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  • S StevenWalsh

    My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

    Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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    StevenWalsh wrote:

    i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand

    Sky-diving? :) Regards, --Perspx

    "The Blue Screen of Death, also known as The Blue Screen of Doom, the "Blue Screen of Fun", "Phatul Exception: The WRECKening" and "Windows Vista", is a multi award-winning game first developed in 1995 by Microsoft" - Uncyclopedia Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript

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    • S StevenWalsh

      My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

      Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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      Simon P Stevens
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      http://www.virgingalactic.com/[^] It's a tad pricey though, and you'll probably have difficultly thinking of something to beat it with next year.

      Simon

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        StevenWalsh wrote:

        i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand

        Sky-diving? :) Regards, --Perspx

        "The Blue Screen of Death, also known as The Blue Screen of Doom, the "Blue Screen of Fun", "Phatul Exception: The WRECKening" and "Windows Vista", is a multi award-winning game first developed in 1995 by Microsoft" - Uncyclopedia Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript

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        Brady Kelly
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        I was going to suggest that, but it is dangerous, and something going wrong could make it a very unpleasant affair.

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          StevenWalsh wrote:

          i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand

          Sky-diving? :) Regards, --Perspx

          "The Blue Screen of Death, also known as The Blue Screen of Doom, the "Blue Screen of Fun", "Phatul Exception: The WRECKening" and "Windows Vista", is a multi award-winning game first developed in 1995 by Microsoft" - Uncyclopedia Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript

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          StevenWalsh
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          unfortuantely i already asked her if she was interested... no go :(

          Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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          • S StevenWalsh

            My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

            Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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            Marc Clifton
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            StevenWalsh wrote:

            however i'm completely clueless about what else to do.

            Really! :rolleyes: Marc

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            • B Brady Kelly

              I was going to suggest that, but it is dangerous, and something going wrong could make it a very unpleasant affair.

              Unscrambling Eggs: Decompiling ASP.NET

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              Perspx
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              But he wants to make it memorable and "something she will remember forever" which means that it's likely to be risqué.. Regards, --Perspx

              "The Blue Screen of Death, also known as The Blue Screen of Doom, the "Blue Screen of Fun", "Phatul Exception: The WRECKening" and "Windows Vista", is a multi award-winning game first developed in 1995 by Microsoft" - Uncyclopedia Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript

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              • B Brady Kelly

                I was going to suggest that, but it is dangerous, and something going wrong could make it a very unpleasant affair.

                Unscrambling Eggs: Decompiling ASP.NET

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                First time skydivers is tandem only I believe, and beyond that when you're finally allowed to solo, you need to have so many successful jumps where your parachute gets automatically deployed after a few seconds. Only after you've forked over a ton of cash (thousands of pounds) and done relatively piddly jumps are you allowed to free-fall solo. All very safe.

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                  http://www.virgingalactic.com/[^] It's a tad pricey though, and you'll probably have difficultly thinking of something to beat it with next year.

                  Simon

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                  StevenWalsh
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                  hmm only a few dollars short

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                  • S StevenWalsh

                    My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

                    Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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                    Maximilien
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                    Spa : massage and all that jazz for two.

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                    • S StevenWalsh

                      unfortuantely i already asked her if she was interested... no go :(

                      Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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                      Perspx
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                      Ah, that's a barrier.. Remember that making something special doesn't mean you have to fork out lots of money for it :) It could just be that her favourite meal, or something she really likes or whatever will do it :) Regards, --Perspx

                      "The Blue Screen of Death, also known as The Blue Screen of Doom, the "Blue Screen of Fun", "Phatul Exception: The WRECKening" and "Windows Vista", is a multi award-winning game first developed in 1995 by Microsoft" - Uncyclopedia Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript

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                      • S StevenWalsh

                        My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

                        Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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                        David Crow
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                        Out of curiosity (read: I'm not against what you are doing), why do you feel the need to keep raising the bar? You will eventually reach the point of diminishing returns. I am reminded of this joke: A young man seemed to take an unusually long time to place his order at the flower shop. When the clerk asked how she could help, he explained that his girlfriend was turning 19 and he couldn't decide whether to give her a dozen roses or 19 roses -- one for each year of her life. The woman put aside her business judgment and advised, "She may be your 19-year-old girlfriend now, but someday she could be your 50-year-old wife."

                        "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                        "The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

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                        • P phannon86

                          First time skydivers is tandem only I believe, and beyond that when you're finally allowed to solo, you need to have so many successful jumps where your parachute gets automatically deployed after a few seconds. Only after you've forked over a ton of cash (thousands of pounds) and done relatively piddly jumps are you allowed to free-fall solo. All very safe.

                          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man

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                          Brady Kelly
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                          Here in SA your first ten jumps are normally static line, i.e. the auto-deployment scenario, after a day's training. Tandem jumps require much less training, but do nothing to further your accreditation. The static line jumps cost about R200 each back in 2003. We also have an Accelerated Free Fall track, in which your very first jump is free fall but assisted by two trainers at your sides. It only takes one or two more jumps to reach solo free fall, but that cost about R1000 per jump in 2003, and required several jumps.

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                          • S StevenWalsh

                            My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

                            Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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                            If she wants to go some place expensive, take her to a gas station.

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                              I was going to suggest that, but it is dangerous, and something going wrong could make it a very unpleasant affair.

                              Unscrambling Eggs: Decompiling ASP.NET

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                              hairy_hats
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                              Brady Kelly wrote:

                              I was going to suggest that, but it is dangerous, and something going wrong could make it a very unpleasant affair.

                              Whereas hang-gliding is....?

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                                If she wants to go some place expensive, take her to a gas station.

                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                Dario Solera
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                                Now that is humor!

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                                • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                  If she wants to go some place expensive, take her to a gas station.

                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                  Graham Bradshaw
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                                  Isn't that how fights start?

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                                  • S StevenWalsh

                                    hmm only a few dollars short

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                                    There're somewhat cheaper options that would fit your budget if you were only a little short for a VG ticket. For a few grand a ticket there're companies in Florida and Nevada that will fly passengers in zero g parabolas for brief freefall experiences. For $30k there's a company in Russia that'll fly you high enough in a MIG-31 to see the curvature of the Earth.

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                                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                      If she wants to go some place expensive, take her to a gas station.

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      StevenWalsh
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                                      ok, that was good :)

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                                        Out of curiosity (read: I'm not against what you are doing), why do you feel the need to keep raising the bar? You will eventually reach the point of diminishing returns. I am reminded of this joke: A young man seemed to take an unusually long time to place his order at the flower shop. When the clerk asked how she could help, he explained that his girlfriend was turning 19 and he couldn't decide whether to give her a dozen roses or 19 roses -- one for each year of her life. The woman put aside her business judgment and advised, "She may be your 19-year-old girlfriend now, but someday she could be your 50-year-old wife."

                                        "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                                        "The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

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                                        StevenWalsh
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                                        I only want to raise the bar... because the bar was set by her last bf, and its all she could talk about for a while

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                                        • S StevenWalsh

                                          My girlfriends birthday is coming up in less than a month. I can think of several places that would make for a great dinner (thank you minneapolis) however i'm completely clueless about what else to do. I want to make it amazing... (i'm competing with her b-day from 2 years ago where she went hang-gliding in New Zealand) any ideas on once in a lifetime opportunites that she'll remember forever? :)

                                          Einstein argued that there must be simplified explanations of nature, because God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer. -Fred Brooks

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                                          Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                          Well you could charter a Sea Plane to take you and her to a remote lake 100's of miles from no where and spend the weekend camping and picnicking in quiet serenity. Of course Murphy's law would suggest that should you do this, some other moron will have the exact same idea and make his camp immediately adjacent to yours.

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