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GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!!! Now their on more than just the Quizno ads! Thier starting to propagate!!! WHERE"S THAT BLASTED SHOTGUN??!!??

Im lagging here so bear with me... Thunder at Sea campaign simulator for Fighting Steel has been updated to version 1.3. This occured 3 or 4 weeks ago, sorry. The update includes technical improvements and enhancements. Also out now is the free scenario editor for TAS, and a Guadalcanal campaign. Also, the Fighting Steel Project will soon be updated to version 9.5, (curently at 9.21). This was posted by Christopher Dean... "The Fighting Steel Project is about to receive one of the most advanced updates to date with the upcoming v9.5. I wont spoil the surprise but so far the results are nothing short of awesome! Not only are some of the combat mechanics yet further enhanced but also some new graphical features that take FSP to a new level of fun and realism!" Fighting Steel Project webpage

Hope that Admiral had a sense of humor... ;)

Well, it seems to work. I flew a couple of your missions and watched the sam launch multiple times. It also blew me up multiple times. :D My missions used to be easy before you and your blasted missiles came along capun... :P :D Actually, well done. Youve added a new dimension to the game. Its even more fun and challenging now. BZ!

PSS. I hope you know Im teasing. I would expect an appropriate reply, (or hand gesture), along the same vein. I might also add that I supported the "Old Airdale Freedom From Blackshoe Jokes Association", the OAFFBJA. I was good for what, a whole month? Then I fell off the wagon because I couldnt stand the strain anymore... :D

Firehawkordy, You goofy airdale, youve sniffed too much glue while breathing napalm in enclosed hangar spaces! Those aint Rats, those are hairy, freaked out POTATOES dad-blastit! :P :D PS. I had to endure that commercial again last nite, lol. Wheres my shotgun??

LOL, I wonder how long before the brass spotted that one? Good camo, lol.

The link for this video was posted on my gamer group forum by a member. If you dont like hunting or guns or find it disturbing to watch an animal die, dont watch it. Im personally not a trophy hunter as it is all to often wasteful, but do hunt on occasion for the food and cape. The video demonstrates a few things like, if you are a hunter, be sure of your shot, one shot, one kill. It also demonstrates the danger of a wounded animal. Lion Hunt

Awww, comeon Zag! I was gonna say all that... :P God Bless and Happy Birthday Dutchy, hope ya had a good one. :)

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. ;)

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! ;)

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

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 recently came into a couple old P2 computers by compaq. They seem to have most everything in them but no RAM. What kind of RAM did they take? pc-133? I also noticed that Intel didnt bother to put the cpu speed anywhere on the cpu, or is it in code? I noticed some numbers on the side that look more like a stock number or something. Man, the one computer is the heaviest case Ive ever lifted, even with most stuff inside gone. Compaq have special delivery gorillas to carry this leviathin into the house?

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.

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. ;)

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.

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.