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http://www.skydiveelsinore.com/teams/2way-skills/index.html AMDG

Make that sexist redneck & bigot! AMDG

If you're using Caller ID, you need to get your parents & brother to push *82 before they call so that their number will be displayed. I don't answer ANY phone calls anymore unless I know EXACTLY who is calling, and then chances are still only 50/50 that I'll pick up. "No, I'm not married; no I don't have many friends. How did you know???" AMDG

So which is it: are you underage or don't you drink? AMDG

Then its not correct! Its an assumption based on another assumption. To me, that's pure speculation. Well, call it what you like. In the world of mathematics we'd call it a "conditional expectation." AMDG

Somehow I wince when I hear the words "chopchop" and "sex" in the same sentence. Oh Lorena! Thou hast forever changed the meaning of 'whack it off.' AMDG

Isn't that a pretty long commute from Cincinatti? And I thought Orange County was pushing it. Sheeesh! AMDG

I hear that...especially the part when she says HI to "The Bride" wearing that 'uniform' and dropping the ball...she can slice me anytime See her (Chiaki Kuriyama) also in 'Battle Royale' (based on the book of the same title) in which a group of junior high school students are stranded an island and are forced to kill each other off until only one remains. (I was surprised that I couldn't find this DVD in any video stores, but was able to order one from e-bay.) AMDG

Both played by Hugo Weaving! ...eerie coincidence or supernatural symmetry?!? AMDG

I am: Obi-Wan Kenobi With the prowess of a seasoned samurai and the wisdom of a wizard, you try to do the sort of things that root out evil. AMDG

Another "Easter Egg:" The sunglasses in Buck's pocket bear an eerie resemblance to the same shades Christian Slater's character sports in True Romance. Alot of shots of Uma's feet: reminded me of the first time we saw her in film, i.e., when she grabbed Anthony Michael Hall's nose with her toes in Johnny Be Good --not however, a Tarantino film. AMDG

Not to correct Quade, but to make sure the gospel is spelled out emphatically... A group of six or more that has an "A" licensed diver participating should have a MINIMUM break off of 5000 feet. Groups of five or less with an "A" licensed diver participating should break at a MINIMUM of 4500 feet. SIM Section 2-1 G. MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDES [E] Minimum container opening altitudes above the ground for skydivers are: 1. Tandem jumps–4,500 feet AGL 2. All students and A-license holders–3,000 feet AGL 3. B-license holders–2,500 feet AGL 4. C- and D-license holders–2,000 feet AGL SIM Section 6-1 C. BREAKOFF 1. The minimum breakoff altitude should be— a. for groups of five or fewer, at least 1,500 feet higher than the highest planned deployment altitude in the group (not counting one camera flyer) b. for groups of six or more, at least 2,000 feet higher than the highest planned deployment altitude in the group (not counting a signaling deployment or camera flyers)

Actually, the quote is pretty spot-on. Using 2000 USPA data of 32 fatalities and an estimated 2,244,165 jumps Tom B, in Jump! Skydiving Made Fun & Easy, presents a fatality rate of one death for each 70,130 skydives. (Of course he doesn't go on to display a stunning lack of statistical comprehension, as the aforementioned site does, by qualifying it with If you make one jump in a year...) AMDG

Correct! but only if you first you make an implicit assumption For bonus points and a chance to win the special 14 year-old prize that Skymama is giving away, what is the implicit assumption underlying that statement? Based on input from Remster this was edited to qualify the "Correct!" interjection. AMDG

On my first tandem dive, I was taught that this was the "skydiver's handshake." Slide palms, then point. It means "Have fun, and don't forget to pull." Of course, I was also once told that when you take a big bite of a peanut-butter & jelly sandwich, take a few chews, then open your mouth and show it to someone, it means "I love you." AMDG

It certainly does: So after years and years of copying the manuscript, but only from a very early copy of the text, the monk went down into the archives to look at the original work which upon which they had based their philosophy and lived their lives. He came back tearfully..."the word is CELEBRATE!" Oh, and my 2 cents: caveat emptor AMDG

I believe most of us are passively dying. The actively dying gentlemen must've slowly been poisoning himself--perhaps to escape the constant irritations of the shrew you feature in the story. Let's make a vow to actively LIVE each day. Amen. AMDG

Essentially an early version of "mastermind." However, children not being the most delicate of creatures, would press too hard with the pen, so that after a short time the connections that required the buzzer/light to work properly were bent or otherwise damaged. You ended up continually trying to determine the suspect with misinformation. Now, how many people had their Rock Tumblers continually exploding from the heat build-up & explansion of air in the container created by the friction of the rocks inside? AMDG

The USPA SIM mentions deployment, not "under canopy." Therefore, if you are following USPA BSRs: Any group of six or more that has an "A" licensed diver participating must break off at 5000 feet. SIM Section 2-1 G. MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDES [E] Minimum container opening altitudes above the ground for skydivers are: 1. Tandem jumps–4,500 feet AGL 2. All students and A-license holders–3,000 feet AGL 3. B-license holders–2,500 feet AGL 4. C- and D-license holders–2,000 feet AGL SIM Section 6-1 C. BREAKOFF 1. The minimum breakoff altitude should be— a. for groups of five or fewer, at least 1,500 feet higher than the highest planned deployment altitude in the group (not counting one camera flyer) b. for groups of six or more, at least 2,000 feet higher than the highest planned deployment altitude in the group (not counting a signaling deployment or camera flyers) AMDG

Krazy Kars! AMDG

LAWN DARTS! The people in my village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. AMDG

Close 'n Play needed to be closed to play. Not a close 'n play

With apologies to anyone who buys into the artificial concept of 'race:' D'oh! The typical response of an angry black man. I think Bill was just disappointed that the family wasn't outdoors, singing and eating watermelon as they are wont to do when alfresco. AMDG

I thought this was gonna be a Reverse-Cowgirl-Plus-One thread. AMDG

Hey Ukulele Girl! This sounds alot like a "Close-n-Play." Was it? AMDG