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Biggie wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 11:05 pm Flat earth might be better for you, Roux. Don't want you to fall down again.

This cannot go unracked.

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Now, about that "flying, spinning ball" theory of yours... You can post about that. I'd be happy to read it. Maybe I'll be surprised, and someone will actually post something substantive about it. This may not fit the mold of substantive , but I'll take a 'common sense' whack at it. Corre...

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You do realize these are all images , and not photos, right? Or maybe you don't realize that. I dunno. Maybe I don't understand the difference. Please explain the distinction between the two as you understand it. In the mean time I'll continue to believe that, by definition, those are photos since ...

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Because after rockets liftoff and achieve orbit it takes one to three days to synchronize the same orbit and speed of the ISS to dock safely. Who in their right mind would watch a 1-3 day video? What purpose would be served? If NASA could do what they say they are doing, they would put the stream u...

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The ISS was never designed to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. It was designed and built to exist and orbit Earth in micro-gravity. It would burn up on re-entry, which is exactly what will happen when it is de-commissioned. Is there a machine shop on the ISS? I don't know. Maybe a Duck Duck Go search w...

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Softball Bat wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 5:18 pm
StrawMan wrote:Photos of the Earth from the moon are a dime a dozen these days.
Post one.

A simple search result:

First, one has to be WILLING to suspend disbelief for a moment in order to absorb facts that counter one's own prevailing theories.

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I have posted about this before... Why is there no camera on the moon to show a 24 hour live feed of the earth as seen from the surface of the moon? What scientific benefit would the USA, Russia, China, India, Japan, all countries that have successfully landed on the moon, get from a 24 hour live f...

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Walton was one of a kind, generational talent. I was a center and learned so much watching him play.

RIP

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Good thread title!

That track must've been a DJ's favorite. You could go outside, smoke a bowl or two, and still find time to hit the bathroom and GYJO to a couple dog-eared Playboy mags before queuing up the next tune.

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This Memorial Day post contains details of the 10 January, 1968 combat deaths of U. S. Army UH-1 Gun Ship Pilot CWO2 Bill Hartwell and his Crew Chief Sgt John Tingley. They served with the 128th Assault Helicopter Company “Gunslingers”, based out of Phu Loi, Vietnam. https://i.imgur.com/nyGgsdc.png ...

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JPGettysburg wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 2:16 am
Roux wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 2:11 am And he still won't answer the simple question. I wonder why.
Because it's a TRAP.

You're trying to "catfish" me.

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Roux wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 11:29 pm Thanks, I was just wondering if it was that difficult of a question to answer.

I'm really trying to get JPG's reply, considering his many rants in support of trump

OBJECTION!!

BADGERING THE WITLESS!!

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I watched the speech, and it was very boring. He spoke at a Catholic school, so the content of his speech was fairly predictable. Nobody should be *triggered* by the 30 seconds he spent talking about his wife. All he said was that his wife had embraced her role as homemaker, she should be proud of ...

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kcdave wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 8:43 amMEME

Happy Weekend, Y'all.

Here ya go, kcdave

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Morgan Spurlock Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Super Size Me’ Director Was 53 Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, director of the groundbreaking documentary Super Size Me , has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 53. Spurlock “passed away peacefully in New York surrounded by family and f...

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HighPlainsGrifter wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 2:47 pm Rack Coogs for taking care of his neighbors. This is a disaster with a feel good ending.

This ^

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Boeing’s Starliner is set to Launch May 06 , err May 10 , umm May 17 , err May 21 , 2024. NASA, Boeing Now Working Toward May 25 Launch of Crew Flight Test https://blogs.nasa.gov/boeing-crew-flight-test/ Bzzzzzzrrrrrrrtttttt ... try try again. Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, ...

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Cool story, never heard it before. Did you watch Masters of the Air? Band of Brothers for aviators, really good series on Apple tv. Haven't seen Masters of the Air , but I'll search for it. According to the referring article I read, this story hit the cutting room floor for MotA. The stories that m...

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An incredible air combat story worth a read: https://www.historynet.com/bizarre-b-17-collision-over-the-north-sea-during-world-war-ii/ When a pair of B-17s collided in midair and became interlocked, the surviving crewmen experienced the ride of their lives. "At dawn on December 31, 1944, while...

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HighPlainsGrifter wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 12:02 am
StrawMan wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:35 pm Suni Williams to the International Space Station.
I looked her up. 58 years old, looks like she's been doing speed tests without a wind screen. Would not want to see her in high G.

Live Hard, Die Fast, and Leave a Pretty Corpse -- HA! Hold it right there, MF'er

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HighPlainsGrifter wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 7:09 pm A show of Clowns.

Why Tea would be proud of my cross threading rite heer.

A Klavern of Why Teas

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Another HOF'er gone. He was outstanding.

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Boeing’s Starliner is set to Launch May 06 , err May 10 , umm May 17 , err May 21 , 2024. Bzzzzzzrrrrrrrtttttt ... try again. NASA, Boeing Now Working Toward May 25 Launch of Crew Flight Test NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) teams will take additional time to work through spacecraft c...

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Fell pretry hard this morning. Water on the floor after my shower, it happened fast. Don't think anything is broken but bruised and sore now. Y'all be safe Be careful. Accidental falls in the home are one of the leading causes of injury to our older citizens, often leading to long term disabilities...

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Wolfman, your Syracuse team is on ESPNU now in a great game vs Towson in the NCAA lacrosse playoffs. 8-8 almost to halftime I didn't know we had other lax fans in here! [Besides Laxplayer , that is. No spoilers, please... I was offline with no TV all weekend and am watching the games today & to...

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Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 5:34 pmI think a lot of that answer is China is going to the moon.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.

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88BuckeyeGrad wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 2:15 amWhat the U.S. blows in military spending each year is an absolute crime, particularly when you consider how badly we treat the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.

RACK. This deserves its own thread.

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Softball Bat wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 3:49 pmDismal

Dreary, as usualm.

No more 3 a.m. $1.99 Steak & Eggs at Binion's?

Heresy.

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Good grief. $0.00, Blutarsky!

Early picks for the Belmont:

Horse

Horse

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Good point re Russia as the only back up plan. Not optimal.

That hasn't stopped Congress and NASA from sending millions to Russia since the shuttle program was shut down, though.

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RACK the Foster Brooks resets! Stayed at the MGM Grand for a week back in 1990-something. In one part of the casino, right next to a bar, they had an animatronic Foster Brooks figure. Over the course of the week, I spent many hours parked near the damn thing as it played Foster Brooks audio 24/7. He...

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We very well could lose the crew on this flight, followed by NASA's typical bullshit, "Going to space is HARD. Let's honor our heroes" You are obviously very knowledgeable about how NASA works. But I highly doubt we'll lose the crew on this flight. We've (humans) have been flying crew to ...

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Mikey wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:21 pm DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?!?!?

LOL. Exactly.

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Good points above! I'm no expert on the woes of Boeing and our space programs. Strictly an enthusiast... My main concerns are Boeing's questionable design decisions, numerous budget busting gremlins, and shitty quality control. We very well could lose the crew on this flight, followed by NASA's typi...

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Mystik Dan Tuscan Gold Imagination Went to the Preakness with friends a few lifetimes ago… aka during high school. Watching the races up close and personal was very impressive. Beautiful animals! Maryland has a long history in horse racing, but nothing like Churchill Downs, and Pimlico was pretty r...

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Boeing’s Starliner is set to Launch May 06 , err May 10 , umm May 17 , err May 21, 2024. [/b] The CFT 1 astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, will be sent aloft in the woefully problem plagued, overdue, and over budget BOEING 2 Starliner, atop a ULA 3 Atlas V rocket. The crew is scheduled to...

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Rootbeer wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 4:41 pm A nursery of cycloptera.

Sin,

A grove of low hanging fruit.

-- CarlS

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Meat Head wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 8:23 pm A Chaw of Nubile Tittie Nipples.

(over 18, female)

Sin,

Ed Gein

A Snippet of Serial Killers?

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