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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:04 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

RE: You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...

One more reminder, it is what it is, a big joke.

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:40 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

RE: You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:02 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

You Might Be A Fundie Atheist If...

Saw this online on what appeared to be another forum, but it was too good to pass up: <i>You may be a fundy atheist if one or more of the following apply to you... 1. You know for a fact there's no truth. 2. You find you have a grudging respect for fundy theists for ‘sticking to their guns’ even whi...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:39 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Welcome To Ohio-The New Redneck State
Replies: 57
Views: 5484

RE: Welcome To Ohio-The New Redneck State

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by SSTjumbo
Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:05 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Sports Survey
Replies: 15
Views: 1466

RE: Sports Survey

Right now, I run quite a bit, but that's it. If I participated in any other sport right now, it would probably be a greco roman wrestling club given that I have to gut wrench a 100 lb amplifier to chest level on a regular basis.

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:12 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Please Pray For 2 Of My Friends....
Replies: 51
Views: 3236

RE: Please Pray For 2 Of My Friends....

Yes, no matter what some people suggest above, I pray always that God may judge fairly those involved in such tragedy, and that if our prayers aren't answered on the surface, that it be with something greater than we can imagine.

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:24 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: The Power Of Prayer
Replies: 15
Views: 2023

RE: The Power Of Prayer

From the faithful, all you really need to hear is that these results mean jack squat for reasons beyond comprehension. You don't need to take it, but at least respect those who do. That's my only necessary comment.

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:49 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Do You Fear God?
Replies: 75
Views: 3333

RE: Do You Fear God?

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by SSTjumbo
Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:12 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: 757 Take Off Roll Less Than Smaller Planes?
Replies: 32
Views: 8382

RE: 757 Take Off Roll Less Than Smaller Planes?

All I can say is this, I was on an ATA flight full of passengers and cargo headed nonstop to Orlando from <acronym title="Chicago - Midway International (MDW / KMDW), USA - Illinois">MDW</acronym>. The plane was at least three hundred feet off the ground as it passed the runway intersection. Having ...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:46 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Ebay And Bidders From Nigeria, New Scam?
Replies: 26
Views: 3268

RE: Ebay And Bidders From Nigeria, New Scam?

Here's another fantastic way to handle scammers:


www.ebolamonkeyman.com

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by SSTjumbo
Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:09 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: India Has Largest English Speaking Population
Replies: 44
Views: 4315

RE: India Has Largest English Speaking Population

The famous triple negative:


Whuuut? I ain't never got no criticisms on my English!

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:59 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Ebay And Bidders From Nigeria, New Scam?
Replies: 26
Views: 3268

RE: Ebay And Bidders From Nigeria, New Scam?

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:21 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Question For The WX Geeks
Replies: 12
Views: 2904

RE: Question For The WX Geeks

Detroit gets the occasional tornado watch, just like every other part of the country. Actual tornadic events there aren't the most common things in the world as has been mentioned. The best place this time of year is northern tornado alley from Iowa up through Minnesota, and <acronym title="CSA Czec...

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:16 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Most Useless Fact Ever?
Replies: 71
Views: 3877

RE: Most Useless Fact Ever?

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:22 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Our Prayers With Everyone In London
Replies: 54
Views: 3580

RE: Our Prayers With Everyone In London

There's not much I can say that hasn't been said already. May God judge all people by the content of their hearts.

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:12 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Most Useless Fact Ever?
Replies: 71
Views: 3877

RE: Most Useless Fact Ever?

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:57 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Most Useless Fact Ever?
Replies: 71
Views: 3877

RE: Most Useless Fact Ever?

The Moon orbits the Earth in exactly one Moon day, approximately 17 days. Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only natural satellite with its own atmosphere. On Jupiter's moon, Io, there is no surface that is older than three weeks old. Pluto's only moon, Charon, is roughly half the size of its mot...

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:40 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: George Bush Hurt In Bike Crash
Replies: 48
Views: 4006

RE: George Bush Hurt In Bike Crash

Let's not forget, who's the NFL wide receiver who ran for president in 2004?  laughing 

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by SSTjumbo
Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:22 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Most Useless Fact Ever?
Replies: 71
Views: 3877

RE: Most Useless Fact Ever?

If all else fails, your rear end is the safest place to be hit by lightning. Your heart stops when you sneeze. What doesn't go into hot dogs goes into dog food. "Asks" was origionally a word used by the aristocrats. The "no wind" situation is a theoretical situation, nothing more. Only one person ha...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:14 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Scariest Situation You Have Been In?
Replies: 81
Views: 5751

RE: Scariest Situation You Have Been In?

Alumnacraft in the middle of a lake in a severe storm, got there because of my father's machisimo, ingorance, and inability to trust a 12 year old. Other than that, I was almost hit by two cars in the same intersection, one trying to turn in front of me while I was going 35 through the intersection ...

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:15 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Can A 737 Land On A 2,400 Ft Runway?
Replies: 81
Views: 27895

RE: Can A 737 Land On A 2,400 Ft Runway?

A 100 kt headwind helps. Chances are you'll make the first turnoff.  Wink

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:12 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: What Happens With This New Iranian Now?
Replies: 19
Views: 2255

RE: What Happens With This New Iranian Now?

Same nose.

Same dominating lower lip.

Same akward slope on each cheek.

Different hairline!

I can't make a conclusion yet.  Confused

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:02 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Ex-Hostages Say Iran Leader Was A Captor
Replies: 125
Views: 3078

RE: Ex-Hostages Say Iran Leader Was A Captor

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:40 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Ex-Hostages Say Iran Leader Was A Captor
Replies: 125
Views: 3078

RE: Ex-Hostages Say Iran Leader Was A Captor

This, my dear friends, is a hilarious thread. Two or three people above me have said the same thing, where is the topic at hand? Is this or is this not the guy who in part held the hostages captive 25 years ago? Instead, we're trying to decide whether Bush or Ahmadinejad is the oil loving conquistad...

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by SSTjumbo
Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:31 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Supreme Court-your Land Isn't Really Yours.
Replies: 91
Views: 3305

RE: Supreme Court-your Land Isn't Really Yours.

All I can say is this, there probably won't be a business in my community in at least a thousand years other than what's here already. The municipal government has done everything in their power to keep business out of the community, so there ain't no Wallymart goin' up here.

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:52 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: What Defines An Engineer?
Replies: 20
Views: 1818

RE: What Defines An Engineer?

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:50 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: When Falcon84 Returns?
Replies: 43
Views: 1757

RE: When Falcon84 Returns?

What the fudge? Have I been living in a hole that long?

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by SSTjumbo
Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:25 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: "99% Of All A.netters" - A Myth?
Replies: 65
Views: 3539

RE: "99% Of All A.netters" - A Myth?

Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No


Also, 95% of airliners.net members haven't even bothered to post if you check the user list!

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by SSTjumbo
Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:24 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Catholic Pharmacist Won't Sell Contraceptives
Replies: 77
Views: 2440

RE: Catholic Pharmacist Won't Sell Contraceptives

HERE HERE FOLKS!!!! I think it might be wise of somebody to cite the actual law stating that he has to distribute contraceptives if it is the law. I'm not an expert on Australian law, but plenty of people are showing the beef, yet no one's putting the bone behind the beef. Anyways: 1) If it is again...

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by SSTjumbo
Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:13 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Bank Bans Christian Anti-gay Group
Replies: 66
Views: 3623

RE: Bank Bans Christian Anti-gay Group

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:57 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Haircuts
Replies: 25
Views: 1541

RE: Haircuts

Went completely bald back in January, and the hair on top, which hasn't been cut, is still only three inches long. I'm trying to keep it tight and slick it back on top, somewhat of a quasi-gothic biker look. Apparently though, I'm the only one who thinks a prematurely receeded hairline looks good wi...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:49 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Too Close For Comfort: Just Witnessed A Bad Wreck
Replies: 10
Views: 2467

RE: Too Close For Comfort: Just Witnessed A Bad Wreck

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:11 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Bank Bans Christian Anti-gay Group
Replies: 66
Views: 3623

RE: Bank Bans Christian Anti-gay Group

Even in this thread, there are multiple agendas at play. As I constantly say, Jesus himself constantly invited the dregs of society to his dinners and blasted the pharisees themselves for their hypocricy. Two thousand years later, much has changed, but basic principles such as this don't. Jesus woul...

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by SSTjumbo
Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:45 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Non-Bible-Thumping Christians, Are You There?
Replies: 60
Views: 3845

RE: Non-Bible-Thumping Christians, Are You There?

Catholic here, and I don't shove bibles down throats. Here's why in scripture: <i>Matthew 25:31-46, When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them ...

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:13 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Young Men To Be Drafted In Eleven Days!
Replies: 6
Views: 3174

Young Men To Be Drafted In Eleven Days!

...into the NBA that is. <a href="http://www.nbadraft.net/index.asp" target=_blank>http://www.nbadraft.net/index.asp</a> Anyways, I'm hearing a ton of Bogut talk as though he's the next Tim Duncan, and other than that, it looks like same ol' same ol'. Speaking as a Bulls fan, I couldn't be more exci...

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by SSTjumbo
Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:51 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Today's Weather, Don't Get This Too Often:
Replies: 1
Views: 1779

Today's Weather, Don't Get This Too Often:

<quote=National Weather Service> THIS PORTION <acronym title="Transports et Travaux Aériens de Madagascar">OF</acronym> THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> <acronym title="Fortaleza - Pinto Martins (FOR / SBFZ), Brazil">F...

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by SSTjumbo
Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Midway Hotel Center
Replies: 7
Views: 1906

RE: Midway Hotel Center

If you want to tour the 'hoods, I'm afraid you'll have to go east, and even then, I as a posh white boy have no problem walking the streets during the day. Just don't flash the wrong hand sign and you'll be fine. Back to the Midway hotel complex, there might be a few seedy looking stores around ther...

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by SSTjumbo
Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:25 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Crossroads In My Flight Training
Replies: 4
Views: 3802

Crossroads In My Flight Training

Just looking for advice here... I'm entering my senior year of college, and through tons of factors, mostly lack of steady cash, I seem unable to train for a degree in flight and get my degree done in a reasonable time seeing how far behind I am in my flight. Having just been blown off by an instruc...

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by SSTjumbo
Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:55 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Why Are Conservatives Bad?
Replies: 129
Views: 3239

RE: Why Are Conservatives Bad?

Traditionally, I don't get involved in threads like these because of the high emotions involved. As for myself, I consider myself a conservative, somewhat of a halfway libertarian, but would probably run under the Republican banner if I ever ran for office. I don't support quite a bit of what George...

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by SSTjumbo
Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:04 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..
Replies: 43
Views: 2992

RE: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..

Tornadoes south of where I was at. Fifty miles north, it couldn't have been sunnier.  <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/confused.gif" alt="Confused"> The air is still humid as heck now that the activity has passed, so I'm guessing we'll have a repeat. You guys in the alley play it safe, y...

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by SSTjumbo
Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:53 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..
Replies: 43
Views: 2992

RE: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..

I checked the Doppz in Romeoville, <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>, and I never saw so much red on a radar near Chicago in my life. It ended up being mostly heavy showers and lightning where I was at, and the winds might have averaged 45-50 MPH at best. I drove home from Bur...

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by SSTjumbo
Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:32 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..
Replies: 43
Views: 2992

RE: Yikes : Tornado Watch In Effect..

I'm an active spotter around this area. Already in Chicagoland there has been two bouts of severe thunderstorms. The first bout dumped a ton of rain, then the sun must have heated the atmosphere back up and we had more. It's cold again, but I'm guessing that this will occur for the next couple of da...

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by SSTjumbo
Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:38 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Toughest Approaches In The World
Replies: 96
Views: 26057

RE: Toughest Approaches In The World

Denali International "Airport", i.e. Mount McKinley. There's also plenty of insane strips of flat that the bush pilots have no trouble landing on, until they're killed.  Wink

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by SSTjumbo
Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:52 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Hippies-will-get-shot Towns
Replies: 41
Views: 2829

RE: Hippies-will-get-shot Towns

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by SSTjumbo
Sat May 28, 2005 1:19 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Hippies-will-get-shot Towns
Replies: 41
Views: 2829

RE: Hippies-will-get-shot Towns

Anything west of I-55 and south of I-80, and Lockport, IL.

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by SSTjumbo
Sat May 28, 2005 1:10 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Hippie Towns
Replies: 83
Views: 5678

RE: Hippie Towns

Chi-towners know this best: everyone on the north side thinks that all south siders deal drugs, and everyone on the south side thinks that all north siders use drugs.  Wink

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by SSTjumbo
Fri May 27, 2005 1:09 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: What Religion Are You/should You Be?
Replies: 58
Views: 3171

RE: What Religion Are You/should You Be?

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by SSTjumbo
Fri May 27, 2005 7:49 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: What Religion Are You/should You Be?
Replies: 58
Views: 3171

RE: What Religion Are You/should You Be?

I remember taking this survey and scoring 100% Roman Catholic and 100% something else. In reality, I am Roman Catholic, but I tend to be on the more liberal / tolerant side of things than other Catholics and will back up my beliefs with scripture when I'm interrogated.

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by SSTjumbo
Wed May 25, 2005 3:25 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: If I Were Starting My Own Airline....
Replies: 18
Views: 3954

RE: If I Were Starting My Own Airline....

If I started my own airline, it'd be an STOL freight operation in Alaska and maybe Northern Canada.

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by SSTjumbo
Tue May 24, 2005 9:56 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Your Guitar/Bass
Replies: 44
Views: 3255

Your Guitar/Bass

Nothing to be overly proud of: <img src="http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/16/86/3d_1_b.JPG" width="400" height="300" border=0> That's what's coming my way in a few weeks, an Essex 5 string fretless. Oh well, I need something to have fun with until I can actually afford a real bass or upgrade this one,...

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