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  1. Do you wanna see... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPO9wa5C2f4 -not me in the video, just thought it was funny -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  2. The replay has the cars in the opposite lanes from which they started. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  3. This is an interesting theory: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/03/mh370-electrical-fire/ Basically, there was a fire the pilots didn't initially notice. When they did notice, they pulled the main bus making the plane go silent. Then they turned left to land at Palau Langkawi because it was safer than Kuala Lampur. Fire gets too bad. Plane crashes. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  4. I heard that too: http://gawker.com/waitress-who-lied-about-anti-gay-receipt-has-told-far-w-1472830906 -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  5. It also hit Tatum so that doesn't matter. Get over it already! -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  6. I know this one! I'm a Steelers fan through and through. So, the answer is obviously... ... the Green Bay Packers. Whaaaa? You said most *NFL* championships. The NFL dates back to 1920. The packers have 9 pre-Super Bowl championships and 4 Super Bowl trophies. That gives them 13 overall NFL championships. Da Bears have 9 overall and the Giants 8. The Steelers come in fourth with 6. All this is assuming I added them up right: Green Bay Packers: 13 = 9 + 4 (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965) + (1966, 1967, 1996, 2010) Chicago Bears: 9 = 8 + 1 (1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963) + (1985) New York Giants: 8 = 4 + 4 (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) + (1986, 1990, 2007, 2011) Pittsburgh Steelers: 6 = 0 + 6 (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005, 2008) San Francisco 49ers: 5 = 0 + 5 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994) Dallas Cowboys: 5 = 0 + 5 (1971, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995) -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  7. The word first is in quotes because there's controversy over whether it was Berry or Grant Morton who was first. Regardless, today is the anniversary of Berry's jump. "Captain Albert Berry is one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful parachute jump from a powered airplane. The other contender is Grant Morton, who is reported to have jumped from a Wright Model B flying over Venice Beach, California sometime late in 1911. Morton's pilot was Phil Parmalee. On 1 March 1912, Berry jumped from a Benoist pusher biplane from 1,500 feet (457 m) and landed successfully at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The pilot was Tony Jannus. The 36 foot (11 m) diameter parachute was contained in a metal canister attached to the underside of the plane - when Berry dropped from the plane his weight pulled the parachute from the canister. Rather than being attached to the parachute by a harness Berry was seated on a trapeze bar. According to Berry he dropped 500 feet (152 m) before the parachute opened." Source:
  8. Here's an interesting video I found recently. The pilot has 0 hours of instruction and has never been in a private plane. His only "training" has been on a desktop flight simulator. The goal is to take off, fly, and land the Cessna 172 with no help from the instructor. It looks to me like the instructor did the taxiing and radio work. The full video is 14:20. The no-experience pilot takes control sitting on the runway ready for take off at 7:39. The video actually ends about 13:40 with the rest just being credits. I was curious to see how well he did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJT_CACIZqs -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  9. I'd play that game! Am I the only who watched this and immediately thought of The Simpsons Electric Shock Aversion Therapy, LOL! http://www.hulu.com/watch/29856 -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  10. That's pretty sad. As the outsider looking in, neither the judge nor the defendant came across looking good IMHO. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  11. Ah ok, you're right. At about 0:18, her lawyer clearly says that she has “no priors.” I was too focused on the bye-bye-adios exchange to notice. Still, the judge's reaction to her casual “adios” after his casual “bye bye” is weird to me. Throughout the proceeding, he sort of acted like he wanted to 'command authority' but yet was acting and speaking casually. Was it the end of the day? Did his wife/mistress not give him pussy the night before? WTF? This isn't because I think she's a fine upstanding human being (I don't). It's just that something seems off here. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  12. She was being a cocky little bitch the whole time. She had an attitude of “whatever, I don't care.” It doesn't pain me to see her get knocked down a peg or two. I do take issue with the “bye, bye” “adios” exchange though. At 2:12, the judge finished mumbling something that's apparently the end of his ruling. He scribbles on and fusses with some papers for about 9 seconds until about 2:21. Then he looks over at her with a look of “oh, you're still here” and says casually (if not with a hint of indignation) “bye, bye”. True to her not-give-a-shit demeanor, she casually replies with “adios.” The judge finding offense at that is pure bullshit. If he didn't want a casual reply to his casual valediction he should have said something more professional. Sorry, but you can't say “bye, bye” to someone and then claim offense when they reply with “adios” (unless, of coarse, you're a judge I guess). It's not surprising to me that the rude language and gesture at the end caused her jail time. Maybe I need to wear a tin foil hat, but I do wonder if the judge was familiar with her from having seen her in his court many times before and actually baited her into saying/doing something so he could jail her. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  13. If you're planning on taking a commercial flight, you might want to review these important safety instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17f9MZdwoGM (Sorry if it's a repost - I did a forum search but didn't find this video) -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  14. That's weird. On the manufacture's web site all the dates are 10 years older but the price is ~$2k more. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  15. HeadCone

    Fun little game

    Anybody remember the old game Artillery Duel? It's from 20+ years ago. It's just like this except it was two player, had shifting wind to adjust for, and the explosion would eat away at the ground. I think some versions let you move the cannon too. Fun times. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  16. It's kinda funny how you still don't get the way your polls are viewed. LOL this. I voted fire him. But seriously. They probably fired him because of the retirement deal and that's bullshit. But let's think about something that's basically just hypothetical: What if the company actually had a policy for this because they realize the potential for groundskeepers to find things like guns, drugs, or whatever? Let's say that policy states that the employee should call the police. Then the employee should contact their supervisor. From there, the company will take responsibility for the item. If the police don't show, then the employee/supervisor will take the item to a secure area on company property and lock it in a safe. Then it will become the supervisor's responsibility to make sure it gets handled properly/legally from there. (I could see a company having this policy to protect themselves. What if he takes the gun home, starts playing with it, and ends up shooting someone. You know the lawyers are going to go after the one with the money - the company.) If that were the case and this guy took it home instead and then took it to the police, well then he violated the policy. Then it becomes a question of how well the policy was known and what the documented punishment is. Was it glossed over once 20+ years when he first started and never mentioned again or was it reinforced on a yearly basis? Did they make it clear the policy will be strictly enforced including termination? I don't know if any of the above is really the case, but if the policy did exist, was well known by the employee (including getting fired), then well yeah, it sucks but he should have known better. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  17. I like that! To expand on the meme: What my friends think I do: Doing a tandem. What my mom thinks I do: Little kid jumping off something (couch/table/...). What society thinks I do: Two people talking in freefall. What I think I do: Jumping in a large formation. What other jumpers think I do: Three people in formation waiting on the fourth (you) to join. What I really do: Packing a parachute. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  18. Interesting timing of post. I just got off the phone today with the Dell rep for the company I work for who stated that they can no longer ship computers with XP. This went into effect in October. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  19. That reminded of this graphic I saw just recently. Hope it's not a repost. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  20. Nachos = Awesome. That settles it. I now know what I'm having for lunch today. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
  21. I play games on the phone. -- Turn off the internet! Join Citizens United Negating Technology For Life And People's Safety! http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/
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