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FAT SEXY
| Favorite team: | Rice  |
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| Registered on: | 6/26/2020 |
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Lafleur Minerals (LFLRF)
Just inked a term sheet with Trafigura (a massive global commodities trader) on April 15th for a $30 million financing deal to get their operations running.
They need to hit certain thresholds.
Stock up 30% since my "recommendation"
It's a penny stock junior miner so it might be choppy. Invest at your own risk
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re: Corporal Wojtek - The Beer Drinking, Cigarette Eating Syrian Brown Bear
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/18/26 at 7:53 pm to Upperdecker
quote:
Not your average bear
Wojtek is widely considered the only bear to be officially enlisted into military service with a service number and rank.
There's been other bears that were mostly mascots.
I'm assuming he was a bit smarter than your average Syrian Brown Bear
Corporal Wojtek - The Beer Drinking, Cigarette Eating Syrian Brown Bear
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/18/26 at 5:55 pm
April 8, 1942: He was discovered as an orphaned cub in the Zagros mountains near Hamedan, Iran, by Polish soldiers of the 22nd Artillery Supply Company, Anders' Army. The bear was traded from an Iranian boy for food.
Wojtek initially had problems swallowing and was fed condensed milk from an old vodka bottle. He was subsequently given fruit, marmalade, honey, and syrup.
Wojtek started to copy the other soldiers, drinking beer, smoking, and even marching alongside them on his hind legs. Wojtek had his own caregiver, assigned to look after him. The cub grew up while on campaign and was estimated to be 500 pounds by the time of the Battle of Monte Cassino.
While he did enjoy smoking, he preferred to eat the lit cigarettes.
Wojtek discovered a spy in the showers of a Polish army camp while stationed in Palestine. The spy, who had broken into the camp to steal equipment or intelligence, was so terrified by the sight of the bear that he began screaming, leading to his immediate capture by the soldiers. In exchange for this "patrol duty," Wojtek was famously rewarded with a bottle of beer.
On April 14, 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt the Polish army officially enlisted Wojtek as a Private into the 22nd Artillery Supply Company.. By giving him a rank, serial number, and paybook, they bypassed British transport regulations that prohibited animals on board a ship that was bound for Italy.
Wojtek boarding the ship
As an enlisted soldier he lived with the other men in tents or in a special wooden crate, which was transported by truck. The men loved having him in the tents on cold nights.
Wrestling with his fellow comrades was said to be one of his favorite activities.
During the Battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek helped his unit convey ammunition by carrying 100 pound crates of 25 pound artillery shells, never dropping any of them.The bear mimicked the soldiers: when he saw the men lifting crates, he copied them. Wojtek carried boxes that normally required four men, which he would stack onto a truck or other ammunition boxes.
After the Polish victory, Wojtek became a celebrity among visiting Allied generals and statesmen. This service also earned him promotion to the rank of Corporal. In recognition of Wojtek's popularity, a depiction of a bear carrying an artillery shell was adopted as the official insignia of the 22nd Company.
Ain't nobody stealing this truck
Post-War Life
After the end of World War II in 1945, Wojtek was transported to Berwickshire, Scotland, with the rest of the 22nd Company through the Polish Resettlement Corps. They were stationed at Winfield Airfield on Sunwick Farm, near the village of Hutton, Scottish Borders. Wojtek soon became popular among local civilians and the press, and the Polish-Scottish Association made him an honorary member.
Wojtek in Britain
Following demobilisation on 15 November 1947, Wojtek was given to Edinburgh Zoo, where he spent the rest of his life, often visited by journalists and former Polish soldiers, some of whom tossed cigarettes for him to eat, as he did during his time in the army. He still happily responded to being spoken to in Polish, recognizing many of his former unit.
Some of his former comrades would sneak into his enclosure to wrestle with him, to the dismay of the zookeepers.
Wojtek died 2 December 1963, aged 21 of natural causes, weighing nearly 1,100 pounds
Wojtek initially had problems swallowing and was fed condensed milk from an old vodka bottle. He was subsequently given fruit, marmalade, honey, and syrup.
Wojtek started to copy the other soldiers, drinking beer, smoking, and even marching alongside them on his hind legs. Wojtek had his own caregiver, assigned to look after him. The cub grew up while on campaign and was estimated to be 500 pounds by the time of the Battle of Monte Cassino.
While he did enjoy smoking, he preferred to eat the lit cigarettes.
Wojtek discovered a spy in the showers of a Polish army camp while stationed in Palestine. The spy, who had broken into the camp to steal equipment or intelligence, was so terrified by the sight of the bear that he began screaming, leading to his immediate capture by the soldiers. In exchange for this "patrol duty," Wojtek was famously rewarded with a bottle of beer.
On April 14, 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt the Polish army officially enlisted Wojtek as a Private into the 22nd Artillery Supply Company.. By giving him a rank, serial number, and paybook, they bypassed British transport regulations that prohibited animals on board a ship that was bound for Italy.
Wojtek boarding the ship
As an enlisted soldier he lived with the other men in tents or in a special wooden crate, which was transported by truck. The men loved having him in the tents on cold nights.
Wrestling with his fellow comrades was said to be one of his favorite activities.
During the Battle of Monte Cassino, Wojtek helped his unit convey ammunition by carrying 100 pound crates of 25 pound artillery shells, never dropping any of them.The bear mimicked the soldiers: when he saw the men lifting crates, he copied them. Wojtek carried boxes that normally required four men, which he would stack onto a truck or other ammunition boxes.
After the Polish victory, Wojtek became a celebrity among visiting Allied generals and statesmen. This service also earned him promotion to the rank of Corporal. In recognition of Wojtek's popularity, a depiction of a bear carrying an artillery shell was adopted as the official insignia of the 22nd Company.
Ain't nobody stealing this truck
Post-War Life
After the end of World War II in 1945, Wojtek was transported to Berwickshire, Scotland, with the rest of the 22nd Company through the Polish Resettlement Corps. They were stationed at Winfield Airfield on Sunwick Farm, near the village of Hutton, Scottish Borders. Wojtek soon became popular among local civilians and the press, and the Polish-Scottish Association made him an honorary member.
Wojtek in Britain
Following demobilisation on 15 November 1947, Wojtek was given to Edinburgh Zoo, where he spent the rest of his life, often visited by journalists and former Polish soldiers, some of whom tossed cigarettes for him to eat, as he did during his time in the army. He still happily responded to being spoken to in Polish, recognizing many of his former unit.
Some of his former comrades would sneak into his enclosure to wrestle with him, to the dismay of the zookeepers.
Wojtek died 2 December 1963, aged 21 of natural causes, weighing nearly 1,100 pounds
I'm not a savant. The main driver holding up my Roth YTD is a PALL stock play. I bought a big chunk when it was bottoming around the $90's and sold 3/4 of the position when it was at $170.. Wish I had bought more looking back, but thems the breaks.
I'm fairly vanilla most of the time in my retirement account. In my trading account I'm good at following other people's leads.
Shoot, we need Naked Bootleg above to throw us some potential plays it looks like.
I'm fairly vanilla most of the time in my retirement account. In my trading account I'm good at following other people's leads.
Shoot, we need Naked Bootleg above to throw us some potential plays it looks like.
re: Rough year for the markets so far
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/18/26 at 4:22 pm to Naked Bootleg
Well done.
Now, obviously I was talking about the main indexes in the OP.
This board has some weird hard-on for this thread like I said everything was doomed or something. If we are being honest it's because of the 50k Dow remark.
My biggest gainer from the full last year isn't in a trading account (outside of a couple of miners)
Used this run to go net free on my physical silver(average cost in the teens). I'm still sitting on quite a bit of that cash though. Not sure what to do with my hands there just yet tbh.
Now, obviously I was talking about the main indexes in the OP.
This board has some weird hard-on for this thread like I said everything was doomed or something. If we are being honest it's because of the 50k Dow remark.
My biggest gainer from the full last year isn't in a trading account (outside of a couple of miners)
Used this run to go net free on my physical silver(average cost in the teens). I'm still sitting on quite a bit of that cash though. Not sure what to do with my hands there just yet tbh.
re: Rough year for the markets so far
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/18/26 at 10:49 am to DawgCountry
Yawn.
I'm on the first page saying the markets will get pumped.
*would you just look at that*
"The economic impact from this war" thread is more of what you're looking for.
ETA: S&P is only up 3.9% YTD.. My Roth is up 14%. My trading account is up considerably more (Mostly thanks to HGRAF)
I'm on the first page saying the markets will get pumped.
*would you just look at that*
"The economic impact from this war" thread is more of what you're looking for.
ETA: S&P is only up 3.9% YTD.. My Roth is up 14%. My trading account is up considerably more (Mostly thanks to HGRAF)
re: Boring Afternoon in Fredericksburg Texas
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/17/26 at 12:09 pm to TexasTiger08
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The charm of the Texas Hill Country is eroding fast.
I remember when Boerne had less than 5000 people
re: Boring Afternoon in Fredericksburg Texas
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/17/26 at 11:45 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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why? I don’t get the appeal of this place.
Concan area around the Frio is the best part of the Texas Hill Country, imo
re: Have we peaked as a society?
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/16/26 at 10:55 pm to Hangover Haven
Early to mid 2000's was still a solid time.
Society declined when rock music was relegated to the shadows in favor of rap/pop
Society declined when rock music was relegated to the shadows in favor of rap/pop
re: NHL 2025-2026 Thread
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/16/26 at 10:33 pm to metallica81788
Looking like Ducks/Oilers in Edmonton
re: What’s your 10x cryptocurrency coin for this next cycle?
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/16/26 at 1:33 am to Arthur Bach
Moo Deng
re: Going to watch nhl playoffs this year
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 10:43 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
quote:
Everybody loves the Tampa Bay Lightning
I'm a big fan of Kucherov. He's silky smooth on the ice.
re: Going to watch nhl playoffs this year
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 10:40 pm to IS_IT_GAMEDAY
NHL > NFL > MLB > NBA
IMO
IMO
Holy shite bottom row, third from the right. Looks like a demon
Jfc I just pulled a chart off of Bloomberg to highlight deficits by year.
If you reread the OP again I said "our government".. I never tried to single out presidents.
If you reread the OP again I said "our government".. I never tried to single out presidents.
stickdeath.com
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 5:39 pm
Any of you baws remember this website from back in the early 2000's?
re: Rough year for the markets so far
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 4:49 pm to DarthRebel
Look baw, I'm invested in several of the indexes. I want them to go up
I never really panic on dips. I always have a little dry powder to take advantage of them
I never really panic on dips. I always have a little dry powder to take advantage of them
re: Thief breaks in, cuts man’s yard, then steals the mower.
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 3:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Strange story
I literally said "so far" in the title
I then followed up a few posts later saying I knew the markets would get pumped.
I bought the dips. :dunno:
Commenting on market downturns doesn't have to be a "gotcha"
I then followed up a few posts later saying I knew the markets would get pumped.
I bought the dips. :dunno:
Commenting on market downturns doesn't have to be a "gotcha"
Anyone else conflicted on feral hogs?
Posted by FAT SEXY on 4/15/26 at 2:41 am
I know they cause lots of damage and deserve to be eradicated for it..
But, I can't say I wouldn't miss hunting them when I'm back in Texas.
I've had some fun pig hunts in my day.
There's not much middle ground with them though. They establish quick and spread and frick shite up.
But, I can't say I wouldn't miss hunting them when I'm back in Texas.
I've had some fun pig hunts in my day.
There's not much middle ground with them though. They establish quick and spread and frick shite up.
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