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WICKS, SLICKS, SNICKS This shit is false. Those Wicks that happen to be Slicks are not necessarily the same Slicks that are Snicks. FALSE FALSE FALSE... - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Is this the razor with the flux capacitor on it? If so, I saw this thing, but honestly, I was afraid of it. Why do you need to be electrocuted to get a good shave? I don't get it. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Those Brits are a wacky, fun bunch. Definitely animal. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

FALSE "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

ScubaSteve, Have you gotten another jump in since the cutaway? I hope you've been in the air again. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

You should educate them on the gas-saving benefits of standard transmissions. And, I agree, WUSSIES. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

England - Animal "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Ripley's threw a huge rubber ball out of an airplane, and it failed to bounce... Ooops. Cost them $4M to do the show. Story hidden in the smileys... - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

LINK Jumps to support meningitis research! We should be jumping for education, given the errors in this article. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Please come to Boston. She said, "no, but will you come home to me?" Sing it sister..... - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

nacmacfeegle, You said it my friend. The Onion is America's Finest News Source - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

markharju, People are always screwing this one up. Perhaps we should have a thread dedicated to its, it's, there, their, they're, to, two, too, et al. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

...including Britney Spears. Clit...er...I mean click - topher edited: because I am a dumb shit and didn't set up the link correctly "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Did they mention Al Gore? - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Kallend, This is a good point. And, it must be controlled in the design of the study or disclosed in the delivery of any results. gunnfisher, It may be a good idea to distribute the study at as many dropzones as you can reach, or have others help administer the study at other drop zones. While you'd still be capturing a highly defined segment of society, at least you could pressure or threaten others to participate instead of only getting the 'self-selected' element that Kallend points out. Are you capturing data from a non-skydiving population as well? Or, are you getting info from other 'risk-takers'? We'd be interested in hearing the details of the study once you've collected your data. I realize you can't say too much now, as it could affect what you're doing. Good luck. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

This cell phone virus is kind of funny. It overwrites the address book of the infected phone with a copy of the James Joyce novel, Ulysses. Link I think we're lucky that the literature-savvy hackers chose Ulysses and not Finnegan's Wake. At least some people can understand Ulysses. I don't think anyone understands Finnegan's Wake. I've tried to read parts of it, and I couldn't even get through 3 lines. It's something else. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

If this is true, I have the solution: Fewer Pop-Tarts, more making out. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

You're not trying to sell us anything, are you? - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Good show to everyone on getting out safely and landing off-site safely. Shouldn't the pilot buy beer? - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

CAREFUL!!! - THIS IS A COMPLETE FALSEHOOD Pumping iron DOES help to burn fat. More specifically, muscle tissue has a higher cellular metabolic rate than fat tissue. Therefore, those with more muscle tissue burn more calories at rest than do those with more fat tissue. Therefore, if you take two people who weigh the same, the one with more muscle mass will be thinner and will burn more calories at rest than the one with less muscle mass. This is why I emphasize - weight loss is not always the best measure of the efficacy of a 'weight loss' program. You should be basing your progress on inches lost, changes in appearance, and improvements in the way you feel. For the best results, you should COMBINE cardiovascular workouts with strength training. I'll bet you $1,000 that if you max at ten pull-ups with both hands, that you most certainly can not do one pull-up with one hand. Very few people on the face of the earth can do an honest one-handed pull-up. Go try it. It's incredibly difficult to even move an inch. I know, I've tried. And, I can do pull-ups like a madman. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Weegegirl, I am completely, and in all other ways, serious. The worst part is, I was a medic in the Navy at the time. So, I had to go visit the Navy ER (where I knew everyone). I had to fill out an Accident/Injury report (which gets filed with my commanding officer). And, because I'm a goofy kind of guy, of course I filled out the forms in complete detail. It is funny stuff. Even though the wife and I aren't together anymore, we get a giggle out of that one. It was funny explaining my sutures to our family and friends. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

We knew Courtney had issues from the moment she married David Arquette. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

OK, This has nothing to do with Mickey Mouse - though you probably gathered that from my smart-ass nature anyway. While I was still married, my wife and I were making gentle, cuddly love one night. As the passion grew, a bottle of hand lotion was dislodged from its place upon the headboard, striking my wife in the forehead. "Ouch! We're facing the other way from now on," she declared. So, 14 months later, when we next made love, I found myself facing the wrong direction with respect to the headboard. Mischieviously, I told my wife, "hang on, I have to flip us around." And, I did. Only thing is, she's little, and we flew about much more vigorously than I had anticipated. Over the edge of the bed we flew, heading rapidly towards the darkened floor. I rolled my shoulder towards the floor, trying desperately not to land on my tiny wife. BOOM! We hit the floor in a cacophany of impact noise and grunts, the loudest coming from my head and some unknown object. We quickly shared the "are you OKs????" and giggled about the tumble. But then, I began to feel blood running down my neck and an odd feeling in my ear. So, we turned the light on - and my wife went stark white. My head had hit a laundry basket, and my ear was split in two from the canal to the tip of my ear lobe. Off to the ER we rode, me with a blood-soaked rag on my ear and an arousal issue plaguing my pants. 11 stitches later, my ear was roughly the same shape it had been and we were able to finish what we had started - facing the proper direction. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

You want us to tell you naughty stories? If so, I've got a few for you. Ask me the one about 11 stitches in my ear. - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins

Darius11, Each person has unique motivational faults when it comes to working out. I have a couple of suggestions that worked for many people I had to 'motivate' while leading physical fitness training in the Navy. (We have a lot of fat bodies in the Navy). 1. Diversify your cardio workouts to keep them less boring. Don't just run all the time. Run, swim, bike, rollerblade, climb stairs, etc. Also, change the location. Don't run the same path every time you run. Don't swim in the same dirty river. Honestly, these little changes can help keep you in the groove. 2. Balance out your strength training workouts. Don't spend every day on the bench press. If you work chest, you must work back. If you work biceps, you must work triceps. Working opposing muscle groups will create better results. 3. Someone earlier said to identify your goals. This is EXTREMELY important. And, weight loss is a bad goal. Measuring inches is better than measuring pounds. You can work out for months without losing weight, but if you're disciplined, you may be losing many inches. Muscle is heavier than fat, you see. 4. Partner up with someone that will shame your ass into working out. And, shame that person's ass into working out, too. It's easier (in my opinion) to get off my duff and run if I know someone else will be suffering with me. 5. So many of the things we do each and every day are for someone else. We do things for our bosses. We do things for our significant others. We help our helpless family members with things. We pay bills. Working out is for YOU, brother. When you're working out, every ounce of effort you give is given to YOU. Your workout may be the only time in the whole day when you're dedicated to yourself. Take advantage of that. Be selfish. Add ten minutes to the YOU time. If anyone gets huffy about it, $%^& 'em. Anyway, hope this helps... - topher "...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins