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Two American fighter jets flew over Dublin today — and it was very VERY LOUD
The Journal ^ | 8-31-14 | Darren Martin

Posted on 08/31/2014 5:05:14 AM PDT by FlJoePa

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To: FlJoePa
The national Stearman Fly Inn is just down the road from from me this week and we are being serenaded by the sound of those big round motors. It's wonderful.
41 posted on 08/31/2014 6:40:57 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: FlJoePa
Well, well, these two planes carried out a fly-past of Croke Park (and, by extension, the city) as part of this afternoon’s American Football event — and scared the bejaysus out of everyone.

Pansies.

42 posted on 08/31/2014 6:41:59 AM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: ImNotLying
lol...I had forgotten about the F-4. A few years back the Germans brought some to the local air races. They were ungodly loud. I recently heard an F-45 in VTOL. Very loud and went on for minutes.
43 posted on 08/31/2014 6:43:48 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Daveinyork
"what are we doing"

The pilots were ordered to machine gun teams that didn't pay off contributions to the Dem party/Obama. The flyover was a warning. The real stuff would come later if the payments weren't made.

44 posted on 08/31/2014 6:46:28 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: BenLurkin
known as “the sound of freedom.”

Amen!!!

45 posted on 08/31/2014 6:49:13 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: FlJoePa

Music to my ears.


46 posted on 08/31/2014 6:52:10 AM PDT by moovova
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To: DAC21

Car alarm re-calibration time, is it?


47 posted on 08/31/2014 6:57:19 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: FlJoePa

The game, between the University of Central Florida and Pennsylvania State University drew 55,000, which seems amazing for a country where American football is unknown. And for some reason, the crowd, according to a news article, was heavily pro-Penn State, which came from behind to win on a last-second field goal.


48 posted on 08/31/2014 7:01:05 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: FlJoePa

In 1920, during a Gaelic football game at the same stadium, British troops stormed into it, firing on the players and the crowd.


49 posted on 08/31/2014 7:06:52 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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The other funny angle is that these two fan bases with their silly game just pumped $50 million into the local economy.

They bitched about the crowds in their pubs. They bitched about the pep rallies. They bitched about their own game having to be moved to Limerick (even though this was set up 2 years ago). They bitched about the flyover.

Haven't yet hear them bitch about the $50 million.

This from the PSU Pep Rally the other day:


50 posted on 08/31/2014 7:08:58 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: Fiji Hill

Probably 15-20K traveled from PSU to the game. Maybe 3-4K for UCF. Lots of PSU alums in the UK traveled to Dublin I’m sure though.

Also, with PSUers spending more money in town, I’m sure it didn’t take much to get the local attendees on their side.

Ironic that UCF is actually the second largest school in the US (by enrollment). It’s shedding its image of being a commuter school and is very much a growing institution while becoming a destination campus in FL like Gainesville or Trailerhassee.


51 posted on 08/31/2014 7:16:35 AM PDT by FlJoePa
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To: FlJoePa

I was so very frightened I wet myself.
- Dublin resident Brogus O’Bama


52 posted on 08/31/2014 7:28:02 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Crazieman

I lived a mile from the runway by an AFB that had B1-Bs. Once in a while they did what they called a hot take-off. Full afterburners until you could no longer hear them, which was about 200 miles north of the runway. The local news would warn of an upcoming one sometimes, and sometimes it came as a surprise usually in the middle of the night. I loved it.


53 posted on 08/31/2014 7:31:42 AM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: OpusatFR

In Dublin....they were probably hungover.


54 posted on 08/31/2014 7:31:47 AM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: FlJoePa
"scared the bejaysus out of everyone"

I always have seen it spelt "bejesus". Too bad they didn't strafe a couple of ISIS positions while they were at it.

55 posted on 08/31/2014 7:37:03 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

B-58 Hustler


56 posted on 08/31/2014 7:53:48 AM PDT by Wu (Excuse me while I kiss the sky......)
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To: Wu

Never heard one of them but I bet they were loud. Noise wasn’t an issue back then.


57 posted on 08/31/2014 7:56:07 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Daveinyork

Recruiting


58 posted on 08/31/2014 8:03:38 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
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To: eartrumpet
I lived a mile from the runway by an AFB that had B1-Bs.

Grand Forks?

I got to spend seven years there and was there for both the B-52s and the B-1Bs. Flight ops 24/7 most of the time and the Engine Test Facility running day and night. Most of the time you could smell the burning JP4 anywhere on base, including base housing. I loved it.

I got stationed here in DC and live in Virginia. It took at least three years to get used to no engine noise and smell. Except for my DC tour I was in SAC so I had the sounds and smells most of my life. I still miss it to this day.

59 posted on 08/31/2014 8:33:20 AM PDT by OldMissileer
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To: FlJoePa

Éire go deo, agus is féidir leis an diabhal a chur ar an ceann ag rith seo caite. Cad a bunch na gcaorach bhfuil siad bheith.


60 posted on 08/31/2014 8:40:06 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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