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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    And then he fell out of bed and woke up. :donaldtrump:
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Ouch !
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I had that dream, but it was the Elder race coming back to Earth to see how much we'd screwed it up.

    ♫We are the priest of the Temples of Syrinx.♫

    "Syrinx" means "bird voiced". Obviously Geddy Lee.
     
  4. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    I think we're on the precipice. Wait a year.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Tittering.
     
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    Indeed, ‘some’ are saying the future will remember 2024 as the calm before the storm…
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    They would have said the same thing before the US Civil War. We came out of that with a clearer definition of "USA". It went from "these United States" to "the United States". And "Manifest Destiny" was the call. I think Mexico would have tried to reclaim Texas it the ACW had resulted in two countries. The South didn't have the industrial base to conduct a defensive war, as Sherman proved.
     
  8. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    The Hype always exceeds the outcome. My take: I'm old and just don't give a dam. Ya gets what ya gets.
     
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    That’s pretty much where I sit Biak…
     
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    The inmates have the keys.
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Great movie ! And we get to watch the new & Improved version previewing soon at a media source of your choice.
     
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    I took a few psych courses at Purdue. (Unrelated to anything.) In one the prof mentioned that when he was working at a locked door facility the staff wore street clothes instead of doctor garb. I had to ask "how did you tell the keepers from the kept?" The younger student all gasp but the prof just jangled his keys.
     
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    In Australia, the prisons were run by ex prisoners…
     
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    That would make me nervous. I knew a guard at a prison in Indiana who was found guilty of selling guns to the prisoners. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    OMG ! I just saw this 'Headline' in the News :

    "Elon Musk has done it: iPhones and Android smartphones can now use his satellites to make calls anywhere on Earth !"

    I talked to a Soldier in ( let's say "somewhere in Iraq) in 2007. He called me - so he picked up the International charges ! (military & Rank hath it's privileges), Used Verizon in early 2000's and spent an enjoyable conversation with a guy station in Hawaii - being a weekend didn't cost me a penny.
    Let's just say I ain't impressed with the richest man in the World.

    If I disappear in the near Future ::: "The Way Back Machine" is a great place to start looking !




     
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    Let us know if we never hear from you again.
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Major aurora alerts in the UK last night, but as usual it pi$$ed down at my neck of the woods.
    Predicted again for tonight as soon as it gets dark, so here's hoping. :)
     
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    I see auroras a lot, mostly after the aliens stun me. Gotta talk to them about that shit.
     
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    [Bogart]Here's lookin' at you, sky.[/Bogart]
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Just had an Red alert here and a great show.
    Looking good for a repeat later, if the snow holds off.
     
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