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Walsingham

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  1. I think the BLU-85 Daisy Cutter qualifies as a bowe disruptor. I know if I saw one floating lazily down towards me my bowels would be disrupted. I don't see what's so wrong about this gay bomb idea. In fact it never ceases to amaze me how the public seems to think there are 'sporting' methods of killing people.
  2. Another hot day here. Curiously sad as it reminds me of Africa, and the fact that it has become so dangerous.
  3. Indeed. What with all the girl chasing, fights with competitors, and general rebelliousness (none in my case) I'm amazed I had time for all that procrastination.
  4. Thanks, buddy! I can confirm that interference between transmission frequencies is part of the problem. Particularly the anti-collison radar as GD says. However it is not the only issue. I think that, to be perfectly honest, it also annoys me that someone would ignore the safety advice at all. It's not supposed to be open to personal tastes!
  5. Mmmm.. beagles... Sorry. i do that whenever anyone mentions puppies.
  6. Have you ever seen footage of bonobo apes?
  7. This is an incredibly old story. I'm fairly certain it's in the book "A higher form of killing".
  8. Have we left the debate on whooping during graduation?
  9. I do know that that is part of the problem. Some phones ramp up their power output in order to try to get a signal.
  10. Actually I had that virus. It wasn't worth it. Mucus EVERYWHERE.
  11. I _am_ sorry, but I will have to check which bits of what he said are fair game, and what is the result of any confidential work. This could take a week or so. Out of interest, if you chaps decide it is significant then will you do anything about phone use?
  12. I'm sorry I sounded so negative. I should have put more emphasis on the fact that I acknowledge the tremendous contribution some of these families have made to their children, and the struggle of the children themselves. What I was trying to say was: 1. Highschool shouldn't be so much of a struggle. It doesn't have to be, given enough pastoral care and dynamic control of the students. 2. The parents are clearly experiencing a degree of pride that overmasters their natural discretion. They need to be given a safe outlet for that pride.
  13. I'll have to check what I should and shouldn't say about the technical side.
  14. I guess it depends on what kind of chicks you like. It would also depend how cool the carvings were. I imagine the trick would be to keep one on you at all times to show off.
  15. Listen, guys, and especially you mkreku. I don't care what you've heard about pilots, stewardesses or even God. This is nuts. I'm telling you the specialist word of a man who has spent his entire life in precisely this field ( my colleague). It's NOT OK. I happened to bring this up with a friend this evening and he informed me that we've lost chinook helicopters because of this issue. People were killed. Fact.
  16. I was on the plane back to the UK yesterday and this woman next to me is chatting on her phone right through the announcements on safety and saying to her more conscientious friend on the other end that is wasn't really a problem and that it was some conspiracy with the phone companies. Once she had finished this conversation at takeoff I leaned over and told her what I'm going to tell you. That is that the regulations are there for a bloody good reason. I happened to be travelling with a friend of mine who is a professor and world recognised expert in electronics and particularly wireless communications. He said precisely the same thing as me, with a good deal of technical explanation which I shan't repeat here. I am raising this here in case you hear some bloke in a pub telling you it's OK. It's not. Turn your phone off, and if you see anyone trying to use theirs then stop them. They could be about to get you killed.
  17. Personally I find it very sad that passing out of high school successfully should make people so ecstatic. A sad comment on the state of the nation's education system. Having said that I do think it is a more than a little heartless to expect people to remain quiet if they are very proud of their kids. In fact I'd say it's probably BECAUSE they are so proud that the kid is there in the first place. My ruling would be to point out to everyone at the start how proud EVERYONE is and that if cheering is too long and loud for each student then other people can't express their own pride. If I knew it was going to be an issue I'd be a good enough principal to find out which families were most likely to go bananas and chat to them personally beforehand, sugaring the pill of warning them to keep calm while giving them a chance to showboat to me.
  18. I think you should have an alien empire that is non-contiguous. That is it is in spots all over the place. But to them it is, because they are able to travel through the fifth dimension!* *Sand's pants.
  19. If it was on purpose then he's a fething nut. Or he has totally misplaced confidence in the robustness of his wheelchair. One wheel fails and you're going to be jam under the truck.
  20. Would like to be: Dwarvish fighter Would be: Gnomish fighter
  21. Bone carving (which I think is also called scrimshandering) always sounded interesting to me. You could also try doing more practicaly focussed woodcarving. I'd love a rosewood computer case.
  22. Man, you guys are making me all miffed I haven't got any.
  23. You've clearly never been bitten by one.
  24. Sando, quit shooting the loophole. You're just making it worse.
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