Skydiving
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moon_stick wrote:
I'm looking forward to walking up to the plane so that I can turn to the instructor and say 'I ain't getting in no damn plane, fool!'..
An old line: ask him "why should I jump out of a perfectly good working plane?" Marc
You stole my post! I was going to say this! I heard it in “Band of Brothers”.
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before you reach the ground and Fuse with it
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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Words of advice. Wear one of these[^]. When I did mine (a three-jump deal), on the first jump my most valuable possessions got caught under the straps that pass between your legs. Didn't see a thing on the way down due to tears in my eyes. Told instructor, he said straps needed to be tighter. Second jump, straps so tight that I was bent double, I waddled to the plane like a duck. Jewels still got trapped, still saw nothing. Third jump, didn't think it possible but straps even tighter, had to get to plane by walking on hands. Still saw nothing on the way down because I didn't jump in spite of being dragged toward the door with my nails screeching down the fuselage like a Tom'n'Jerry cartoon. I was seriously in so much pain by this stage that I wimped out. Don't let me put you off though. :-D Enjoy your day. Just make sure you have all the right gear.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
Didn't see a thing on the way down due to tears in my eyes.
Me too, but from laughter while reading this!
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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before you reach the ground and Fuse with it
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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if you get your lines crossed it can all go curleywhirly very quickly
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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Words of advice. Wear one of these[^]. When I did mine (a three-jump deal), on the first jump my most valuable possessions got caught under the straps that pass between your legs. Didn't see a thing on the way down due to tears in my eyes. Told instructor, he said straps needed to be tighter. Second jump, straps so tight that I was bent double, I waddled to the plane like a duck. Jewels still got trapped, still saw nothing. Third jump, didn't think it possible but straps even tighter, had to get to plane by walking on hands. Still saw nothing on the way down because I didn't jump in spite of being dragged toward the door with my nails screeching down the fuselage like a Tom'n'Jerry cartoon. I was seriously in so much pain by this stage that I wimped out. Don't let me put you off though. :-D Enjoy your day. Just make sure you have all the right gear.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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No, but I spent some time in Istambul with Stephen Fry. He really enjoyed it and I was glad to see Fry's Turkish Delight.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Oh, good lord. And to think this thread goes on my permanent record. :laugh:
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No, but I spent some time in Istambul with Stephen Fry. He really enjoyed it and I was glad to see Fry's Turkish Delight.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
thats a good one i was Rolo'ing on the floor laughing
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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He did hear a distant voice shout "Pull!".
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thats a good one i was Rolo'ing on the floor laughing
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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moon_stick wrote:
I'm looking forward to walking up to the plane so that I can turn to the instructor and say 'I ain't getting in no damn plane, fool!'..
An old line: ask him "why should I jump out of a perfectly good working plane?" Marc
My friend from the 82nd Airborne informs me they tell all new recruits that there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane. :)
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i would take flyte first
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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My friend from the 82nd Airborne informs me they tell all new recruits that there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane. :)
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer
Writing apps? Developing sites? Hate marketing? We can help.We used to say that we we jumped from a plane it was because we were good at our job, but when The Brylcream Boys (AKA Royal Air Force), jumped from their planes it was because they had fucked up!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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No, but I spent some time in Istambul with Stephen Fry. He really enjoyed it and I was glad to see Fry's Turkish Delight.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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We used to say that we we jumped from a plane it was because we were good at our job, but when The Brylcream Boys (AKA Royal Air Force), jumped from their planes it was because they had fucked up!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
No doubt greatly endearing you to them! I'd hate to be the guy who had to call in an air strike. "No, really... wait... don't hang up!" :)
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and malta is purely for the malteses
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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i would take flyte first
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
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better than a fruit and nut case
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start