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JohnDillworth -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 4:26:28 PM)
quote: Job: Age: 52 Residence: Northport New York ( a level 2 port) Family: Wife of 24 years ( although we have know each other since we were 15) 3 daughters. 1 in graduate school, 1 finishing up freshman year and one a HS freshman Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering Work: Senior Project manager for NYC's 911 system Favorite Quote: Churchill :A modest man, who has much to be modest about. (On Clement Atlee) Reading: Ugh, no free reading, studying for an exam. But then it's back to the 4th Game of Thrones book

Grfin Zeppelin -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 5:03:59 PM)
Thats an amazing quote from Churchill. One I did not know at all.

JohnDillworth -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 5:31:28 PM)
Seems to be lots more daughters than sons. Seems to confirm a theory I have about laptops and the heat they generate

Canoerebel -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 5:38:13 PM)
I think John is right! I've never had a laptop and I have two sons (and one daughter)! I've long suspected that I was pretty studly and virile, but this confirms it! Miller and Chez Da Jez are undoubtedly envious of me, but that old rascal, John III, has a couple of boys, so he's all man too!

John 3rd -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 5:49:22 PM)
Those two DEMONS want to explore that swimmin' hole you have shown me Mister Canoe. We need to have a serious chat to set-up a get together in your neck of the woods. GREAT Thread Dan. I have now met someone on this forum who--quite probably--knew my Father when he worked for the Theatre Industry. Would never have made that connection without your kind thoughts here.

Canoerebel -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 5:58:05 PM)
I'll be glad to take you and your boys to Jacks River Falls. the world's premier swimming hole (with clean water and lots of great ledges to jump from). When and if we get it set up, we can open it up to the forum. Anybody is welcome, but nobody can wear a Speedo. NOBODY.

Schanilec -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 6:06:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mundy What the hey... Job: Programmer Analyst Age: 43 Residence: Neenah, WI Family: Married - just about 22 years; Two sons: One, a 17 year old HS Junior and the other 20 years old and currently in USAF at Minot AFB Education: BS - Mathematics. University of Wisconsin - Superior Work: Unemployed the last 6 weeks [:(] Favorite Quote: "Success is commemorated; failure merely remembered." Reading: Naval Camouflage 1914-1945 A Complete Visual Reference by David Williams How does your son like Minot? Maybe he can transfer to GFAFB, and see North Dakota.[:D]

CT Grognard -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 6:20:03 PM)
Job: Property investment banker Age: 29 Residence: Cape Town, South Africa Family: No dependents yet (that I'm aware of)...one long-term girlfriend Education: Commerce (undergraduate); Law (postgraduate) Work: A specialist bank and asset manager Favorite Quote: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Albert Einstein (applies to a lot of WITP-AE players [:D]) Reading: "Why the West Rules - For Now" by Ian Morris

JohnDillworth -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 7:31:54 PM)
quote: I think John is right! I've never had a laptop and I have two sons (and one daughter)! I've long suspected that I was pretty studly and virile, but this confirms it! Miller and Chez Da Jez are undoubtedly envious of me, but that old rascal, John III, has a couple of boys, so he's all man too! Hey CR, what are you doing here? I'm reading an AAR that has you in a carrier fight on December 8th! This is not like you at all. I always thought you kept your carriers frozen in carbonite until about 1943? and someone else having an AAR before you? Have you lost your words?

Canoerebel -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 7:43:20 PM)
My opponent is very erratic. He sends the combat replay file, but not the turn file. So I get half an idea of what's going on, but then have to wait for hours to get the full picture. In the meantime, I just relax and chill, because I'm that kinda guy. On the other hand, I get the feeling that my opponent is one of those Swedish guys that waits for the temperature to finally break 65 degrees for the first time (usually around August 7) and then wears a Speedo to a rocky beach on the Baltic Coast while dreaming of Jamaica, Barbados or Aruba.

Mundy -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 7:52:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Schanilec How does your son like Minot? Maybe he can transfer to GFAFB, and see North Dakota.[:D] It does drive him nuts, but I think it's tolerable, due to the friends he's made. I made the drive out there twice last year and I found the scenery relaxing. I did encounter the western jackrabbit for the first time... with the front bumper of my car. [X(] Last time I did come back via Hwy 2 by GF. I went by just as a Predator UAV was taking off over the highway. Neat. I had my physical done at GFAFB way back when. I never knew what the base looked like, due to the fog the entire time I was there. Too bad KI Sawyer still isn't around. It would have been a shorter trip. Ed-

Schanilec -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 9:07:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mundy quote: ORIGINAL: Schanilec How does your son like Minot? Maybe he can transfer to GFAFB, and see North Dakota.[:D] It does drive him nuts, but I think it's tolerable, due to the friends he's made. I made the drive out there twice last year and I found the scenery relaxing. I did encounter the western jackrabbit for the first time... with the front bumper of my car. [X(] Last time I did come back via Hwy 2 by GF. I went by just as a Predator UAV was taking off over the highway. Neat. I had my physical done at GFAFB way back when. I never knew what the base looked like, due to the fog the entire time I was there. Too bad KI Sawyer still isn't around. It would have been a shorter trip. Ed- If you blaze through GF again, stop on by. I'm just three blocks off of Hwy 2.

CaptDave -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 9:40:13 PM)
Job: Tax Professional (enrolled agent) and Genealogist Age: 51 Residence: Federal Way, WA Family: None with me, but responsible for one son, one daughter-in-law, two granddaughters (twins) Education: BS in Atmospheric Sciences (Oregon State), MBA in Aviation (Embry-Riddle) Work: Skingco Services, LLC (my own company) Favorite Quote: (wording may not be exact) "Never tell anyone how to do something. Tell them what needs doing, and they'll surprise you with their ingenuity." - GSP Reading: "December, 1941" and "Worldwalker"

MateDow -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 9:41:22 PM)
Job: Merchant Mariner Age: 37 Residence: Epping, NH Family: None Education: BS - Maine Maritime Academy Work: Chief Mate for Transocean Favorite Quote: "My rule is: If you meet the weakest vessel, attack; if it is a vessel equal to yours, attack; and if it is stronger than yours, also attack…" - Stepan Makarov Reading: Amphibious Assault Falklands - Clapp

LeeChard -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 10:37:36 PM)
Job: Liquor store owner Age: 58 Residence: Alger Michigan Family: Wife,two kids,two grandkids Education: High school Quote: Life is what happens to you while your busy making other plans. Lennon Reading: 1776, McCullough (good book)

jcjordan -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 11:07:16 PM)
Job: Computer Operator Age: 47 Residence: B'ham, AL Family: 2 kids (four legged kind - Blue & Callie both enduring long term captivity [:'(]) Work: local university Favorite Quote: "Know your enemy & never underestimate your enemy" offshoot of Sun Tzu that my grandfather learned the hard way in the Pacific Reading - Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Mundy -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 11:39:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Schanilec If you blaze through GF again, stop on by. I'm just three blocks off of Hwy 2. [8D]

wdolson -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/12/2012 11:49:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel I think John is right! I've never had a laptop and I have two sons (and one daughter)! I've long suspected that I was pretty studly and virile, but this confirms it! Miller and Chez Da Jez are undoubtedly envious of me, but that old rascal, John III, has a couple of boys, so he's all man too! A while back I did read about a theory that there are some factors that might produce more female children than male, but the difference is with the mothers. Apparently some women's system are hostile to male fetuses. The article said that there are more male children than female conceived, but something like 70 or 80% of miscarriages are male. So the birthrate ends up being very close to 50/50. So if you have more daughters than sons, it's probably due to the mother rather than anything you did. Bill

LST Express -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 12:37:47 AM)
Wdolson I had to laugh when I read you have a cat that thinks its a dog. We had a black siamese that lived for 17 years and he thought he was a dog too. Here I thought we had the only one! [:D]

Chickenboy -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 12:47:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel I think John is right! I've never had a laptop and I have two sons (and one daughter)! I've long suspected that I was pretty studly and virile, but this confirms it! Miller and Chez Da Jez are undoubtedly envious of me, but that old rascal, John III, has a couple of boys, so he's all man too! A while back I did read about a theory that there are some factors that might produce more female children than male, but the difference is with the mothers. Apparently some women's system are hostile to male fetuses. The article said that there are more male children than female conceived, but something like 70 or 80% of miscarriages are male. So the birthrate ends up being very close to 50/50. So if you have more daughters than sons, it's probably due to the mother rather than anything you did. Bill Nah. You're overlooking the most important sex determinant in humans. The heterozygous (well, it's heterozygous ~50% of the time) sex gene (either a "Y" or "X") is invariably donated by the male sperm. Whichsoever sperm wins the fertility lottery will determine the baby sex by it's donation of chromosomal identity to the embryo. In terms of raw numbers, men (or their 'contribution' to the fertility process) have more to do with the sex of offspring than females. Henry VIII has nobody to blame but himself and the vagaries of dumb luck. Sure, there may be the odd miscarriage to change the numbers a bit, but it's still mostly male contributions.

wdolson -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 1:06:48 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LST Express Wdolson I had to laugh when I read you have a cat that thinks its a dog. We had a black siamese that lived for 17 years and he thought he was a dog too. Here I thought we had the only one! [:D] This cat is probably part rag doll. He's a bit nuts, but in a charming way. Bill

wdolson -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 1:15:12 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chickenboy Nah. You're overlooking the most important sex determinant in humans. The heterozygous (well, it's heterozygous ~50% of the time) sex gene (either a "Y" or "X") is invariably donated by the male sperm. Whichsoever sperm wins the fertility lottery will determine the baby sex by it's donation of chromosomal identity to the embryo. In terms of raw numbers, men (or their 'contribution' to the fertility process) have more to do with the sex of offspring than females. Henry VIII has nobody to blame but himself and the vagaries of dumb luck. Sure, there may be the odd miscarriage to change the numbers a bit, but it's still mostly male contributions. I know how genetics works and I know all about the X and Y chromosome. The mother carries the child for nine months and the two have a linked circulatory system during that time. Changes in the mother's body chemistry affects the fetus. One article I found in a quick search: http://www.livescience.com/574-survival-fetus-males-rough.html Not exactly the same thing I was talking about, but along the same lines. Probably related. Bill

Grfin Zeppelin -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 1:47:01 AM)
And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!!

Sardaukar -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 2:42:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wdolson quote: ORIGINAL: LST Express Wdolson I had to laugh when I read you have a cat that thinks its a dog. We had a black siamese that lived for 17 years and he thought he was a dog too. Here I thought we had the only one! [:D] This cat is probably part rag doll. He's a bit nuts, but in a charming way. Bill Had one like that too...she was raised as kitten with 2 big dogs. Was originally given to stay "just couple of weeks" by ex-wife's friend. Amusing thing...and totally fearless. She tried to BARK at me first...I kid you not. When you see a small kitten staring at you and trying to bark, then you know that this animal is bit special. [:D]

PizzaMan -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 3:35:07 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ranger5355 Job: Liquor store owner Ummm... can you send me a few bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle please?

SierraJuliet -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 4:25:41 AM)
Job: Shift supervisor and occasional prosecutor Age: 47 Residence: Brisbane, Queensland Family: Wife and 3 sons (1 grown up and making it on his own, the other 2 still at school) 2 birds, the dog and 4 chooks. Education: BA Humanities Work: Queensland Police Service Favourite Quote: They tend to change. My current on is ‘Big things have small beginnings’ Reading Hiroshima Nagasaki by Paul Ham

floydg -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 4:28:41 AM)
Job: Sales Support, volunteer programmer [;)] Age: 48 Residence: Middletown, NJ Family: Wife (Japanese), daughter, dog Education: BS CompSci Work: Large International Telecom Vendor Favorite Quote: It wasn't me Reading: e-mails (I get over 200 a day at work)

witpqs -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 4:32:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!! [:D] Better take along a screen pic or they won't believe you!

Commander Stormwolf -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 4:56:11 AM)
quote: And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!! "I like to kill my enemy, take their gold, and enjoy their women" - Legionary Titus Pullo [:D]

JeffroK -> RE: Meet the Forumites (4/13/2012 5:38:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin And then these wargamers started to talk about pregnancy, no kidding.... BELIVE ME !!!!! the game is borked!!!!! Sorry, the GAMERS are borked!!!!

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