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I think they're potatoes...I watched them on a quizno commercial the other nite and when they were singing their song I couldnt help but think how bloody annoying, lol, not to mention unappetizing. Somebody needs to shoot that ad manager, lol. Ill blast the potatoes. ;)

A Soldiers Funeral My eyes still aint dry. God Bless America.

Found this on www.ov-10bronco.net, an excellent avaition site. "THOUGHT OF THE DAY We wanna fly with THIS guy... Heard on a pre-flight announcement from an American Airlines pilot: "On our flight today, we will be flying at 34,000 feet. To give you an idea of how high that is, we would be able to fly over 50 Empire State buildings stacked one on top the other. "Our speed will be about 500 miles per hour. That is just over the muzzle velocity of the standard military .45 pistol." "We will be pushed along by two Pratt and Whitney JT-8D-200 turbofan engines. While thrust to horsepower varies with altitude, the total 40,000 pounds of thrust is greater than the combined power of 10 D-9 diesel locomotives." "In other words, we're faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and as always, your Dallas based crew stands for truth, justice, and the AMERICAN way!" pc gives two thumbs up! ;)

Glad he made it out ok. Thats a tough way to learn about ejection systems. Just out of curiosity, I wonder what version of the scooter it was? A-4E maybe?

:o :D jeeze....who comes up with this stuff??!!?? Proof positive someone with a 1000 posts is bored to death Ill bet... :D :D :D :P

I finally finished, after 4 or 5 false starts, the single player campaign! *swings hips in wide circle while waving arms and shouting BOOYAH!* If a guy got shot as many times as I did in real life, there wouldnt be anything left of him to doctor. Definately the most frustrating fun Ive had in a game in quite awhile. Frustrating becuse I had the mission set on hard so I kept getting nailed. And I kept having problems and having to redo my HDD, hence the 4 or 5 false starts. I will say that only one problem was with the game, the rest were with my computer. The game problem was a weird low memory message, (still not entirely sure it was the game). I uninstalled the game, (with the campaign in Stalingrad), and reinstalled and started all over, and the problem didnt re-occur. Well, that was fun. Hmmm, now what? Guess Ill put the new MP patch on and see if life online has improved. :D

Tom Clancy's Sum of all Fears was an excellent story. He did a real good job putting it all together. If you like westerns, Look for Clair Huffaker. The very best is The Cowboy and the Cossak. THAT would be a sweeping epic on the scale of Lonesome Dove if they did it right as a movie. One of my favorite exchanges in the book...*Theyd been on the trail for several months, were tired, discouraged; sitting around a fire one night one of the hands pipes up and says, " I need a town and a woman. We been on the trail so long even these cows are startin to have a strange effect on me." The trail boss comments, "Only the good lookin ones I hope." hehe. :D

A member of my gaming group posted this on our forum, what a hoot... A Texas Chili Contest - If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's no hope for you. **Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is. They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around. It takes up a major portion of the parking lot at the city park. The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from Canada. Frank: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted." The scorecards from the event: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 1 Mike's Maniac Mobster Monster Chili ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick. Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild. Judge # 3 -- (Frank) Holy s**t, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 2 Arthur's Afterburner Chili ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang. Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously. Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 3 Fred's Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Needs more beans. Judge # 2 -- A beanless chili, a bit salty, good use of peppers. Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting s**t-faced from all of the beer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 4 Bubba's Black Magic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing. Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili. Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out tastebuds? Sally, the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-lb. bitch is starting to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 5 Linda's Legal Lip Remover ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. Judge # 2 -- Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a srong statement. Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those rednecks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 6 Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices and peppers. Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb. Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric flames. I s**t myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that slut Sally. She must be kinkier than I thought. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 7 Susan's Screaming Sensation Chili ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers. Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably. Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava like s**t to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing, it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili # 8 Tommy's Toe-Nail Curling Chili ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence. Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balance chili. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge # 3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor fella, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot chili.

LOL! Hey, he's a southern boy. Our grammer aint always correct but our hearts in the right place, hehe.

Ive been thinking about getting started on that mainscreen you wanted featuring VA-15 Valions. Ive found very few usable pictures though on the net. I was wondering if you happen to have any good scanned pics from your days onboard the Indy. See, not only did I want the Valions tail logo, but the Indys' name on the bird too if possible. The few pics I got of Valion birds show other CV names. If not, I can take a screen shot of the A-7 in SFP1 with the Valions skin on to use, but its not the Indy name on her. I have some other ideas too. But they may not fully feature the plane as much as the squadron logo.

Got it Chief, nice pic. Ill see what I can do with it. Gonna experiment a little with the main screen too while Im at it.

Nah, if youve gotta ask that, you cant afford it, lol. I dont know squat about a/c maintenance, was a boat driver. But willing to learn for a ride. B)

Go here Dagger...subsim.com Thier online store has it for $12.95. Im thinkin about gettin a copy myself.

My barber here in Ramona is $5. He quit shavin too, worried about aids. Jeeze... Hope your shop is still a good place to talk and visit though, ours is. If ya want the local gossip, the barber shop's the place to go. And we always say the women are bad, lol. ;)

Just plain NICE aircraft Gramps! Well done to you and your team. Ive already had one heck of a great mission making ace in my first flight in it with 5 kills, lol. Ill be downloadin that Isreali skin too, very nice. DO, I was doin what you were last nite a few times when I needed a fast "re-evaluation" of my combat situation. When it seemed I was resonably safe, I went to an outside view just to take a look at the bird 30 feet off the deck. It was totally awesome in burner. Speed of sounds around 730 MPH at sea level isnt it? Now we just need a good sonic boom like Lomac has. Love watchin the plane doin hi speed passes in LO just to hear the BOOM, lol. Specter, you got me...whats a "Mudhen"? Two thumbs up to Gramps and the Eagle team! B)

ROFLMAO! Dont you know it brother! :D Bites ya in the butt and wont let go, lol. Im real glad to hear everyone made it to ground safely. Minutes like those on the way down can be stressful for the heart.

Zag, Mudd, Its not easy making those decisions, I know. I had to make it concerning my mother before she passed. I still wonder sometimes if I did the right thing. But then I think how I would have felt if the situation had been reversed. When the decision is between prolonging suffering and finally ending it, I knew in my heart what needed to be done. It didnt make it any easier though. Funny thing was, after the decision was made, I was reading the Bible to her as she slipped slowly away, I looked down and my eye caught a verse that seemed to stand out. It was Psalms 116:15..."Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." I was like God was standing there next to me, some low-life ant, and pointing this verse out. From that moment on, I knew that what happening was right and that I would see her again one day. She passed away Feb.2nd, 1998.

DOH! Dont look at your other post about this aircraft...I didnt see this one before I replied to it... :D Thanks for the news, cant wait to get home from work, hehe.

Your cold dagger, thats just plane mean...showin us that bird. Only lettin us sniff around the edges. *takes on donky from shrek voice* "You cut me man, you cut me deep..." :D ;)

Its not considered appropriate to expose oneself in public here. At least, it didnt use to be... It never ceases to amaze me how hollywood whores and their johns continue to shove their "morality" and values down our throats and we lap it up. If this is the kind of thing you want your children to see, then enjoy. Sorry, dont mean to be judgemental, but in my eyes this was a planned stunt, (why else was she wearing a pasty and that other idiot disgracing an American flag.).It was simply for both of them to gain notoriety from the controversy. Sounds like something some lowlife agent would come up with, or someone in a fantasy land like her brother. They have lived this kind of life so long, they have forgotten what its like to even TRY to be a decent person. Its not hard to see, we all know it, we just are slow to aknowledge it. Before you say Im judging another consider this...there is a differance between judging another and executing good judgement. In 47 years I have learned whats right and whats wrong, often thru experiances I put myself thru. Ive been around the world, won medals, had money and a million friends. Ive also lost a job, my first home, and a wife that loved me because of alcohol and drugs, and a narrow minded selfishness that had no room for what love really is. I know what its like to step over the line and pay the price. I still cry when I think of Karen or look at her picture still on my bookcase, or when I look at my shaking hand everytime I lift a glass. Everything in life is a fine balance and its not always easy to see where to draw the line. The Greeks have a saying I learned over there, a very simple and honest one that cuts thru the BS, "Nothing in excess". You have to consider what world you want to live in. If its whores, porn, alcohol, and drugs then tell me, what do you think your life will be like in short order? I know... If its family, consideration and courtesy, quiet pride, courage, and values like our grandparents had, what would your life be like then. I would rather die than go back to what I was. It cost me too much and hurts still 15 years later. So no, I try not to judge, as one who has been there. But now, I want to live life like God intended. To be at peace and put these damned demons from me. I want to smell the grass, and laugh with a wife, and live in a world where hate is only a memory. Im not one to stand on a street curb and curse and yell at the gays marching by in a parade. If I was an employer and a gay man stood in front of me qualified for an job, I would hire him. He would also be welcome in my home as a guest. But that doesnt mean I approve of their behavior, nature itself speaks against it. He would be required to behave in an appropriate manner at work and in my home. I certainly wont condone that so-called "lifestyle", I draw the line. In the same fashion here I speak my mind and draw a line. This was wrong and unacceptable to me. If my daughter or son had seen that, I would have been ashamed and thrown the TV out the door and refused to let Hollywood and TV land values anymore in my house. I may yet, its not on much anymore anyway. An old saying...if a man wont stand for something, he'll fall for anything. Where do you REALLY stand? Think about it. We dont need to enact more laws that diminish our freedom and take away our choices as freemen. Each man needs to be a man and stand for whats right and try to live it too. Sorry, I didnt mean to preach, but I had to say something, I hate what I see happening in my America. My apologies... :(

Im really starting to hate my friend up there... <_< This behemoth was 26 lbs and 43 inches long. Yup, he's mounting it...on the wall wiseguys...

LOL, I was begining to wonder if anyone had caught that. I just know that with sailors, airmen, soldiers, marines, and college guys around, SOMEONE would take advantage of my comment. :D

One of my favorites, got the video. Never realized I like "blues" till I listened to their music. Went out and bought the soundtrack. Loved the scene where Ray Charles puts a round into the wall next to the kids' hand that was stealing the guitar. Great stuff. Going under that tram or whatever it was, when they showed the speedometer, they hit 120. Loved that part...then they make it to town hall, pull up on the sidewalk...and the car...well, I wont say, hehe. :D "I'll have a chicken." "With two peices of white toast." "...and a coke." "Man, do you beleive these honkies?!!?"

This was posted by "Wags" at the Ubi LockOn forum... Hi everyone, I know that some of you are curious about the status of the 1.02 patch, so, I wanted to pop in and bring you up to date. As promised, the 1.01 patch will not be the first and last Lock On patch, and Eagle working hard on the 1.02 patch. The reports that Eagle has sent me have been very encouraging and great progress has been made on many important matters. However, we have yet to get a patch build to test, so I cannot verify what has and has not been fixed. Once we do though, I will post a list of 1.02 items fixed to date. I want to avoid listing something as fixed until I and the test teams can verify. At the current pace, I estimate that the 1.02 patch will be ready in a matter of weeks rather than months. Of course, no promises. Stay tuned... Bests, Matt Matt "Wags" Wagner Producer / Ubisoft The thread can be found HERE! I for one am glad to hear these guys are hot on the ball. This sim is too cool to even think about not making it better. ;)

I have the main screen template somewhere. Navychief wanted a main screen with the VA-15 Valions on it. I looked in the game folders and cant find the original main screen. It must be buried in some cat file somewhere but which one? Also, does this screen get done in 1024X768 res same as the hangar screens? Thank you...