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RE: OT Things to ponder - 12/30/2016 8:41:00 AM   
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You could even put the Southern Cross on it.






That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 12/31/2016 7:48:08 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 12/31/2016 9:42:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		As we face the waning hours of the old year and look forward to the beginning of the new year, it is often customary to resolve to do things differently starting with the birth of the new year. I have never done so in the past as I do not believe in making wasted gestures or promising to do meaningless things such as exercising, cleaning the garage or spending more time in domesticity. Knowingly "resolving" to do something that I know I will not make any attempt at doing is lying. I am not a liar.

However, as my age begins to advance into the timeframe of Losses...hair, memory and something else I cannot remember.....I look back on my life and realize that I have wasted a lot of opportunities to better myself and stand as a shining example of a paragon of virtue to my children. Therefore, I will make a New Years Resolution this year. Thus I can demonstrate to my young impressionable children that not only am I not a liar but that I can also stand by my promises, persevere in the shadow of adversity and that I can not only make a promise, but more importantly keep one.

Therefore, I Resolve to play more War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition this year!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 12:13:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 3:32:07 AM   
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You could even put the Southern Cross on it.






That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

Bill


Does your SO have a tongue like that?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 4:50:50 AM   
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I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?


I didn't think that Gorns had tails.




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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 4:59:12 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 5:51:16 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/1/2017 7:58:11 AM   
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That guy looks like my SO's cousin. Though he doesn't wear paint like that.

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Does your SO have a tongue like that?


I did say her cousin. She doesn't look much like her cousin. She doesn't look anything like any of her cousins and she grew up with a lot of teasing about the milkman, but she has DNA evidence her father was her bio father.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 3:24:14 AM   
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I resolve not to jettison my tail every single time I'm frightened. If a Barred Owl grabs my tail I am definitely losing it, however.

I probably have little to worry about though. The Cornell Ornithology Lab says that if a Barred Owl cannot swallow its prey whole, it does so in pieces beginning with the head. Perhaps my tail will jettison me and run off!?


I didn't think that Gorns had tails.





Well, like I said, some of us frighten easily. As for the others, remember how the Amazons cut off a certain body part so it wouldn't interfere with their archery?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 3:39:03 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 4:01:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Exactly. You're visiting one of those Earthling Starbases and you need to go, really bad. Where is that tail supposed to go? On Gorn ships you can wrap your tail around the chamber pot with no problem. Even with the tails removed, what is a gorn to do with a urinal? On Stardate 1456.8 an Intergalactic regulation went into effect allowing gorns on Federation bases and ships to use the ladies room as needed. Captain Pike attempted to override that regulation but was overruled.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 4:19:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Before gorns learned to amputate their tails, when they were on Federation bases they had to attempt some extraordinary contortions to get the job done. In the process their tails might inadvertently brush up against another's tail underneath the stall dividers, or worse still make physical contact with a human's shoe or a Klingon's foot. Misunderstandings were inevitable and brawls frequently broke out.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 5:39:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		It often happens in this forum that someone will begin a thread asking 'what music do you listen to when playing the game'? I don't think the following has been offered though perhaps it should. Just don't start a game planning on being Tuco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFa1-kciCb4

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 6:22:23 AM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 6:23:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		I came across this YouTube video of the US Army Band performing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The performance is beautiful, but get a load of the band director (she's shown a number of times, but see 0.20 to 0.30). She's just too pretty for words!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/2/2017 7:11:42 AM   
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I came across this YouTube video of the US Army Band performing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The performance is beautiful, but get a load of the band director (she's shown a number of times, but see 0.20 to 0.30). She's just too pretty for words!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6AOGRsR80

Can't agree with you CR - the flautist on her left trumps the conductor. See 3:09 - 3:20.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/3/2017 3:07:40 AM   
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Is that version from the movie? It doesn't sound like it. (You and I both share appreciation for Ennio Morricone!)


It's true there seem to be parts where they stumble a bit.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/3/2017 2:06:24 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/3/2017 10:41:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lecivius is funny, but this refers to some old fake controversy regarding the "food pyramid" edit: and Ronald Reagan's administration. The fruit of a plant is its seed and any flesh that surrounds it. Not only are tomatoes fruit, but any kind of nuts and any kind of beans. Also, Fruit Loops aren't really fruit unless they are the progeny of Lucky Charms trees. This reminds me of a girlfriend I once had, yes I actually had a girlfriend once, it's not easy being green, though. She wasn't actually dumb, just not experienced and thought this story was so hilarious she told it to me. She and her ex-husband were driving through the country and the story goes: They were driving by a field of something unusual to her and she asked what it was. He told her something like "That's a spaghetti field. That's where they grow it." She bought it. From my contact with her ex, I thought he was a pretty good guy. Is that unusual?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/3/2017 11:51:16 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/4/2017 2:10:06 AM   
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Are you starting the AAR any soon?


Are you saying stalling isn't working for you anymore? Crap. I was afraid of this. I'm actually going to have to do something, aren't I?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/4/2017 11:49:51 AM   
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Is that unusual?

That you had a girlfriend? Yes.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 8:50:55 PM   
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5dEc5VeNw

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 8:57:04 PM   
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Are you starting the AAR any soon?


Are you saying stalling isn't working for you anymore? Crap. I was afraid of this. I'm actually going to have to do something, aren't I?



Well you could say that I was right and that you concede as you really feel you can't beat me.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 10:06:40 PM   
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I know there's a lot of train set freaks here. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5dEc5VeNw


Nice, didn't watch it all, maybe later when have more time. IIRC the 'Big Boy' was really only produced because of WWII demands. It was neither very reliable, nor efficient.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 10:08:32 PM   
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Are you starting the AAR any soon?


Are you saying stalling isn't working for you anymore? Crap. I was afraid of this. I'm actually going to have to do something, aren't I?



Well you could say that I was right and that you concede as you really feel you can't beat me.



Awe, don't tell me this isn't happening. I was looking forward to it.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 10:21:03 PM   
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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 11:12:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you are a gorn and are contemplating battle against a formidable opponent such as AW1Steve, do not be dismayed. As you make your plans, listen to this music, it is a song about your destiny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRmCEGHt-Qk

If, however you are AW1Steve fretting about facing a gorn, you might do well to listen to this music as you plan your retreats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfM7Y9Pcdzw

For some reason they keep getting the end of that wrong. I will have to start my own orchestra.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 1/5/2017 11:22:27 PM   
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