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Merry Christmas, Canadians! by TB December 19, 2011 10:54 pm

Merry Christmas McFly, wherever you are...n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 18:28:35
- Lindy too. by podrock 2011-12-22 18:55:01
  - You're right. I'll let her know. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 19:27:14
    - Please tack me on. And "Hi", McFly. by bowser 2011-12-22 20:11:31
      - Done. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 21:56:54
Thanks TB. Merry CHRISTMAS to you and yours and to everyone on the HZ. I have been surfing the net ... by johannes 2011-12-22 13:12:01
Thank you. I have been too busy to pause at this topic page lately. All the best to you and your ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-12-21 18:22:21
Hey, they left out the butter tarts. by ER 2011-12-20 05:20:20

Fifty things I've learned about the literary life by TB December 19, 2011 10:45 pm

"15. You don't have to read every book you buy, and you certainly don't have to finish the book you've ... by bowser 2011-12-20 18:06:06
- Not finish your books? Blasphemy!!! When I buy a book I intend to finish it. Granted, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-20 18:34:17
  - There is a huge gulf between "like to read that book" and" like to have read" that book. Applies to a ... by bowser 2011-12-21 07:29:25
    - So, climb there mountain, read the book, get the girl, save the day. Am I right? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-21 13:35:14
      - Oh, wrong. Buy the mountain climbers book, read it while he's climbing the next mountain, meet his GF in ... by bowser 2011-12-22 20:14:28

Photos from the Battle of the Bulge by TB December 18, 2011 9:24 pm

I've known a few people who were there, more or less well. Even with time not one of them ... by bowser 2011-12-18 21:55:10
- Most of the people who were there were probably nice guys. Even the Germans. by ER 2011-12-19 03:33:00
  - The longest conversation I've had with someone who was in the Winter campaign of '44 - '45 was with a ... by bowser 2011-12-19 15:29:53
    - Yikes..... 350%? That sounds hellish. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:02:23
      - American ground strategies since the Civil War have been willing to take massive casualties. Infantrymen are sacrificed rather than ... by bowser 2011-12-19 20:07:02

A Girl You Should Date... by Jody December 15, 2011 7:56 pm

Sorry Jody... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:12:41
Excellent qualities that I fancy can be found in an attractive girl with a winning personality. My Alice is kind of ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:19:17
- I myself AM The strange and unusual...oops sorry..that is a quote from Beetlejuice... anyway...I personally am NOT a voracious reader of ... by Jody 2011-12-16 20:23:47
  - Well Jody, reading is an enjoyable pastime for many but there are lots of enjoyable pastimes. I think there are ... by FrankC 2011-12-17 01:02:31
    - Wow Frank...Thank You! Now check your e-mail!!! :) by Jody 2011-12-17 07:33:01
      - Just junk mail macushla :( by FrankC 2011-12-17 13:53:58
Depends a lot on what she reads, doesn't it? by TB 2011-12-16 15:12:36
- Mmmmmm...I don't think so Tom, but you may have something more definitive on your mind. by Jody 2011-12-16 18:52:53
I've always loved geeky chicks. I married one. by ER 2011-12-16 13:51:45

"Frontline: Behind Taliban Lines" Non-partisan, shouldn't be missed. by bowser December 14, 2011 3:23 am

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/talibanlines/view/ by RobVG 2011-12-15 19:03:11
- Thanks, Rob, for the URL. And thanks, Bowser, for such an interesting video. by bowser 2011-12-17 12:08:07
  - I watched the program but I'm not sure what you want us to take away from it? With the amount of ... by RobVG 2011-12-17 13:42:33
    - That's a fair question and observations with what I think are reasonable answers. Exactly how those IEDs are placed, ... by bowser 2011-12-17 14:58:41
      - Well, we have seen it before, minus the cell phones. Mujahideen vs Russians. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-17 18:49:34
        
        I'm delighted you've seen it, would be even more delighted had the American people learned. I've read several books on the ... by bowser 2011-12-17 23:21:14
Seriously, people should watch this. It's not pro-Taliban, in fact they look like clowns, but it is a trip ... by bowser 2011-12-14 23:38:35
- Just as fascinating today as it was yesterday and the day before. by bowser 2011-12-15 17:42:41

The God particle? by johannes December 13, 2011 2:17 pm

In my opinion, the god particle would be what made up all others - the actual concrete bit of thingamabob ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:04:55
- Another view point on that subject. I have explained this view here before, but it may have been before you came ... by johannes 2011-12-20 20:35:31
  - How come light always figures into that equation? Isn't it just another bit of protomass? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-23 15:42:32
  - A recommendation: by podrock 2011-12-22 17:56:07

STOL Competition by RobVG December 13, 2011 1:48 pm

Incredible. You might find this interesting, an 8 place craft made in Scappoose, Oregon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq2v8oxlC4&feature=player_embedded by bowser 2011-12-13 17:31:29
- Impressive. Had to look on the map for "Scappoose" though. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-14 18:09:30

OK Jody is this better? by BuckGalaxy December 10, 2011 4:40 pm

Bless your pointed little ears Buck...that is absolutely better...AWESOME! Thank you! I am serious Buck... I did not realize until I ... by Jody 2011-12-10 21:17:47

The men on the Zone... by Jody December 9, 2011 4:53 pm

Well, well, what EXACTLY did offend you about that picture? I bring this up only in an attempt to ... by bowser 2011-12-09 18:01:45
- She did explain it in detail. by TB 2011-12-09 18:16:08
  - I sure didn't see it. She did mention she was heavy once, and she's joked about that any number ... by bowser 2011-12-09 18:27:06
    - My dear Bowser, You will have to take this on a leap of faith because you don't really ... by Jody 2011-12-10 08:51:58
In her best Katherine Hepburn voice by FrankC 2011-12-09 17:48:03
But Jody... by ER 2011-12-09 17:38:46
- OMG!!!!!!!! ER!!!!!!!!!! DAMMIT!:):):) by Jody 2011-12-09 19:07:22

Amazing. "Martha Stewart extends unlikely comeback run" by bowser December 9, 2011 12:00 am

Martha is like Disco dancing. Not dangerous, just annoying. by ER 2011-12-09 06:45:49

Almost too funny for words! by BuckGalaxy December 8, 2011 12:00 pm

Tell ya what men...a small thought experiment...actually two thought experiments. #1: Imagine yourself in a picture that went viral on the ... by Jody 2011-12-09 07:51:32
- Neither would bother me. Now, what EXACTLY what is offensive? The arm is identified as an arm, there ... by bowser 2011-12-09 14:36:44
- I can agree to a certain extent. The penis analogy doesn't work well because it would not be my penis ... by FrankC 2011-12-09 12:59:48
  - *EXASPERATED SIIIGGGHHH* one thousand two one thousand three.......rolling of the eyes for exaggerated melodramatic effect. My Band of Brothers. by Jody 2011-12-09 16:30:18
  - If somebody posted a picture where it looked like somebody's arm was my penis, I'd probably put it on the ... by TB 2011-12-09 13:04:06
    - LOL! by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-10 03:16:53
    - Well yeah, but she did specify tiny. :) Thinking further on the matter, the way I saw it, the gag would ... by FrankC 2011-12-09 15:40:36
    - Absolutely. A wallet picture would "accidentally" appear when I paid at the store. Anyone asking for ID would ... by bowser 2011-12-09 14:45:27
- In the age of Photoshop, no one need be embarassed by a doctored photograph. This is a photo that ... by ER 2011-12-09 08:44:52
  - Heh....now tell me, would *it* be Photoshopped? :P...geez ER...you won't even use your real name or a real e-mail address...I ... by Jody 2011-12-09 11:35:25
    - I hate to point this out, but this example is just one of hundreds of thousands. by TB 2011-12-09 11:53:53
      - Ah knows it Tom....you would not believe some of the pictures my son gets sent from the single ladies...however...no one ... by Jody 2011-12-09 12:05:39
        
        Hey, I don't get pictures from single ladies. You son must be quite a dude! by ER 2011-12-09 13:46:38
  - On the other hand, the characterization of the other young lady as “fat” is hurtful and cruel. I found that ... by Jody 2011-12-09 09:04:08
    - I can agree with that. As Bows said, take out the word "fat" and it's just as funny and ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-10 03:25:43
Offensive. by Jody 2011-12-08 22:01:42
- How closely did you look? by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-08 22:03:43
  - I looked closely at the tasteless photo. by Jody 2011-12-08 22:57:41
    - A relative sent me this in the e-mail. You really have to look twice to see that it's an ... by TB 2011-12-08 23:15:33
      - I know Tom...and ten years ago that heavy set woman could have been me. You guys should know by now ... by Jody 2011-12-09 05:13:46
        
        I find it neither offensive, amusing, or titillating. It's just an accidental visual pun, sort of like a potato ... by ER 2011-12-09 06:53:57
        
        I would not have found it offensive, amusing or titillating either...until it went on the INTERNET for all to see ... by Jody 2011-12-09 07:25:40
That nearly sent me to the emergency room (laughed til I was gasping) by FrankC 2011-12-08 17:46:30
I keep coming back to sneak another peek. A guilty pleasure. ****- by Robert 2011-12-08 16:20:26
You are right. Delightful. by bowser 2011-12-08 16:01:48

"U.S. sailors finally banned from smoking on submarines (though some will be allowed to light up on deck)" by bowser December 6, 2011 12:59 am

Drinking was always banned on Navy ships, too, it was a court-martial offense but that didn't stop it from happening, ... by ER 2011-12-06 06:57:08
- The US Navy was a US leader in recognizing alcoholism as an illness and establishing treatment centers. Betty Ford ... by bowser 2011-12-06 08:17:58
  - I'll drink to that! by ER 2011-12-06 08:28:31
    - By the way. The Nav Officer who got and stayed drunk. How did he get enough booze on ... by bowser 2011-12-06 20:19:18
      - That's a very good question. My guess is he brought it aboard in his luggage (officers often carried much ... by ER 2011-12-06 21:52:40
    - Many have! by bowser 2011-12-06 20:16:51

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