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The Suez Canal is blocked

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tampagtr, Mar 23, 2021.

  1. Gatorhead

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    We need a Gitmo at the Horn of Africa IMO.
     
  2. Gatorhead

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    Some serious containers on that floating barge.
     
  3. tampagtr

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    I disagree. Those are substantial bases that were designed with that in mind. Not to mention airlift capability. Plus they're largely to contain Iran
     
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  4. VAg8r1

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    There actually is one.
    https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnreurafcent/installations/camp_lemonnier_djibouti.html
     
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  5. NavyGator93

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    Worldwide shipping is already a goat rope, this won’t help.
     
  6. tampagtr

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    Ascension to metaphor status

     
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  7. tampagtr

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    Always clever Mina with the best metaphor:

     
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  8. g8rjd

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  9. OklahomaGator

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  10. WC53

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    Well this is trending :)

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  11. WarDamnGator

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    Had to look this up to get the reference. I only know him by his full name, Tevita Tuliʻakiʻono Tuipulotu Mosese Vaʻhae Fehoko Faletau Vea, but now I get it.
     
  12. tampagtr

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    Of course - that's the name I usually associate him with as well ;>
     
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  13. tampagtr

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    That one hits a little close!
     
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  14. g8rjd

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    Someone get these folks some oranges.

     
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  16. gator7_5

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    There are certainly people who specialize in running the scenarios to free it up who know a lot me than me, but the first thing I figured they would do is unload the cargo. Seems like 2 smaller ships could crane it all off and lower her water line.
     
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  17. WarDamnGator

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    I was thinking the same thing, but I don’t know if ship to ship cargo container transfers are common. I guess theY could do It from shore with a large Crain.
     
  18. OklahomaGator

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    That ship's insurance policy could have a huge claim going against it.
     
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    Although the story seems to be satire it may actually be true considering the absurdity of the original QAnon narrative i.e. that Hollywood elites and liberal politicians are engaged in pedophilia on a massive scale including the consumption of young children, that an anonymous individual who calls himself Q is disseminating the true story and that Donald Trump will save the children.
     
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