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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nismok" data-source="post: 3358513" data-attributes="member: 109094"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08RMIKkpI/AAAAAAAAjlc/rjrCBq4FPvc/s1600-h/er6ue546jyjmhh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08RMIKkpI/AAAAAAAAjlc/rjrCBq4FPvc/s640/er6ue546jyjmhh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ1BumCcEjI/AAAAAAAAjvE/H5Qp4F_P5hg/s1600-h/354654ythgfjgh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ1BumCcEjI/AAAAAAAAjvE/H5Qp4F_P5hg/s640/354654ythgfjgh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UnuoATSI/AAAAAAAAjyQ/ek4HYfgp-i4/s1600-h/35654yrtjghj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UnuoATSI/AAAAAAAAjyQ/ek4HYfgp-i4/s640/35654yrtjghj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TpwKWCI/AAAAAAAAjmk/r9KAlcEnppk/s1600-h/456u6jtykjhm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TpwKWCI/AAAAAAAAjmk/r9KAlcEnppk/s640/456u6jtykjhm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Settling in for a long flight... (somewhere in Iraq) -<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SCAsbCdo5kI/AAAAAAAAQTo/gVXf4cbvYOM/s1600-h/1096.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SCAsbCdo5kI/AAAAAAAAQTo/gVXf4cbvYOM/s800/1096.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>This chopper means business (it can be a Decepticon, for all we know) -<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Oba95yI/AAAAAAAAjkc/1iphLQNRP9I/s1600-h/45876utryiuykihujljk.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Oba95yI/AAAAAAAAjkc/1iphLQNRP9I/s640/45876utryiuykihujljk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08L6k5WLI/AAAAAAAAjjg/gIQKKABPFP4/s1600-h/539b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08L6k5WLI/AAAAAAAAjjg/gIQKKABPFP4/s640/539b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08O1N0AlI/AAAAAAAAjko/8njMdYdlLIU/s1600-h/65756urfyjfbvh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08O1N0AlI/AAAAAAAAjko/8njMdYdlLIU/s800/65756urfyjfbvh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.strangemilitary.com/" target="_blank">via</a>)Here is how that flush toilet ended up in the middle of the desert:(a full story is <a href="http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/118710.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08gNJnAOI/AAAAAAAAjsk/mX58JMKcOtw/s1600-h/post-1222942497.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08gNJnAOI/AAAAAAAAjsk/mX58JMKcOtw/s640/post-1222942497.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Much needed equipment:<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08c0HNZbI/AAAAAAAAjrE/xvPOSVsz9CQ/s1600-h/ryjtrjghmhj%2Chj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08c0HNZbI/AAAAAAAAjrE/xvPOSVsz9CQ/s640/ryjtrjghmhj%2Chj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.militaryphotos.net/" target="_blank">via</a>)------------"A hard drill makes an easy battle" (General A. Suvorov)This looks painful....<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08VJ9LOpI/AAAAAAAAjnU/auadsiqNdOc/s1600-h/sedrgerhtfgngh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08VJ9LOpI/AAAAAAAAjnU/auadsiqNdOc/s640/sedrgerhtfgngh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08WqhxG1I/AAAAAAAAjoQ/M1nWwISEX_0/s1600-h/2057686738_93dffb644a_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08WqhxG1I/AAAAAAAAjoQ/M1nWwISEX_0/s640/2057686738_93dffb644a_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SNvXvITpkzI/AAAAAAAAfxE/GUofewy0yr8/s1600-h/80460936.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SNvXvITpkzI/AAAAAAAAfxE/GUofewy0yr8/s640/80460936.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ghhBgOI/AAAAAAAAjsw/AL6hDLviaho/s1600-h/e56ur6tjytmjhj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ghhBgOI/AAAAAAAAjsw/AL6hDLviaho/s640/e56ur6tjytmjhj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08UiMXn0I/AAAAAAAAjnI/GfjqosxyWTY/s1600-h/erthgfnvhmbnm%20bn.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08UiMXn0I/AAAAAAAAjnI/GfjqosxyWTY/s640/erthgfnvhmbnm%20bn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08jEeLH6I/AAAAAAAAjuE/-8E-zkMMQt0/s1600-h/356u6rjuytjgmh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08jEeLH6I/AAAAAAAAjuE/-8E-zkMMQt0/s800/356u6rjuytjgmh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Question in his eyes -<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TxHetkI/AAAAAAAAjmw/F0pg3i3QHCk/s1600-h/ertytrjghjmh%2Chj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TxHetkI/AAAAAAAAjmw/F0pg3i3QHCk/s640/ertytrjghjmh%2Chj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hr1hK-I/AAAAAAAAjtg/RhotPyoLtEg/s1600-h/post-1210226249.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hr1hK-I/AAAAAAAAjtg/RhotPyoLtEg/s640/post-1210226249.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Chinese paramilitary police, photo by  REUTERS/Stringer (China)Confidence training in Finland:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08XJ0lRuI/AAAAAAAAjoo/_z1RsDQOfhg/s1600-h/2048480224_39a0ea47a9_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08XJ0lRuI/AAAAAAAAjoo/_z1RsDQOfhg/s640/2048480224_39a0ea47a9_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.militaryphotos.net/" target="_blank">via</a>)Strange rituals:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hD5VWzI/AAAAAAAAjtI/RVCKXzOANtU/s1600-h/456ur6jyfgjghmj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hD5VWzI/AAAAAAAAjtI/RVCKXzOANtU/s640/456ur6jyfgjghmj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>New Zealand military learn from the warrior dances of Maori (see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BoNmpvkavo" target="_blank">video</a>, this time it's a 'Powhiri' welcome dance) -<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08MYA88EI/AAAAAAAAjjs/DmfV79OqnXw/s1600-h/20080511adf8262658475lolx9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08MYA88EI/AAAAAAAAjjs/DmfV79OqnXw/s640/20080511adf8262658475lolx9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(Photo by Corporal Chris Moore)Elements of yoga:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQqmbhXL7FI/AAAAAAAAjU0/mvV5G3gcddQ/s1600-h/1070.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQqmbhXL7FI/AAAAAAAAjU0/mvV5G3gcddQ/s640/1070.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Knights of the New Crusade? No, Chinese' paramilitary police method of improving posture:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08iGYZw_I/AAAAAAAAjts/akRcEwGNjFs/s1600-h/post-1210226294.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08iGYZw_I/AAAAAAAAjts/akRcEwGNjFs/s640/post-1210226294.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>image credit: REUTERS/Stringer (China)Sleepy classes...<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ZYdP-WI/AAAAAAAAjpk/vJNV2nUX5yA/s1600-h/47eb24667018e033_reuters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ZYdP-WI/AAAAAAAAjpk/vJNV2nUX5yA/s640/47eb24667018e033_reuters.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: Reuters)<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SN9Do8I7p6I/AAAAAAAAgBM/EIeDM8hNF_Q/s1600-h/1032.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SN9Do8I7p6I/AAAAAAAAgBM/EIeDM8hNF_Q/s640/1032.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>There are better days:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UohRbzMI/AAAAAAAAjyc/tF6YFYinZy8/s1600-h/031_wmf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UohRbzMI/AAAAAAAAjyc/tF6YFYinZy8/s640/031_wmf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>In the end - sheer triumph!<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Yv2kznI/AAAAAAAAjpM/nIZJ_DPOAXg/s1600-h/47eb24636ee5e007_reuters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Yv2kznI/AAAAAAAAjpM/nIZJ_DPOAXg/s640/47eb24636ee5e007_reuters.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: Reuters)"In all seriousness" (these guys are unimpressed) -<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ1o_k5hGmI/AAAAAAAAjwk/yHh269HUnXg/s1600-h/y45y4yhfthjf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ1o_k5hGmI/AAAAAAAAjwk/yHh269HUnXg/s800/y45y4yhfthjf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>North Korean leader Kim Jong Il poses with the soldiers of People's Army, photo AP Propaganda never slumbers, nor sleeps:<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5P69dEoaI/AAAAAAAAjxE/eKzBGtEdlQw/s1600-h/43675utyjukhj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5P69dEoaI/AAAAAAAAjxE/eKzBGtEdlQw/s640/43675utyjukhj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5P60DDR0I/AAAAAAAAjxM/JewaJNb3iDg/s1600-h/7567u65utyjgykhj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5P60DDR0I/AAAAAAAAjxM/JewaJNb3iDg/s640/7567u65utyjgykhj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>See more cool posters <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/01/anti-us-north-korean-posters.html" target="_blank">here</a>------------Who Will Rise to Defend the Motherland?The answer is everybody, of course! - anybody who can hold a gun, that is:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEnSEDi6iRI/AAAAAAAATwI/arEtXxjHfFE/s1600-h/045_picsfdgfhh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEnSEDi6iRI/AAAAAAAATwI/arEtXxjHfFE/s640/045_picsfdgfhh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Nb3L1JI/AAAAAAAAjkE/yb8bKVBnwvw/s1600-h/34654ytrfjhygjgh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Nb3L1JI/AAAAAAAAjkE/yb8bKVBnwvw/s640/34654ytrfjhygjgh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images via <a href="http://englishrussia.com/?p=1935" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dr_odio/" target="_blank">2</a>)------------Problems? Challenges!Military equipment gets wrecked, twisted, burned and generally mistreated in these - appalling! - photographs. Here are two Russian fighter jets, fighting over a runway:<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Q0oEvII/AAAAAAAAjlQ/G2OKSMlNCjs/s1600-h/ryurtjuyjgjmh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Q0oEvII/AAAAAAAAjlQ/G2OKSMlNCjs/s640/ryurtjuyjgjmh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.strangemilitary.com/" target="_blank">via</a>)We know how birds are a huge problem for airplanes, but apparently bees are not welcome on F404s, either:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hbBVQQI/AAAAAAAAjtU/yg6eYaz8zwk/s1600-h/e56ur6jtykjyu.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08hbBVQQI/AAAAAAAAjtU/yg6eYaz8zwk/s640/e56ur6jtykjyu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08gwyyCkI/AAAAAAAAjs8/Wh3I4_ZMekg/s1600-h/post-1216880123.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08gwyyCkI/AAAAAAAAjs8/Wh3I4_ZMekg/s640/post-1216880123.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images <a href="http://www.militaryphotos.net/" target="_blank">via</a>)I can almost feel the pain of getting this wire mess off...<a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R6DsLe9HlbI/AAAAAAAAFc8/5-ikhLZPxVQ/s1600-h/jabs005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R6DsLe9HlbI/AAAAAAAAFc8/5-ikhLZPxVQ/s640/jabs005.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UozmJ7VI/AAAAAAAAjyo/vbKEk-Nb8oI/s1600-h/e3567rtjgfmnhbn.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UozmJ7VI/AAAAAAAAjyo/vbKEk-Nb8oI/s640/e3567rtjgfmnhbn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Pe1FxTI/AAAAAAAAjk0/EVbwTtQyUz0/s1600-h/e56y745trjuykhj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Pe1FxTI/AAAAAAAAjk0/EVbwTtQyUz0/s640/e56y745trjuykhj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>"A Georgian Port Authority employee passes in front of a Russian rocket on August 11, 2008 in Poti, Georgia. The rocket landed on the Georgian Military Police car..." -<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SK5dMc7G-QI/AAAAAAAAbYQ/7PNWb9dcih0/s1600-h/tochka2dm7yw3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SK5dMc7G-QI/AAAAAAAAbYQ/7PNWb9dcih0/s640/tochka2dm7yw3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)Compare it with the size of WWII bomb:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08WbB9b4I/AAAAAAAAjoE/MRQzzrckskU/s1600-h/25c5f97007a7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08WbB9b4I/AAAAAAAAjoE/MRQzzrckskU/s640/25c5f97007a7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08c49iXwI/AAAAAAAAjrQ/0dV-4zhvZJY/s1600-h/motoaqy8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08c49iXwI/AAAAAAAAjrQ/0dV-4zhvZJY/s640/motoaqy8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>------------Outrageous Ammunition and WeaponryIf you guessed that anything can be converted, or serve as a weapon, you guessed right.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SLcrvjT4tdI/AAAAAAAAcOU/xwLeoRxlLRU/s1600-h/214799.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SLcrvjT4tdI/AAAAAAAAcOU/xwLeoRxlLRU/s640/214799.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dwqUW1I/AAAAAAAAjr0/iDdcbSV1ZTY/s1600-h/3e56uryjgmjg.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dwqUW1I/AAAAAAAAjr0/iDdcbSV1ZTY/s640/3e56uryjgmjg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>India also has some security force (Corps of Border) riding camels, more <a href="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Para-Military/Article1.html" target="_blank">info</a>.Guess what this is... looks like a normal truck, but look closely - this is DIY rocket launcher!!! (made in Iraq, of course) -<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08egMPNoI/AAAAAAAAjsA/aKkXHzXrStI/s1600-h/post-1224792697.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08egMPNoI/AAAAAAAAjsA/aKkXHzXrStI/s640/post-1224792697.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08e9JkgEI/AAAAAAAAjsM/qfkFBhcWpuM/s1600-h/post-1224795645.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08e9JkgEI/AAAAAAAAjsM/qfkFBhcWpuM/s640/post-1224795645.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The strangest tank... bike... something... that we'd ever seen (any info?)<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dtriTKI/AAAAAAAAjro/JulwZHe3P6Y/s1600-h/ru65u56jurtyjty.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dtriTKI/AAAAAAAAjro/JulwZHe3P6Y/s640/ru65u56jurtyjty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Photoshop section: Here is how the myths about Russian Army super-weapons get born:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08fg7YMzI/AAAAAAAAjsY/duiN1WUCXjE/s1600-h/34745utruytty.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08fg7YMzI/AAAAAAAAjsY/duiN1WUCXjE/s640/34745utruytty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>This one, however, appears to be legit:<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UnRe-5DI/AAAAAAAAjyE/gwLYGaLlKA4/s1600-h/930810_orig.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ5UnRe-5DI/AAAAAAAAjyE/gwLYGaLlKA4/s640/930810_orig.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Why not?<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQqmRsX6PdI/AAAAAAAAjP4/-8YJYVv7IGE/s1600-h/1045.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQqmRsX6PdI/AAAAAAAAjP4/-8YJYVv7IGE/s640/1045.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>------------Watching the Girls Go By<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08X8JiFpI/AAAAAAAAjo0/w0iVuiV0CYw/s1600-h/1421425290_6a931d73f4_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08X8JiFpI/AAAAAAAAjo0/w0iVuiV0CYw/s640/1421425290_6a931d73f4_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Not just watching...<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SLjgy5SFkzI/AAAAAAAAcZk/LTRAql0gkgc/s1600-h/24336-174626-84fbd37f777afe9ad82e977a995e13a8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SLjgy5SFkzI/AAAAAAAAcZk/LTRAql0gkgc/s640/24336-174626-84fbd37f777afe9ad82e977a995e13a8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>------------Good CrowdsSome vintage photographs... they don't make them like that any more:(click to enlarge, obviously)<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TD18JbI/AAAAAAAAjmM/-G8Y39omxBU/s1600-h/1797092857_d8ca9a5ba2_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08TD18JbI/AAAAAAAAjmM/-G8Y39omxBU/s720/1797092857_d8ca9a5ba2_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>This is a fragment of much larger picture (see <a href="http://warsh.livejournal.com/2918483.html" target="_blank">here</a>)Life-Guards The Emperor of Austria's Kexholm Regiment. [L.-Gv. Keksgol'mskii Imperatora Avstriiskago polk.] 3rd Guards Infantry Division. Warsaw. 1903<a href="http://warsh.livejournal.com/2918483.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08SvpjFeI/AAAAAAAAjmA/MzwsmrVRqWM/s640/1818971011_db5a2aa2d6_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Truly a landship - British Mark IV tank, 1916 -<a href="http://www.landships.freeservers.com/mk4_survivors.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08UERkrBI/AAAAAAAAjm8/9Zp1dsURm2U/s640/9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://www.landships.freeservers.com/mk4_survivors.htm" target="_blank">via</a>)Imperial Japanese Armada at Nagato, 1929:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08V6V-DlI/AAAAAAAAjns/gicR0hYQDD0/s1600-h/ertjhrtjnghmjh%2Cnjm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08V6V-DlI/AAAAAAAAjns/gicR0hYQDD0/s640/ertjhrtjnghmjh%2Cnjm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image <a href="http://blog.innerpendejo.net/2007/08/armada-imperial-japonesa-nagato.html" target="_blank">via</a>)------------Militia, Police, Security - they need to have fun, tooJumping & running around:<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08N5PyOTI/AAAAAAAAjkQ/fUpTsEMnDQA/s1600-h/345654ytfrjghmhjb%2Cn.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08N5PyOTI/AAAAAAAAjkQ/fUpTsEMnDQA/s640/345654ytfrjghmhjb%2Cn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQI8G5vwJNI/AAAAAAAAiZY/4TbQ2DANsVc/s1600-h/3456546th.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQI8G5vwJNI/AAAAAAAAiZY/4TbQ2DANsVc/s640/3456546th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ah-iNGI/AAAAAAAAjqI/Jk5P7Q14u-0/s1600-h/47eb246b4cac3074_reuters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08ah-iNGI/AAAAAAAAjqI/Jk5P7Q14u-0/s640/47eb246b4cac3074_reuters.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dMYDE7I/AAAAAAAAjrc/4MvlYARwwps/s1600-h/082rp3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08dMYDE7I/AAAAAAAAjrc/4MvlYARwwps/s640/082rp3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Weight lifting:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SMtz4_KRLXI/AAAAAAAAeWs/XvssS7wcROM/s1600-h/80194062.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SMtz4_KRLXI/AAAAAAAAeWs/XvssS7wcROM/s800/80194062.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Dealing with some unique characters:<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Z6VB2pI/AAAAAAAAjpw/LKS4_blHlAo/s1600-h/43w5ye5thtfgjgh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08Z6VB2pI/AAAAAAAAjpw/LKS4_blHlAo/s640/43w5ye5thtfgjgh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Helmets are appreciated:<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08jZ2S-AI/AAAAAAAAjuQ/TDDaR5WhouE/s1600-h/456u6rjgfyjgh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SQ08jZ2S-AI/AAAAAAAAjuQ/TDDaR5WhouE/s640/456u6rjgfyjgh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images via <a href="http://www.artlebedev.ru/kovodstvo/idioteka/2008/06/27/" target="_blank">ArtLebedev</a>, <a href="http://www.exler.ru/" target="_blank">Exler</a>)</blockquote>

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