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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:12:44 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:14:38 PM   
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Yes it is. The sun is shining.


Wish I could be there...almost came to Orlando this week for a couple of investment conferences, but one of them was offered on a webcast, so I decided to stay here. Could have been a nice working vacation though.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:23:10 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:23:31 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:25:39 PM   
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I think that means that he's making one buzzing box with lights talk to another buzzing box with lights.....but I'm not sure.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:25:58 PM   
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And Logboy gets it? Where was everyone looking? Good grief!


Sinnerman, where were YOU? When you oughta been Log-watching.

(apologies to Nina Simone)

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:28:48 PM   
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I think WWIII in Europe would have ended with the use of nuclear weapons because the Soviets would have been unable to achieve their objective without them.


Irrelevant. Baseless conjecture.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:30:26 PM   
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Hi all,

Apparently there are 80 cm of snow in Washington D.C. in USA...

My cousin is in Richmond Virginia (rather close by)...


Leo "Apollo11"


Yes, most of my family is in Baltimore, and they are buried under 20+ inches. All just heavy rain as far south as we are in NC.


Not even a snowflake here.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:40:12 PM   
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Indeed, Leo, what you ask is exactly what should be done.  Sadly, most people just panic and jam on the brakes, hoping to stop.  With automatic transmissions, just put the car in neutral and then turn off the ignition.  


It is definitely possible. The problem is that once ignition is turned off, so go the steering and the brakes. Unless you have a pretty long and straight piece of ground to coast to a stop on, bad stuff will happen. As little as a 1/4 turn of the wheel will lock it. Brakes do not respond (instead, the master cylinder fills with air). Faced with that situation I would still kill the ignition, coast to as slow of a speed as I dare, then pull the ebrake and pray I wont fishtail. I can only hope that I will have the presence of mind to keep my wits about me the whole time.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 4:50:53 PM   
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Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up Posted: Feb. 5 3:24 p.m. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday. The man was hosting a Sunday night sledding party when he filled an automobile muffler with gasoline and gunpowder, strapped it to his back and had it lit, seeking what McCabe called "a rocket-launch effect." The device blew up as the man headed downhill, causing second-degree burns to his face and right side of his body and possible eye damage. No charges have been filed against the man, whom McCabe said is known for doing "outrageous things" at his sledding parties.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:03:52 PM   
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Darwin Award nominee:

Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up Posted: Feb. 5 3:24 p.m. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday. The man was hosting a Sunday night sledding party when he filled an automobile muffler with gasoline and gunpowder, strapped it to his back and had it lit, seeking what McCabe called "a rocket-launch effect." The device blew up as the man headed downhill, causing second-degree burns to his face and right side of his body and possible eye damage. No charges have been filed against the man, whom McCabe said is known for doing "outrageous things" at his sledding parties.



I think the guy had to have died in order to be eligible for a Darwin.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:04:22 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:08:11 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:17:38 PM   
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Working today, building Server 2008 infrastructure for new network.


I think that means that he's making one buzzing box with lights talk to another buzzing box with lights.....but I'm not sure.


Nope. Virtual.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:51:10 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:54:35 PM   
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What's been happening? It's about five weeks since I last visited the one true Thread... (bless me Brothers, for I have sinned...)


Nice to see you hanging around again.

We have been solving the World's problems, in a witty and sophisticated fashion. You know, business as usual for Thread members.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 5:56:38 PM   
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another one was hit by 70 RPG's and survived


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:00:56 PM   
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No idea.

On one hand, the Challenger 2 has Dorchester armour (Chobham v2) and ERA blocks, but on the other hand, it's a lot of RPG's.

Since I've failed to track down corroborating facts, the story could be apocryphal.


interesting. Reminds me of the Chetznen thing. The alleged poor preformance and large losses of Russian tanks during the city fighting was touted as alleged proof that all Russian AFV's were "crap". Never mind that the fighting conditions were unsuited for tanks, the lack of infantry support, the poor tactics and leadership involved, enemy guerilla tactics and last but not least the fact that many AFV's were assaulted from window and rooftops pointing down at the tank's top armor.

oh no....the battle proved that Russian tanks, including the newer ones....were all CRAP!







I wonder if there have been attempts by someones' armed forces to modify tanks for urban warfare settings.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:17:38 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:22:07 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo


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Darwin Award nominee:

Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up Posted: Feb. 5 3:24 p.m. INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday. The man was hosting a Sunday night sledding party when he filled an automobile muffler with gasoline and gunpowder, strapped it to his back and had it lit, seeking what McCabe called "a rocket-launch effect." The device blew up as the man headed downhill, causing second-degree burns to his face and right side of his body and possible eye damage. No charges have been filed against the man, whom McCabe said is known for doing "outrageous things" at his sledding parties.



I think the guy had to have died in order to be eligible for a Darwin.


I don't think they have to actually die, just remove themselves from the genepool. Being dead is the most obvious way of doing it, but (iirc) there is the other way.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:23:46 PM   
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Page 500


500 already.Wow. But then again we have a lot of very important things to say.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:25:57 PM   
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I wonder if there have been attempts by someones' armed forces to modify tanks for urban warfare settings.

What - you don't remember the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle?





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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:28:12 PM   
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Indeed, Leo, what you ask is exactly what should be done.  Sadly, most people just panic and jam on the brakes, hoping to stop.  With automatic transmissions, just put the car in neutral and then turn off the ignition.  


That's what I thought I would do in such a situation, but I wasn't sure it would work, although I guess one could test the senario. With electronic linkage to the accelerator, that's something everyone should know.



Or just open your door and stop with your feet just like Fred Flintstone.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:30:40 PM   
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No charges have been filed against the man, whom McCabe said is known for doing "outrageous things" at his sledding parties.


Hmph. Shoulda ordered the Acme, Inc. Deluxe Jet Acceleration Backpack.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:33:01 PM   
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I wonder if there have been attempts by someones' armed forces to modify tanks for urban warfare settings.

What - you don't remember the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle?






How could I have forgotten !

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:37:05 PM   
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I'm just curious which will anger our lime-enriched colleagues from across the pond more when we meet (and beat) the English 'football' squad (Americans read: soccer) in June. Will it anger you more that we won or that we still really just don't care?


I aw England/USA play at Soldier Field. There were 30,000 screaming England fans, a few bewildered Mexicans and 5 Americans. Got drunk, yelled a lot, the kids laughed, wife drove me home. And we won.

Living in the past, sprior?

No way we're succumbing to your English squad again this year, mate. Plus, we'll drum up DOUBLE our fan support here (10 bewildered Mexicans and 10 Americans).

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:42:47 PM   
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Or just open your door and stop with your feet just like Fred Flintstone.

Then, my Uncle LeRoy went to truck driving school. One day in class, the instructor said to Unk's podnuh Aloysius "Slider Man" Redbone, "Al (they called him Al), you're driving up a hill and your partner LeRoy there is taking a nap up in the sleeper. When you get to the top, you see at the bottom ahead of you that there's been an accident, and the road is blocked with wrecked cars, pedestrians, cop cars, ambulances, and even a fire truck. There's no way around, so you hit your brake pedal, and it goes all the way to the floor. No brakes, and now you're headed down that hill at 65 miles per hour, right at all those people and vehicles. What do you do?"

"Well," says Al, "I'm reachin' back into the sleeper and wakin' up LeRoy."

The instructor, puzzled, asks, "Why would you do that?"

Al replies, "'Cause ole LeRoy ain't never SEED no accident like the one we's about to have."

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:43:00 PM   
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We are long winded

Speak for yourself, Bruce. Personally, I've never been called long-winded. Redundant, repetetive, expansive, blabber-mouthed, pedantic, annoying and effusive, yes. Long-winded? Alright, maybe once.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:44:34 PM   
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I wonder if there have been attempts by someones' armed forces to modify tanks for urban warfare settings.

What - you don't remember the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle?






How could I have forgotten !

Ah, yes! How can one forget the newspaper 'rating' of the Russians after that encounter too!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 2/6/2010 6:46:47 PM   
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We have been solving the World's problems, in a witty and sophisticated fashion.

...and look at the tremendous progress we've made.

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