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Someone needs to come up with a "hall of shame" style webpage that puts the spotlight on any company that puts customers through call center hell. People could report how long they were on hold, how tough it was to get to the right person, and so on.
What steams me about call centers (at least the dysfunctional ones) is the fact that the people you get to talk to aren't the ones responsible for your problem, nor are they the ones who designed the klunky system that kept you on hold for a half hour. The bastards behind for the mess are out of our reach.My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. -
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Butterfly?QuoteHere's one that will be either very difficult or super easy.
"Cocoon"
silkwood?
All of those are very close. Good too! Now what are oui going to do? Metamorphosis?
My last post contained a clue
I dont know. The only thing that comes to mind is hanging "Out On a Limb"
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Sunkissed = Moonstruck?My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. -
QuoteNone Loud Off The Eastern Back - All Quiet on the Western Front?
You got it! :)QuoteW -- M
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QuoteSerf of the Lands --Lords of the Sea
It wasn't what I had in mind, but it works.
Lord of the _____
None Loud off the Eastern Back -- All quiet on the Western Front
Yep!QuoteCooperation on the Scarcity - Mutiny on the Bounty?
Got it!QuoteLemondark Limelight?
Yep! Yep!QuoteThe Laughing Hunter Cry Freedom?
Keep trying. Hint: title starts with "The"My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.
I dont know. The only thing that comes to mind is hanging "Out On a Limb" Lemondark
Juice Fact
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Vegetable Spacklers
The Laughing Hunter
None Loud off the Eastern Back
Cooperation on the Scarcity
QuoteI really thought the answer to "The Fertile Sane Person" was goimg to be obvous. Guess we all think differently. Do you want the answer everyone or another hint?
The Sterile Cuckoo?
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Thanks all for your input! I guess I'm the minority. Someone mentioned that it's probably sensory overload. I tend to agree with that. I hope I'll lose that feeling soon, as I get more jumps in.
I still find free fall rather surreal. But it's not the same kind of light-headed surreal I might feel if I were dreaming or waking up being anesthetized. It's more of a "Wow, this is amazing" surreal where I'm tuned into what's going on.
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Bingo!
Othello!
(Yes, I'm being a smartass
Also known as Reversi, which is quite apropos for this thread!
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Bingo!
Othello!
(Yes, I'm being a smartass
)QuoteQuoteLucifer struggling actor.
All I can think it would be is "Dark Star" Am I even close?
Not sure if that's the official answer, but it's a good one! :)
QuoteJim McGuinn is no T.S. Eliot but I suppose this could be a poem if you don't sing it.
I can see why it would.
QuoteHave you read Elliot's "The Hollow Men"? Now that's spooky! It ends:
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
Yep. That's spooky!
And I was frightened. He said, Marie,
Marie, hold on tight. And down we went
and when the green light goes on I always think:
HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Eliot would have been horrified.
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My tandem passengers so far have mostly agreed with me that they didn't feel it.
When I did my first tandem (out of a Cessna 182), I defiantly felt it. I'd heard earlier that "you don't really feel like you're falling" so it surprised me (and freaked me out!
) I remember thinking "What have I gotten myself into!?" It probably only lasted five seconds or so.
I noticed it a little on my second tandem (backflip out of an otter). By my AFF jumps it was gone. Weird. I wonder how much of the perception is psychological?
QuoteCongratulations!
Does this mean that you have to grow up, now?
Yeah, no more peanut butter or Top Ramen for you... ...oh wait... you're still a skydiver...
Hooray!
QuoteQuoteI don't owe beer for a three way until I actually am docked to two other people, right?
First three-way attempt (Beer!)
First three-way success (Beer!)
I have a hunch which dropzone might be yours...
I don't normally associate the Beastie Boys with Calvin and Hobbes, but this this strip comes to mind. ![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]"){kind=small}
I'll be hiding under the bed...
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Hey, Jen! Congratulations. You're now qualified to wear this
*snicker*
p.s. I don't owe beer for a three way until I actually am docked to two other people, right?
QuoteI heard someone describe her as looking like Wile E. Coyote after something blew up in his face.
Yep.
It's one of the most unnatural looking "tans" I've ever seen. What on earth is she tanning with? A waffle iron?
QuoteNice!!!
You need to work on your exits a little. And adjusting your fall rate while linked a little. And not flipping your partner over a little.
Just a couple minor improvements in a couple of areas and you'll be ready to take on Airspeed, right??
Well, if I can learn the "eye gouge pass" I'd be able to take on the Three Stooges.
QuoteAnd I laughed my ass off reading the cartoon. I've made a "zoo dive" or two myself. I remember the first time I accidentaly ended up in someone's burble and crashed down on their back.
And last summer a 4 way linked exit flipped upside down on the hill. We spent about 4000' fighting each other trying to flip it over without letting go the grips before breaking apart. Of course, trying to do an inverted 4way round launched exit, on purpose would be pretty hard.
Accidentaly however...
It's just really funny.
Thanks.
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Skydiving isn't easy. It's going to take quite a few jumps for you to look like those hotshot 4-way teams you see in the videos.
Heck, I'll settle for being able to exit without flipping over. That's driving me crazy!
QuoteBut whatever you do don't ever stop drawing your cartoons. We enjoy them very much.
Hey, thanks!
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Thank you for the new cartoon, Namowal.
You're very welcome.
QuoteAgreed with commenter "Anonymous"- no more solos.
I'm fine with that, as long as I can rope others into jumping with me.
QuoteAnd post the video!
Oh, I'd post it if I had it. It was recorded from the helmet cam of the guy I exited with. If I see him again I'll ask if he still has it. It's pretty funny. All it needs is the Benny Hill theme playing in the background!
QuoteInverted rodeo dives are pretty difficult.
We are impressed that you nailed it on the first try!
That's Inverted-Rodeo-Chinese-Throwing-Star-Spin-dive, pal!
That's the fun part!
Well, lets just say the video was a slapstick hit (or at least an example of what happens when you aren't falling as fast as the rest of the group).
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That song was popular when I was a little kid. I remember hearing it on the radio and and wondering what on earth they were talking about...
Did anyone ever tell you?
Well, many years later I heard it again. I remember thinking Oh, it's that weird song... ... ...Hey! Wait a second...!
A hero dies
in The Bonfire