Frenchy68

57%. Probably would have been lower, but I swear to god that one of those chicks was my ex-fiance. *** Uh...Nope! The one you're referring to was MY ex-fiancée "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Done. One screw up though (Vermont and New Hampshire...) "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

The problem is, that no matter how hard you try, your decisions affect others. You can take full responsibility for your actions, but that does nothing to ease the suffering your friends and family may feel when you fuck up. I take full responsibilty for my accident. But that has not stopped it from being an emotional drain on those around me.... Basically, I guess I am saying that for most of us, deciding to be a skydiver is a selfish decision. But then, I always was a selfish bastard.*** I agree with that across the board. I made a point of telling all family members before my first jump that this is what I wanted to do, regardless of what happened (including something going wrong because of negligence). But it expands to others: after giving my best friend a pin check before boarding a couple of months ago, and telling him that his reserve pin looked a little "short", he had a 2 out upon opening. Although he landed safely (after cutting away the main), I consider myself responsible for what happened. Yes he should have had it checked by a rigger, but I should have told him it wasn't jumpable. At my experience lavel (and his), we're only as responsible as our perception of danger is. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

(Here's me, on my knees, begging): going to the MOAB boogie (my first), but I do not own a rig. And I got the word that there are none for rental there. Anyone with a spare rig (190 or bigger, 9 cell but 7 would be fine, 190 reserve or bigger, AAD, 5'10" for 170lbs) to lend me or rent me? October 1-3. I'll be renting an RV with a friend, would be happy to trade for a free lift (from greater LA) and bed if needed (free lift extends to anyone needing a ride BTW) I know it's a long shot, but... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I think she's actually extending her fingers down her throat a bit, and suppressing the gag-reflex.*** ...and... you just "happen" to have "heard of" this particular technique, right? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

only way to really tell? fuck em' then you know their not*** Ahhhhh... Words of wisdom. Am I the only one who did the test and voted on the one that looked the least likely to be a virgin? Obviously am, since I got the lowest score (or my understanding of a "virgin looking" person is way off...) "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

John Kerry, the scum, put frogs in a girl's lunch once. He deserves a good spanking! *** That was my girlfriend! (And am I the only one to pay attention to your posts in this world? Anyone? ANYONE?) "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

McCain would probably win it, if he wouldn't have to go through a primary... He would get the Republican votes (I doubt too many would switch to Kerry), and would grab quite a bit of the moderate Democrat votes. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

They don't have another good candidate to fill his shoes. Cheney couldn't run for the big seat. Powell won't do it. Rice can't do it. God knows Ashcroft wouldn't win. Who could replace Bush? *** Come on, Kennedy. Don't tell me that you believe that Bush is THE ULTIMATE candidate the Republicans have. There's gotta be better, on both sides. Shouldn't we always strive for improvement? Or have we already reached perfection? Scary... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

FDR did not seem to suffer from lack of support due to his infirmity. Then again, if you are asking whether Americans would vote for a candidate while he is still in the ER, I'd say probably not. And if Bush crashes in his AF1 chopper tomorrow and turns into a vegetable, I think it may slightly hurt his chances. I may be wrong though... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Doesn't that somehow, at least in a political point of view, amount to asking "who would you like" as opposed to "what would have happened"? Clinton or Kerry?What's next? Reagan or Bush? Not quite sure what that kind of speculation leads to... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

...and never wipes his feet before entering the house! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

George Bush leaves the toilet seat up even though his wife has told him and told him and told him.*** ...and he keeps hogging the comforter... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

57%. Couple more beers and I can improve that... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

The US is as safe as it was on September 10th, 2001. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Very, very, very good points, Wendy. But that will probably get ignored once again "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I wonder how many people on this forum have actually bothered reading Kerry's testimony before congress. From either side. I have heard so much bullshit from both sides, and finally got to read it, and was quite amazed. How many have truly read it? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Does anyone have a link to a transcript of Kerry's testimony about Viet Nam in front of congress? Please, no link to newspaper articles, but to the actual transcript. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Not only have they actually FINALLY received training on what a rig is*** As long as the screener doesn't grab the rig by that conveniently located silver handle (as I read happened on another thread) "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I'm making it 3,000 I pulled at 4,000*** OK, I have very few jumps, so the following is NOT an advise. Definitely talk to your instructors. My train of thought: a hard deck is a hard deck is a hard deck. That means that if I am not under a safely landable canopy at my hard deck, i chop. I leave myself more than 1,000ft between pull altitude and my hard deck (which does not vary EVER), for the following reasons: 1/ I had a 1,200 ft snivell opening once. With a pull altitude only 1,000ft above my hard deck, I would have had to chop!? 2/ Sticking to my hard deck, I would have had to chop more than once (pulling only 1,000ft above my HD) because of minor line twists (that I easily fixed). Once again, the above is not an advise, just my personal way to deal with pull altitude/hard deck. ASK YOU INSTRUCTOR. Nick "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

What were the inadequate statements and speculative facts you are refering to*** The one that bothered me the most was the reference to France (what a surprise, uh?) having 20% of its population being Muslim. As of 2002, the percentage of the French population being of Muslim ORIGIN was under 10%. Indeed a big percentage, but nowhere near the 20% mentioned. Out of these 10%, a significant share was born of Muslim parents, but do not consider themselves as Muslim. There is, of course, another share that has slid towards radicalism, and that should definitively not be ignored (and isn't). But statements like these can be greatly influential in the way that people will perceive a culture or its people, and will judge that country's actions. And since the author seems to use his statistic to make a point, it does bother me that he is using incorrect (and incomplete) data. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Wow. I'm surprised it doesn't address Kenedy's assassination! Not mentioning the conspiracy to spread AIDS around the world. Damn. He was so close... Flawed with some inadequate statements and at best speculative "facts". History repeating itself... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

I've been jumping 190 - 210's since my first jump. (I weigh about 185). Am I putting myself in danger by jumping what I thought was a large canopy, but what appears (after reading your post) to be a small canopy for my jump numbers? *** Watch who you're asking, and who is answering. There are maybe 5 people who posted in this thread that could give you a theorical educated answer. Probably none of them have seen you jump. Ask your instructor. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Oooops, sorry. I got confused. i thought that was the "Nuke'em all thread". Wrong line... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Nuke Europe! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."