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So, I wonder if Condi gave him a hall pass, or told him to hold it.

Wikipedia link My cat found two in the house last week. They don't take well to being stepped on, which is what I did. To the scorpions, I mean, not the cat. Although if he keeps clawing s**t around here, he's next. Since I moved to California, I seem to find them in the house in Sept and Oct when it starts getting cooler outside. Probably not as dangerous sting-wise as they are freaky looking, unless you're allergic, or found a nasty species.

Looks like it's gonna be a good season y'all... Hardly a spoiler to say that you learn more about the hatch. Burstin to say more, but I won't.

And what fine group of men he'll be joining... John Marshall, Charles Evans Hughes, Warren Burger... Mmmm... burger..." .

From The Onion Mason-Dixon Line Renamed IHOP-Waffle House Line .

And with Google at your fingertips even... I guess it's better to subject the world to English with its vocab full of redundancy, dozen different ways to pronounce each vowel, verb exceptions which boggle the mind, leaving one to basically memorize every word. Think about a 'spelling bee' for a moment... Naw. It was (is) an attempt to make a politically and socially neutral second language, rather than the way languages continue to be pushed around through economic, cultural, and military imperialism. And it could take a few more decades or even centuries. Still might catch. Until then, just a hobby. And a noble attempt at helping provide one tool toward world peace and mutual respect. Oops, I'm hijacking. Back to sig lines, sorry 'bout that...

Good catch. And airplane is either avio or aeroplano. Although I gotta give some points to acme's 'perfect boobies' try, no doubt...

Damn straight. You don't need to pee, or grab a new cold bottle every once in a while? 90 minutes of "action" for a good chance of a nil-nil or one-nil finish, and a yellow card for any decent contact. Sounds like too much excitement for me... (yawwwwnnn...) But then there's Aussie Rules football. Those dudes are f'n nuts...

The dialogue and acting are a bit overdramatic often enough, and a couple of plot holes here and there (even after accepting the premise) but the character development is good, and if you like a mysteriously twisting storyline, you'll probably get hooked into the whole season after the first couple of episodes. Can't wait til the next season. The first one ends with a whole lot of unanswered questions.

Here's a couple. Can't remember from who: "It's all fun and games till somebody loses an eye....then it's freaking hilarious!" "Quick! Hold my beer and watch this...." As for the one below. Anyone wanna take a crack at what it says, and the language?

Is it correct to figure that lower wingloading (like student-low) would make one more susceptible to the danger of a dust devil? Or maybe just more dangerous to students due to their lack of piloting experience? Or both? Or are devils so much stronger than the movement and inflation of any canopy that they're just about as dangerous to anyone?

Night jump!

yep. 'cept i went up to ameland, a few islands up the coast from texel. 5 jumps from an AN-2 about a year ago.

...and roll with it. (aka fun with photoshop)

the english patient three hours of my life flushed right down the crapper

Great. 5 engineers at the gym with no shirts on. Thanks for the visual...

For someone who is normally pretty informed before busting in with an opinion, you've gone out a stretch there. It's called the Combat Action Badge and nothing about self-esteem is in its description. And furthermore, it takes nothing away from the CIB, which doesn't change. Many different types of units are being detailed lately with infantry-type duties. Artillerymen and tankers on dismounted patrols in urban areas, handling similar missions to inf units. Let's just hope they keep the bar high and not let this award slip into the hands of someone who happened to hear a round fall out in the distance somewhere. As a former soldier in units with and without berets, I found the beret to be a pain in the arse for a few reasons. For one, the bdu patrol cap is much more practical for keeping the sun off the eyes.

Maybe he dreamt he sent it to you already...

Mine below's from '86. Damn, almost 20 years. Steel pot on this one too. Although we jumped with kevlars. Looks like the style changes from year to year. This one's a bit more rah, rah, USA, but I think the mock door one's a bit cooler. Check out my protectin' that reserve baby! I think there was a pillow in there...

Well, if the NBA enterprise generates millions, who should the players' millions be transferred to, so that fans would be happy with players' salaries? The owners? Then we'd be in a discussion about the exploitation of the workers, and in a whole nuther discussion about racism from that angle. Free markets. The NBA enterprise generates a product. The sale of that product generates revenue. Taking costs out of the revenue leaves millions in profits. Damn right the players should get those millions. Owners too. It's far too simplistic to say that since an NBA player in a game exerts as much effort as my local trash collector in a day, they should be paid the same. The value of labor is not measured on effort, it's measured solely on what someone else is willing to pay for it. If an owner is willing to pay a player millions, and a player agrees to play for that amount, then millions in salary is exactly correct.

So, wait, are Americans who practice the Islamic faith allowed to read the Koran? Or are their hands too dirty?

Funny, yeah, but funnier than NickDG's bullseye response to the original thread? Someone who "desires to witness" or is "eager to experience" the accidental death of someone else, well, damn, that hardly needs any additional comment. I nominate Nick's entry as the Best Post of 2005. And the year's not even half over yet.

How about this version of MS Word?

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Gel pad perhaps. You can always go nuts and have one servo operate a cutaway, and rig an RSL-type thing to save from needing a second servo for the (simple round) reserve. And throw a Cypres on there while you're at it.