up and branded, an given 5 years community service cleaning the streets.

then we should establish the squirrel measurement system as std. i present the official standard squirrel. note the removed tail, which shall not be included. tails shall be used exclusively on caps and hatbands, and vehicle antennas.

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all squirrels, regardless of race, or color shall be equal under the law. foreign squirrels not born in the united states, or it's posessions must apply for naturalization and be accepted and sworn to defend the constitution before qualifying for any benefits voted to citizen squirrels.

p.s. - i'd propose that all politicians be appointed, as mentioned, at random from the qualified electorate to single fixed terms, never to be selected again thereafter. another qualification should be prior national service ie. armed forces or medical corps, police or fire or emergency services. politicians should be required by law to represent and reflect the views of their constituents, not their own personal vendettas.
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i'm already a US citizen :) my family is from no. alabama to be more precise. i tend to wear grey.
i do live in the UK tho. i'm the cultural attache at the C.S.A. consulate in gloucestershire.
if any of you come from the richmond area, please let jeff davis & his mob know, we've not been paid since 1865 and the funds are a bit low...
comms have been a bit iffy too. i've been trying robert e. lee's cell phone no. but it's going to voicemail...

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my male dog 'blue' was a southern sympathizer. (his official full name was bonney blue flag'.)
he was, of course a greyhound.

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he liked grey squirrels - and frequently invited them to lunch.
 
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Jens Schuetz said:
Kukris and Gurkhas by Martina Sprague
Is a book I'm reading at the moment.
It's just 90 pages and I'm halfway through.
Talks about the weapon and the soldiers in the historical and geographical context. Goes back thousands of year and covers more recent anecdotes as well. Also sheds a light on psychological effects vs actual use of Kukris in modern conflicts.
Most things can be read in this forum or Hi homepage too but it's good to have it all together in one book. Some facts were surprising too. One example was how the Gurkhas were viewed originally by the people of Nepal. Why exactly Nepal and India/ the British fought was also new to me.
A good book for people who are interested in the history of Kukris.
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Finished reading it.
I preferred the beginning which contained a lot of interesting historical insights. The end however seemed a lot of Gurkha and Kukri war stories which the author also says can not be verified because there were usually no witnesses. Anyways the author made the best out of the thin material and came to a conclusion. Not really defendable in front of a critical phd committee but still probably the best possible.
Now I wonder how other books handled this topic. Did they assume that everything cool sounding is true or where they also critical with regards to the stories?
Are there any other Kukri books you can suggest? (ebook preferred)
 
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Has anyone else noticed, that squirrel has a real mean expression on his face, especially around the eye.

I guess he didn't take kindly to being killed and then skinned.
 
What's the best way to prepare squirrel meat? I only had a few times as a young'un, and it was breaded and deep fried. It didn't really taste like anything, just fried meat and bird shot
 
That actually sounds wonderful Phillll! LiL olive oil and crack of fresh black pepper...mmmmmm! You should put that one in the cantina cookbook.
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I like a nice squirrel tartare with a little saffron and a quail egg on top
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Squirrel dumplings and squirrel gumbo are a couple of my favorites! Fried squirrel is always great. I pressure cook them for a few minutes then fry them.
 
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